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Will I Slay The Turkey?

Will I Slay The Turkey?

NM Kowarenai
| Nov 23, 2023
| 1,070
| 12

Hello everyone, it's been a while since my last post. In my previous post, I shared my experience of a blitz event at a local club in Florida. Since then, I celebrated my birthday in September and Halloween in October. As we enter November, which ...

Happy 4th of July - Independence OPEN 2023

Happy 4th of July - Independence OPEN 2023

NM Kowarenai
| Jul 4, 2023
| 717
| 10

Welcome back everyone in another blog to commemorate the 4th of July for all my fellow Americans with some pretty decent chess. now i have been quite on a hiatus recently in blogging but have been participating in quite a few tournaments OTB manag...

Smashing the 2000 Barrier

Smashing the 2000 Barrier

NM Kowarenai
| Jan 30, 2023
| 471
| 9

Hello everyone welcome back to another Wizard recap where today i will be showing the tournament that got me over the 2000 ELO barrier. originally i was going to post about my 2nd FIDE event which i won but i had lack of energy and not much motiva...

Aiming for National Master | Valuing Dedication

Aiming for National Master | Valuing Dedication

NM Kowarenai
| Jan 7, 2023
| 663
| 23

the year is now up and rising but what resolutions do i have for this exciting opportunity you may ask? why its of course to improve my chess and aim for the title of National Master. this is a chess title which can be earned by having an OTB rati...

My Last Tournament of the Year, Fantastic Wishes!

My Last Tournament of the Year, Fantastic Wishes!

NM Kowarenai
| Jan 1, 2023
| 1,221
| 8

my trip to Maryland was an exciting experience as i got to feel the special atmosphere being outside of Florida for the first time in the cold. i did state i would be posting this last blog as my New years special so here we go. first off i would ...

My Trip to Maryland | K-12 National Blitz Champion!

My Trip to Maryland | K-12 National Blitz Champion!

NM Kowarenai
| Dec 30, 2022
| 418
| 20

the K-12 scholastic Nationals was always a classic event each year in December held at Orlando Florida, having many states and teams compete for the national title. this year however the Event was held in Maryland Baltimore so it added a new speci...

My First Fide Event

My First Fide Event

NM Kowarenai
| Dec 8, 2022
| 870
| 28

yesterday was the night where everything finished for the first ever FIDE event i went to and it was a really nice finish. the downside was the aftermath cause nationals was still something we were rushing and i didn't have much time due to playin...

taking a break | future plans

taking a break | future plans

NM Kowarenai
| Nov 13, 2022
| 406
| 11

alright so welcome back to the wizard universe, its been a while like always and i wanted to try making a quick recap of the past few weeks. i am super behind on schedule and kind of simply got a bit lazy and tired with my chess craziness. i have ...

Death in the Board, Batman OPEN recap

Death in the Board, Batman OPEN recap

NM Kowarenai
| Sep 17, 2022
| 164
| 9

welcome back to the wizard universe for another recap where once more i return to my 2nd OPEN tournament classical which will be 40 minutes with 5 second increment. the tournament itself was held on the 17th otherwise known as international batman...

Visiting the FTX crypto cup Event + My Birthday

Visiting the FTX crypto cup Event + My Birthday

NM Kowarenai
| Sep 7, 2022
| 267
| 10

welcome back everyone and yes i know its a bit late here but like i promised in my last blog, i said i would publish this early as today is the 8th of september which is also my birthday wohooo! for today i am going to recap all the fun memories o...

Local Shirt Maniac Devastates the OPEN Event

Local Shirt Maniac Devastates the OPEN Event

NM Kowarenai
| Aug 15, 2022
| 630
| 16

we are back at it once again everybody, going into my first tournament ever as a OPEN player in the classical format which was a time control of 40 minutes and 5 second delay. this tournament occurred on August 13, 2022 and was a pretty decent per...

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