Hey everybody! Our local chess enthusiast and chess supporter Rex Sinquefield, founder of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center Saint Louis and recently the World Chess Hall of Fame has pushed the debate on Chess as a sport to our state! Rex wi...
Photos by Sean Trani Human chess! So fortunately the weather held up today in Saint Louis and the rest day activity went ahead as planned with a human chess game played out on a large board with the street blocked off. GM Nakamura vs GM Ben Feing...
Photos by Sean Trani So this year is kind of bittersweet for me regarding the 2010 US Chess Championship. I've been away on holiday for the opening ceremonies and the first 3 rounds. The internet connection on the beach was so bad I would be ...
Photos by Sean Trani James Miller, passed away age 57 from cancer this last weekend. James was the only guy that wouldn't cringe to play me when I started showing up at the CCSCSL. He was a great guy, generally a happy disposition, he would play ...
Only the 26th of December I put on the warm coat and the scarf and sweater and headed off to the CCSCSL for the Christmas Open, my last tournament of the year. I had accomplished my goal of breaking a 1200 USCF rating and was looking to relax dur...
My goal for learning chess in 2009 was to break 1200 in the USCF rating system. So I thought I'd write a little bit about my intro to chess and what has helped me the most. Part 1 is about losing. Part 2 will highlight the things I believe have he...
After a long month without getting to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center Saint Louis, CCSCSL, Saturday the club hosted it's first 2v2 Club Championship. My chess buddy Dan had some family stuff to take care of but I showed up anyway hoping anoth...
What a week! I've been really lucky to work with the media team covering the US Chess Championship, last May, and recently the 2009 U.S. Women's Championship which just finished today. Here are some of the videos I got to make/help make/produce/ e...
I think that's the title. I pushed f4 and my opponent at wed. night's OTB tourny didn't go for e5, this gave us some time to play. Below you'll find the game, I'd appreciate any help or suggestions as I'm not going to stop playing the Bird and jus...
So, October brings another Wednesday night tourny at the the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center. I played a very good game last week against a superior opponent and I wasn't exactly looking forward to playing last night. I haven't won a t...
First game of the September Knights tournament, first place wins entry into the Club Tournament next March. As a newcomer to tournament chess I competed in the August Knights Tournament and had a great deal of fun learning about tournament chess. ...
