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5th and last round at state

5th and last round at state

grant_obama
| Apr 28, 2012
| 1,864
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Losing and winning twice each, I was desperate to win. I was happy and surprised I got white next.   I felt that the pairings for players were a bit unfair even though it follows the classic swiss system. For instance, four of my opponents were...

3rd round at Seaside

3rd round at Seaside

grant_obama
| Apr 28, 2012
| 909
| 0

Unfortunately, by winning twice in a row first, I had to face someone with a similar score. I tried my hardest but didn't really know what went wrong. Analysis help is greatly appreciated. 

2nd round at Seaside

2nd round at Seaside

grant_obama
| Apr 28, 2012
| 1,124
| 1

This was the last game for yesterday. In this game, I played the Caro-kann very solidly and eventually bailed out into a winning endgame.

1st game at the State tournament

1st game at the State tournament

grant_obama
| Apr 27, 2012
| 1,080
| 2

Hi, 5 minutes ago I just had the very first round of my first USCF tournament at the STATE TOURNAMENT! It iss hosted by the OSCF (oregon scholastic chess federation) and takes place at Seaside, Oregon. All rounds are G/85 D/5 and I am in the middl...

Stonewall Attack (Part 7)

Stonewall Attack (Part 7)

grant_obama
| Aug 1, 2011
| 1,897
| 3

Have you been playing Stonewall lately? If you haven't been, then I seriously recommend that you should. This blog (and possibly others) might require some of your personal experience to work its magic of helping you improve, because we're taking ...

Stonewall Attack (Part 6)

Stonewall Attack (Part 6)

grant_obama
| Jul 16, 2011
| 2,087
| 4

Welcome back to the Stonewall! This won't be the last time (Sorry for saying this is the last in the other blogs). In this special entry, I will talk about using the stonewall against other openings.   As white, if you use the Stonewall, if you ...

Stonewall Attack (Part 5)

Stonewall Attack (Part 5)

grant_obama
| Mar 31, 2011
| 2,504
| 1

  Welcome back! Hello again, and on this entry we are going to go over the FAQs of the Stonewall Attack. Some of this stuff is just review, so don't get all ready to learn much new stuff. But also, there are valuable stuff I haven't mentioned ye...

Stonewall Attack (Part 4)

Stonewall Attack (Part 4)

grant_obama
| Mar 30, 2011
| 6,994
| 3

Hello all and welcome back to my Stonewall series. Hopefully, you've learned the set-up for the stonewall and its basics on part 3. Now, it's time to tackle black's defenses. As you all should know, the Stonewall is not perfect. If black chooses ...

Stonewall Attack (Part 3)

Stonewall Attack (Part 3)

grant_obama
| Mar 29, 2011
| 2,603
| 2

  Hello all and welcome back to the Stonewall Attack series. This is is the third part of my 6 blog entry series. In the introduction, I basically just gave an intro and shared my genreal opinions. Garbage, right? But in the first entry, I liste...

Stonewall Attack (Part 2)

Stonewall Attack (Part 2)

grant_obama
| Mar 29, 2011
| 2,420
| 0

  Welcome back, all, to my second piece of the six-part series of the Stonewall Attack. This is where the fun begins. No more personal garbage, time to start!! STONEWALL!!!!!!!!!!!! Heh-heh (Everyday I go to the main chat on live chess to shout ...

Stonewall Attack (Part 1)

Stonewall Attack (Part 1)

grant_obama
| Mar 29, 2011
| 2,886
| 1

  Hello, this is the 2nd in my Stonewall Attack series (Counting the introduction, but technically the 1st one). If you stumble upon this blog with no clue what I mean, then check out my introduction blog to my series. Anyways, the stonewall tod...

Stonewall Attack (Introduction)

Stonewall Attack (Introduction)

grant_obama
| Mar 29, 2011
| 3,086
| 1

  Hello, my name is Grant and I have been playing chess for around 3 years since 9. I love to explore old but interesting openings. In the following openings, I have either taken interest in them or experimented games with them: Italian Game ...

A goal

A goal

grant_obama
| Sep 25, 2010
| 727
| 0

Play 15-40 bullet games a day on the average, possibly a blitz or standard game. BULLET IS DINOMITE! 

Vacation to China

Vacation to China

grant_obama
| Sep 7, 2010
| 792
| 0

 Starting at August 17 to September 16, I traveled to China to relax and visit my family. Well, life was different and I had many hardships as much as good times.  Some people we met along our trip said I was lucky to be a US citizen, and I feel t...

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