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Land of Lincoln Open

Aug 13-14, 2005, I found myself in Hopedale, Illinois, competing at the Land of Lincoln Open. A nice field turned out in the small town, including 2 masters and 4 experts. I managed to win with a 5-0 score, beating Josito Dondon and Aleks Stamnov on Sunday in rounds 4 and 5. The event was […]

Update!

( Humor )

I’ve been meaning to update for awhile now, but my personal life has been so busy I’ve been unable to. Within the next week look for:
1) An extensive report on the Land of Lincoln Open with annotated games.
2) a full recap of the Colias Memorial event
For the moment… enjoy some kibitzing humor from ICC:
theamazingpolk whispers: […]

If you’re in Illinois…

( Other )

…next Sunday and want to play some chess, might I recommend playing a simul against IM Angelo Young. I think you’ll all agree it’s a worthy cause. It’s nice to see some of our stronger players stepping up to the plate and donating their time and energy to such a cause. I think professional sports […]

Euro Team Champs

There have been some exciting games I’d like to analyse, but as I am busy for now I will link you to the chessbase report on the event.
Greece seems to be doing well so far, in both men’s and women’s!