This weekend marks the occasion of the best-run and most prestigious event in downstate IL and, for that matter, most of the Midwest. The Greater Peoria Open will be held in Peoria, IL, March 4 and 5. So far, there are four players rated 2200 or over who will be playing, and I would imagine […]
I will be heading offline for the weekend, but you may enjoy:
1) My game from Midwest Amateur Team Round 4 with Vince Hart now posted!
2) Also, check out: Art On the Board It’s an essay I wrote for a Philosophy of Aesthetics course. It’s a little rough, but you may enjoy.
3) Sunday night, look for […]
Today’s updates and new content:
1) I am looking forward to bringing you a “game of the week” series from Life Master Brian Wall, of Colorado. His analysis is always spectacular, and all games will be replayable online.
2) As you’ll see on the left, I’ve added a “Pages” section. All new content will be archived to […]
I’m excited to introduce you all to the new look of the chess underground. Your web browsers should automatically redirect you to my new web address, but please make note of it, as it will *hopefully* be the permanent one. I’ve been trying to establish a site where I can include a games page where […]
I left Des Moines at 4:45 a.m. with frozen nose hair. My car temperature button-thingy notified me that it was 13 degrees below zero, so I popped in some Stevie Ray Vaughan and started guzzling my 24 oz French Vanilla gas-station cappucino.
Two and a half hours later, the sun was out and it had warmed […]