Chessdom.com has asked me to do further live commentary for their site. Previously, I gave live analysis for the Dortmund super-tournament earlier this year. I will resume commentary for the upcoming Nanjing Grand Prix event, the Spice Cup, and possibly one more event that is still a “surprise in the making”.
For now, here are two […]
Wow. I never thought I would allow my blog to ‘die’ for this long.
In my defense, I am now a father of two. Thankfully they are both now of the age where, yes, even I can find some free time during the day for such silly things as chess and blogs.
Instead of quickly rushing through […]
I went +3 =2 for a final score of 4.0 and a tie for 2nd place.
Round 1: White vs. Divanovic, Edin 1-0
Round 2: Black vs. Gaul, Thomas 1-0
Round 3: White vs. Reynolds, Robert 1/2-1/2
Round 4: Black vs. McEntee, Tim 1/2-1/2
Round 5: White vs. Madison, Jeremy 1-0
Here are 3 games, annotated:
http://chessunderground.org/live-games/ameschessfest07.htm
I will review the Reynolds game […]
Seems all I have time for these days is to read, not write…
for now, those of you interested in the Dutch Defense may find this worth a gander:
Fabulous 90s Adventures
Yesterday I went 4.0/4 to win the Des Moines Open in a tie for first with Jeremy Madison, of Ankeny, who upset the only other 2000+ player, Ron Deike, in the penultimate round. In the last round I was left to play the still-streaking Jason Juett, who had won 3 in a row, while Madison […]