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Western Chess: October 2009
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009. Los Angeles Open final. Complete standings for all sections are posted here. Also available are games in PGN format. Or in Java viewer. 1st: Gautam Nipanikar, 5-0; 2nd-3rd: Willis Kim, Yusheng Xia, 4-1; 1st. U1800: Nathan Ogata, 4-1; 2nd-3rd U2400: Bill Conrad, Babken Krbashian, Richard Varela, 3½-1½ 1st U1600: Annie Wang, 3½-1½ 2nd-3rd U1600: Numan Abdul-Majeeb, Joshua Sheng, Scott Xue, 2½-2½. Stephanie Shao, 5-0. Scholastic Reserve. Alice Salvaryan, 5-0. Hexes. The one-day ...
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Western Chess: March 2010
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Thursday, March 18, 2010. The practice of playing games "at odds" has more or less died out. A pity, really; removing a Knight or Rook from the board before the first move can allow a competitive contest between players of vastly different strength. Of course, this was one of the reasons for its popularity a century ago, for the range of playing ability between master and amateur was usually enormous. Here is an example of the sort of play seen in odds games: Morphy-Maurian, New Orleans 1857. Conversatio...
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Western Chess: April 2010
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Saturday, April 24, 2010. Western Pacific Open, day 2. With all sections merged, the total is 86 players, including 2 GMs and six IMs. Four p[erfct scores remain after two rounds: Ramirez and Sevillano battle on board 1, while Shankland and Stopa face of on board 2. We will post standings. Throughout the weekend as available. IM Jack Peters (2413) – Luke Harmon-Vellotti (2092) [C04]. Western Pacific Open Los Angeles (3), 24.04.2010. Garush Manukyan (2359) - GM Melikset Khachiyan(2619) [E05].
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Western Chess: August 2009
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Sunday, August 9, 2009. US Open final: Six is the point. Six players tied for first in the 110th Annual U.S. Open, held at the Indianapolis Marriott East August 1-9. Scoring 7.5 out of 9 were GMs Alex Yermolinsky, Sergey Kudrin, Dmitry Gurevich and Jesse Kraai, and IMs Alex Lenderman and Jacek Stopa. Since Stopa is from Poland, the other five players take all five U.S. Championship qualification spots. Congratulations to the winners! Links to this post. GM Sergey Kudrin - IM Alex Lenderman. Reduced from ...
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Western Chess: September 2009
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Monday, September 21, 2009. Kotrc-Weigl, Vidni 1912. Not every great game has a great name. This little gem deserves to be better known. C55 MAX LANGE ATTACK. 1 e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. 0–0 Bc5 6. e5 d5. The Max Lange Attack leads to exciting play, but it has two drawbacks - it's been analyzed to death, and it can't arise unless both. Players agree to it. 7 exf6 dxc4 8. Re1 Kf8. A rare sideline, seeking to avoid the long variations arising after 8. . Be6. 19 Ne4 1–0. Links to this post.
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Western Chess: January 2010
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Sunday, January 31, 2010. The Westwood Winter Open, ninth in the series of one-day events at the LA Chess Club, had a good turnout of 46, led by GM Melikset Khachiyan and IM Tim Taylor. Standings will be posted throughout the day. And possibly a few games and photos if time permits. Robert Akopian – IM Tim Taylor [C75]. Westwood Winter Open, 31.01.2010. Links to this post. Friday, January 22, 2010. Say not the struggle naught availeth . For the full text of the court filing, click here. Links to this post.
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Western Chess: November 2009
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Capablanca-Molina, Buenos Aires 1911. Capablanca’s opponent was not of the world elite, but he was one of the strongest players at the Buenos Aires Chess Club. This exhibition game is a good example of what happens when a competent master meets a future World Champion. Buenos Aires, 1911. D52 QUEEN’S GAMBIT DECLINED. 1 d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5. 8 Bxe7 Nxe7 9. Bd3 c5 10. 0–0 0–0 11. dxc5 Nxc5. 12 Bxh7 Kxh7 13. Ng5 Kg6. Black still...
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Western Chess: Beauty is truth ...
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Sunday, July 18, 2010. Beauty is truth . The competitive side of chess is not the only one there is. Players who have never pushed a pawn in anger can still enjoy the art of chess, through the realm of composition. There are two basic types of composed positions. In problems. The player must mate in a specifed number of moves. The positions are often rather unlikely from a practical point of view, but the "themes" - blocking, interference, attraction - can be quite impressive. And White wins. It woul...
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Western Chess: Pacific Southwest Open, day 2
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Sunday, July 4, 2010. Pacific Southwest Open, day 2. For standings, or here. For round 5 pairings,. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). USCF Election: Doomsday postponed. Beauty is truth . Pacific Southwest Open, day 3. Pacific Southwest Open, day 2. Pacific Southwest Open, day 1. View my complete profile. Los Angeles Times chess column.
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Is It Recess Yet??? Exploring Chess From the Viewpoint of (an) "Edukator": April 2007
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Is It Recess Yet? Exploring Chess From the Viewpoint of (an) "Edukator". The times and trials of a teacher (very new to chess) of the gifted/educational researcher/football coach and his efforts to wrap his brain around the world's greatest game. More importantly, how exactly do the skills fostered in this game relate to learning in general? My goal is to be at 1400 by 40 years old (June 2008). . See me on ICC, RHP, or playchess as "Edukator". "Recess bully" on Gameknot. Chess Player Joining Olympians.
