U.S. Women’s Championship 2017 / Rd 3 Playing Black Anna Zatonskih wins a long and tough end game Rook + Bishop vs. Rook against the 2016 Champ Nazi Paikidze .. GM Irina Krush with back to back victories now leads 2.5/3 … Rd3 IM Paikidze(2369) -IM Zatonskih(2451) 0-1 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Yaroslav Zherebukh “U.S. Championship 2017”Round “3”White “Zherebukh, Yaroslav”Black “Shabalov, Alexander” 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. O-O e6 5. c4 c6 6. d3 Bd6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qa4 Bh5 10. e4 O-O 11. Be3… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Naroditsky vs Zherebukh Draw? / Draw? / Draw? The on-site commentators were enthusiastic in that there was a “Novelty” on move 6 by White. Just because a move may not have been played before is NOT (personal opinion) a Novelty. Naroditshky… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Wesley So The first round of the U.S. Championship for 2017 contained two decisive games and were well played. Wesley So had a very nice crushing game against Shabalov, but I think it would fair to state that Shabalov did it to… Continue reading
The 112th Illinois State Checker Tournament Saturday & Sunday – April 1st & April 2nd, 2017( Usually scheduled 1st weekend in April )Illinois State Checker AssociationRoger Doll, Secretary & Treasurerphone: 618-402-1822 email: erdoll@gmail.com The 112th Annual Illinois State Checker Tournament will be held Saturday, April 1st and Sunday, April 2nd,… Continue reading
STL ARCHBISHOPS CHAMPS 2017 2017 Pro Chess League Champions Saint Louis Archbishops Saint Louis Arch Bishops defeats Norway Gnomes 9-7 in the 4th round. The team also wins $20,000 for 1st place.. Wesley So (MVP) went 3-1 his 2nd loss this season came in the last round facing World Champion Magnus… Continue reading
PROCHESS FINALS vs Norway Gnomes – St Louis Arch Bishops in the PROChess Finals.. March 26 Start time 1300 EDT 1900 CET http://www.chess.com/TV GAMES PLAYED Earlier this Month.. [Event “PRO League KO Stage 2017”][Site “chess.com INT”][Date “2017.03.15”][Round “3”][White “Lie, Kjetil A.”][Black “Yatzenko, Anton”][Result “0-1”][WhiteTitle “GM”][WhiteElo “2537”][BlackElo “2356”][ECO “A13”][Opening “English opening”][WhiteTeam “Norway… Continue reading
Larry Melvyn Evans (March 22, 1932 – November 15, 2010) an American Chess Grandmaster, author, and journalist. He won or shared the U.S. Chess Champion five times and the U.S. Open Chess Champion four times. He wrote a long-running syndicated chess column and wrote or co-wrote more than twenty books on chess.… Continue reading
2017 ABA Spring National at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino Reno , Nevada April 1-7 Schedule New Player Schedule Declarer Play Problems – BOB’S BRIDGE CLUB DECLARER PLAY PROBLEM #7 ♠ T 8 3 North ♥ J T♦ A 8 3 § K Q J 9… Continue reading
“World Go Championship” March 21-23 Osaka, Japan. Rapid development of Go AI has brought a new era to the world of Go. And the news about the matches of Go AI vs a human Go player has been reported all over the world. The news has promoted the international recognition… Continue reading
