by National Life Master Loal Davis National Life Master Loal Davis Loal Davis born March 7, 1950 is an American National Life chess master. He is a three-time Missouri state champion, an Illinoi state champion and a California state champion. Loal placed third in the World Open, 1981… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Recently a member of the QuantumGambitz chess playing community passed away; his handle was “Big Bad John” – I wouldn’t be at all surprised if his first name was “John”. I played several games with him, but did not save any that… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Bovey Liu vs Kayden Troff There was a game that really caught my eye in the 5th round of the U.S. Junior Championship between Bovey Liu vs Kayden Troff. Before getting into that game (Diagram Above), I’d like to share a position from a… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis My best game of the latest Thanksgiving Open 2016 in St. Louis was in the last (6th) round – a game I lost. The entire tournament was worth this game. I was playing up against a Senior Master (2400+). I was winning… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Striking the Base of the Pawn Chain is the recommended point of of attack that serves well in most cases. My 5th round in the latest Thanksgiving Open 2016 at the St. Louis Chess Club is a good case in point. White… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis After not having played a tournament in about 3 to 4 years, I had some time off to participate in the Thanksgiving Open in St. Louis at the chess center downtown. It took me 2 or 3 rounds to warm up,… Continue reading
The St. Louis 2013 District Championship was won by IM Priyadharshan Kannappan and Nick Karlow. The nature of the Swiss pairings allowed Karlow to tie for first without having played the tougher (top six) opponents. Nevertheless the top six places are reflected on the cross-table below. Your author won his… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Pedro Damiano was a Portuguese chess player who lived from 1480 to 1544. A native of Odemira, he was a pharmacist by profession. He wrote Questo libro e da imparare giocare a scachi et de li partiti, published in Rome, Italy, in 1512; it… Continue reading
NM DAVIS – QG Collective Master v Collective [Final]: National Life Master Loal Davis K.O.s the QG Collective .. What started out as a slow and meticulous opening abruptly unfolds into a full all out assault after thee ole 1-2 pounch on move 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Raxd8 the collective hits the canvass for the first… Continue reading
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