What a weekend! It was long (for me anyway), but we had a very successful tournament. First, I want to thank all the players that came out and supported the first USCF rated tournament in Tallahassee in over 11 years. Also, I want to thank Gamescape for hosting the tournament (at no cost to us). … Continue reading
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How Do Grandmasters Blunder?
Here’s an instructive video by GM Maurice Ashley explaining how a GM blunders:
HBO Documentary: Bobby Fischer Against the World
On June 6th, HBO Documentary Films launches its summer series with Liz Garbus’ documentary on chess genius Bobby Fischer: Bobby Fischer Against the World. The documentary follows Fischer’s evolution from chess prodigy and superstar to angry recluse. If anyone wants to get together and watch it as a group, let me know and I’ll see if … Continue reading
Scholastic Match Results – Fairview vs. Imagine School
We had a great turnout and a fun scholastic team tournament this past Wednesday evening at Gamescape. Fairview Middle School brought their five strongest players to compete against the five best players from Imagine School at Evening Rose. It was a very close match with Fairview edging out Imagine by a score of 11.5 – 8.5. … Continue reading
Fairview Middle School Blitz Chess Tournament Results
Fairview Middle School recently held a blitz tournament. Following is the cross table from the event. Tinna Huynh won the tournament with 8 wins and only 1 loss. Daniel Gavrilin placed 2nd with 7 wins (1 by forfeit) and 2 losses. Travis took 3rd place on tie-break with 6 wins (1 by forfeit) and 3 … Continue reading
Participate in an FSU Department of Psychology research project
The Deparment of Psychology at Florida State University has asked me to solicit our chess club members for participation in a research project. I am including the email from Faye Gong for your review. As a bonus, we will award 100 TIPPs to anyone who participates in this research project. Dear Sir/Madam: My name is Faye … Continue reading
May Monthly Tournament Results
We had a great turnout at last week’s “Monthly First Wednesday” tournament. Eleven players participated in the G/5 single round robin tournament. Congratulations to Carey Theil who won all his games and took home the 1st place prize. Also, Richard Kennedy had a fine showing and took home the 2nd place prize. Following is the … Continue reading
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