Join us for an evening of fun and games at Goodwood Museum & Gardens. Play giant chess, giant checkers, Jumbo Jenga, on the lawn. There will be timed chess in Jubilee Cottage with the Tallahassee Chess Club and the local scholastic B&B Chess Club. Continue reading
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Friday Chess Puzzle
Here’s a chess puzzle for you to try and solve. I hope you enjoy it. If you think you have it solved, post your solution as a comment. Continue reading
4th Annual Robert L. Froemke Chess Tournament Report
The 4th Annual Robert L. Froemke Memorial chess tournament was a huge success! This past Memorial Day weekend 3 masters, 2 experts, 5 A-class, plus others lower-rated (but no less dangerous) fought tooth and nail for cash prizes and honor. There was a $500 guaranteed 1st place prize as well as 2nd and 3rd place prizes and … Continue reading
4th Annual Robert L. Froemke Memorial / Tallahassee Open
Tournament Announcement for the 4th Annual Robert L. Froemke Memorial Chess tournament (2014 Tallahassee Open). Full registration information now available. Continue reading
2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Continue reading
Magnus Carlsen vs Bill Gates
Here’s the game notation: Gates, Bill – Carlsen, Magnus 0–1 B00 London, Blitz – 2 min vs 30 sec 22.01.2014 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bd3 Nf6 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Nc3 Qh5 6.0-0 Bg4 7.h3 Ne5?! 8.hxg4 Nfxg4 9.Nxe5?? Qh2# 0–1
Chess Tournament and Holiday Schedule
Chess Tournament and Holiday Schedule Continue reading
Team Match This Past Weekend
We had a team match (slash warm-up) this past weekend. Ben Silva has been helping to organize some new FSU players. We held a match between them and some Tallahassee players with established ratings. I understand that they are trying to get to the Pan-Collegiate Tournament in Texas in December. You can view the tournament … Continue reading
Scholastic Tournament – October 12th – National Chess Day
Download/Print: October 2013 Scholastic Chess Tournament Flyer (PDF) Register Online: http://chess2013oct.eventbrite.com Where: Gamescape in Tallahassee Mall, 2415 North Monroe Street, Suite 303, Tallahassee, FL 32303 Sections: Two Sections: USCF rated & Unrated USCF Membership is only required if you play in the rated section You may pay for a USCF membership onsite the day of the tournament or … Continue reading
2013 North American Youth Chess Championships
I wanted to pass this along to anyone that might be interested in attending this chess tournament. Dear Steven, The exciting 2013 North American Youth Chess Championships are being held in Toronto, Canada from August 15-16, 2013, in all age categories, through the Canadian Chess Federation (CFC) and the World Chess Federation (FIDE). On behalf … Continue reading
