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Francisco Anchondo vs Puwit Sky Moerlien

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Emotional Weakness in Chess

As compared to emotionless computers, human chess is inconsistent. Computers may lose at chess but they don’t have “bad days” where their performance is inexplicably poor. Emotional thinking, therefore, appears to present a weakness for decision making in humans. Chess Scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Obviously, we are biological creatures and emotions have byContinueContinue reading “Emotional Weakness in Chess”

July Camp Points & Prizes

Hello Chess Players! First place shirt + private lesson with Coach Torres + entry to pyramid  Second place shirt + entry to pyramid  Third place shirt Fourth & Fifth place button 6-10 sticker Absolute Beginners 1Isaiah Ndukubazaythundersmash81792Luca AeberhardLucaSwiss13813Mia Mooredot2021564Srini KaSrini_Ka255Samuel Huangmehuman1216Chris HuangFalconyChris3 Beginners 1Jayden Ndukubajayndukuba2102Philip TullisPhilipTullis773Ben BrennanLunaateacookie494Kaitlyn PhamCookieKiki465Jason YuanJyxz575436Heidi Brennanleafwinggoddess397Becky Brennanmaplewolf24378Eayon HsuEa2181229Eadburt HsuEa200451810Solomon BreimhorstMakingMovesA111111Menna MohamedLavender_blu512KatherineContinueContinue reading “July Camp Points & Prizes”

Correspondence Chess is Making News!

The Associated Press has a piece about the Daily Chess Musings Rated Correspondence Chess Pyramid. The article entitled, “Taking Time for Correspondence Chess in a Fast-Paced World” details the history of correspondence chess leading up to our US Chess rated correspondence chess tournament on chess.com. Here is a screenshot of the feature article. If youContinueContinue reading “Correspondence Chess is Making News!”

Lots of Chess Fun in August

Summer Vacation may be coming to a close, but we have a lot of fun activities in store for the final days of break. Coming up in just the next couple of weeks, we have the inaugural Daily Chess Musings Summer Games and our Free Online Summer Chess Camp for the month of August! TheContinueContinue reading “Lots of Chess Fun in August”

All Chess Masters Are Stoic

Not all stoics are chess players, but all chess masters are stoic. Knights who sacrifice themselves, contemplating truth, baring their brains among the scholars of war. Burning neurons like Tal’s cigarettes. Quiet! Listen to the whispering eyes in the room evaluate them. Their positions busting along with their hearts. Watch them! Staring with disillusion atContinueContinue reading “All Chess Masters Are Stoic”

Winning Chess Moves: Bronstein vs Geller, 1961

There have been many great chess players over the years, but only a small percentage of them manage to captivate the public imagination and receive considerable mainstream attention at any given time. David Bronstein never became a world champion, but there’s no denying that at the height of his career, he frequently captivated imaginations whileContinueContinue reading “Winning Chess Moves: Bronstein vs Geller, 1961”

My Quora Answer to: Is there a shortcut for becoming really good in chess?

Under the best of circumstances, becoming really good in chess is a serious endeavor that takes a considerable amount of time. Millions of individuals like playing chess, but only a few can master the game. What is the reason for this? Chess is, simply said, one of the most complicated games ever devised. Despite theContinueContinue reading “My Quora Answer to: Is there a shortcut for becoming really good in chess?”

Club Points Through June

Anyone who got more than 50 points will be getting a sticker. The top point earner will be getting a t-shirt as well. NamePointsKarthik Subramanian318Ethan Mei147Rithwik Edulakanti109Hiram Crossley80Justin mathew78Chaaruhaas Kandregula65Arushi Maheshwari61Michael Cankosyan61Lovekesh Gupta57Phuc Hoang57Roshita Kommaraju53Charles T. Stevens, Sr.52Estella Mei52Jin Shao50Krithik Ravichandren50Eadburt hsu50Eayon50Swanik Edulakanti50Muchen Liu50John S39rgallege39Glynnton Buckley33RedCharmingRoad33annieg00130Amanekitty29louis94828aruminchess26AshwinMathimaran26MaestroKermit26Mauro Inojossa26Rohitsaich25VibrantDiamond10025GeniusHuskies24KingSharvil24KrishMathimaran24TheKidsKid24Hari Vasanthakumar23Alisha20Arunabha Saha20Jerryl Tong19crosserbishop18Michael Blanzy18Nivedh Panchal17QueenBunny117Arya Kunisetty16Vineel Uppada16pjegga15Timofei Oshurkov15khang08314LarryContinueContinue reading “Club Points Through June”

Daily Chess Musings Summer Games Coming Next Month!

https://youtu.be/1ADk8q1c7i4 Greetings Chess Players and welcome to my Daily Chess Musing for Tuesday July 6th, 2021. The pandemic has greatly curtailed opportunities to play in chess tournaments over the last year and a half. So we are giving all chess players an opportunity to compete and share their love for chess at a major onlineContinueContinue reading “Daily Chess Musings Summer Games Coming Next Month!”

TACTICAL PYROTECHNICS FOR THE 4TH OF JULY

https://youtu.be/rIA6-pnZOPk Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Sunday July 4, 2021. For those of us in America, the Fourth of July is Independence Day.  But, since this is a chess musing, rather than talk about Uncle Sam I will be presenting a chess game playedContinueContinue reading “TACTICAL PYROTECHNICS FOR THE 4TH OF JULY”

My Quora Answer to: What is your favorite puzzle?

White to move and win (Mikhail Zinar, 1983). Loading… Broadly speaking, a chess puzzle refers to a board situation where chess pieces and chess rules must be used to solve the puzzle. While game winning moves from actual play make up the majority of chess puzzles, some of the most challenging puzzles in chess haveContinueContinue reading “My Quora Answer to: What is your favorite puzzle?”

My Quora Answer to: What is the greatest known defeat of a chess icon or master via use of a “Grob” variation?

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Joseph Norman Cotter (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021)

It is with great sadness that I am sharing the news that Joseph Norman Cotter passed away on May 23 at the age of 91. Mr. Cotter was a chess player, educator and friend whom I met during our shared adventures in the 2006 USCF Golden Knights correspondence chess tournament. During our game, Norman spokeContinueContinue reading “Joseph Norman Cotter (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021)”

June Camp Points & Prizes

Hello Chess Players! The points are done being calculated. We apologize that it took a bit longer, but we had an issue with the patches we ordered. So we found an alternative: We will be giving out T-Shirts, pins, and stickers instead. I will be sending an email out today about your shirt size. PleaseContinueContinue reading “June Camp Points & Prizes”

Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 58

When you think about it, our whole life is about solving puzzles. Chess problems are similar to life problems in that solving the puzzle requires careful thought and that through practice, we can improve our ability to quickly find the best solution. So enjoy our daily chess puzzles and smile knowing that by doing soContinueContinue reading “Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 58”

#Chess Position Worth Sharing 135

Emmanuel Lasker offered the famous advice, “When you see a good move, look for a better one.” Today’s position easily lends itself to this exercise in chess thought. First, find the obvious good move. Then, try and find the best continuation. Black to move and mate in 3 (source: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/)

#Chess Position Worth Sharing 134

White to move and mate in 5 (from Yuri Averbakh vs. Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush, 1963). White to move and mate in 5.

GM Yuri Averbakh is Checkmating Covid

At age 99, Yuri Averbakh has spent the better part of of his life checkmating opponents but off the board, it appears that he used his famous chess stubbornness to checkmate COVID.