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Puzzle Worthy Position 30

“Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response.” – Amos Bronson Alcott After much deliberation, I chose Bxd5! After which, my opponent’s rook gobbled up my queen.

Ask A Kid: Chess And Management For Non-Chess Players 

From The Huffington Post: Can you imagine a 10 year old, looking through billions of possibilities to come up with the exact 4-5 scenarios of crucial decision making? It certainly seems to be taken from a movie set in the future or it can very well be the case of an IT engineer analyzing petabytesContinueContinue reading “Ask A Kid: Chess And Management For Non-Chess Players “

Correspondence Chess Opportunities

A lot has changed since the last time I did a post on correspondence chess. Now my level of play generates a constant stream of invitations to very prestigious events. I have accepted most of these invitations in order to further challenge myself and continue to grow in chess. Below is a list of myContinueContinue reading “Correspondence Chess Opportunities”

Susan Polgar Week at the Fremont Summer Chess Camp

The Torres Chess and Music Academy is pleased to present Grandmaster Susan Polgar at the Fremont Summer Chess Camp for the week of August 1-4, 2016. Grandmaster Polgar will be on hand for the final hour of each day to analyze chess games from our camp tournament. All chess players ages 4-17 are invited toContinueContinue reading “Susan Polgar Week at the Fremont Summer Chess Camp”