On May 22, The Eade Foundation Spring Scholastic Chess Classic took place online. This prestigious event attracted many of the top youth chess players from around the United States and Canada. The tournament which was organized by Chris Torres of https://dailychessmusings.com and directed by Jay Stallings of https://chesshootz.com was a well-run 5 round rapid playContinueContinue reading “Tournament Report for The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic”
Category Archives: Daily Chess Musings
The Golden Ticket for an Iconic Summer Chess Experience
https://youtu.be/XPHVA1HUPGM Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Saturday, June 12, 2021. Yesterday, I saw advertisements for ten or so summer chess camps just by perusing through my Facebook feed. Of course, every chess camp claimed to be great, but in reality, very few can proveContinueContinue reading “The Golden Ticket for an Iconic Summer Chess Experience”
The Road to Chess Excellence
https://youtu.be/kQ_z3340xvQ Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Wednesday, June 8, 2021. For many, the road to chess excellence is elusive. Perhaps a superbly talented chess player lacks the motivation necessary to succeed. Others may have motivation but lack focus. The final ingredient is commitment andContinueContinue reading “The Road to Chess Excellence”
The Eade Foundation Spring Scholastic Chess Classic Official Results
Hello All! The Eade Foundation Spring Scholastic Chess Classic has been rated! The order listed on Tornelo (pictured below) is the order in which the prizes will be issued. If the USCF Report has you in a slightly different order, Coach Jay says: I don’t know why US Chess does not list players in tie-breakContinueContinue reading “The Eade Foundation Spring Scholastic Chess Classic Official Results”
FTX CRYPTO CUP PRELIMINARY ROUNDS
https://youtu.be/2SHIfBTy8CU Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The FTX Crypto Cup is a high-level online bitcoin chess tournament and holds a record prize pot for an online tournament of $320,000. As you have probably heard, this is one of the strongestContinueContinue reading “FTX CRYPTO CUP PRELIMINARY ROUNDS”
THE STRONGEST CHESS TOURNAMENT IN HISTORY
https://youtu.be/AgIaePV2kW4 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The Strongest Chess Tournament in History Begins on May 23 FTX Crypto Cup will take place from May 23-31. Its record $320,000 online prize fund has attracted a strong field of elite grandmasters. InContinueContinue reading “THE STRONGEST CHESS TOURNAMENT IN HISTORY”
How to Register for The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic
Registering for the Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic is as easy as 1, 2, 3… However, I know a lot of chess parents have never used Tornelo before so I made a tutorial. Please watch our three minute video on registration and then try it yourself. See you on Saturday, May 22 for TheContinueContinue reading “How to Register for The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic”
Practice Tournaments Make For Perfect Events
Scholastic chess players practice for hours and hours to raise the likelihood of finishing near the top of the pack at state or national championship events. Champions do this because they know that once you are competing in an elite event, there are no take backs , no timeouts, no restarts and only one chanceContinueContinue reading “Practice Tournaments Make For Perfect Events”
Play Chess for The Eade Foundation on May 22
On May 22, I am joining forces with Jay Stallings to host The Eade Foundation Spring Scholastic Chess Classic. The purpose of this online event is to elevate cognizance for the Eade Foundation’s efforts of spreading chess literacy and chess excellence globally. This prestigious scholastic chess event will be a five round Swiss style chessContinueContinue reading “Play Chess for The Eade Foundation on May 22”
We ❤︎ India Blitz Chess Extravaganza Winners & Results
Thank you to everyone who participated and helped us to raise over $600! https://youtu.be/wybwxITrC2Y Winners chessfor105 Grand PrizeThefearlesscarrot Secondsoham6806123neelypeelyHamilton122chessfor107 Results We ❤︎ India Blitz 1 PlayerR1R2R3R4R5#1annieg001(1025)1b1w1b1b.5w4.513.25#2Rohitsaich(842)1w0w1b1w1w46.5#3royalknight101(2003)1w1b0w1b.5w3.59.75#4chessfor105(975)1w1b1w0w.5b3.59.25#5sum2013(908)1w1b1b0w.5b3.57.75#6chessfor107(887)1b0w0b1b1w37.5#7anthony16B(706)0w1b1w1w0b37#8QueenBunny1(623)0w0w1b1w1b33.5#9Hamilton122(872)1w1b0w0b.5w2.56.75#10neelypeely(636)0w1b1b0w.5b2.54.25#11Ea2181(587)0b0w1w.5b1w2.53.25#12AneeshDaBoss(554)0b1b1w0b0b24#13Yoginpatel(714)1b0b0w0b1w21#14Thefearlesscarrot(669)0b0w0b.5w1w1.52.25#15arushi2718(563)0b1w0w.5b0w1.50.75#15Shriya2021(238)1bye0w0b.5w0b1.50.75#17Ea20045(370)0w0w0b1w0b10#18VibrantDiamond100(463)0b0b0w0b0b00-1927829(1905)1b—-10 We ❤︎ India Blitz 2 PlayerR1R2R3R4R5#1annieg001(1025)1b1w1b1b.5w4.513.25#2Rohitsaich(842)1w0w1b1w1w46.5#3royalknight101(2003)1w1b0w1b.5w3.59.75#4chessfor105(975)1w1b1w0w.5b3.59.25#5sum2013(908)1w1b1b0w.5b3.57.75#6chessfor107(887)1b0w0b1b1w37.5#7anthony16B(706)0w1b1w1w0b37#8QueenBunny1(623)0w0w1b1w1b33.5#9Hamilton122(872)1w1b0w0b.5w2.56.75#10neelypeely(636)0w1b1b0w.5b2.54.25#11Ea2181(587)0b0w1w.5b1w2.53.25#12AneeshDaBoss(554)0b1b1w0b0b24#13Yoginpatel(714)1b0b0w0b1w21#14Thefearlesscarrot(669)0b0w0b.5w1w1.52.25#15arushi2718(563)0b1w0w.5b0w1.50.75#15Shriya2021(238)1bye0w0b.5w0b1.50.75#17Ea20045(370)0w0w0b1w0b10#18VibrantDiamond100(463)0b0b0w0b0b00-1927829(1905)1b—-10 We ❤︎ India Blitz 3 PlayerR1R2R3R4R5#1royalknight101(2003)1w1b.5w1b1w4.513.75#2annieg001(1025)1b1w1b0w1b48#3chessfor105(975)1b1w.5b0b1w3.59.25#4JONATHAN_ANONUEVO(1398)-1w1b1w0b39.5#5Phoenix_CC(960)0w1b1w1b0w37#6AneeshDaBoss(554)1w0b0w1b1w36#7sum2013(908)0b1w0w1b1b35#8sonakshi2009(851)0b1w0b1b1w34#8chessfor107(887)1w0b1w1b0b34#10Yoginpatel(714)1b0b0w1b0w24#10Thefearlesscarrot(669)0w0w1b0w1b24#12Hamilton122(872)1b0w1b0w0b23#13Rohitsaich(842)1w1b0w0w0b21#14VibrantDiamond100(463)0b0b0w0w1b11#14diced_knights(523)0w0b1b0w0w11#16Shriya2021(238)1bye0w0b0w0w10-Nitikach(628)0b—-00-anthony16B(706)0w—-00
DAILY CHESS MUSINGS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND NEW LOGO
https://youtu.be/fG9MgzAoExg Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Thursday, May 6th, 2021 On April 3, 2020 I posted to Facebook: There’s a vast contrast from the person I was on April 3 and who I had become when I was released from the hospital in earlyContinueContinue reading “DAILY CHESS MUSINGS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND NEW LOGO”
FIDE Candidates Homework
https://youtu.be/AHHn6S3a5O0 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Tuesday, May Fourth, 2021 The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020-2021 in Yekaterinburg, Russia was a notable event not just because of the long pause in the action but also because of the exciting and hard fought chess games betweenContinueContinue reading “FIDE Candidates Homework”
Chess Progress Report from Ethan Mei
https://youtu.be/wN0HtyFuAvM Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Sunday May 2, 2021. The most satisfying aspect of being a chess teacher is watching students grow their understanding of the game of chess by absorbing the ideas that you have taught them. Recently, I received a veryContinueContinue reading “Chess Progress Report from Ethan Mei”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 14
Final Round https://youtu.be/gG9jluRlt4U Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Tuesday, April 27 2021. We have made it to the final round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament! Although we know that Nepo won, we will continue analyzing and learning from all these fascinating games. The finalContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 14”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 13
https://youtu.be/vBEl8pyBMhM Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Monday, April 26 2021. Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Monday, April 26 2021. Thirteen was the lucky number for Ian Nepomniachtchi who managed to clinch victory byContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 13”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 12
https://youtu.be/BdPzsVKzFG4 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Sunday, April 25 2021. Round 12 of the 2020-2021 FIDE Candidates was truly historic with all games finishing with decisive results. GM Anish Giri’s impressive victory with the black pieces eliminated Fabiano Caruana from contention but the tournamentContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 12”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 11
https://youtu.be/OgpeXzSXHcU Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Saturday, April 24 2021. Round 11 had two decisive games and two draws which is a welcome turn of events. Ian Nepomniachtchi continues to lead with half a point over Anish Giri. Meanwhile, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Lost ground afterContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 11”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 10
https://youtu.be/jgaGJgRuvog Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Thursday, April 22 2021. Another day of the fight to challenge Magnus Carlsen concludes! Ian Nepomniachtchi continues to dominate the standings with Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Anish Giri all sharing second place behind him by a point.ContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 10”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUNDS 8 & 9
https://youtu.be/PsflnJBV5Zs The FIDE Candidate Chess Tournament resumed on April 19th after a 389 day long! The winner of the tournament plays Magnus Carlsen for the World’s Chess Crown at the end of the year. When play resumed, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ian Nepomniachtchi were in the lead with 4 and a half out of 7. Let’sContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUNDS 8 & 9”