Dear Registered Chess Players, Tornelo does not tell us the USCF ID even though it had a comment section I thought they could be entered into. I have looked everyone up on the USCF Ratings page. Please confirm that your information is correct. If it is no action needs to be taken. If it is not correctContinue reading "Eade Foundation Spring Scholastic Chess Classic USCF ID Check"
Free Online Chess Camp FAQ
*How can I register? You should be able to register on the Registration page, but if you were having difficulty you can email dailychessmusings@gmail.com. *Do I need a Chess.com account? Yes. We will be using Chess.com to play games and a tournament. You will need an account, but there is no cost to you. YouContinue reading "Free Online Chess Camp FAQ"
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 133
Tonight I finished a long day of teaching chess by presenting an absolutely superb mating combination played by the first World Chess Champion. A brilliant positional player, particularly in his later years, Wilhelm Steinitz rose to prominence in the mid-nineteenth century as a dangerous attacker in the romantic style of chess that had been popularisedContinue reading "#Chess Position Worth Sharing 133"
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. InContinue 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 TheContinue reading "How to Register for The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic"
Play Chess for a Great Cause
It’s always nice when you can help others while you are also helping yourself. By playing chess in The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic you will be helping The Eade Foundation promote chess literacy and excellence to communities that otherwise would miss out on the benefits of chess. The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic ChessContinue reading "Play Chess for a Great Cause"
Great Chess On Display During The Practice Event for The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic
It’s especially inspiring to witness great chess moves in scholastic tournaments. As a scholastic chess coach and tournament director, seeing young minds play brilliantly is really what it’s all about. Jay Stallings (top) and Chris Torres live-streaming during today’s practice event. Today, while running a practice event for The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic,Continue reading "Great Chess On Display During The Practice Event for The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic"
In 1 Week: The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic
Join us! For The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic online youth chess tournament NEXT SATURDAY, May 22! This prestigious online chess tournament is open to scholastic chess players of all abilities to help spread awareness for The Eade Foundation’s efforts of promoting chess excellence globally. The top 20 players in each section will receive incredibleContinue reading "In 1 Week: The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic"
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 132
In my last post, I challenged the reader to solve a mate in two which required truly understanding basic move possibilities in order to be solved. Returning to puzzles that test our mastery of the basics is a great way to learn how to play the game at a higher level and especially so whenContinue reading "#Chess Position Worth Sharing 132"
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 131
Similar to how military units such as armour, artillery and cavalry have their own unique roles, each piece in the game of chess has unique movements. In order to solve this mate in 2, you must first truly understand how the pieces can move. White to move and mate in 2(Alan R., 1895).
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 chanceContinue reading "Practice Tournaments Make For Perfect Events"
Weekly Tournament Results May 8, 2021
Friday Frenzy Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1chaas21783#2Phoenix_CC2#3krithik_r2 Beginner Brunch PlacePlayerPoints#1chaas21783#2winwin122#3Pmlegg2
Weekly Tournament Results April 30, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1louis9483.5#2krithik_r3#3winnerkarthik072.5 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1annieg0013.5#2chaas21783#3denmerc2#4RedCharmingRoad2#5Nitikach2 Beginner Brunch
Weekly Tournament Results April 23, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1annieg0013#2winnerkarthik073#2Ea21813 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1annieg0012#2arnavbhosale12#3pjegga1#3kabibblet1 Beginner Brunch PlacePlayerPoints#1chaas21783#1VibrantDiamond1003#3GeniusHuskies1#3dkarva1
Weekly Tournament Results April 16, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1krithik_r4#2TheKidsKid3#3RedCharmingRoad3 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1rgallege3#2chaas21782#3GeniusHuskies2 Beginner Brunch
Weekly Tournament Results April 9, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1TheKidsKid4#2krithik_r3.5#3PowerOfApawn3#4Starhopper73 Super Saturday Swiss Beginner Brunch
Weekly Tournament Results April 2, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1owlsnchess5#2rgallege3.5#3winnerkarthik073#4kermit83#5Amanekitty3 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1luckylol33#2louis9483#3Amanekitty3#4arnavbhosale12 Beginner Brunch PlacePlayerPoints#1kermit83#2thebezperson2#3chaas21782#4GeniusHuskies2
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 chessContinue reading "Play Chess for The Eade Foundation on May 22"
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 130
Some of the most brilliant chess puzzles involve material sacrifice for the sake of the mate. Here however, the sacrifice is not merely needed to mate but in fact to avoid loss. One wrong move, and the outcome is completely out of your hands. White to move and mate in 4 (Skuja vs Rozenbergs, Latvia,Continue reading "#Chess Position Worth Sharing 130"
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