Celebrate the start of the weekend with Fun Friday chess events. The Daily Chess Musings Club has two blitz tournaments scheduled where Coach Chris will jump around and comment on players’ games in progress. In between the two tournaments, he will be open for challenges for 10 min games. 5:00 PM Pacific Time Friday FrenzyContinue reading “Daily Chess Musings’ Fun Fridays”
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Chess Position Worth Sharing 138
Tonight’s chess position comes from a game played by a talented student. Avik (black) found himself in a difficult situation where his opponent was threatening checkmate with Qh8 and also threatening to capture his queen with Rxa4. Avik, who goes by crosserbishop on chess.com, analyzed all of his checks, captures and threats and went onContinue reading “Chess Position Worth Sharing 138”
Fog of War
Chris Torres and his student Nico play through the Fog of War on chess.com. Also known as Dark Chess, Fog of War is a popular chess variant where players can only see what is contained on the squares their pieces are threatening. Though new to Fog of War, Chris thinks out loud while developing strategiesContinue reading “Fog of War”
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”
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Harnessing the Power of the Pyramid in Chess
San Francisco, California, April 23, 2021– Does the secret to rapid chess improvement lie deep inside the shape of a Pyramid? California chess coach and correspondence chess master Chris Torres believes so and is inviting chess players everywhere to harness the “Power of the Pyramid in Chess!”
Weekly Tournament Results March 26, 2021
Friday Frenzy Place Player Points #1 rgallege 4 #2 aruminchess 3.5 #3 winnerkarthik07 3.5 #4 kermit8 3 #4 QueenAlisha 3 #6 KingSharvil 3 Super Saturday Swiss Place Player Points #1 GooooChess 4 #2 chaas2178 3.5 #3 Rohitsaich 3 Beginner Brunch
Weekly Tournament Results March 19, 2021
Friday Frenzy Place Player Points #1 AnElliott 4.5 #1 louis948 4.5 #3 Chessllamallamallama 3 #4 rgallege 3 Super Saturday Swiss Place Player Points #1 diced_knights 3.5 #2 pokemon603 2.5 #3 denmerc 2 #4 LavendarLlama 2 Beginner Brunch Place Player Points #1 chaas2178 3 #2 Sri_14 2 #3 KingSharvil 2
Weekly Tournament Results March 5, 2021
Friday Frenzy Place Player Points #1 Hellocow 5 #2 aruminchess 4 #3 Ea20045 3 #4 krithik_r 3 #5 VibrantDiamond100 3 #6 QueenBunny1 3 Super Saturday Swiss Place Player Points #1 luckylol3 4.5 #2 rgallege 4 #3 CautiousAgent 3 #4 diced_knights 3 #5 nervousokra 3 #6 lukelegendwalker 3 Beginner Brunch Place Player Points #1 VibrantDiamond100 3Continue reading “Weekly Tournament Results March 5, 2021”
Weekly Tournament Results February 26, 2021
Friday Frenzy Place Player Points #1 krithik_r 4 #2 Hellocow 4 #3 Ethanleeethanlee 4 #4 chessdude970 3 #5 DearShowyCircus 3 Super Saturday Swiss Place Player Points #1 knightseu 3 #2 chaas2178 2 #2 aonofre0416 2 #4 Jonofre10 1 Beginner Brunch I do not know why the Beginner Brunch had no results. I think there wasContinue reading “Weekly Tournament Results February 26, 2021”
Weekly Tournament Results February 19, 2021
Friday Frenzy Place Player Points #1 krithik_r 4 #2 aruminchess 3 #3 QueenBunny1 2 #4 Daiwen1 2 #5 VibrantDiamond100 2 Super Saturday Swiss Place Player Points #1 louis948 5 #2 chessfor105 4 #3 McnChess99 3 #4 MegaWildBalloon 3 #5 diced_knights 2 Beginner Brunch Place Player Points #1 Rohitsaich 4 #2 ThunderingKavin 4 #2 annieg001 4Continue reading “Weekly Tournament Results February 19, 2021”
Weekly Tournament Results February 12, 2021
Friday Frenzy Place Player Points #1 krithik_r 4 #2 CoolBestChampion 4 #3 JONATHAN_ANONUEVO 3 #4 chessfor107 3 #5 chessfor105 3 #5 CautiousAgent 3 Super Saturday Swiss Place Player Points #1 Jojoofthejungle 4 #2 chessfor105 4 #3 Peregrine104 3 #4 CastawayWill 3 #5 TheKidsKid 3 #5 nervousokra 3 Beginner Brunch Place Player Points #1 ritztoday 3Continue reading “Weekly Tournament Results February 12, 2021”
Weekly Tournament Results February 5, 2021
Friday Frenzy Player #1 krithik_r (1228) 4 #2 Ethanleeethanlee (937) 4 #3 kidchess46 (1729) 4 #4 Dark_Knight_DK14 (1203) 3 #5 KevinKim19 (1166) 3 #5 CautiousAgent (874) 3 Super Saturday Swiss Player #1 louis948 (1355) 5 #2 voldemort093 (1244) 4 #3 Amanekitty (932) 3 #4 Andrew3060 (716) 3 #5 Oceanwaves100 (1109)Continue reading “Weekly Tournament Results February 5, 2021”
Chess Review 2020: Making the Best of the Worst of Times
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”, is how Charles Dickens begins his masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities. From the very first lines to the end of the novel, Dickens’ theme is contrasting the cruelty of the Reign of Terror which occurred after the onset of the French RevolutionContinue reading “Chess Review 2020: Making the Best of the Worst of Times”
10 Completely Free Chess Activities in December
Dear Chess Families, It’s often far too easy to get caught up in everyday stress and forget about the great escape that is the chessboard and the wonderful friendships the chess community fosters. During these unprecedented times, I know that it is especially important that our scholastic chess community members have access to a structuredContinue reading “10 Completely Free Chess Activities in December”