Josh Wilson April 17, 2024 There is a line from the 1998 film Six Days Seven Nights where Harrison Ford retorts to Anne Heche, “It’s an island, babe. If you don’t bring it here, you won’t find it here.” While Ford was responding to Heche’s optimism about finding the magic of romance on a faraway island, theContinueContinue reading “Musings From a First-Time Tournament Organizer”
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Eade Foundation Fall Scholastic Chess Classic
https://youtu.be/TWjYcXwAIP4 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my Daily Chess Musing for Tuesday, November 9th, 2021. All scholastic chess players currently enrolled in high school, middle school, or elementary school are cordially invited to participate in The Eade Foundation’s Fall Scholastic Chess Scholastic. This special event is a follow-up toContinueContinue reading “Eade Foundation Fall Scholastic Chess Classic”
MOURNING EVGENY SVESHNIKOV
https://youtu.be/e8Y39jjPdKA Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Sunday, August 22, 2021. The chess world is mourning the loss of Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov who passed away on August 18th at the age of 71. Chess players have probably heard his name in relation to the popularContinueContinue reading “MOURNING EVGENY SVESHNIKOV”
Summer Games Winners!
https://youtu.be/LEL5McKQj3g Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Saturday, August 21, 2021. The Daily Chess Musings Summer Games took place on chess.com from August 2 – 6. Over the five days, scores of chess players who are members of the Daily Chess Musings chess club competedContinueContinue reading “Summer Games Winners!”
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”
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”
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”
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”
2020-2021 FIDE Candidates Tournament: Who Are You Rooting For?
THE FIDE CANDIDATES’ TOURNAMENT RESUMES IN JUST 4 DAYS
https://youtu.be/9QVUEoXnr0c On April 19th, the FIDE Candidates’ Tournament is set to resume in Yekaterinburg, Russia The first half of the tournament was held there from March 17 to 25, 2020, but FIDE was forced to call it off halfway due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So, after a 389 day long break, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), IanContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES’ TOURNAMENT RESUMES IN JUST 4 DAYS”
The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic
https://youtu.be/kpixa7hCl88 I am pleased to announce that registration is now open for The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic. Scholastic chess players are encouraged to join me for a fun filled day of chess on May 22 in order to help raise awareness for The Eade Foundation’s goals of promoting chess literacy and chess excellenceContinueContinue reading “The Eade Foundation’s Spring Scholastic Chess Classic”
Happy Birthday Bobby Fischer
https://youtu.be/dTW72fjRUmM Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Today is March ninth and therefore it is Bobby Fischer’s birthday. Fischer, who died in 2008, would have turned 78-years-old today. Bobby Fischer, whom many believe to be the greatest chess player of allContinueContinue reading “Happy Birthday Bobby Fischer”
Daily Chess Musings: Chess Chat with Sofia
https://youtu.be/Zj7g709lQ0Q Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Tuesday, March 2, 2021. On The Daily Chess Musings Blog I have a running series of articles called Chess Chats where I conduct written interviews with interesting members of the chess community. Today, I posted a new ChessContinueContinue reading “Daily Chess Musings: Chess Chat with Sofia”
Giving Back to the Eade Foundation Has Never Been Easier
Go to : https://fbds.dollarstore.com/ discount code “chess” https://youtu.be/EY6qV_e-dv4 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Monday, March 1, 2021. Anyone who has followed this channel for a while has seen how FIDE Master James Eade has contributed so much to the success of many of ourContinueContinue reading “Giving Back to the Eade Foundation Has Never Been Easier”
LEVON ARONIAN TO REPRESENT THE USA IN CHESS
https://youtu.be/hpm7ec6WLhc Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Saturday, February 27, 2021. Chess grandmaster Levon Aronian announced that he is leaving Armenia and will represent the United States for chess, citing what he said was Armenian officials’ indifference to chess as one of the reasons. “The pastContinueContinue reading “LEVON ARONIAN TO REPRESENT THE USA IN CHESS”
What do you Call a Mouse Slip on a Touch Screen?
https://youtu.be/T2eaI0Cm7FM Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Thursday, February 25, 2021. We’ve all done it. Those times when you are cruising to a victory and then accidentally touch a neighboring square. Perhaps this fine motor skill mishap accidentally hangs your queen. Suddenly your game isContinueContinue reading “What do you Call a Mouse Slip on a Touch Screen?”
Prize Update
https://youtu.be/agYAC-5VN0s Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for February 8, 2021 Congratulations to Sebastien Mei (chessfor107) for winning one of New Year’s Blitz Chess Extravaganza Raffle Prizes. He used his $30 gift card for American Chess Equipment on this beautiful chess set. And speaking of prizes, IContinueContinue reading “Prize Update”
WEEKLY CHESS TOURNAMENT RESULTS POSTED ON SUNDAYS
https://youtu.be/s80lMkKB23c Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for February 7, 2021 From now on we are going to be recognizing the winners of our weekly chess tournaments on Sunday Evenings. Each week we run 3 tournaments. The Friday Frenzy Blitz Tournament is a weekly speed chessContinueContinue reading “WEEKLY CHESS TOURNAMENT RESULTS POSTED ON SUNDAYS”