Tag Archives: Daily Chess Musings

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”

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)2 Beginner Brunch Player#1 hikaru231 (1405)2.5#2   1Nf31-0 (1496)2.5#3 Stanleyqiu418 (943)2#4   DearShowyCircus (723)1#4 Peregrine104 (968)1

MIKHAIL ZINAR: A COMPOSITION

To win, white must promote a pawn to a Bishop 5 times! Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for February 5, 2021. For today’s episode, I present an absolutely brilliant puzzle as a tribute to the great chess problem composer Mikhail Afanasievich Zinar whom today, itContinueContinue reading “MIKHAIL ZINAR: A COMPOSITION”

Today is Paul Keres’ Birthday

Happy birthday to Paul Keres, who was born on January 7, 1916. From 1935, when he debuted as a sensational nineteen-year-old at the Sixth World Chess Olympiad in Warsaw, Paul Keres was one of the top five players in the world before his untimely death from a heart attack on an international airplane flight fromContinueContinue reading “Today is Paul Keres’ Birthday”

New Year’s Message to All of our students, ju

I wish to welcome all of you to a brand-new year. I genuinely hope that this past holiday season has been restful, safe and full of joy for your family. I understand, of course, that many of us are still shaking off the challenges of 2020, but I also hope that you recognize the importantContinueContinue reading “New Year’s Message to All of our students, ju”

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 structuredContinueContinue reading “10 Completely Free Chess Activities in December”

Analyze That! October 20, 2020

Here is the notation for the games in the October 20, 2020 Analyze That! This is helpful if you want to play along. Site chess.com White KarinRibeiro Black manujlc Result 1-0 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bb4 4…Nxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 5.Ng5 O-O 6.Qf3 6.d3 h6 7.Nf3 6…Nd4 7.Qd3 c6 7…d5 8.Bb3 8.exd5 Bf5ContinueContinue reading “Analyze That! October 20, 2020”

Chess Stimulus Plan

If your family is like mine, you are also dealing with some new challenges this school year. I want to do my part to make sure having your children study chess is as easy and affordable as possible. To do this, I am announcing my 2020 Chess Stimulus Plan. There are two main parts toContinueContinue reading “Chess Stimulus Plan”