As I continued to traverse through this thing called life something occurred to me: I never learned how to play chess. Luckily, the folks over at The Noble Collection happened to have the perfect chess set for me. Jurassic Park.
Continue ReadingThe Guildford Chess ClubCelebrates its 125th anniversary! Guildford Chess Club invites you to come and play in our FREE Chess spectacular! Guildford High Street, 10.30-16.00, Saturday 11th September We are staging a 125 Board Simultaneous display given by some of the top Chess players in England! Amongst the Masters are Grandmaster Gawain Jones, former British Champion and current European Online Blitz Champion and Grandmaster Nick Pert, former World Under 18 Champion! This is your chance to play against them and others for FREE! How do I enter? There will be three playing sessions, starting at 10.30, 12.30 and 14.30 and you can book your place for any or all of these sessions, each of which is anticipated to last up to 1 hours. It is of course possible that your game finishes quite quickly, in which case you can either depart or choose to play another game in one of the other Simultaneous displays, space permitting.
Continue ReadingLOCAL woodpushers and PHILSPADA athletes which participated in recent online competitions will be feted in the 27thedition of So Kim Cheng awards slated this August 28. These athletes will be given recognitions and citations after a thorough deliberation from the Davao City Sports Council Incorporated and the So Kim Cheng Sports Foundation.
Continue ReadingAugust 28 Kids across East Tennessee are invited to participate in the Aug. 28 Covenant Kids Run kickoff race at Zoo Knoxville
Continue ReadingThe 2021 U.S. Open is underway in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, including five invitational events for national championships that got off to a fast start over the weekend - the GM Arnold Denker (Denker) Tournament of High School Champions, the Dewain Barber (Barber) Tournament of Middle School Champions, the WIM Ruth Haring (Haring) National Girls Tournament of Champions, the John D. Rockefeller III (Rockefeller) National Tournament of Elementary School State Champions, and the John T
Continue ReadingEarlier today (August 6), Nas blessed the world with his fourteenth yes, fourteenth studio LP Kings Disease II, his and Hit-Boys sequel to last years Kings Disease. This go round, fans can enjoy 15 tracks with additional features from Eminem, EPMD, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, YG, Lauryn Hill, Charlie Wilson, and Blxst.
Continue ReadingGrandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. The most popular Grandmaster we knew is Viswanathan Anand.
Continue ReadingAnd here's another entertaining mate in two: Power Play 28: Tactic Toolbox King's Gambit Daniel King presents 50 puzzle positions in video format, all arising from the King's Gambit. They feature typical tactics from the opening, so this is a great way of becoming familiar with the tricks and traps that you can set your opponent. Youll find older broadcastsin thePower Playcategory.
Continue ReadingNine Fiji chess players will be representing the country to the 2021 FIDE Online Olympiad beginning next weekend. Womens FIDE Master Hilda Kunau and Candidate Master Goru Arvind have non-playing captain roles to manage board order, offer draws in tactical situations and keep the team technically intact. Fiji is a part of 155 countries registered for the tournament.
Continue ReadingJuly 20 is International Chess Day (also called World Chess Day by the United Nations). In honor of the holiday, the folks at The Noble Collection asked me if I wanted to review the Star Trek chess set. Sometimes my job is really cool.
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