Fourteen players came out for Casual Night and learned about the K+p on the 7th vs K+Q. After the fine presentation by Daniel Smith a double round robin blitz tournament broke out with Kyle Oody (1858) taking the top quad by .5 point over Paul King (1805). Ron Tims (1376) rolled through the swiss quad scoring 5 out of six to edge out Shiva Balasubramanian (1012) by a .5 point. A second blitz quad was played and Paul King (1805) tied for first with Joerg Lohse (1665), half a point ahead of Keith Eubanks (1980).
The Blitz crosstable can be found HERE.
The Club Championship begins on March 4. Here are the details:
Five round Swiss. One round a week for five weeks. Club members only, can join on site.
Entry fee $10 ($2/rd). One bye allowed, No last round byes, No free entries. Rounds start at 7:30.
Open Section only, Game 90. Accelerated Pairings will be used. Trophies to 1st, 2nd, Top U1600 and Top Jr. player. Trophy winners also receive 1yr club membership.
NO CASH PRIZES this tournament.
Based on first round attendance an Unrated trophy OR an U1200 trophy may be added to the awards.
Even if you are registered you must confirm you are playing by 7:15 EACH WEEK or you WILL NOT be paired!!! Call, text or email anytime before 7:15
Our match with Queen City Chess will be May 15 at Ashland United Methodist Church, home field advantage! Our roster is full. If QCCA has more than 10 players we will expand the roster. The QCCA team can be found HERE.
The Polgar - Kaidanov match ended tied at 2-2, White won all the games??! Judit won with Black in the Armageddon playoff after they were still tied after two blitz games. The full results, pictures and video can be found HERE.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Polgar Evens the Match at 1-1
Judit bounced back in the second game to even the match at 1-1. White has won the first two games but today is the Najdorf :) , Kaidanov has the white pieces.
Susan Polgar has been following the match on her Blog with analysis.
The clocks start at 2:00
Susan Polgar has been following the match on her Blog with analysis.
The clocks start at 2:00
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Kaidanov takes Game 1
GM Kaidanov wins the first game with the White pieces. Be sure to check out the game as he sacked a Knight for two pawns on move 13. Hope the rest of the games are this exciting!
Pictures from the first round are HERE.
Pictures from the first round are HERE.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Polgar - Kaidanov This Week
The match is being held here in South Carolina this week. Sicilian Theme Match (Dragon, Scheveningen, Najdorf or Sveshnikov), GM Judit Polgar vs GM Gregory Kaidanov, 4 Classical 100 min /40 move games, Possible Blitz playoff.
The games start at 2:00 each day and can be viewed at the Monroi site.
The USCF article is HERE.
Full details can be found HERE.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Ashland Quick XVI and other notes
Fourteen players compete in Ashland Quick XVI with Donny Gray (2036) and Keith Eubanks (1987) tying for first ahead of Philipp Lamby (2132) and Steve Boshears (1625) in the Championship Quad. Mike Mayfield (1499) continued his impressive play taking clear first in the Candidates Quad ahead of Adam Shaw (1417), George Morton (1471) and Erik Murrah (1389). The final section was a six player swiss with Ralph Buske (1063) taking clear first ahead of Paul Lowry (1162) and Richard Watts (1090) who tied for 2nd.
The final crosstable is HERE.
One of these is a win for White the other is a Draw. Find out this week on Casual Night. Come out for some "Stress Free" chess. Daniel Smith and Erik Murrah have a couple presentations. Check the previous post for details. Both will be very interesting to class players, and even to players that have no class!
The Club Championship begins on March 4. Here are the details:
Five round Swiss. One round a week for five weeks. Club members only, can join on site.
Entry fee $10 ($2/rd). One bye allowed, No last round byes, No free entries. Rounds start at 7:30.
Open Section only, Game 90. Accelerated Pairings will be used. Trophies to 1st, 2nd, Top U1600 and Top Jr. player. Trophy winners also receive 1yr club membership.
NO CASH PRIZES this tournament.
Based on first round attendance an Unrated trophy OR an U1200 trophy may be added to the awards.
The first Club Awards Standings have been posted. The rules for the Awards can be found HERE. Take note to how the Player of the Year is decided. The rules have changed so ANYONE regardless of rating can win POY with a consistent, solid performance.
The Club's Jr. players continue to roll through the SC Scholastic Grand Prix Series as Ben Caiello continued his domination with a 4-0 performance in the fifth round of the series today. Dan Caiello finished tied for 2nd with Tommy Leonardi from Spartanburg in what is fast becoming a three way battle for the top spot in the State. Hot on their heals is one of our youngest club members, Chris Aluri, who went a perfect 4-0 in the K-5 section of today's Grand Prix.
The final crosstable is HERE.
Keep an eye on these players at the State Scholastics coming up in a couple weeks.
The Club Match with Queen City Chess has been scheduled for May 15 here in Columbia. The site will be announced soon. Players that came out last Thursday were given first right of refusal to play, and no one refused! All ten spots have been filled! We'll try and expand to include some more players.
Here is Team Columbia:
Donny Gray (2129)
Keith Eubanks (2006)
George Morton (1654)
Erik Murrah (1643)
Steve Boshears (1634)
Adam Shaw (1515)
Richard Watts (1253)
Craig Patton (1136)
Paul Lowry (1133)
Daniel Smith (1121)
The Queen City team can be found HERE.
If you've read this far check out the Columbia Chess Shop . It's active and you can order from it. I'm still fiddling with it so items/colors may change.
Finally, if anyone knows who put this Shop up please let us know. I've checked with the Powers That Be at SC Chess and it's a mystery??!
The final crosstable is HERE.
One of these is a win for White the other is a Draw. Find out this week on Casual Night. Come out for some "Stress Free" chess. Daniel Smith and Erik Murrah have a couple presentations. Check the previous post for details. Both will be very interesting to class players, and even to players that have no class!
The Club Championship begins on March 4. Here are the details:
Five round Swiss. One round a week for five weeks. Club members only, can join on site.
Entry fee $10 ($2/rd). One bye allowed, No last round byes, No free entries. Rounds start at 7:30.
Open Section only, Game 90. Accelerated Pairings will be used. Trophies to 1st, 2nd, Top U1600 and Top Jr. player. Trophy winners also receive 1yr club membership.
NO CASH PRIZES this tournament.
Based on first round attendance an Unrated trophy OR an U1200 trophy may be added to the awards.
The first Club Awards Standings have been posted. The rules for the Awards can be found HERE. Take note to how the Player of the Year is decided. The rules have changed so ANYONE regardless of rating can win POY with a consistent, solid performance.
The Club's Jr. players continue to roll through the SC Scholastic Grand Prix Series as Ben Caiello continued his domination with a 4-0 performance in the fifth round of the series today. Dan Caiello finished tied for 2nd with Tommy Leonardi from Spartanburg in what is fast becoming a three way battle for the top spot in the State. Hot on their heals is one of our youngest club members, Chris Aluri, who went a perfect 4-0 in the K-5 section of today's Grand Prix.
The final crosstable is HERE.
Keep an eye on these players at the State Scholastics coming up in a couple weeks.
The Club Match with Queen City Chess has been scheduled for May 15 here in Columbia. The site will be announced soon. Players that came out last Thursday were given first right of refusal to play, and no one refused! All ten spots have been filled! We'll try and expand to include some more players.
Here is Team Columbia:
Donny Gray (2129)
Keith Eubanks (2006)
George Morton (1654)
Erik Murrah (1643)
Steve Boshears (1634)
Adam Shaw (1515)
Richard Watts (1253)
Craig Patton (1136)
Paul Lowry (1133)
Daniel Smith (1121)
The Queen City team can be found HERE.
If you've read this far check out the Columbia Chess Shop . It's active and you can order from it. I'm still fiddling with it so items/colors may change.
Finally, if anyone knows who put this Shop up please let us know. I've checked with the Powers That Be at SC Chess and it's a mystery??!
Casual Night February 25th
"Openings teach you openings. Endgames teach you chess!"
-- Stephan Gerzadowicz, US Postal Chess Master
Two brief presentations are scheduled for casual night, February 25th so be prepared to think and absorb.
Topics of discussion are:
Queen vs Pawn on the 7th Rank endgames
Analyzing an amazing game from 1928.
We have a number of topics for future presentations, If you are interested in a specific topic please contact Bob, Erik or myself.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Ashland XIII Concludes
Thirty two players compete in Ashland XIII with Keith Eubanks (2006) finishing in clear first! Joerg Lohse (1847) defeated George Morton (1654) to finish in second and Robert Folts (1685) scored the win over Steve Boshears to split the U1800 prize with Erik Murrah (1643).
In the Amateur Section there was a log jam at the top as Ralph Buske (1402) defeated Craig Patton (1136) and Birney Blind (1160) took the point from Ben Caiello (1365) to join Mike Mayfield (1391) in a three-way tie for first. Ben Caiello (1365) took home the U1400 prize. Drew Plyler (1246) scored a last round win over Mike Meekins (1102) and Daniel Smith (1121) escaped with a draw against Cody Kyzer (933) in the sections other games.
Dan Caiello (1072) defeated Rod Lytes (234) as Shiva Balasubramanian (1003) won over Marty Anderson (775) to tie for first in the Reserve Section. Christian Dunlap (770) defeated Erik Anderson (467) to claim the U1000 prize.
The final crosstable is HERE.
Next week is Ashland Quick XVI.
The Club Match with Queen City is tentatively scheduled for May 15 here in Columbia. I'll let everyone know when the date is firm.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Ashland XIII - Round 4
Twenty players battle in the Penultimate Round of Ashland XIII. Keith Eubanks (2006) took control of the Open Section with a win over Joerg Lohse (1847) Erik Murrah (1643) outlasted George Morton (1654) and Steve Boshears (1634) took the point from Adam Shaw (1515).
Mike Mayfield (1391) defeated co leader Craig Patton (1136) to move into clear first in the Amateur Section. Ben Caiello (1365) scored the win over Cody Kyzer (933) to move into second and Ralph Buske (1402) settled peacefully with Birney Blind (1160). Richard Watts (1253) won over David Gongre (1003)
In the Reserve Section, Shiva Balasubramanian (1003) took down leader Dan Caiello (1072) to create a tie at the top going into the final round. Marty Anderson (775) was victorious over Christian Dunlap (770) and Rod Lytes (234) won over Erik Anderson (467)
The Final Round is Thursday, Feb 11.
Good luck to everyone heading over to Charleston for the Snowstorm Special this weekend!
Mike Mayfield (1391) defeated co leader Craig Patton (1136) to move into clear first in the Amateur Section. Ben Caiello (1365) scored the win over Cody Kyzer (933) to move into second and Ralph Buske (1402) settled peacefully with Birney Blind (1160). Richard Watts (1253) won over David Gongre (1003)
In the Reserve Section, Shiva Balasubramanian (1003) took down leader Dan Caiello (1072) to create a tie at the top going into the final round. Marty Anderson (775) was victorious over Christian Dunlap (770) and Rod Lytes (234) won over Erik Anderson (467)
The Final Round is Thursday, Feb 11.
Good luck to everyone heading over to Charleston for the Snowstorm Special this weekend!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Road Warrior
The Weak Square recounts his weekend in Asheville at Land of the Sky. Click the Weak Square link on the left to read his weekend recount of a great chess tournament.
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