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Holiday Tourney But No Gifts…
December 24, 2007 · 4 Comments
On Saturday I played in the Hamilton Quad. I got an even score with +1-1=1. The club was decked out for Christmas. You might think that, being close to the holiday, not many players would show up. But there were 42 participants. I guess that with schools out and time off from work everyone was ready for some chess to start the holiday. There was almost not enough seats for everyone. Ed the TD had to give up his table and move into the Kitchen area. I had never seen many of these players. This made for good quad sections... [Read the full story]
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Jim West in Kaissiber Article…
November 13, 2007 · 2 Comments
I bought a few copies of the great German Openings magazine Kaissiber from the USCF. It’s put out by Stephan Brucker. He also writes articles on chesscafe.com. In the April-June 2007 issue there is an article on the Philidor Counter Gambit that mentions Jim West’s book on that opening. See the highlight on page three. Read More →
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Jim West in Kaissiber Article…
I bought a few copies of the great German Openings magazine Kaissiber from the USCF. It’s put out by Stephan Brucker. He also writes articles on chesscafe.com. In the April-June... [Read more]