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USCL - Sunday, September 11th 2005 6:39 PM
Via the Chessville Weekly comes the news that Canada's Pascal Charbonneau is playing board 1 for the Baltimore Kingfishers of the new US Chess League. The Chessville...
Summer's Over... - Sunday, September 11th 2005 9:14 AM
...and while I've been blogging intermittently over the past few months I've been equally plodding along with chess praxis. Sitting on my desk right now is a copy of Yasser...
Chess Chronicle - Sunday, August 14th 2005 9:48 PM
There's a new bi-weekly chess ezine arriving in my mailbox. Chess Chronicle  is delivered in Adobe Acrobat pdf file format and at around 40 pages each issue is ...
Chess for Peace - Sunday, August 14th 2005 6:00 PM
Back from vacation and browsing through the email backlog. Via the Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess Memo comes news of the Chess for Peace initiative being assisted by...
Gone Fishing... - Friday, August 12th 2005 10:57 PM
Current co-ordinates, N 48.55.67 W 125.32.34
Canadian Open Update - Saturday, July 16th 2005 9:42 AM
With two rounds to go in Edmonton Ivanchuk and Shirov share the lead at the Canadian Open. Official Site. Also a fun discussion of the event and Canadian speech habits...
Solitaire Chess - Sunday, July 10th 2005 9:30 AM
Just catching up on my in-box and came across this very good article on getting the most from solitaire chess from Mark Weeks at About.com. The article gives a step-by-step...
Chess Today - Wednesday, June 15th 2005 5:57 PM
Every now and again GM Alexander Baburin sends out a sample issue of his excellent Chess Today Newspaper. A new sample arrived today full of news from events like the National...
Short Snappers - Saturday, May 28th 2005 8:33 AM
A bunch of things that have been going on since my last post over a week ago. While I've been busy at work and leveling-off an area in the backyard for a 2000 gallon swimming...
Rest of the World vs. MrThayer - Wednesday, May 18th 2005 6:36 PM
A big announcement today from ChessWorld.net Webmaster Kingscrusher, "I am happy to announce that MrThayer has agreed to play a coaching oriented Rest of world match on...
First Round K.O. - Wednesday, May 11th 2005 9:18 PM
It was more like the slow squeeze of a python than a fast punch but, my chances at the ChessWorld.net World Championship Knockout tournament were finished in the first round...
30th Paul Keres Memorial - Wednesday, May 11th 2005 8:03 PM
Got a reminder in the email today from the BCCF  that one of the biggest chess events of the year around here is coming up later this month. This year will be the 30th...
GM Viktor Bologan added to Canadian Open Roster - Tuesday, May 10th 2005 3:02 PM
Via ChessTalk GM Viktor Bologan (currently number 18 in the world) is the latest addition to a growing list of top players coming to Edmonton for the Canadian Open this...
"Big Mac Attack" - Monday, May 9th 2005 8:43 PM
Via ChessTalk and Chessgames.com, the Game of the Day at Chessgames.com  is from the 2004 Canadian Championship and features Jonathan MacDonald vs Noam Davies. The game...
How Agressive is Your Chess? - Sunday, May 8th 2005 9:37 PM
Take this quiz at Chessville.
Jousting with a Knight - Sunday, May 8th 2005 1:52 PM
Among my current games at ChessWorld.net are a pair vs. Knight Errant Paul Salcido of Chess Nonsense fame. Here are the current positions and game scores: (Since posting...
Top 10 Canadian Chess Players - Sunday, May 8th 2005 12:33 PM
I read a recent article entitled "The Dark Secret to Promoting Chess"  by Jamie Duif Calvin at ChessBase  with great interest. Taking portions of her challenge to...
Predator at the Chessboard - Monday, May 2nd 2005 9:47 PM
Ward Farnsworth's: Predator at the Chessboard. This is a very nice site. Graphically pleasing, well written and a logical layout - it reads like a book on chess tactics. With...
Tactics Training - Sunday, May 1st 2005 7:28 AM
In the on-going quest for tactical training tools, I came across a link to this collection of over 3500 tactical training positions from actual games (the file is t.zip partway...
Chess Metaphor Watch - Tuesday, April 26th 2005 5:44 PM
"He defended the position with an artfulness that was a pleasure to watch. He kept Michael Schumacher brilliantly in check..." I think this description of Fernado Alonso's...
GM Nataf to Play Canadian Open - Saturday, April 23rd 2005 8:28 AM
Via ChessTalk, GM Igor-Alexandre Nataf has been added to the growing list of world class players that will be at the Canadian Open in Edmonton this summer. It looks like we are...
Chess as a Contact Sport? - Monday, April 18th 2005 6:50 PM
Via the Chessville Forum, this very funny chess video clip, looks like an ad for something called Midway. [Quicktime required]
Irina Krush to Play Canadian Open - Sunday, April 17th 2005 9:23 AM
The latest from ChessTalk:    IM Irina Krush has confirmed that she will play in the Canadian Open July 9-17 in Edmonton. Top players so far in order of rating:...
Charbonneau Helps UBCM Win Presidential Cup - Sunday, April 17th 2005 9:15 AM
Via ChessWatch, The Washington Times features a game played by Canadian IM Pascal Charbonneau as the UMBC (University of Maryland-Baltimore County) team takes their third...
Battle of the Bloggers III - Sunday, April 17th 2005 7:32 AM
Another update from the pair of games underway at ChessWorld.net between OnlineChess.ca (ChessSmith) and  World of Chess (robmtchl). There are several new moves on...