Hey All, I played the Eastern Class Championship this weekend in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. I finished the tournament with 3/5, with all my games being decisive. It is pretty rare for me to have all my games be decisive in a 5 round tournament, usually I draw a couple along the way. There are a couple […]

This year’s Queen City Open was held at the Comfort Inn in Manchester, NH. The turnout was quite small, only 11 players in the Open Section. I remember When I first started playing chess back in 1999, there were always 2 or 3 GMs in the Open section slugging it out. I distinctly remember this […]

I recently played in the Liberty Bell Open which was held over Martin Luther King Weekend in Philadelphia. IM David Vigorito and I headed down Thursday afternoon to Philly, in what was an uneventful drive down. Unfortunately, we had booked the room a little too late and when we made the reservation they said they […]

Hey All!
Sorry for my infrequent blogging this past week, I’ve been working on this player analysis page, which is finally complete! I’m sure you guys will enjoy it!
I rank each player on the list in different categories and list their strengths/weaknesses. I try to put an amusing story, usually a personal anecdote I had with […]

It was an extremely exciting day at the World Cup 2007 as most players fought hard to avoid elimination or clinch their spot into the next round. In the end, 5 players advanced to the quarterfinals: Magnus Carlsen, Alexei Shirov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Ivan Cheparinov, and Sergey Karjakin.
Carlsen, who won the first game of the mini […]

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Chess 960, Newburyport Chess Club

The time control for this game was G/80. This game was played at the Newburyport Chess Club located in Newburyport, MA. I play there on occasion just to keep my chess skills sharp. I used my Chronos Chess Clock to get this random position. Most people don’t know that […]

Back on Labor Day weekend I tied for 1st with IM Igor Foygel at the 67th New England Open which was held it my hometown, Manchester, NH. This is my first New England Title, which meant a lot to me. I have won the New Hampshire title 4 times, but usually there are only a […]

GM Hikaru Nakamura (Smallville) is off to an amazing start in Barcelona, Spain with 3.5/4, including 2 wins with the black pieces! I am amazed he hasn’t been invited to any major tournaments (like Corus, Linares, etc), since he is such a crowd pleaser. He plays to the bitter end and only rarely accepts quick […]