65th Ohio Chess Congress Report
Kristopher Meekins New Ohio Chess Champion 65th Ohio Chess Congress Report OPEN SECTION After 6 rounds of hard fought chess, National Experts (NE) Kristopher Meekins and Matthew Marsh (from Tennessee) were tied for first place in the 65th Ohio Chess Congress. NE Meekins, an Ohio resident, is our new state Chess Champion. Congratulations Kris! Way to go! Meekins – Driver – Marsh At the end of four rounds of chess the final results were not yet clear – not at all. Only two players had more than 3.0 points – Matthew Marsh and Sinan Baughman with 3.5 points each. Then came a group of players with 3.0 points National Master’s (NM) Carl Boor and John Stopa along with Kris Meekins and John Hughes (who earned a NE rating at this event). So in round 5, Marsh and Baughman played and Marsh won; Boor was paired with Meekins and Stopa was paired with Hughes. Meekins got an upset win against the tournament favorite and Stopa put an end to Hughes’ run. Also in round 5 NE’s Sylvester Smarty and … Continue reading
Best Week In Chess
As it gets closer to Christmas and the roads turn icy another week passes full of Chess and you know we scowl the internet for the top headlines and feature them here for you. I know I hope you enjoy them. Before jumping into the top stories from around the world don’t forget that tonight at the Dayton Chess Club we will be having a Holiday Party starting at 6:30 p.m. to…closing {whenever that happens}. Tonight will be the last night we’ll be open until the new year so get your chess playing in for 2008! Miroshnichenko wins Ukrainian Championship 2008 Evgenij Miroshnichenko, the 2003 Champion, has done it again: he took the 77th Ukrainian title on tiebreak points, ahead of Yuri Drozdovskij Weston students win chess championship Four Weston students are members of the chess teams of Pierrepont School, which competed in the Fifth Annual New England Scholastic Championship, held at Mt. Snow, Vt., Nov. 8-9. Las Tunas to Host Cuban National Chess Championship According to organizers, the tournament will consist of two stages and will be attended by … Continue reading
Best Week In Chess
Another week has past – can you believe it?! A lot has happened this week so I’m not even going to bore you with the small talk. Let’s jump straight into it, shall we? Chess helps young players develop thinking and social skills As If we didn’t already know this, right? Well check out the story about some middle school players Parag clinches open Int’l chess title Parag beat Mahfuzur Rahman Emon in the ninth and final round to secure eight points to clinch the title. 12-year-old in contention in Ukraine Championship The 2008 Ukraine Championship is missing Ivanchuk, Ponomariov and Karjakin, but is still very strong, with 26 participants, including 17 GMs. The player to watch is IM Illya Nyzhnyk. At twelve he sports a 2444 rating, and after four rounds he has three points (two wins, two draws). ‘Chess’ Just Isn’t Fun Anymore Good ol’ Soviet intrigue just doesn’t entertain like it used to. In “Chess,” two world-class players at the end of the Cold War find themselves caught within an ever-growing game of politics and trickery, a … Continue reading
Best Week In Chess
Another week has past so you know what time it is: BEST WEEK IN CHESS! That’s right I track down to see what has happened in the chess world and bring it to you. I know you have work to do and need to spend time with your family so I sum up the week for you without. So…you’re welcome. Just kidding. Let’s get started, you ready? We started off this week on a sad note with the pasing of a chess legend Bob Wade Chess club wins over Mariner Middle students The chess club is open to any Mariner Middle School student who can stay after school once a week. Novices are encouraged to try their hand at the game, and students pair up and often switch opponents for games. Purkashian becomes chess Grandmaster Iran’s woman chess player Atusa Purkashian became Grandmaster after a good performance in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden 2008. COLORADO CHESS: World champ keeps his title India’s Viswanathan Anand defended his world chess title by defeating former world champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia. The … Continue reading
3rd Annual Christmas Season Open Dec 13-14
Christmas right around the corner what would be better than a nice relaxing chess tournament at the Dayton Chess Club? HA! Talk about self promotion. Seriously though instead of going holiday shopping come on down to the DCC for the 3rd Annual Christmas Season Open here are the details: 5 Rounds – SS – December 13-14 December 13th, Saturday Time Controls: Rds 1 & 2 are G/75 then Game/2hr30min December 14th, Sunday $600 b/32 paid entries, re-entries $15 count as 1/2 entry. OPEN: $200-100. U1800: $200-100. USCF Rated. One bye permitted – sign up by end of round 1. Reg: Sat: 9:00-10:30 am. Rds: Sat – 11-2-5:30, Sun – 10-3:30. Sections: OPEN and U1800. EF: $25/$35 adv/after 12/11 DCC mbr disc. $3, EF refunded to 2200 and up if they complete the schedule. Don’t forget to sign up for the DCC Newsletter for coupons and insights at the Dayton Chess Club!
Bob Wade Chess Legend Passes
ChessBase is reporting that the chess legend has past away on November 29th: Robert Graham Wade, player, writer, arbiter, coach and chess promoter, was born in New Zealand, where he won the national championship three times. After moving to England he won the British Championship twice and played for England in six Olympiads. He beat Korchnoi and helped Bobby Fischer prepare for his match in Reykjavik. Bob died in the early hours of the morning For more information on him and his life please head over to ChessBase.com. Thoughts and prayers from the DCC go out to his family especially during the holidays.
Best Week In Chess
A little late but due to the holiday I was forced away from the computer to spend some quality time with the family. Nonetheless, I’ve been seeing the chess happenings around the globe via smartphone (ssssh…don’t tell my wife) so better late than never, right? Let’s start it off: Area students compete in chess tournament It was an exciting morning on Nov. 15 at the Fremont Middle School. On one side of the room, play was moving fast and furious, while on the other side, play was tense and deliberate. RP chess squad doomed from the start Our team to the Dresden Chess Olympiad was doomed even before it left. Its composition—from a faulty national qualifying system—and board assignments were pitiful. U.S. teams trail at Olympiad Six teams, including defending champion Armenia and heavy favorite Russia, shared the lead after five rounds of the Chess Olympiad in Bonn, Germany. Each had four match wins and a tie. The U.S. team, ranked 10th in the field of 146 teams, defeated three lesser teams but tied 27th-ranked Greece and lost, 1-3, to … Continue reading
Early Turkey Open Open Fun Stuff
If you didn’t know this morning kicked off the Early Turkey Open Open with a wide range of players it looks like there are going to be some interesting games. In between rounds the players were eager to see the scarlet and gray beat up on the wolverines. While the tournament is still rolling along today and tomorrow Sharon was able to snap off some shots: For more photos see them over at our Flickr Page Then Riley decided to share from Iraq:
This Week In Chess
As the DCC moves to a new system we decided to do some new things. One of which is compiling chess news from around the globe and giving it to you, in case you missed it. If you remebered last week we didn’t have a quick tournament and were closed on Saturday due the 17th Annual Kings Island Open. Well thanks to Mike Oaster for the big news came was Carl Bixel beat GM Anatoly Lein at the Kings Island Open this weekend! That’s BIG news! Congratulations, Carl. Germany holds off Russia in Chess Olympiad: Russia’s chess team, hailed as the highest rated ever assembled for a Chess Olympiad, hit a bump Monday as 11th-seed Germany battled all four games against them to a draw in round five of the biennial tournament in open division play 44th American Open Coming Up: There are the options of a 3 day schedule with four relatively fast games or, for those who do not like fast time controls, or wish to spend Thanksgiving day with family, two half point byes still allow for … Continue reading
No Quick Tournament This Evening
On the first night of the 17th Kings Island Open looks like the DCC members went south. So, with an unusual turnout we won’t be having a quick tournament this evening. For the next quick tournment be sure to check out the Dayton Chess Club Calendar
