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 →