Now that we’ve all had some time to reflect and move on with our lives I decided to take a look back at some memorable blunders from the 2013 World Cup in Tromso, Norway. This all got started when I lost a game to an opponent where I was clearly better (+5 for you computers out there) and subsequently completely… Read more →
Author: Josh
Recap of the 2013 UMBC Championship
I recently played in the 2013 University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Championship. The tournament was quite nice and there was some very strong players there. It was nice that at UMBC they require players who wish to be on their team to play in the open section. I’m of the opinion that UMBC is one of the few universities… Read more →
Recap of the 135th NYS Championship
I got back from the 135th NY State Championship on Tuesday. I finished with 2.5/6 going +1 =3 -2. Overall I was fairly lucky to escape with only two losses though I had good chances in my games. I didn’t really think I was playing that well, and initially I was soaking up tons of time in the opening which… Read more →
2013 Chess World Cup (Round 5)
As the fourth round wraps up I would like to just take a moment here and say that the second game of the first tiebreaks between Morozevich and Tomashevsky was one of the most exciting and nerve wracking games I have ever seen. The game started off slowly with each side doing the cat and mouse. Finally after a slip… Read more →
2013 Chess World Cup (Round 4)
Greetings everyone, Round 3 has come to a close and we are now in the sweet sixteen. The fourth round should be full of intrigue as we watch the best players in the world duke it out. Worth checking out are the interviews between Nakamura and Kamsky with Polgar. You can sense a certain disdain and a desire to keep… Read more →
2013 Chess World Cup (Round 3)
Round two has completed and the third round is going to commence this weekend. In this fast paced event it’s been tough to keep up with all the action going on. Here are some of the more shocking developments from the second round: Read more →
2013 Chess World Cup (Round 2)
Well folks the first round of the 2013 World cup has completed and there have been some quite interesting results. There were some very shocking results and developments in the first round including: GM Alexander Moiseenko won his first round which isn’t all the shocking except for the fact that his opponent GM Ahmed Adly didn’t show up due to… Read more →
The 44th Susquehanna Open Tournament
This past weekend I attended the 44th Susquehanna Open tournament in Bloomsburg PA. When I attend “larger” tournaments outside of the Rochester area I will try and provide some sort of write up or review on the conditions and my results. Read more →
The 2013 FIDE World Cup
The 2013 FIDE World Cup Today I’m going to talk about [what I think are] the most exciting match-ups in the 2013 World Cup. Warning: this one is heavy on the text, if you want the Tl;dr version just read the things in bold. Read more →
Tilting at Windmills
Just then they came in sight of thirty or forty windmills that rise from that plain. And no sooner did Don Quixote see them that he said to his squire, “Fortune is guiding our affairs better than we ourselves could have wished. Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with… Read more →