So recently there has been some buzz on the USCF forums about college chess (a discussion you know I can’t keep my big nose out of). I want to go on record as saying that I played college chess and saw firsthand the difficulty that the current situation creates. Read more →
Category: Op-eds
A New Perspective on Zugzwang
So I’m sure many of you are wondering what exactly Zugzwang is. Today I’m going to dispel some mysteries surrounding Zugzwang and I will show you some classic (as well as) new examples that can only be found on this site. These examples have been meticulously chosen by me, and the final Zugzwang position is one that I’m sure has… Read more →
An Experts Guide To Choosing a Chess Tournament Part Deux
“A few weeks ago I published an article about how I choose the chess tournaments I play in. In that article I mentioned that I would be playing in the Columbus Open. This post picks up where the last one left off.” Read more →
An Experts Guide to Choosing a Chess Tournament p.1
I was recently perusing the United States Chess Federation (USCF) website looking for tournaments to play in for June and July. Unfortunately I couldn’t figure out how to make most of them fit my busy schedule. I had objections to many of the tournaments for a variety of reasons (I’ll get to this in a sec). I keep a running… Read more →