Sometimes in online chess, you get trapped into playing mini-matches against a player. Either they’ll offer you a rematch or you’ll offer them one. A few nights ago I had such a mini match against a player on chess.com. I went like 1-3, and as soon as I won he declined my rematch. In this game I completely dominated him… Read more →
Hello everyone, as part of my attempting to improve my chess and eventually get back into the tournament scene I’ve decided to attempt to analyze one game a week. I realize that most blitz games don’t have a lot of value as neither player are necessarily looking for the “best moves”. That said, I’ve attempted to find a solid game… Read more →
I recently received my “2019 Report” from chess.com. I wasn’t aware that this was a service they offered but I enjoyed their report and their suggestions. In this new era of “big data” chess.com is collecting millions of games a day (if not more) so it makes sense that they would have suggestions for improvement. It should be noted that… Read more →
Another year has come and gone, and we’re back for our annual Halloween tradition. You’ll note that this list is (once again) similar to last year. I’ve made a few more changes; to my list. Removed: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – Cut to make room for another wildcard. The Evil Dead (1981) – I understand the importance of this film;… Read more →
We’re back for yet another October horror film festival. Similar to last year, I’ve decided to embark upon another October chalk full of horror films. Last year, I was able to get through all 31 films on my list. I made some amendments to that list that I failed to mention in my post; specifically the trilogy of Roman Polanski… Read more →
Greetings, yes I’m still around/alive. Today I’d like to share a little project I’ve been working on for a little while. I humbly present to you a list I’ve been compiling; “31 films to watch before Halloween”. My plan is to watch one of these movies everyday leading up to Halloween. I’ve done a bunch of research to compile this… Read more →
I played for two hours today, I still haven’t really decided how long I’m going to play for online so again, if anybody has any suggestions please let me know. I started off playing rather poorly, but managed to regain some dignity towards the middle of the stream. I still managed to finish with 11 wins, 2 draws and 9… Read more →
Hello everyone, I’ve decided to take on a challenge. I’m going to try to play blitz chess on ICC for some predetermined length of time. I think the record right now is 72 hours as set by Graham Burgess but I’ve yet to see any corroboration on this or confirmation. If anyone knows Graham or can confirm this record please… Read more →
Greetings everyone! I set up a new twitch stream! I’m going to be streaming every Monday at 7pm EST for the ICC 3/2 USCF Blitz tournament. With any luck, I’ll see y’all there! I’ll also post the videos to youtube afterward so you’ll always be able to see it after I’m done playing. Follow me on Twitch! EDIT: The video for… Read more →
I recently competed in the 2016 Cleveland Open. This summer I’ve taken a lot of time off from chess. Since my previous experience in Canada I haven’t felt motivated to compete. Since the NY State championship is approaching I figured that now would be a good time to get back into “form”. Aside from some online games I haven’t been playing… Read more →