Colonel David A Hater
Erenburg took the more traditional GM route as he got off to a 4-0 start and then drew his final three rounds. Shabalov lost to NM Erick Garcia in… Read More »
Losing in round one must be viewed as the ultimate “Swiss gambit.” Baryshpolets certainly doesn’t recommend this approach!
By the halfway point of the tournament, all three GMs had suffered a loss!
Alex Shabalov, Photo Betsy Dynako Zacate
The King’s Island Open was held from November 11-13 in Blue Ash, Ohio a suburb of Cincinnati. The $… Read More »
GM Timur Gareyev will be attempting a World Record in Las Vegas in December 3. More photos at blindfoldking.com
The Los Angeles Open was held from… Read More »
GM Alexander Shabalov scored 4 ½ out of 5 and took clear first at the 20th Eastern Chess Congress held at the Dolce Hotel in Basking Ridge, NJ from… Read More »
While the chess world is focused on the Olympiad ongoing right now in Baku, the most important military team championship recently concluded in… Read More »
The 48th edition of the Atlantic Open was held at the Crystal City Hilton from August 26th-28th. This tournament typically draws well and this… Read More »
On the weekend of August 12th-14th, Continental Chess Association held two different weekend swisses, one on each coast.
On the West Coast, the… Read More »
There were three recent Continental Chess Association tournaments held on three consecutive weekends in three different states and three enterprising… Read More »