Colonel David A Hater

Brandon Wang had a phenomenal performance in the 21st Bradley Open scoring 4-0 with a half point bye and tying for first with GM Michael Rohde and… Read More »
Ruifeng Li at the US Junior Closed. Photo: Austin Fuller The 2016 Southern Open was held at the Wyndham resort in Orlando, Florida from… Read More »
GM Victor Mikhalevski, Photo Betsy Dynako 2013 The Chicago Class was held July 15th-17th at the Wyndham in the Chicago suburb of Wyndham,… Read More »
GM Michael Rohde The Schenectady Open is not a major stop on the CCA calendar but it continues the efforts to bring weekend chess to other… Read More »
GM Illia Nyzhnyk, Photo Jim Doyle The main event of the World Open concluded July 4th, but there was still much chess to be played.  … Read More »
It is not often that you see three 2700+ GMs and a 7 time U.S. Women’s Champion tie for first in a weekend Swiss that offers less than $15,000 in… Read More »
The 5th Continental Class Championship returned to Virginia after a two-year absence. Buoyed by a $20,000 prize fund, the tournament attracted three… Read More »
Ruifeng Li, here pictured against Luke Harmon at the US Chess School IM Ruifeng Li scored an undefeated 7-2 at the 10th Annual… Read More »
Photo Tim Hanks Recently there have been many articles on the various mega-scholastic championships being held around the country.   … Read More »
GM Aleksandr Lenderman won the George Washington Open held at the Dulles Airport Hyatt Hotel from February 26th to 28th.  Lenderman scored 4 ½ out of… Read More »
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