Is how it is being billed and you can follow it at this link .
The players are 6 of the 10 highest rated players in the world.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
strongest chess tournament in history
Is how it is being billed and you can follow it at this link .
The players are 6 of the 10 highest rated players in the world.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
meetings-8-18-14
The MSU Chess Club will meet tonight Mon 5:30 - 8 in the Curris Center.
Quads if you like.
Quads if you like.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Chess in Murray - Calloway Co. 2014-15
Here is the current status. I will try to keep it up to date. If I have any additions or errors please let me know.
Last year we had 1 major tournament in the Fall. We now have 4 scheduled (within day-trip distance) for this Fall.
Next Feb. 7 we will have a bigger 2015 County Championships.
Last year we had three scholastic clubs in the county. This year we have four already and the volunteers to offer
to teach a beginner class in each of the other 6 schools in the county.
The plan-hope is to get a parent – teacher volunteer (from that school) - for each class to manage a transition from the class
to a club. A manager does not have to be a player if someone else (another parent?) can be the coach.
If we can get persons who will do the managerial parts we will have a better chance of getting coaches (players or parents),
because we can assure them that they will only need to teach while someone else maintains decorum.
because we can assure them that they will only need to teach while someone else maintains decorum.
Activity where When open to manager Coach
Chess Column Ledger Mondays all W. Bell
Murray-Calloway CC Curris Ctr 5-7 Thursdays all Leaders W. Bell
group tutors
MHS chess Club MHS ? ? MCS Lauren Hines Open
students
MMS chess Club MMS 3-4 MW MMS Martin Son Mr. Son
Begin ??? students
MES Chess Club MES ?? MES Chuck Blanchard
Lamb Home Schoolers ???? ????? ???James Hereford
Schools with no clubs
People who are interested in having a club at a school they are listed beside with contact info. If we get several people interested they will have a better chance of persuading their principal to find a sponsor.
Eastwood CC E CC N CC SW CC Middle CCHS
Calloway Contact people
La Dawn Hale 227-7087 lhale2@email.uky.edu
David Mikulcik 753-3211 mikulcik@amerion.com
Eastwood CC E CC N CC SW CC Middle CCHS
Calloway Contact people
La Dawn Hale 227-7087 lhale2@email.uky.edu
David Mikulcik 753-3211 mikulcik@amerion.com
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Tournaments
Scholastics in blue and open (all ages) in Red
Brad Smith - 731.423.9705
August 9, 2014
Jackson TN, Open
Brad Smith - 731.423.9705
Tentative
Sat Sept 27-
Name ?, Paducah Scholastic
Rated and unrated sections
1-6 pm
Sat October 18, 2014
Graves Co Scholastic
32nd MSU Open
And Scholastic Novice and Beginner
Saturday, November 1 , 2014.
tentative
December 6, 2014
December 6, 2014
Crittenden Co Scholastic
don.winters@crittenden.kyschools.us
don.winters@crittenden.kyschools.us
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Newspaper Chess Problem
Hi everyone,
Dr. Bell's recent chess post in the local newspaper featured a problem for the reader to solve. The problem featured a well known endgame tactic that is very useful to know. In the problem, White does not have a fun position; however, White can make use of a very neat trick by playing Bxa4! White has sacrificed his bishop, but at the same time has forced Black's sole pawn onto the a-file. You will notice that the potential queening square for the pawn is not the same color as the squares on which Black's bishop can move. This is very important, since now White can triumphantly march his king over to the corner and move back and forth between a1 and b2 (or b1). Black, surprisingly, can do absolutely nothing to disrupt White's fortress and thus must adhere to a draw. Note: This is not the only way to draw the position, but it is by far the simplest.
Josiah Hereford
Dr. Bell's recent chess post in the local newspaper featured a problem for the reader to solve. The problem featured a well known endgame tactic that is very useful to know. In the problem, White does not have a fun position; however, White can make use of a very neat trick by playing Bxa4! White has sacrificed his bishop, but at the same time has forced Black's sole pawn onto the a-file. You will notice that the potential queening square for the pawn is not the same color as the squares on which Black's bishop can move. This is very important, since now White can triumphantly march his king over to the corner and move back and forth between a1 and b2 (or b1). Black, surprisingly, can do absolutely nothing to disrupt White's fortress and thus must adhere to a draw. Note: This is not the only way to draw the position, but it is by far the simplest.
Josiah Hereford
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