Monthly Archives: January 2010

The true adventures of the DCC

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Tim

Pete Short was inspired by both Randy Reynolds’ chess cartoon, and his opponent using his non USCF approved chess computer program to keep track of his notation at the Denver Chess Club on Tuesday Jan 12, 2010.  Pete could tell his … Continue reading →

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October 2009 Colorado Chess Informant

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Tim

October 2009 Colorado Chess Informant Features Changing of the guard Volunteer of the Quarter – Fred Spell Message from the outgoing President by Klaus Johnson Parting thoughts from the previous editor by Randy Reynolds Colorado State Chess Association Financial Report … Continue reading →

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Denver Chess Club Elections

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Tim

Congrats to the winners!   Daoud Zupa DCC Pres. Shannon Fox Vice Pres. Paul Kullback Treasurer Joe Aragon Secretary

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What to say at the start of a game

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Tim

I just had an opponent on Redhotpawn.com tell me “Play well……..but not THAT well.” which is pretty funny.  It made me think of different comments people make when starting a game of chess. My favorite of all time is Dan Avery’s … Continue reading →

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December 2009 Colorado Springs Chess Night Newsletter

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Tim
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“Check is in the Mail”

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Tim

Klaus Johnson sent me the following: In the national monthly column “Check is in the Mail” The Final 2009 Colorado Correspondence Championship Standings were listed!  This is a rare honor, usually only the winners of each tournament are named,   … Continue reading →

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New Denver Chess Club Website

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Tim

Chris Peterson created a new (and much needed) website for the Denver Chess Club at http://www.denverchess.com  Nice work Chris!  It has been years since the DCC had a decent website (back in the Brad Johnson days). Here are some notes … Continue reading →

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