Category Archives: Tournaments

Feb 2010 Colorado Springs Chess Night Newsletter

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Tim
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Jan 2010 Colorado Springs Chess Night newsletter

Posted on February 25, 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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November Colorado Springs Chess Night Newsletter

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Tim
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Air Force Academy tournaments cancelled

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Tim

per Dean Brown’s facebook status: Due to USAF Academy policy considerations, the USAFA Thursday tournaments and the monthly Quads are no longer being held . New Community Center management says that “professional” tournaments may not be held in USAF Academy … Continue reading →

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Newsletters from Colorado Springs Chess Night

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Tim

  Here are some more back issues of Fred Spell’s excellent newsletter of the Wednesday night club that plays rated chess in Colorado Springs, CO. Each newsletter is very nicely done, and features games from the players including regulars such as … Continue reading →

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Sudoku Tournament

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Tim

This is an interesting video that I found linked from digg.com. It is interesting to see how a sudoku tournament kind of resembles a chess tournament. The most interesting part is a guy in a hood that in the end … Continue reading →

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The Mitch and Gordon October Show

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Tim

  East Coast Deli October Tournament Results Issue by Fred Spell. Correction on Nov 19.  I originally thought that Jerry Maier made the newsletter, but it is actually Fred Spell.  Fred is going to send me some of his other back … Continue reading →

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Response from USCF regards my sandbagging claims from the National Open

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Tim

Tim, Thanks for taking the time to write about this.  If we have evidence that a player is sandbagging, then we take the appropriate action.  As you know, we use the CCA Minimum Rating List – this year we raised … Continue reading →

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World Open 2009 Review

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Tim

After years of wanting to do it, I finally made my first pilgrimage to the World Open in Philadelphia, PA over 4th of July weekend. Here are some of my thoughts Things I liked: The location is awesome. Everything that … Continue reading →

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USCF President agrees with Timmy on Sandbagging

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Tim

  After my sandbagging incident at the National Open in Vegas I wrote a letter to Bill Goichberg, who is running for the USCF Board, has served as President of the USCF, and is the leading organizer of large chess … Continue reading →

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What makes a great playing site

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Tim

Last night I played at the new location for the Wednesday night tournaments in Colorado Springs for the first time. I have to say, this is a great location to play at. It has just about all of the things … Continue reading →

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National Open Las Vegas 2009

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Tim

I played in the USCF National Open in Las Vegas June 6-7, 2009 at the South Pointe Casino. The South Pointe was a new location for the National Open. I have played in this tournament in 2005, 2007 and 2008 … Continue reading →

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