All too often when we look at or review a game – especially GM games – we ignore annotated thoughts. Perhaps after reading these lecture notes, you’ll come away with a greater appreciation of the game – just by going over the notes! Playing the Notes – Lecture R. Driver, 22 Jan 2015
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The Assassin vs The Magician – Lecture 14 & 15 Jan ’15 by R. Driver
This was the game of the day at ChessGames.com on 1 July 2006…. Assassin Vs Magician 14 and 15 Jan 2015
Advance Registrations for “Winter Storm Watch” Pawn Storm !
Slowly but surely, the list of pre-registrations are growing…. OPEN Carl Boor (2383) Yuri Barnakov (2216) Will Sedlar (2206) James Mills (2200) Blake Baumgartner (2098) Noah Keating-Adams (2082) John Miller (2048) Robert Chenault (2036) Jason Wang (1834) Ashwin Kalyanakumar (1666) U1900 Arvind Prasad (1768) David Guehl (1677) Elton Cao (1598) Max Egan (1549) Steve Phillips […]
Hanging On…Lecture by R. Driver on 8 Jan 2015
Sometimes hanging on is incredibly difficult….. Hanging On-1 8 Jan 2015 Lecture R. Driver
“Two Days After” Pawn Storm – 27 December 2014 Pre-Registrants!
OPEN Lester Van Meter (2200) Noah Keating-Adam (2083) Blake Baumgartner (2065) Vikram Srivastava (2043) Nolan Song (1779) Bobby Goddin (1718) Matthew Yuan (1648) Elton Cao (1540) U1900 David Guehl (1712) Jeremy Koebel (1621) Chris Bechtold (1581) Emma Cheng (1513) Justin Wu (1495) Dakshin Pisini (1435) U1600 Ethan Ferkins (1520) Michael Kelley (1517) William Franklin […]
Paul Kere & Yakov Estrin: A Debate….Lecture R. Driver 18 Dec 2014
Our last lecture of the year! A debate on a Falkbeer Countergambit Variation….. Paul Keres & Yakov Estrin…..
Quick Kill in the Opening … Lecture by R. Driver 12 Nov 2014
…and the mistakes that made them possible…. Quick Kills in the Opening – Part 1 12 Nov 2014
Advance Registrations – Thanksgiving Pawn Storm 8 Nov 2014
OPEN James Mills (2217) David Friedman (2148) Noah Keating-Adams (2113) Jason Wang (1865) Nolan Song (1749) U1900 Elton Cao (1618) Torrance Henry Jr (1573) William Franklin (1493) Emma Cheng (1434) Justin Smith (1242) U1600 Chris Bechtold (1560) Michael Thomas (1451) Steve Phillips (1398) Ethan Fang (1391) Jose Cyriac (1327) Ben Wettle (1265) Daniel […]
Extreme CaroKann Part I – Lecture by David Rittenhouse 29 Oct 2014
Another excellent lecture by David….. Lectures are offered every Wednesday evening here at the Dayton Chess Club. Lecture starts around 7pm – and usually lasts 30-45 minutes. You’re missing out if you’re simply reading the lecture notes! Extreme Caro-Kann Part I- 29 Oct 2014
Part VI Caro-Kann – Conclusion – Lecture by D. Rittenhouse, 24 Sep 2014
Conclusion of the 6 part series of the Caro-Kann…. Part VI