Coming to you on Saturday, 30 October 2010 **Frankenstein-Dracula Variation in the Vienna Game **Thematic Quick Tmt ** $13.13 EF ($2.13 disc to DCC members) **Prize fund 70% of EFs ** Registration 11:30-12:45 ** Round 1 starts promptly at 1:13pm ** 4 rounds – G/26, TD/5 – subsequent rounds start ASAP! ** USCF Quick Rated. […]
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Gem City Reprise by Ben Coraretti
Ahhhh….sometimes we (as in Dayton Chess Club….) get behind the power curve….No good excuse other than – gee, thought that was done…. Ben Coraretti came back to Dayton and graced us with his playing in the Gem City Open this year. Fine analysis, Ben! GemCityReprise[1]
52nd Dayton Chess Club Championship…Rounds 1 thru 3
Rounds 1 through 3 are now history.. 52ndDCCCStandings And a few photos…some of have been condensed – so please click on the photo to get a GOOD look! And so stay tuned for Rounds 4, 5 and 6!!!
Aviators Pawns Scholastic Tournament
Aviator Pawns #1 Scholastic Report April 3, 2010 – Riley D. Driver On a beautiful Saturday on April 3, 2010, twenty young men and women fought for five rounds of chess and finished just before the high winds arrived. This is their story. In the Unrated K3/K1 section had four heart breaking losses in a […]
Remembering Clif Rowan…..
A few folks at the last Ohio Cardinal has asked about various chess players – and Clif Rowan’s name came up. The article posted on this site was accidentally deleted….we won’t go into the details, but suffice to say – it was an error not to be repeated. Here’s to remembering Clif once again….. Clif […]
26 Feb – First Thematic Tournament of 2010
Friday, Feb 26, 2010, come and say “Happy BIrthday” to Dayton’s own Chess Queen, Sharon Driver. Then play, in her honor, “The Queen’s Gambit Declined, Manhattan Variation” (1. d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 Bb4 with White to move) Thematic Tournament. Expect to enjoy playing both the black and white side of […]
C.H.A.T. #2
BRAND NEW CHESS BOOK There is a brand new book out on former world champion Emanuel Lasker with the simple title Emanuel Lasker, edited by Forster, Hansen, and Negele (2009). This book is clearly a labor of love and with over 1,000 pages, 700 games, and 1600 diagrams it is a chess player’s book. Other […]
65th Ohio Chess Congress Report
Kristopher Meekins New Ohio Chess Champion 65th Ohio Chess Congress Report OPEN SECTION After 6 rounds of hard fought chess, National Experts (NE) Kristopher Meekins and Matthew Marsh (from Tennessee) were tied for first place in the 65th Ohio Chess Congress. NE Meekins, an Ohio resident, is our new state Chess Champion. Congratulations […]
Frankenstein-Dracula Variation in the Vienna Game – 31 Oct 09
Mark your calender….. a ghoulish event…. Frankenstein-Dracula Variation in the Vienna Game Thematic Quick Tmt What are the moves? Okay…. 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4!? 4. Qh5! Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 7. Qf3 f5 8. Qd5 Qe7 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 b6 (unclear, very unclear) …and that’s […]
Have the desire to share your chess skills?
Our own Ms Kay Stanley is looking for a few good volunteers to play chess at the Dayton Correctional Institute (DCI). Okay, so maybe not just “a few”…. The last Sunday of the month until the month of November, chess players are invited to come to the DCI to play chess. You do need to contact […]