The 20th Kenilworth Chess Club Championship begins tonight at 8:20 (get there by 8:00 sharp if you want to play). See Don Carrelli’s post at the KCC Minutes blog or The Chess Coroner for complete details.
Archive for January 14th, 2010
Kenilworth CC Championship Begins Tonight
Thursday, January 14th, 2010* Kenilworth Championship Starts Tonight *
Thursday, January 14th, 2010The 20th Kenilworth Chess Club Championship begins tonight (Thursday 1/14) and runs through February 11th. Here are the details :
20th KCC Championship
- USCF-rated!
- 5-round Swiss
- January 14th-February 11th
- G/90 time control
- Rounds to start at 8:20 p.m. every Thursday, for the duration of the event.
- Prizes : TBA
- EF: $10 entry fee + $15 dues + $5 anti-forfeit deposit = $30.
- KCC & USCF memberships required.
- Register with TD Geoff McAuliffe by 8:20 p.m. on 1/14
Please bring chess clocks & folding chairs if you have them.
Imagination in Chess
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Krasenkow – Swiercz, Warsaw 2010
White to play and win.
Dennis Monokroussos draws our attention to the problem-like finish of the game Krasenkow – Swiercz, Polish Championship, Warsaw 2010 (java replay or PGN). Having been challenging myself of late with Paata Gaprindashvili’s Imagination in Chess (a superb collection of 756 puzzles designed to improve your chess thinking), I naturally thought the critical position from the game (see diagram above) would be a great way to test your ability to discover hidden resources or “auxiliary ideas.” Try it with 15 minutes on the clock.
* KCC Championship Starts Tomorrow! *
Thursday, January 14th, 2010The 20th Kenilworth Chess Club Championship will begin tomorrow night (Thursday 1/14) and run through February 11th. Here are the details :
20th KCC Championship
- USCF-rated!
- 5-round Swiss
- January 14th-February 11th
- G/90 time control
- Rounds to start at 8:20 p.m. every Thursday, for the duration of the event.
- Prizes : TBA
- EF: $10 entry fee + $15 dues + $5 anti-forfeit deposit = $30.
- KCC & USCF memberships required.
- Register with TD Geoff McAuliffe by 8:20 p.m. on 1/14
#614 Latest Ratngs of KCC Members
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Here are the latest USCF Ratings of Kenilworth Chess Club members & how they would be seeded in the 2010 KCC Championship :
- Yaacov Norowitz 2463
- Steve Stoyko 2253
- Mark Kernighan 2214
- Scott Massey 2213
- Michael Goeller 2035
- Ari Minkov 1954
- Ian Mangion 1953
- Mark Schwarcz 1925
- Richard Buschgans 1912
- Don Carrelli 1857
- Howard Osterman 1856
- John Moldovan 1824
- Bob Sherry 1812
- Ziggy Bliznikas 1800
- Daniel Zhu 1788
- Dr. Richard Lewis 1774
- David Pawlowski 1761
- Max Sherer 1736
- Glen Hart 1708
- Geoff McAuliffe 1706
- Greg Tomkovich 1681
- Mike Wojcio 1600
- Aaron Kiedes 1551
- Jack McCorkell 1534
- Dan Komunicky 1494
- Ted Mann 1493
- Lou Sturniolo 1469
- Mikhail Kruglyak 1367
- Pat Mazzillo 1366
- Leon Hrebinka 1354
- Gordon Agress 1328
- Bert Shiffman 1328
- Joe Renna 1315
- Bill Sokolosky 1167
- Jim Cole 1160
USCF ratings of select former members : Ed Selling 1675, Joe Demetrick 1660, Pete Cavaliere 1600
Wijk aan Zee Super-GM starts on Saturday
Thursday, January 14th, 2010We hear a collective sigh of relief: after the Tal Memorial, the World Blitz,
the London Chess Classic and the World Team Championship (ended yesterday),
some chess fans out there were feeling a twinge of withdrawal. Not to worry:
top GMs are currently arriving in the Dutch seaside town for the annual chess
festival. We will provide full coverage on Playchess.
Here are the tournament details.