~ Earlier this year I returned to chess… the study of chess that is, and as a result, I became hungry for the tournament life.  But as you would know it, we had a little situation called Covid.  So, what I did instead was to rejoin the US chess federation and decided to read and…

 Last night I began a review of Garry Kasparov’s volume one of “My Great Predecessors,” but I didn’t finish or even time-stamp it.  Oh well, it was sometime early in the evening or perhaps even late in the afternoon.  The point is that I will finish the review sooner than I will finish the book.…

A little while ago I checked my USCF rating for May and sadly, after playing for the past two years, I’ve plummeted from 1650 to 1470.  That is nearly a two-hundred point drop from last year.  Just a little reminder to myself that my goal for 2015 was to gain 200 points and break into…

Last night slipped into an early morning before I turned in because I was watching the latest IM Dr. Kopec video, “THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.”  I became too tired to finish it as I was approaching the last part.  I began watching this fascinating story in my hotel room at the 25th…

5:39am ~  Last night I won my third game of the MCC tournament for the month of April.  I now share the lead with one other participant.  There are three other players close on our heels, so any one of us can win the event.  Or there could be a tie.  Next week will be…

Monday, 18th of April, 2016 – 1:27pm I’m making a slight adjustment in my blog format, utilizing the tools of my host, which provides the platform to deliver this blog.  There will be even more adjustments as I learn the process In the meantime, I am busy preparing for the upcoming Eastern Class championships. ~…