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CCLA / New Met League: August 2007
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CCLA / New Met League. Where OTB Clubs Meet To Compete"(tm) nationally in the U.S. via webserver correspondence chess. Friday, August 24, 2007. Update on first match. The Quad format was presenting challenges to the default templates in the ICCF webserver. CCLA proposed that we have two 2-OTB Club matches instead. This is better since it is simpler for both the TD and the OTB Clubs and players. After we get the kinks out we can always take a fresh look at match structures. The team lineup is:. The URL fo...
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Smitty's Chess Corner: May 2009
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Sharing experiences and commentaries for the chess impaired. Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Reviewing the 78th Massachusetts Open. This traditional MACA event was held at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough MA over Memorial weekend. And I must say, with great success! As for the hosting site, you can’t ask for a better location and setting for the money. Hopefully, the Holiday Inn was able to benefit from such a wonderful turn out, as this would only favor the chess community and MACA for future events. Playing Whit...
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Smitty's Chess Corner: A Hiatus From Chess
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Sharing experiences and commentaries for the chess impaired. Tuesday, January 19, 2010. A Hiatus From Chess. A while back I wrote about having the courtesy to notify my readers when I'll be taking a hiatus from blogging about chess. Well, I guess better late than never; I will be on a hiatus from chess for a while. When I actively return.I will be blogging again. Thanks for your support! A Hiatus From Chess. Boylston Chess Club Weblog. CHESS MUSINGS: CONTINUITY IN TIME AND SPACE. Wait I play chess?
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Smitty's Chess Corner: 2009 New England Open
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Sharing experiences and commentaries for the chess impaired. Monday, September 14, 2009. 2009 New England Open. This was my first regional tournament since March 2009, and my first chess rated event/game in over 35 days. If these events are going to continue, a resolution needs to be found to ensure financial stability for the organizers of these tournaments. I know that people are screaming "Don't raise tournament fees! But I digress.congratulations Alex and team for a job well done! In the second round...
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CCLA / New Met League: September 2007
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CCLA / New Met League. Where OTB Clubs Meet To Compete"(tm) nationally in the U.S. via webserver correspondence chess. Thursday, September 20, 2007. Two Matches in progress - Games viewable. We have two matches running right now, on the ICCF. Webserver, where the sections are managed by CCLA. The tournaments are viewable by the public:. Punxsutawney CC vs. Sven Brask CC. This weekend, I'll continue recruiting clubs. If your OTB Club is interested, please let me know. Tuesday, September 18, 2007. As noted...
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Smitty's Chess Corner: A Return to Playing the Game
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Sharing experiences and commentaries for the chess impaired. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. A Return to Playing the Game. Its been well over 5 years since I last played the game of chess at a competitive level. When I left the game, I was on the rise to higher class levels; class A being a goal I had set out for myself a long time ago. In 2009, I climbed over 250 rating points in a 6 month span and was still climbing. Now, coming back to the game 5 years later, I knew that I was going to lose quite a few ...
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Smitty's Chess Corner: January 2009
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Sharing experiences and commentaries for the chess impaired. Wednesday, January 28, 2009. With each passing game, a growing confidence evolves within me. An insatiable growth in playing strength; afforded to me as result of sound judgement, positional understanding and tactics, make for steady play. Finally, study, time, effort and coaching are beginning to pay off dividends. OK, so on to the game. C00] French: Kings Indian Attack. MCC New Years Swiss Natick MA (4). And played into the "Advance" version ...
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Smitty's Chess Corner: July 2009
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Sharing experiences and commentaries for the chess impaired. Tuesday, July 14, 2009. Taking The Steam Out Of The Najdorf. By far, the Najdorf is one of the most fierce defenses available to Black, catering to some of the sharpest lines ever to arise within the game of chess. It is a defense that allows Black to counter quickly and fight for a win. Nakamura, Hi (2710). Ponomariov, R (2727). City of Culture GM(6), 2009.07.13. Saturday, July 11, 2009. Metrowest Chess Club Champions: Part II. During those ye...
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Smitty's Chess Corner: February 2009
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Sharing experiences and commentaries for the chess impaired. Friday, February 27, 2009. As my quest for chess perfection continues forward; OK, as my quest for improved play moves forward, this month's Groundhog Day Swiss tournament had its share of ups and downs. Smith(1471) vs. Cermak(1297). I didn't annotate this game publicly. However, I was quite pleased with Fritz's analysis of my play - I played quite accurate. Thompson(1477) vs. Smith(1471). It would appear that Doug Thompson and myself have been...
