Most serious games of chess are, and have always been, played using chess clocks. The main reason for using a chess clock is so that the game does not take an infinite amount of time to play. Even correspondence chess, played via regular mail or email, has a limit to the amount of days/weeks/months a [...]
I authored the following tournament report from the Eastern Class Championships in Sturbridge, which was published at Chess Life Online.
In weekend Swiss tournaments, so often the final round is anticlimactic with the top board, and one or two others, agreeing to peacefully end their weekend and secure some prize money for their efforts. The CCA’s [...]
I authored the following tournament report from the Continental Open in Sturbridge, which was published at Chess Life Online.
The 38th Continental Open run by Bill Goichberg’s Continental Chess Association (CCA) is a much travelled event although it seems to have found itself a permanent home in the quaint rural town of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, where it [...]
I authored the following tournament report from the 2007 New England Masters held in Peabody, MA, which was published in the November 2007 edition of Chess Life Magazine.
The main idea behind the New England Masters was to have a nine-round event in the USA in which title norms could be achieved, particularly by American participants—and giving [...]
I authored the following tournament report from the 2007 US Women’s Chess Championship held in Stillwater, OK, which was published as the cover story of the October 2007 edition of Chess Life Magazine.
Standing in the playing room was a young lady with rosy, shining cheeks, a glowing smile and a joyful look on her face. It [...]
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