by scribe | Apr 24, 2020 | games, positions, PRO Chess League
During the Pro Chess League season this year (which still has not ended, by the way — the finals have been postponed until September) Robert Hess made a comment that jolted me awake. “When I’m evaluating a position,” he said, “The first...
by scribe | Mar 4, 2020 | current news, PRO Chess League, tournaments
This week the playoffs got started in the PRO Chess League. As I wrote a couple weeks ago, the California Unicorns had a strong finish to the regular season and just barely sneaked past the New York Marshalls for third place in the Western Division. Ordinarily you...
by scribe | Feb 19, 2020 | current news, PRO Chess League
Because I was in the midst of playing in the U.S. Amateur Team West tournament on Monday, I wasn’t able to write my usual timely coverage of the PRO Chess League. For any California Unicorn fans out there who were waiting for my post (How many of you are there?...
by scribe | Feb 10, 2020 | current news, positions, PRO Chess League
In week six of the PRO Chess League, the California Unicorns picked the right time to play their best match of the season. Against the heavily favored New York Marshalls, who were led by Hikaru Nakamura on board one, California not only pulled off an upset but did it...
by scribe | Feb 3, 2020 | current news, endings, positions, PRO Chess League
For the California Unicorns, this week’s PRO Chess League match was one that they were expected to win. Their opponents, the Brazil Capybaras, were in seventh place in the Western Conference, and they don’t have any super-GMs. Quite a change from last...
by scribe | Jan 27, 2020 | current news, games, positions, PRO Chess League
Today, in the PRO Chess League, the California Unicorns faced almost inconceivable odds in their match against the St. Louis Arch Bishops. The magnitude of the difficulty becomes quite apparent when you look at the two teams’ lineups. St. Louis: Fabiano Caruana,...
