Playing Abroad, Part Two

by | Nov 3, 2017 | games, people, positions, tournaments

Recently I wrote a post about my first experience playing a tournament abroad, back in 1978 in Russia. Coincidentally, I got together last weekend with some chess-playing friends, and tournaments abroad were one of our big topics of conversation. Mike Arne, a Life...

Close But No Cigar

by | Nov 2, 2017 | current news, PRO Chess League, tournaments

I’m sure that this will come as a surprise to no one: The Minnesota Blizzard won the fan vote for the Atlantic and Pacific Divisions of the PRO Chess League. The San Francisco Mechanics came in second and we will be the first alternate to take somebody’s...