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Peninsula Open 2013
After some radio silence expect a flurry of posts. I am escaping the winter for some chess in Malaysia and France. But before leaving why not warm up a bit? The Peninsula Open offered the perfect opportunity.Since I was a teenager I regularly wrote “Solomon” on my scoresheet. Today, for the first time, the initial was different. [...]
IM Moulthun Ly wins Wilde Weekender
IM Moulthun Ly
Winners are grinners! Moulthun played the best chess this weekend and was a deserved winner. To me he never looked to be in any trouble. I tied for second with Yi Lui and Bruce Williams.
Now a list of the final standings.
Standings
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.
1 Ly, Moulthun [...]
Henry Slater-Jones wins May FSJR at L...
Preliminary Pictorial Report
La Dolce Vita cafe on Park rd Milton hosted our First Sunday Junior Rapid for the second time this Sunday. They were great hosts, helping us in every way possible and generously donating two lunches for two to the winners of the open and open girls divisions.
Henry Slater-Jones reigned supreme in the open divisio [...]
Aronian wins Alekhine Memorial, Topal...
Where you can watch
The last two weeks have been exciting for chess fans with two great tournaments to watch. This is also a great opportunity for me to tell you about a few great chess sites where you can follow these events. First, the Alekhine Memorial.
http://www.alekhine-memorial.com/ This is the official site. The running commentary fr [...]
La Dolce Vita
Due to popular demand our next “First Sunday Junior Rapid” is going to be at the La Dolce Vita cafe in Milton. Places are limited due to space considerations so book early. The link to the entry form is below.
http://www.doubleroo.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MayFSJR-2013.pdf
FSKO Pics
Group photo just before the Grand Final
The Grand final wa played on the large garden set. More fun for the spectators and more exercise for Alexander and Henry, the finalists.
Girls {Watkins sisters} were well represented on the top boards.
Chess is serious business.
Some spectators in the distance
These young players are fairly new to c [...]
FSKO Grand Final
Here is the Video of the beginning and the end of the grand final between Alexander Dessus and Henry Slater-Jones. Who says that Chess is not a spectator sport?
As you can see Henry {black} goes into the ending a pawn up. Alexander defended tenaciously and took advantage of some errors. Fitness may have played a role, judge for yourself.
P [...]
Alexander Desses wins FSKO
On Sunday we held our first “Running Chess” knockout competition. Those eliminated went into the Rapid {15 minutes} competition. In retrospect the format was a little complicated and we were not optimally prepared. For example, I did not know exactly how to make the knockout pairings. Luckily sports fan George Withers did know and [...]
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