The Akron Chess Club » USCF Chess http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog The Premier Chess Club of Northeast Ohio! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Josh Friedel Goes Back to the Bay http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/josh-friedel-goes-back-to-the-bay.html http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/josh-friedel-goes-back-to-the-bay.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:28:28 +0000 United States Chess Federation http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/?guid=7acdf72b03195c13a8d26a9083fbb6f7 GM Josh Friedel returned from Wisconsin to the Bay Area for the 2012 Northern California Invitational, held at the NorCal House of Chess. Articles includes annotations by GM Shankland and WGM Abrahamyan.

]]> http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/josh-friedel-goes-back-to-the-bay.html/feed 0 Back to the Bay: Josh Friedel on the Northern California International http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/back-to-the-bay-josh-friedel-on-the-northern-california-international.html http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/back-to-the-bay-josh-friedel-on-the-northern-california-international.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:28:28 +0000 United States Chess Federation http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/?guid=43671dc68a78b836051b02bf69f11636 GM Josh Friedel returned from Wisconsin to the Bay Area for the 2012 Northern California Invitational, held at the NorCal House of Chess. Articles includes annotations by tourney winner GM Shankland and WGM Abrahamyan.

]]> http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/back-to-the-bay-josh-friedel-on-the-northern-california-international.html/feed 0 Sharma v. Shahade; Shankland v. Hess; Blitz v. Bullet! http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/sharma-v-shahade-shankland-v-hess-blitz-v-bullet.html http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/sharma-v-shahade-shankland-v-hess-blitz-v-bullet.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:18:37 +0000 United States Chess Federation http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/?guid=322929e3b3754acbf0bba118da8af527 IM David Pruess of chess.com announces a series of online Death-Matches. On 26 February, Greg Shahade and Arun Sharma of the USCL will face off while Shankland and Hess play on March 31.

]]> http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/sharma-v-shahade-shankland-v-hess-blitz-v-bullet.html/feed 0 Chess at the Rock of Gibraltar Reaches New Heights http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/chess-at-the-rock-of-gibraltar-reaches-new-heights.html http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/chess-at-the-rock-of-gibraltar-reaches-new-heights.html#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:05:49 +0000 United States Chess Federation http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/?guid=5c8425c4f58246f63660b2dd8a7eb72c Macauley Peterson reports on the Gibraltar Chess Congress, the strongest Open tournament in the World where Hou Yifan had a breakthrough, while US Women’s Champ Anna Zatonskih finished strong.

]]> http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/chess-at-the-rock-of-gibraltar-reaches-new-heights.html/feed 0 Marshall Invitational Underway http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/marshall-invitational-underway.html http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/marshall-invitational-underway.html#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:21:55 +0000 United States Chess Federation http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/?guid=3d473e160c7de6e6cfbed5f1b69a3a75 The Marshall Chess Club is hosting a 10 player RR IM norm tournament from Feb. 3-13. Participants
include GMs Nick De Firmian Mikhail Kekelidze and norm-hunters
such as Aleksandr Ostrovskiy, Alec Getz and Matthew Herman.

]]> http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/marshall-invitational-underway.html/feed 0 Best of CLO ’11: #1- Choosing to Break 2200 by Matan Prilletensky http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/best-of-clo-11-1-choosing-to-break-2200-by-matan-prilletensky.html http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/best-of-clo-11-1-choosing-to-break-2200-by-matan-prilletensky.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:10:51 +0000 United States Chess Federation http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/?guid=8da13c47afdc84dfd54859280adac090 The #1 article in Best of CLO 2011 is Choosing to Break 2200 by Matan Prilletensky. Judges praised Matan’s rigorous approach to becoming a chess master and his lucid descriptions of his thought process.

]]> http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/best-of-clo-11-1-choosing-to-break-2200-by-matan-prilletensky.html/feed 0 Jennifer on X Chess II and Hou Power http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/jennifer-on-x-chess-ii-and-hou-power.html http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/jennifer-on-x-chess-ii-and-hou-power.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:03:55 +0000 United States Chess Federation http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/?guid=262183286934f4c6edf5fb85b00bd88f Jennifer Shahade unveils the second episode of the Xtreme Chess
Championships (aka X Chess), which features a double header Battle of
the Sexes . She also comments on Hou Yifan’s amazing performance in
Gibraltar.
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]]> http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/jennifer-on-x-chess-ii-and-hou-power.html/feed 0 Best of CLO ’11 #2- US Chess School Comes to Los Angeles by Elizabeth Vicary http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/best-of-clo-11-2-us-chess-school-comes-to-los-angeles-by-elizabeth-vicary.html http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/best-of-clo-11-2-us-chess-school-comes-to-los-angeles-by-elizabeth-vicary.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:26:43 +0000 United States Chess Federation http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/?guid=2b4005bf0d1ef2d9198c56c00bbe035f The #2 article in Best of CLO 2012 is The US Chess School Comes to Los Angeles by Elizabeth Vicary.
Elizabeth is a coach, chess expert and writer from Brooklyn, New York.

]]> http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/best-of-clo-11-2-us-chess-school-comes-to-los-angeles-by-elizabeth-vicary.html/feed 0 2012 All-America Chess Team Announced http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/2012-all-america-chess-team-announced.html http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/2012-all-america-chess-team-announced.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:01:44 +0000 United States Chess Federation http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/?guid=cafe94bcbfbd1eb91a231bbdd2ae6bfd The United States Chess Federation (USCF) is
pleased to announce the 2012 All-America Team sponsored by Trophies
Plus. Team members were announced at the 2011 National K-12 held this
past November in Dallas, Texas.

]]> http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/2012-all-america-chess-team-announced.html/feed 0 Anna Zatonskih Gives Master Class in Gibraltar http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/anna-zatonskih-gives-master-class-in-gibraltar.html http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/uscf-chess/anna-zatonskih-gives-master-class-in-gibraltar.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:56:18 +0000 United States Chess Federation http://www.akronchessclub.com/blog/?guid=3cdc0f1f09f1d245ab7d2bdf59efe4d4 US Women’s Champion IM Anna Zatonskih gave a Master Class at the
Tradewise Gibraltar chess Festival. She showed one of her favorite wins
from Reykjavik 2004. Anna has 4.5/8 and is one of many American stars
playing Gibraltar this year.

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