53 Events Conducted in ‘08, 5,859 Games Rated, and Still Growing!
By Frisco Del Rosario
(Excerpt from BayAreaChess Journal - Spring 2009)
BAYAREACHESS WAS THE MOST active U.S. Chess Federation affiliate in Northern California in 2008, and the 9th-busiest affiliate overall, handling more than 5,800 rated games during the year, said the USCF. Since the summer of 2008, BayAreaChess has opened two new venues for open and scholastic tournaments in Milpitas...
By Frisco Del Rosario
(Excerpt from BayAreaChess Journal - Spring 2009)
BAYAREACHESS WAS THE MOST active U.S. Chess Federation affiliate in Northern California in 2008, and the 9th-busiest affiliate overall, handling more than 5,800 rated games during the year, said the USCF. Since the summer of 2008, BayAreaChess has opened two new venues for open and scholastic tournaments in Milpitas...
"Open with a Center Pawn"By Salman Azhar, Ph. D.
(Excerpt from BayAreaChess Journal - Spring 2009)
MY JOB AS THE Executive Director of BayAreaChess is to make chess affordable for those who have money, and possible for those who don’t.
This
job is tougher than it appears and it gets tougher.
Highlights of Spring 2009 Journal
1. From the Executive Director
2. Tactics
3. Novel Backwards Move in Two Knights Defense
4. The Berkeley Immortal
5. A Family Affair
6. A Method for Dealing with 2. Qh5
7. Elementary Schoolmate Rediscovers
8. Chess After 35 Years
9. Recent Prizewinners
1. From the Executive Director
2. Tactics
3. Novel Backwards Move in Two Knights Defense
4. The Berkeley Immortal
5. A Family Affair
6. A Method for Dealing with 2. Qh5
7. Elementary Schoolmate Rediscovers
8. Chess After 35 Years
9. Recent Prizewinners
Lighting up Friday Knights
Two adults, ten children, and their parents showed up on Friday to light up the Knights. In the advanced class, Master Arjoe started by talking to players about imbalances. He then used Knight-Bishop checkmate to illustrate coordination between pieces. Coach Chris worked with the beginner class about developing pieces.
After the lectures, the players playedagainst the opponent closest to their rating.
Two adults, ten children, and their parents showed up on Friday to light up the Knights. In the advanced class, Master Arjoe started by talking to players about imbalances. He then used Knight-Bishop checkmate to illustrate coordination between pieces. Coach Chris worked with the beginner class about developing pieces.
After the lectures, the players played
against the opponent closest to their rating.
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In Even Positions, Centralize The Action Of All Your Pieces
Find and Control the Center
Lighting up Friday Knights
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