by scribe | Oct 9, 2012 | current news, tournaments
For fun, I just did something I never do: Look at the pre-registered entries for the next tournament I’m playing in, the Western States Open in Reno. It’s still ten days away, so there will surely be more entries, but here is how it looks so far in the...
by scribe | Apr 21, 2012 | current news, positions
The U.S. Amateur Team Championship playoffs were held today at the Internet Chess Club. As you might remember, I played on the team that won the West division back in February. This was our chance to see how we compared against the rest of the country. I’m...
by scribe | Feb 24, 2012 | Chess Life, current news, people, tournaments
I just got a comment on my previous post asking if I could put up a picture of my winning team at the USAT-W. It just so happens that Steven Gaffagan sent me an e-mail this morning with a picture! This was taken on his cell phone, so the quality is not too great....
by scribe | Feb 20, 2012 | current news, tournaments
This weekend I played in the U.S. Amateur Team West tournament, which was organized by Salman Azhar and held in Santa Clara. Curiously, it was my first time playing in this tournament, even though I’ve lived in California for nearly 16 years. It was worth the...
