Opportunities missed

Yesterday the 36th (almost) Annual Peoples Tournament concluded. It was pretty much of a lost weekend for me, or perhaps I should say a drawn weekend. After my excellent start, a win against Michael Aigner, I then spun my wheels with four straight draws before losing...

No more excuses!

The Bay Area has been blessed with three large open tournaments in the first two months of the year. In January we had the New Year’s Open in Santa Clara, won by Sam Shankland, and the Golden State Open in Concord, won by Alex Lenderman. The latter tournament...