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Salutations, Welcome everyone! This weekend, I will proudly be involved with in-person Scholastic tournaments that will be US Chess rated.  Other major tournaments have taken place in the last several months, but this will be among the first with a Scholastic focus in nearly a year and a half.   This will be also the first tournament in … Continue reading A Notice To My Loyal Readers

I remember singing Happy Birthday to friends, family, coworkers…and nobody cringing after blowing out the candles. Congrats, it has now officially become a biohazard cake.  Babies have their own “smash cake” they can wallow in, and I am pretty sure this trend will follow to future celebratory gatherings, a smaller individual cake laden with candles … Continue reading 2021 Online Scholastic

Vaccine, Vaccine, Vaccine, Vaccine I’m begging you please I’ll take it in my handVaccine, Vaccine, Vaccine, Vaccine…Please just take it just because you can Whether its a Tennessee Mountain Home, or one in frigid Minnesota, it’s become a place of work for nearly a year and counting.  Interactions with groups of people still won’t happen for … Continue reading Blind Chess Copy February 2021