Teaching chess since 1996
Tournament News
Friday’s tournament was sponsored by Jeremiah’s Ice of Sienna, and we had twenty players participate. That let us have four sections, and the winner of each section won a special prize to go along with the regular cash prizes.
In the Bullfrog section (ratings above 1200), our grand champion with 3 points was Bo-You Lee. Bo-You’s special prize was a basket of goodies including coupons at Jeremiah’s Ice, Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, Rainbow Nerds, and a $25 Visa gift card. Thank you Jeremiah’s Ice for this prize package. Carl Yu, Aryan Shah, and Abhinav Lakshmanan tied for second with two points.
In the Tadpole section (ratings 700-1199), Nila Krishnan won with 2 points, and Krish Gupta was second (1.5 points).
In the Ice Cream section (ratings below 700), Om Krishnan won with 2.5 points, and Rohan Naidu was second with 2 points.
And in the Gelato section (Unrated), Zikorah Ikeazor Enechukwu had 2 points and Connor Cross had 1.5 points.
Congratulations to all of our winners and everyone who had fun playing, and thank you again to Jeremiah’s Ice in Sienna.
Chess Apps
Version 0.82 of the Beast Chess Trainer has been released to assist you with your chess training. Click on the Beast for more details.
New Classes starting this summer
Level 1 - Basic Rules of Chess
This class is for new players to learn how the pieces move, how to make legal moves, and how to win games. It’s mostly for children, but adults can attend with permission.
Level 2 Preview
I’ve been getting lots of calls from players who know how to play chess and are ready for the next step. Our Level 2 class will begin in October after our Level 1 class finishes. Level 1 teaches all the legal moves of chess, how to record your games, how to checkmate your opponent, and other foundational elements of chess. Level 2 starts teaching principles of what we want to accomplish in our games and how to make good moves instead of just legal moves.
Level 8 - Intermediate Tactics
Do you have problems finding a winning attack after your opponent has castled? This level continues intermediate tactics by surveying the techniques to win against a castled king (or if the king is stuck in the center).