ANU Chess Club 06.11 Chess, Chess Express, Game Up until last year there was a chess club that met at the Australian National University. Due to a combination of factors the club ceased op... Read More
2017 O2C Doeberl Cup - Entries filling fast 05.46 Chess, Chess Express, Game The 2017 O2C Doeberl Cup is just over 3 weeks away and entries are starting to flood in. When I looked this evening there were over 170 pla... Read More
One day a rooster ... 06.17 Chess, Chess Express, Game Playing an important game at the Belconnen Chess Club last week, I trod on a landmine that had been waiting for me for the past 30 years. Ia... Read More
The people you might see on TV 06.11 Chess, Chess Express, Game I do not watch a lot of reality TV (except the first series of the Joe Schmo Show), so I came across this by accident. During the Gibraltar... Read More
A plea for neat handwriting 06.16 Chess, Chess Express, Game Over the weekend I was the Chief Arbiter for the 2017 ACT Chess Championships. Apart from seeing that the tournament was played fairly and i... Read More
Adolf Anderssen 06.26 Chess, Chess Express, Game While looking at the Wikipeadia front page this morning, I noticed it was the anniversary of the passing of Adolf Anderssen (13th March 187... Read More
IM Andrew Brown wins 2017 ACT Championship 05.50 Chess, Chess Express, Game IM Andrew Brown is the 2017 ACT Chess Champion, winning the tournament with a perfect 7/7. He started the final day on 5/5, but had to navig... Read More
2017 ACT Championship - Day 3 06.20 Chess, Chess Express, Game IM Andrew Brown is the outright leader of the ACT Championships, finishing the third day on 5/5. He defeated IM Junta Ikeda in round 4, and ... Read More