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...
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2017 O2C Doeberl Cup - Entries filling fast
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...
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One day a rooster ...
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...
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The people you might see on TV
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...
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A plea for neat handwriting
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...
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Adolf Anderssen
While looking at the Wikipeadia front page this morning, I noticed it was the anniversary of the passing of Adolf Anderssen (13th March 187...
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IM Andrew Brown wins 2017 ACT Championship
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...
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2017 ACT Championship - Day 3
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 ...
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2017 ACT Championships - Day 2
The 2017 ACT Chess Championships is already following a familiar script, with IM Junta Ikeda and IM Andrew Brown sharing the lead after 3 ro...
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2017 ACT Championship - Day 1
A slightly larger than expected field turned up for the opening day of the 2017 ACT Championship. Top seed was IM Junta Ikeda, with IM Andre...
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Chess Structures
Normally my overseas travels result in me returning with lots of books, but 2 months worth of supplies meant that there wasn't a lot of ...
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GM Norm (and tournament victory) for Cheng
IM Bobby Cheng has won the Batavia 1920 event in Amsterdam, and has scored a GM norm to go with it. Cheng had been leading the tournament ea...
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Is none better than some?
On the weekend I received a somewhat unusual request, concerning tournament byes. A player was considering entering the ACT Championships th...
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Big events coming up
The next month and a half sees a number of big events coming up. The 2017 O2C Doeberl Cup is once again being held over Easter and entries ...
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Variation on a theme
Once you reach a certain level in chess, a number of tactical motif's become second nature. Smothered mates with Qg8+ are usually one of...
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Sharjah GP ends in 3 way tie
The first event of the new FIDE GP Tournament has ended in a 3 way tie for first. Grischuk, Vachier-Lagrave and Mamedyarov shared first plac...
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Batavia 2017
The Batavia 2017 event is underway at the Cafe Batavia 1920 in Amsterdam, and Australian IM Bobby Cheng currently leads with 4/4. He is a p...
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It is not always that solid
I spent the weekend writing a couple of articles covering my trip to the UK, and in them I made the observation that UK chess is a lot more ...
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It depends upon your background
While listening to Australia spin its way to victory in the 1st Test Match against India, I heard on of the commentators say "Smith is ...
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I'd thought I'd seen this disaster before
Flicking through the games from the FIDE GP in Sharjah, I was surprised by the number of draws. I know at the top level it is pretty easy to...
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