Joplin Chess

Martin Stahl | December 22, 2008
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Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season (for whatever holidays you celebrate).

Martin Stahl | December 16, 2008
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[ December 21, 2008; 8:00 am; ] This last Saturday a Kansas Scholastic Chess Association tournament was held in Columbus, KS at the Columbus Unified High School. This was the first event put on by the KSCA that I have been to and I was extremely impressed with both the facilities and the turnout.

Tables were set up in the school hallways, with [...]

Martin Stahl | November 27, 2008
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This was a position reached while playing a casual game on a Nintendo DS, Chess Master The Art of Learning. I ended up winning the position, as white, but I know I didn’t do it efficiently and the player personality I was playing made some questionable moves. I don’t think it really is a won [...]

Martin Stahl | November 26, 2008
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I’m going to post some endgames that I come across that I think look like they would be good endgame studies. Generally speaking these studies will come from games that I have played or have seen played that I thought would either be good to study and on some I will possibly include some of [...]

Martin Stahl | November 23, 2008
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[ November 23, 2008; 5:00 pm; ] Yesterday the Joplin Chess Club hosted the Carthage Chess Open. Turnout was less than expected, at 14 participants, but that didn’t diminish the fun. Most of the players were from the Sunday and Tuesday Joplin chess groups, though we did have a member from the Crowder club in Neosho and a player from near Kansas [...]

Martin Stahl | November 17, 2008
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There is another chess club starting up in town, not affiliated with the Joplin Chess Club USCF affiliate. From what I understand it is also going to be another USCF affiliate for the Joplin area. Once I know the affiliate ID I will update with that information.
It is called the PC Chess Club and is [...]

Martin Stahl | November 15, 2008
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DATE: December 13th, 2008
LOCATION: Columbus Unified High School 124 South High School Ave. Columbus, KS 66725
DIVISIONS: K-8 and 9-12

6-rounds Swiss pairings sponsored
All rounds are Game/30
Entry fee $5 per player, preregistered by Thursday December 11th. $10 at Tournament
Registration 8-9 A.M.
Awards around 4:30 P.M.
Prizes: Trophies for 1st-3rd place teams. Medals for individuals. Provisional medals for 1st-5th first [...]

Martin Stahl | November 15, 2008
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I have been getting some chess books off and on over the past few months and thought I would ask a question about what books you think are the best books for an amateur level chess player to get. I have a few books, a couple with opening information, an endgame book, a couple of [...]

Martin Stahl | October 30, 2008
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Click to buy at Amazon
Last month I picked up How To Think Ahead In Chess: The methods and techniques of planning your entire game by I.A. Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld, from the Fireside Chess Library. I got it at a decent price and the title and back cover text made is sound like a good [...]

Martin Stahl | October 29, 2008
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I thought I would list a couple of updates I’m putting on the site. As I have mentioned before, if you have any suggestions or comments feel free to share them.
I have added a gallery feature. I haven’t fully went through the options available, so some things might change off-and-on over the next week.  If [...]