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Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season (for whatever holidays you celebrate).
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...
Tactics Tuesday -- Week 32
It's still Tuesday! Here's another easier one.
This one is from the archives and was a casual game played in a local coffee house in the late-90s.
White was completely losing and black moved the king away from the check by the bishop. What should white do next?
Tactics Tuesday -- Week 31
Another really late post and and easy one at that.
This comes from an online blitz game between two Joplin club players a little over a week ago. Black has just pushed g5 to attack white's knight. What should white do?
Tactics Tuesday -- Week 30
A little late on this but here is an easier one from another game last week. White has just move Bd3; what is black's best move?
Tactics Tuesday -- Week 29
Here is a position from a 3,+2 blitz game from this past Sunday. White is up a pawn and has attacked black's queen. What is the best continuation for black?
Tactics Tuesday -- Week 28
Another pretty easy one. White pushed f3 to attack black's queen and in response, black counter attacked the white queen. What is the best continuation for white?
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