Martin Stahl | December 27, 2009
Category: Articles |
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“Amateurs practice until they get it right. Masters practice until they can’t get it wrong.”
I have seen the the above quote, or variations of it, a number of times in different places. I don’t know who originally said it, only that it struck a chord with me. In my experience, I have found that I [...]
Martin Stahl | December 8, 2009
Category: Tournaments |
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[ December 12, 2009; 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] December Springfield Open
Unrated 3 round Swiss Game/60
100% payout (40%, 25%, 15%, 10%, 6%, 4%)
Free soft drinks
Date: 12/12/09
Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804-3101
Registration: 8am
Rounds: 8:30am, 11am and 2:30pm
Entry Fees: Depends on your rating;
Unrated and under 1100 $1
1200 $2
1300 $3
1400 $4
1500 $5
1600 $6
1700 $7
1800 $8
1900 $9
2000 $15
2100 and above $25
Contact: Tha Dun, thadun2008@gmail.com
Martin Stahl | October 16, 2009
Category: Tournaments |
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[ November 7, 2009; 9:15 am to 6:30 pm. ] Date: Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO
65804-3101
Format: 3 round swiss, Game/90, USCF rated. Possible scholastic and non-USCF sections
Entry Fee: $3
Registration: Saturday, 9:15-9:30 AM
Round Times: 9:45 AM, 12:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Prizes: (based on 15 entries): $20 first, $10 U1400+unrated, and $10 for best female.
Contact: Michael Clark, mochessnow@yahoo.com
Martin Stahl | October 16, 2009
Category: Tournaments |
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[ November 21, 2009; 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Location: Dalton-Killinger Construction
1301 W 4th St
Joplin, MO 64801
Hosted by the Joplin Chess Club USCF affiliate
Format: 5 round Swiss, Game in 60 (G/60), rated
Two sections (based on average rating)
Round Times: 9:00, 11:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00. 1 hour lunch break at 1:00
Entry fee: $10 if pre-registered, $15 at site
Prizes: Based on total entries [...]
Martin Stahl | October 16, 2009
Category: Tournaments |
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[ October 24, 2009; 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Location: Dalton-Killinger Construction
1301 W 4th St
Joplin, MO 64801
Hosted by the Joplin Chess Club USCF affiliate
Format: 5 or 6 round Swiss, depending on turnout, Game in 25 (G/25), Quick rated
Round Times: 10:00, 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00. 1 hour lunch break at 12:00
Entry fee: $1
Prizes: No Prizes
Registration: Advance Registration requested. Preferred that [...]
Martin Stahl | October 2, 2009
Category: Tournaments |
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[ October 3, 2009 9:15 am to October 4, 2009 10:00 pm. October 4, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] Sorry for the late notice on this, I got it two days ago and for some reason thought I had another week to post it.
Date: October 3-4, 2009
Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO
65804-3101
Format: 5 round, Game/120, USCF rated. Possible scholastic and non-USCF sections on the 3rd (Saturday)
Entry Fee: $10. $2 for scholastic, unrated [...]
Martin Stahl | September 27, 2009
Category: General, Site Info |
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Well, the site has been up for almost a year already ( September the 29th it will be a year). I haven’t done as much as I wanted to when it comes to modifications on the site or in posting articles, yet I feel that it has been a useful tool to get information out [...]
Martin Stahl | September 18, 2009
Category: Tournaments |
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[ September 26, 2009; 9:45 am to 4:30 pm. ] Date: September 26, 2009
Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO
65804-3101
Format: 3 round, Game/60
Entry Fee: $1
Registration: 9:45-9:55 AM
Round Times: 10 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM. At 4:30 PM (and before when possible) Michael Clark will review people’s games and help people improve their chess in general for a few hours.
If there are enough people, there [...]
Martin Stahl | August 29, 2009
Category: General, Tournaments |
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[ August 22, 2009; 2:00 pm; ] On August 22nd, the Joplin Chess Club hosted the second annual Summer Open. Turnout for the event was very good, with many of our regulars, some returning players from past events and a few new players. The playing field was pretty strong and many good games were played.
As in past events, there were two sections, [...]
Martin Stahl | August 29, 2009
Category: Games, Study |
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This endgame study is from an old game I played, as white, against Michael Farren, as black, in 1996 at the old Java House. Back then I didn’t know the right technique for this particular endgame and ended up losing, though I would have been able to draw had I known.
Anyway, this type of endgame [...]
