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Mid-America Open Results

Martin Stahl | March 31, 2009
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[ March 13, 2009 11:00 pm to March 15, 2009 11:00 pm. ] After the Mid-America open finished up a couple of weeks ago I took a look at some of the local players that took part in the event. Then today I was doing a search and ran across the results in an online USCF article. I thought I would share the results.

I want to take a [...]

Joplin Spring Open Update

Martin Stahl | March 30, 2009
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[ March 28, 2009; 5:00 pm; ] On March 28th, the Joplin Chess Club hosted the Joplin Spring Open. While turnout was a little lower than in the past, at 11 players, that didn’t diminish the competition at all.  There were many fiercely fought games and I’m hoping we will get some of the games annotated to post on the site.

There were [...]

Springfield Tournaments in April

Martin Stahl | March 10, 2009
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[ April 3, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm. April 10, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm. April 11, 2009; 9:30 am to 8:00 pm. April 12, 2009; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. April 17, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm. April 24, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm. ] Here is a set of upcoming April tournaments/sessions in Springfield ran by Michael Clark. For more information or questions please contact Michael at mochessnow@yahoo.com. A soon as I have more details on the 11th and 12th I will update the information.

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Ave
Springfield, MO 65804-3101

April 3, 2009 – Springfield Friday Night [...]

Correspondence Chess

Martin Stahl | March 8, 2009
Category: General | 2 Comments »

I had been working on a software package to allow players to play games on the site but I haven’t had much chance to modify it fully to my liking. So until I get that finished, I thought I would ask if anyone would be interested in e-mail chess? Or even via mail if that [...]

Joplin Chess Club Spring Open

Martin Stahl | March 6, 2009
Category: Tournaments | 2 Comments »

[ March 28, 2009; 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, March 28th, 2009
Location: Dalton-Killinger Construction
1301 W 4th St
Joplin, MO 64801

Hosted by the Joplin Chess Club USCF affiliate

5 round Swiss, Game in 60 (G/60), rated
Two sections (based on average rating)
Entry fee: $10 if pre-registered, $15 at site
Prizes: Based on total entries but at least 50% of total entry fees

Registration: Advance Registration requested. Entry fees [...]

Joplin Chess Club Tournament Update

Martin Stahl | March 1, 2009
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Thus far I have been unable to successfully secure a location for the next tournament. I am still awaiting an update on one location and will should know for sure by Tuedsay. That said, if I am unable to secure a place by Friday of this week I will cancel the date.
I promise I will [...]

Springfield Tournaments in March

Martin Stahl | February 28, 2009
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[ March 6, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm. March 7, 2009; 9:30 am to 7:30 pm. March 8, 2009; 11:45 am to 6:00 pm. ] Here is a set of upcoming March tournaments/sessions in Springfield ran by Michael Clark. For more information or questions please contact Michael at mochessnow@yahoo.com. I am trying to get more details on these dates.

edited with more details

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Ave
Springfield, MO 65804-3101

This weekend, there is the added bonus of an USCF-expert who [...]