Joplin Chess

Dedicated to chess in and around the Joplin, Missouri area.

When Clubs Clash

| January 24, 2011
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[ January 22, 2011; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] This last Saturday (January 22th, 2011), 7 members of the Joplin Chess club traveled to Springfield to play a club versus club quick tournament (G/29). Turnout was better than expected as 8 players from the Springfield club attended, leaving one player that had to sit out, due to the format. Parings were in a Scheveningen [...]

It’s About Time

| February 1, 2010
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“Of chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess.” —attributed to both Irving Chernev and William Ewart Napier (source Wikiquotes)
It has been a month since I laid out my plan to really begin my chess improvement. As I expected, one of [...]

A Game Plan

| December 27, 2009
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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 [...]

So, What Is Your Rating?

| August 14, 2009
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“So, what is your rating?”
It is the one question you will hear consistently, between new opponents, not only at tournaments but even in casual play. I have had many discussions about that question and whether or not it is even a meaningful one to ask and there are differences in opinion about it.
I have been [...]