Author: Daniel Todd
C’est la Vie Mon Ami
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the chess is quite delightful. Yes friends it’s snowing so what better to do with my day than play some chess and get a few games posted....
Opposition in the Endgame
Typically I’ve done annotated games when I’ve posted, but it takes a while to do that and my time has been limited lately with work and family. So I’ve been focusing on trying to...
Ponziani Frasher Defense
Cicindelinae (1835) — AnotherFineMess (1717) ICS rated standard match (-) chessclub.com 2012.12.09 1-0 C44p 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 This is the Ponziani opening and goes all the...
Dose of Reality
I recently joined ICC and have been playing some games when time allows. I’ve been doing pretty well lately and so yesterday when the opportunity came up to join a simultaneous event with IM...
Chess E-books
Chess Books: Electronic vs Paper Here a while back I was perusing Amazon for chess books and I came across Christopher Scheerer’s Blackmar-Deimer Gambit: A Modern Guide to a Fascinating Chess Opening. Given my...
Gettin’ Borged
The following game was played in a club clash between the Joplin and Springfield clubs. One of the guys playing was pretty highly rated. It’s always exciting to get the chance to play opponents...
