The Strategem August 2018 tournament happened on Sunday, August 5 at our preferred venue in Sugar Land – the New Territory Clubhouse. This was the first time we had the event to include an Open section with the Scholastic Section. Upon receiving repeated inquiries about possibility for adults to participate in regular events in this…
DetailsThe Cinco Ranch Public Library was a successful event under the organization of the Library Staff and volunteers. There was much enthusiasm among participants and it was almost infectious as many participants signed up on site while visiting the Library! Divided into age group sections – for Youth, Middle Grade, Teens and Adults – there…
DetailsThe Strategem May 2018 Tournament concluded May 19, 2018 at the New Territory Clubhouse in Sugar Land Texas. Fielding a mixed range of players in the Scholastic event this tournament was competitive in every sense of the word. Dhruv Kini finished first with a clear 4/4 with solid and convincing play. It was Dhruv’s first…
DetailsNoting down moves of one’s games is a sure resource to fall back on for learning for any aspirant at the game. Much as I believe- a bluntest pencil is better than the sharpest memory. Going over your games to analyze and improvise with some solid guidance is the key to venture on the road…
DetailsThe Strategem April 2018 Tournament happened on Sunday, April 15 and it was a resounding success thanks to the enthusiasm from the participants and their active participation supported by the parents! We had a total of 28 participants at the tournament that could’ve been 29 had one not cancelled participation at the last minute. Conducting…
DetailsFabiano Caruana continued showing super form at the Grenke Chess Classic, winning the tournament convincingly after a convincing and exhausting Candidates Tournament. The win here puts Fabi at World #2 behind the World Champion and keeps him on the heels of Magnus Carlsen. Coming off a win at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk…
DetailsMuch anticipated and aspired, Bollywood has embraced Chess as a major and growing sport among young Indians dedicating a movie to the life of – not India’s FIRST GM Viswanathan Anand, but India’s 50th GM, Karnataka’s first GM, GM M. S. Thejkumar. Kannada director Sunil Kumar Desai, with his chess background, showed a keen interest, to launch…
DetailsWe saw some of the finest chess at the highest levels in the Candidates Tournament. Players introduced their preparations that brought new areas to the study of openings and we saw some very imaginative defensive ideas and a lot of technique that was put to work in different areas of the game. Many of the…
DetailsGetting into the last round with a half point lead over Alexander Grischuk, as the round progressed it became clear that ll that Fabi needed was a draw to win the tournament and quality as the Challenger to World Champion Magnus Carlsen. But that was not what Fabi had in mind. Like he said at…
DetailsSergey Kajakin didn’t pose any serious problems for Ding Liren in the last round and barely managed to save the draw after making what he called “a terrible blunder”. Mamedyarov also tried hard but failed to come up with anything against Vladimir Kramnik and that game ended in a draw too. This put Fabi in…
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