Looking for writer's for Monday night Action Quads...

I would like to extend an opportunity for those who play in the Monday night Action Quads to take a stab at writing about them. I haven't played in one yet myself, however I am interested in playing at least one next month.

Pretend I am new to the club but really enjoy chess. How would you sell this event to me?

Send me an email to the address on my profile, and I'll add you as a writer.

Thanks!

Thursday Knighter I

I checked the crosstables last night before the match, and there was just one surprise from round one. Four of the five higher rated players won their game, but Vince Wisniewski (1553) beat Will Dobbs (1703). Vince and I have sparred, but it seems like it has been awhile. We had many interesting games over the last couple of years.

We have two new members to the club, Roger, who I played last night, and Femi, who played Will last night. After I finished my game, I found them analyzing their game, a win for Femi.

Note for tomorrow: There is a Speed Demons event.

Action Quads and Thursday Knighter

On Monday, Ed Conway ran the first Action Quad of the year. There are three games, each of which is 30 minutes. Please come out if you are interested in playing chess on Mondays. This is a regular event.

Tonight is round two of the Thursday Knighter. People can join tonight with a half-point bye for round one. We have eleven people in the tournament currently. Our strongest player is Steve Turmo, an expert.

If anyone is interested in writing up reports for these events, please let me know.

Day One, Thursday, January 4

This last Thursday was our first day in our new location. The Chess Castle is now in the basement of the Twin City Bridge Center.

I walked in the back door and saw a full room of people playing bridge. I don't know much about the game, but the people looked like they were having fun. I went downstairs where I saw Kevin and the owner of the club, Teri. The space that we are sharing with Scrabble Club 42 is spacious and inviting. Basements don't usually have that feeling, but there was a good vibe that night.

People slowly gathered before the 7:30 start of round one. Many regulars were here. Besides myself and Norm (the tournament director), in came Steve, Dave, Mike, Dennis, Vince, and a few others pictured below in the preceding posts. All told we had ten people for the first round, with an eleventh person joining for the remaining rounds.

As more people walked in, the more excited I felt. I was not sure how many would show up this first day, but eleven is a great number for a Thursday night. (My excitement didn't helped me at the board in my game against Dave. I made a very amateurish mistake about a dozen moves in which kept my dark-squared Bishop trapped behind enemy pawns for most of the game. I felt bad about playing lousy, but I didn't lose any sleep over it either.)

I want to thank everyone who came to help make this first round a good one.

Two more pictures

Pictures from last night...opening night at the new location

Thanks again, Sean, for sending these pictures!

Thursday Knighter I

The Thursday Knighter has been capably run by TD Norm Myrin for many years, and this event allows those players who appreciate the time to look at the subtleties and nuances of a position to fully appreciate a game. The format is all moves in two hours. The event runs from the first through the last Thursday of every month.

Tonight is the first round of the January event. I will be attending, and I hope many of you join as well. Good luck!