February 25 and 27, 2010
Subject: Special Powers of Pieces
This was my 5th Annual Rodeo Week Camp in Tucson and it always turns out to be one of the most fun Camps of the year. It is amazing to me how we have to adjust the Rodeo Camp times each year to fit schedules of other [...]
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Tucson Open, January 24-25, 2010:
To me, the Tucson Open is one of the most enjoyable tournaments of the year. It is also one of the several Tucson tournaments that adult players’ participation is truly encouraged. For the last 2 years (before the 2010 AZ. State Championship tournament at Scottsdale) Tucson Open was also the [...]
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FEBRUARY 20, 2010
Believe it or not, but chess is getting faster just like everything else in the world. No more 6 hour games of pondering about each move as you often see in Classic TV movies.No more cigars and blankets. Time control is getting a lot faster to account both for the enhanced chess entertainment [...]
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FEBRUARY 26th – Special Powers of Knights and Bishops
FEBRUARY 28th – Special Powers of Queens and Rooks
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This was one of the most theoretical games of the tournament. It showcases deep knowledge of the Gruenfeld Defense theory and can be enjoyable for both beginners and Masters.
(1) Gurczak,John (2059) – Lebovitz,Andrew (2050) [D89]
Tucson Open, 24.01.2010
[Gurczak,John]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0–0 10.0–0 [...]
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Ben was an active participant of chess tournaments while attending the Foothills High School couple of years ago. After taking a break from chess, he is now back and with vengeance: He plays now in as many chess tournaments as possible and has a very obtainable goal to be a chess coach while improving his [...]
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Academy of Tucson (formerly known as Armstrong Academy) had one of the most prominent and strong Tucson chess clubs, having won numerous Arizona State titles. We are very pleased to see the school once again creating a chess club and bringing back the old chess tradition. The club is open to all 2nd grade to [...]
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Viktor Yee (1900 USCF)
Viktor was always an aggressive and dangerous chess player and that made him a very valuable player for the Foothills High School in their quest for National Championship titles. He also coaches a basketball team and that fearless desire to win on a basketball court also influences his decisions both as a [...]
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Here is a game from the 2010 State Grade Championship that Bryan annotated exclusively for our website.
My round 4 opponent was Luc Lalonde, a strong 1700 player. I must
admit, i wasn’t expecting too much difficulty, even with black, but
Luc put up a good fight.
White: Luc Lalonde
Black: Bryan Hu
1.Nf3 Nf6
2.b3
Relatively rare. Normal, of course, would be [...]
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Below is an exert from Thomas’s personal experience at the tournament. Great job!
Check out the results at the USCF main website: uschess.org.
When I woke up on Saturday morning, I was excited. It was January 9 and time for the Arizona State Grade Championship. I quickly got ready for the long drive [...]
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ACFS has found a great partner in the face of the Unity Chess Club (headed by FM Pedram Atoufi) in Scottsdale, AZ. He has a wonderful facility that is perfect for tournaments, camps and every other type of chess studies. This time the Camp was similar to my Monthly Chess Camps in the format, group [...]
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For the next few months, ACFS (Arizona Chess for Schools) is teaming up with an ever-energetic IM Danny Rensch (congratulations on the official title!) and ACE (American Chess Events) to provide Tucsonans with a chance to participate in Master Classes with several leading Grandmasters. In January, players will have a chance to learn from GM [...]
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Thanks to the 9 Queen’s organization, on December 20th we had a surprise visit from one of the leading US chess players- GM Aleksandra Kosteniuk- the current Women’s World Champion. She is one of the very strong Women GMs who are very successful playing against the World elite players. She is also one of the [...]
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In Preparation for the 2010 Arizona State Grade Championship
Sunday-Monday, December 27-28, 2009
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2 Day Master Class with IMs Altounian and Ginsburg, and FM Adamson
Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by admin.
2-Day Master class with National Champion Coach Adamson, International Master Ginsburg, and Arizona State Champion Altounian. December 19 & 20, 2009.
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2 Day Super Camp!
Saturday-Sunday, November 28-29, 2009
Attacking Well • Good Defense
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It is a pleasure adding one of the best chess players in the USA to our Honorary Instructor list— Alejandro Ramirez. I have known Alejandro for several years now, and he is not only a very strong and solid chess player, but also a very interesting person to be around. Even though he is [...]
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Dan is one of the most experienced chess players in Arizona. His vast experience on the chess battlefield makes him a great candidate for any kind of chess coaching. Dan always works on his chess trying to break new chess heights. Dan also knows a lot about chess history and is a fun guy to [...]
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