Tuesday, September 7, 2010

WV State Championship Results

John Roush is once again the WV State Chess Champion with an impressive 5.0 score after six rounds. David Saville and Sid Parhi tied for second place with 4.5 each. Congratulations also go out to Mike Richardson who won the U1900 prize with a 4.0 score and gained seventy rating points.

It was a very strong tournament this year, and the competition was fierce. See you all next year in Charleston!

Friday, September 3, 2010

Magnus Carlsen vs. The World

Chess.com has partnered with G-Star Raw to present Magnus Carlsen vs. the World online Chess game on September 10th! Three grandmasters (Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, and Judit Polgar) will recommend moves against Carlsen, but the move played will be determined by consensus vote from registered players. The game is only a week away, so head on over and register!