Dayton Chess Club

GM Alex Goldin – Game in 25, lecture and lessons! 6th, 7th and 8th of August

DCC Chess Queen — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:21:17 +0000

GrandMaster Alexander Goldin will return to the Dayton Chess Club on Friday evening, August 6th for the Game in 25.

You do not want to miss it!

Want to Win More and Lose Less??? Here’s how….

GM GOLDIN RETURNING IN AUGUST 2010

Susan Polgar’s Blog….52nd Dayton Chess Championship!!!

DCC Chess Queen — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:20:30 +0000

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As we get closer to the end of the 52nd Gem City Open….

DCC Chess Queen — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:15:36 +0000

Yes, FIFTY TWO years of the Gem City Open…and so here we are, halfway through Round 5

Photos from the 52nd Gem City Open

DCC Chess Queen — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:24:28 +0000

…as the headline reads….

Gem City Open Photo…..

DCC Chess Queen — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:01:55 +0000

Photos from the 52nd Gem City Open

As always, if you’re interested in the final results – check out “WHO BEAT WHO” tab!!!!

52nd Gem City Open Photos

DCC Chess Queen — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:19:00 +0000

Before going into the last rounds of the Gem City Open, here are a few photos for your viewing pleasure….

and of course…..the list of players….

Gem City Open Registrants

And the 52nd Dayton Chess Club Championship is over….

DCC Chess Queen — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:57:02 +0000

It was a great tournament – as evidenced by the looks on the chess players’ faces….all smiles – for the most part. Yes, there were a few sad faces when there was a loss…but the fact GM Alex Goldin played made the 52nd Dayton Chess Club Championship all the better!

Results? Here you go:

FinalResults52ndDCCC

There were many happy chess players … and not necessarily those who won!!

Simply the DCC Championship through Rd 4…

DCC Chess Queen — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:54:43 +0000

Here’s a quick peek at the DCC Championship through Rd 4…. Rd 5 is in progress now….

Standings thru rd 4

and a few photos for your viewing pleasure….(note: a few photos were taken upstairs while the rounds were played downstairs….!)

52nd Dayton Chess Club Championship…Rounds 1 thru 3

DCC Chess Queen — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:01:11 +0000

Rounds 1 through 3 are now history..

52ndDCCCStandings

And a few photos…some of have been condensed – so please click on the photo to get a GOOD look!

And so stay tuned for Rounds 4, 5 and 6!!!

Aviators Pawns Scholastic Tournament

DCC Chess Queen — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:14:54 +0000

Aviator Pawns #1
Scholastic Report
April 3, 2010 – Riley D. Driver

On a beautiful Saturday on April 3, 2010, twenty young men and women fought for five rounds of chess and finished just before the high winds arrived. This is their story.

In the Unrated K3/K1 section had four heart breaking losses in a row and it looked like a fifth one was going to occur. But Elana Bock hung in there, and swindled her opponent, and was stalemated. Kevin Brown and Daniel Mogilevsky playing in their first ‘official’ tournament scored 1.0 and 2.5 points respectively. George Kamlet won K1 First Place with 2.0 points. Steve Wellbaum won the K3 trophy with 3.5 points while Olivia Kamlet and Spencer Tani tied for K3 first place with 4.0 points – look for them to move to rated chess soon.

In the Unrated K5/K8 section six players fought it out in Round Robin style. Malacki O’Neal lost his first four rounds, but managed a draw in the final round. K5 Third Place went to Keith Brown while K5 Second Place went to Ian Scott. But it was Solomon West who took K5 First Place with 3.0 points. Jackson Donaldson took the K8 Second Place trophy with 3.5 points and it was Zachary Mikhail who took K8 First place with 4.5 points – without suffering a single loss.

Unrated cross table – just a click away:

AvaitorPawnsCrossTables

In the RATED K5/K8 section six players again fought it out in Round Robin action. It was Viswanath Namburi’s first ever rated event and everyone was tough on him as he finished with 0.0 points, but his games showed great heart and mental toughness. He never quit and will do better next time around. K5 Third Place trophy went to Kevin Zhu. (Note to self – Kevin’s trophy had the wrong label and we have to get the correct one mailed to him – he wasn’t complaining) The Second Place K5 trophy went to Nicholas Kamlet with 2.0 points. K5 First Place trophy went to Colin Gohmann with 3.0 points, who missed a win against Ishan Paranjte in the third round. K8 First Place went to Ishan and Manish Praanjte with 4.5 points each losing only one half point to each other in a hard fought draw in round five.

About the parents … the parents in attendance were the best behaved parents I have ever seen at a scholastic tournament. Heck, the way they behaved, I may want to put on more scholastic tournaments. Oh, two more are already scheduled for later this year – September 18 and November 8, both on Saturday. Some of the parents said they wanted one over the summer as well. We will take a look.

For the rated cross tables….just a click away:

http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201004036341

And for photos….