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mapleleaf 31 Aug : 00:27
Don't forget our annual meeting is Friday September 5th
mapleleaf 12 Aug : 12:16
Sorry the site was down guys. I had to take it off line as I worked on a serious virus. Hopefully, things will go well now, but , give it a few days to be sure.
mapleleaf 17 Aug : 12:57
Guys, I would really appreciate it if you could email me suggestions for poll questions. There must be something you want to know peoples' opinion on ;)
mapleleaf 24 May : 18:44
The site was down for a few days but should be ok now. Had a motherboard burn out on me..
Bob Gillanders 01 Dec : 10:51
Hi John, Yah, it was quite a game, I was actually up 3 pawns in the white side of a Gruenfeld, certainly should have won, but Doug outplayed me in time pressure and came up with an amazing windmill/mating net.
John R. Brown 14 Nov : 06:43
Great results for Keith, Matt & Doug and Mike. I'd like to see Doug's Swindle over Bob.
latefordinner 11 Nov : 05:48
KW doesn't appear to have aged much since I last saw him some years ago. Can you post any games? As I recall, a rather Fischeresque approach, similar to both Bailey and Pushkedra. Say hello tohim for me if you can
mapleleaf 06 Nov : 15:32
Keith has beaten up Hamilton once again. When are we gonna suck it up and stop this guy?
This holiday season you can play in 2 great chess tournaments at the Hamilton City Chess Club:
Saturday The 13!!
The Hamilton City Chess Club is pleased to announce a single day chess tournament on Saturday December the 13th. The entry fee is only 30 dollars; but, if you email us NOW you can pre register for the even lower price of $25.
To see our detailed poster of this event please check out the following link:
And don't forget our next Friday Series Begins THIS Friday at the Hamilton City Chess Club. For this tournament we are only charging 3 dollars for rating fee and 3 for room rent. (Check our club membership rates to get a big discount on room rent rates). To see the detailed poster for our next Friday Series please click on the following link:
A Note On Tonight's Lecture with IM Artem Samsonkin
The first part of the lecture will involve six positions used to demonstrate the themes: weaknesses, piece placement, activation/limitation, positional sacrifice and central pressure.
The second part will be an instructive endgame.
If there is time left we will fill it with a question and answer period and visitor game submissions.
Our next tournament series begins Friday November 14. The games begin at 7:30 so please come at 7:00 to register. To check out our poster for this event please click on the following link
November 7, 2008 Hamilton Wentworth Education Center Lower Auditorium 100 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario (Parking and building entrance on King and Bay across from McDonald’s at Jackson Square)
Events begins at 8:00 pm, but please arrive earlier to get a good seat
Fee: Club Rent of 3 dollars or present Membership
If you would like your game to be analysed as part of the presentation please email -email- Also, feel free to email us with any other questions or concerns you might have
Congradulations to Doug Bailey who won our club championship this year with 7 points. It wasn't easy though with a major upset by John Erickson and a near miss by Raymond Singh.
Erickson and Singh also had to face each other in the dramatic right for second place in round 8. Singh managed to get the victory leading him to a total score of 5.5 points and a clear second place.
The fight for the u1850 prize was equally dramatic with Ian Finlay and Aaron Both sharing it at five points each. Both in his game with Crichton was down a bishop and on the ropes but managed to trap the opponents piece to secure the necessary half point.
Well, it was all very exiting and if our future touries are this good things can only get better and better.
To see a summary of all the results and pairings please click on the following link:
