#1160 USA Leads India In Correspondence Match

On Wednesday night, I defeated Vaibhav Saxena, to give the United States a 10.5-7.5 lead in its ICCF match versus India.

Here is the game:

With the victory, my rating should surpass 2340 is 2336. Having completed 30+ games, I am now eligible to play in an ICCF IM Norm tourney but will instead take a long break from correspondence play.

#1159 Browne Wins U.S. Senior Championship

GM Walter Browne won the U.S. Senior Championship, which was held Sepetmber 14-20, on a cruise ship.

Ariel Levi was 2nd. FM Steve Stoyko, who recently moved to Florida, tied for 3rd.

#1158 Kenilworth's Events For 9/18 & 9/25

The Kenilworth Chess Club has scheduled a Partner Tournament for this Thursday (September 18) and a Blitz Tournament for next week (September 25).

Here are the details for the events:

Partner Tournament
September 18
8:30 p.m.
Non-Rated.
G/15;d5.
3-SS.
EF: Free.
Prizes: none.
TD: John Moldovan.

• Lower-rateds get to pick their partner for the 3 games.
• Higher-rated partner may switch his team's playing order up to 3 times per game.
• Otherwise, partners will alternate moves.
• Lower-rated player on a team gets to play his team's 1st move in each game.
• A player may only tell his partner "be careful", "take your time", "watch our time" or "help!"
• Only the higher-rated partner can offer draws, accept draws, or resign a game.
• Score-keeping is optional but will be necessary for claims.

Blitz Tournament
September 25
8:30 p.m.
Non-Rated.
G/5;d.
3-SS. 2 games per round.
EF: $3 KCC members, $5 non-members.
Prize Fund: $3 x number of players.
Prize distribution: TBA.
TD: Geoff McAuliffe or Bob Sherry.

#1157 KCC Swap Meet Next Thursday

Next Thursday night (September 11th), the Kenilworth Chess Club will be having a swap meet.

Current members & past members invited by the Club President, may bring chess books, equipment & software for trade or sale.

Please do not bring too many items. 20 per person is the maximum. If space proves to be short, we may have to limit individual displays to 10 items each.

Although the event will be private, I suggest that you inventory the items you are bringing.

One more thing... let's respect everyone's stuff by keeping all food, beverages, etc. away from the display area.