Ending Seminar III for the 300 to 800s (or there about)
Seminar I -Pawn and king endings (2 to 4 PM – March 8th) Seminar II – Pawn and minor piece endings (1 to 3 – March 16th) Seminar III – […]
Friday Exton Commons Tournament # 62
The 62nd Exton Commons Tournament was a thrilling end to this July 2024. Joseph Mucerino won the Open section with a perfect score of 4-0. Saharsh Nannapaneni followed with a […]
Friday Exton Commons Tournament # 61
The 61st Exton Common Tournament was an exciting start to a wonderful July 2024. This was a fun way to say goodbye to Mohit and Ashrith, who have moved to […]
The Gijon International Chess Tournaments, 1944 – 1965: A History with Biographies and 213 Games by Pedro Mendez Castedo and Luis Mendez Castedo
Not all stories need 100,000 words. McFarland Books recognized this and has begun to expand past the large thorough biographies they are known for publishing into historical works that examine […]
Fred Reinfeld: The Man Who Taught America Chess with 282 Games by Alex Dunne
Fred Reinfeld: The Man Who Taught America Chess with 282 Games by Alex Dunne, who is the correspondence chess director for U S Chess. Dunne’s lightly researched book attempts to […]
Saturday Exton Commons tournament # 49
The first event of a fantastic new year is the 49th Exton Commons Event. Mohit Maringanti led the Open section. He was the only one in the section with a […]
Saturday Exton Commons tournament # 48
The last event of a hectic December is the 48th Exton Commons Event. Michael Li led the Under 900 section. He won all three games. Kritarth Acharya, a regular club […]
Saturday Exton Commons tournament # 47
The first event of December 2023 was the 47th Exton Commons event. Joe Mucerino led the Open section. He was the highest-rated player by about 300 points, so the pressure […]
Blast from the Past
As our 10th year winds down, I wanted to highlight a little of the past. Everyone takes many pictures these days, but for much of the pre-Covid time we really […]
Exton Commons Event #46
The last event of a crazy November was the 46th Exton Commons Event. This is a traditional 4-round, 3-section, 1 to 5 on Saturday afternoon type tournament that we do […]