Category: Chess Tournaments
Reminder to Register for 2020 Rochester Chess Online Quads
It is not too late to register for the 2020 Rochester Holiday Quads which will begin on Tuesday, December 15. Learn more and register by clicking on this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyshpR-aoTmZY1dIhWPrfzDoyyZUuhAUZR_KFsYnHHDjrkNQ/viewform?usp=pp_url
The following individuals have already registered:
| First Name | Last Name | Chess.com User ID | Chess.com Rating |
| Paul | Gabrail | peteypabmf | 1720 |
| George | Paulik | tyro_100 | 1674 |
| Soren | Wiedmann | swiedormannen | 1600 |
| Michael | Kern | DanielWrench | 1600 |
| Tim | Schimke | jackburton2008 | 1550 |
| George | Berg | gburger1296 | 1400 |
| Isaac | Sellon | isaacthedestroyer | 1400 |
| Jack | Fulsom | Endgamer1 | 1353 |
| Robert | Richardson | Brich999 | 1200 |
| Steve | Lange | eaglevents | 1160 |
| edwin | albrecht | eyedoc242 | 800 |
| Arya | Murthy | Handsomeeagle83 | 700 |
| Sophia | Chen | princessgoogie | 560 |
The winner of each quad will receive a 6-month extension to their Rochester Chess membership!
Rochester Chess News, December 2020
George Paulik (upper quad) and Matt Markland (lower quad) finished in first place in Edwin’s Online Quads with scores of 3-0. Jack Fulsom and Tim Schimke tied for second in the upper quad with 1.5 points each. Bob Richardson finished in clear second in the lower quad with 2 points.
The 2020 Rochester Holiday Quads will begin on December 15. Learn more and register by clicking on this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyshpR-aoTmZY1dIhWPrfzDoyyZUuhAUZR_KFsYnHHDjrkNQ/viewform?usp=pp_url
NM Matt Jensen’s ChessGoals has started a YouTube Channel. To learn more about it click on this link: https://mailchi.mp/1332682d5485/new-adult-learner-plan-released-7-new-videos?e=3a7784deab
WFM Jovana Milosevic is continuing her very instructive advanced chess classes on most Saturdays. The classes are recorded for viewing at a later time. Tuition is $10 – $15 per class depending on the number of participants. Send an email to dennismays101@gmail.com for more information.
New Look for our Website
WFM Jovana Milosevic recently completed her course on web design. She immediately put her new-found knowledge to work by updating our website. Thank you very much Jovana!
In person meetings with Rochester Chess members are still on hold. This situation will likely remain the same until the pandemic subsides. Your membership will be extended without charge by the amount of time the club was closed.
What should you do in the interim? Rochester Chess has held several online chess tournaments on Lichess.org and Chess.com. The most common format is a swiss at a slow time control (G/30+30 or G/60+30). You can register here for the next tournament which begins on Tuesday, November 10. George Paulik and Paul Gabrail won the most recent tournaments with perfect scores (4-0 in the swiss and 3-0 in the quad, respectively).
Master Milosevic is leading a weekly “Online Advanced Chess Class” on Saturdays, noon – 1:30 CDT (soon to be CST). Topics include how to play with different center pawn structures and material imbalances, the importance of centralization, open files and diagonals, and many more. Tuition is $15/class. Send me an email if you are interested in joining the class: dennismays101@gmail.com.
Rochester chess players Matt Jensen and Jesse Buss have created a chess improvement website called ChessGoals. ChessGoals offers study plans that were formed based on study habit data from hundreds of players. They also have weekly blog posts about chess improvement and current events.