Chess — Stephen Dann Sunday, September 22, 2013 When was the last time you taught someone under the age of 15 how to play chess? Despite claims of past decades, fewer kids now know the moves, and those who...
Chess by Stephen Dann
Chess — Stephen DannSeptember 06. 2013 10:26PM New England chess, other hobbies and many sports lost one of their best friends in the trophy, awards and graphics world with the passing on Aug. 29 of James Vincent Guertin, 56,...
Chess by Shelby Lyman
Chess / By Shelby Lyman on September 1, 2013 – 3:03 PM The game of chess seems to be made for gentlemen. But the struggle that ensues is often fierce and prolonged. It is not unusual for a tournament...
Chess by Stephen Dann
Chess — Stephen Dannhttp://www.telegram.com The second Providence Invitational Open, this year in historical (1870s) Roger Williams Park a week ago yesterday, attracted 172 players of all ages in six sections. This writer was one of them, the first weekend...
Chess by Stephen Dann
Chess – Stephen Dann “Carissa Yip is Officially Famous,” reads the email this writer received from a Wachusett Chess Club member after The Associated Press circulated the story about her record-breaking achievement under the erroneous suggested headline of “Mass....
Chess by Stephen Dann
Chess – Stephen Dann Sunday, July 28, 2013 Despite being one of the most celebrated writers of player tributes, this is a landmark day for George M. Mirijanian of Fitchburg, who turns 70 today. He has had nearly a...
Chess by Stephen Dann
Grant Xu, 15, of Shrewsbury was the only member of the small Massachusetts delegation at the 41st World Open (1,206 players) in Virginia to win a major prize. He tied for second in the under-2400 section, facing fellow masters,...
Chess by Stephen Dann
The “old stalwarts” swept the MetroWest club’s ( www.metrowestchess.org) 81-player, 4-section Summer Solstice Open in Natick. Denys Shmelov, 26, of Pepperell was by far the youngest of the winners, joining Joseph F. Kelly, Ed Chornoboy and Ray Behenna, atop...
Chess by Stephen Dann
George Mirijanian of Fitchburg won the A Division of the Wachusett Chess Club championship finals, 5-2, in an eight-player round robin at Fitchburg State University. Bruce Felton, Larry Gladding and Carissa Yip, 9, tied for second, a half point...
Chess by Stephen Dann
All this month we have seen continued references to former World Champion Mikhail Tal, who died in June 1992 and whose memorial tournament is all this week, with live coverage at www.playchess.com. Hikaru Nakamura, the only American participant, won...