http://fpawn.blogspot.com/2008/06/gregory-young-shares-top-honors-at-us.html What a wild week it has been! Playing the role of underdog, 13 year old NM Gregory Young (photo at right) took on the country at the 2008 US Junior Closed Championship in Lindsborg, Kansas. Despite a small...
The GM-elect vs the fpawn
GM-elect Josh Friedel vs NM Michael Aigner Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Save the Sacramento Chess Club!
A fight to save the Sacramento Chess Club!By NM Michael Aigner Tuesday, June 3Save Our Chess Club! Ever since I started playing chess in 1993, the Sacramento Chess Club has met at the Ethel Macleod Hart Senior Center on...
The power of fpawn
I just found this game from the database of Mr. Frank K. Berry, sponsor and organizer of the 2007 and 2008 Frank K. Berry US Championship in Oklahoma. White is Courtney, one of the up and coming young talented...
Chess news by NM Michael Aigner
I just received the following from NM Michael Aigner. He is in Oklahoma competing in the US Championship Qualifier. I received the following email from TD Richard Koepcke regarding the playoff for the annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for...
A new informative chess blog from California
fpawn’s chess blog (www.fpawn.blogspot.com) Check here for tournament reports and the latest chess news from Michael Aigner. Find out where the fpawn has been playing lately. The blog will emphasize 1. fpawn’s students and friends 2. Northern California chess...
US Championship Round 2
Round 2 – May 16, 2007 [Section GM – Board 1] Nakamura, Hikaru vs Kudrin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 [Section GM – Board 2] Perelshteyn, Eugene vs Onischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 [Section GM – Board 3] Yermolinsky, Alex vs Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2-1/2...
MZ is the Wizard of Oz
National High School Championship: Michael Zhong is the Wizard of Oz!Posted by fpawn on Thursday, April 26 @ 19:36:59 CDT Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore! A delegation of 13 Northern California teenagers traveled to Kansas City on April...