tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29588867018599736072024-03-18T19:56:54.875-07:00Miami-Dade Scholastic ChessAndy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-582755647612284022010-06-03T12:12:00.000-07:002010-06-04T16:17:02.237-07:00Bobby Fischer Memorial June 25th, 26th & 27th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCzRgPmaoPmpE75_CPKmU_kY82dEbZmxNJ_EIREzOKUWqhv7d-415OSnYEUqz-vRD-A-kOBoJdIUYYXEC-6Zspubx2Z6_iWVWhqyApRN9KaCOR90m9yZt0opDHPkfxX8TMQr8JnVR910/s1600/bobby_fischer_11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478759394667156258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCzRgPmaoPmpE75_CPKmU_kY82dEbZmxNJ_EIREzOKUWqhv7d-415OSnYEUqz-vRD-A-kOBoJdIUYYXEC-6Zspubx2Z6_iWVWhqyApRN9KaCOR90m9yZt0opDHPkfxX8TMQr8JnVR910/s320/bobby_fischer_11.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vTwsmR7XwRF2tGh3i79CDjxAuLt2u9N8PGsS6ZmNmFqs7vZO3rh4QKNSNGeutxMFjS1Opc1N15StBhtcmdK_X6Ona7zDyn07w1yQJ4-Sc23BHnu0URi3gBwVsuqvIYU6lrmnrQU3rMA/s1600/bobby_fischer_10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478759289238246258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vTwsmR7XwRF2tGh3i79CDjxAuLt2u9N8PGsS6ZmNmFqs7vZO3rh4QKNSNGeutxMFjS1Opc1N15StBhtcmdK_X6Ona7zDyn07w1yQJ4-Sc23BHnu0URi3gBwVsuqvIYU6lrmnrQU3rMA/s320/bobby_fischer_10.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDyct5nnQ1nrrmFq6Slj2vyg57TovrKvJEhNuJPt8WANNPyMp8_VApF_p1FHrUpEythBylDhC1G-y5GCvA-OpR_604lFZTAyWrS5Mn2zGeZIuLeaKrQt7ksBl8FOCVQDktOVpjxDieEA/s1600/bobby_fischer_08.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478629060881607954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDyct5nnQ1nrrmFq6Slj2vyg57TovrKvJEhNuJPt8WANNPyMp8_VApF_p1FHrUpEythBylDhC1G-y5GCvA-OpR_604lFZTAyWrS5Mn2zGeZIuLeaKrQt7ksBl8FOCVQDktOVpjxDieEA/s320/bobby_fischer_08.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkyMC3nTuvkGZoHb-f8H-NpQU1CGTuI8bTiOCOmtfai4r1A1TlHVjqTumI80vrQrC9glzHRNBw3W0E3ocWMKeLfNVyeAkcLbihWtD3W8BW1w1vGdiYb7HcZkVHiJ6odm8wojyLP04QjU/s1600/bobby_fischer_07.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478628995610580386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkyMC3nTuvkGZoHb-f8H-NpQU1CGTuI8bTiOCOmtfai4r1A1TlHVjqTumI80vrQrC9glzHRNBw3W0E3ocWMKeLfNVyeAkcLbihWtD3W8BW1w1vGdiYb7HcZkVHiJ6odm8wojyLP04QjU/s320/bobby_fischer_07.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478628917384684338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbZRpUe8y_Ea4r49j8B8bXcIZ0Uxf8XbzP6ucLQV_0CySeN-k9VBXQ2ogHkFeRiQGPjyg51wOPwNssw_q18D3v8SYP4BY2ueIgbLVPf5GePoqJg9IaWu6q5-82iApBVsKLW4nsP__kNE/s320/bobby_fischer_04.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">The Battle of the Brains</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">July 31, 1972</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Time Magazine</span><br /></div></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.time.com.time/magazine/article/0,9171,877942,00.html"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"></span></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,877942,00.html"><span style="color:#ff0000;">http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,877942,00.html</span></a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><em><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">This excerpt is from an article written in 1972 on Bobby Fischer and the details of his life prior to and then becoming world champion. It is a fascinating account of his rise to world champion chess and his eccentricities.</span></strong></em></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The negotiations were going so poorly, Presidential Advisor Henry Kissinger revealed last week, that he felt compelled to intervene for the good of the country." Kissinger was not referring to his latest peace talks in Viet Nam. He was talking about the peace talks in Reykjavik. Iceland and the confrontation between Bobby Fischer of the United States and Boris Spassky of Soviet Union for the world championship. After weeks of petty infighting, the stormy encounter between East v. West, of Boris, the witty urbane champion v. Bobby, the temperamental, demanding challenger, had grown into an international incident. To avoid a stalemate, Kissinger, a chess player himself, put through a call to Fisher and implored him to play. Fischer, agreed but only with the reluctance of a pouty patriot who says: "If there is one thing I ask for and that I don't get, I don't play.</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">What: Bobby Fischer Memorial</span></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">When: June 25th, 26th, & 27th</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">Where: Weston Community Center</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">Time/Game controls: 7 rounds; G30</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">Sections: Open & Scholastic</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">Contact: <a href="mailto:gilgarchess@gmail.com">gilgarchess@gmail.com</a></span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;"><a href="http://www.alphachessa.com/">http://www.alphachessa.com/</a> 954 867-8498</span></strong></div><div align="center"></div></div></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-9940050631012987982010-05-25T08:22:00.000-07:002010-05-25T08:26:45.122-07:00Booker T. Washington HS Chess Club<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzA7bzfzhuumWzPr5qPT72fZvPGa-Vguq7UPYz8n3O2UGqomCPVW9LlwGVfJDEnZGYjmeGKpxe0stUisplYRDnK4txbuYcfyAbvkEVvS90Om6cErYGkqt63n1n0qbOjfoMsUJT3Xx88g/s1600/BTW+CHESS+TEAM+AT+MIAMI+DADE+3+27+2010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475228639986305010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzA7bzfzhuumWzPr5qPT72fZvPGa-Vguq7UPYz8n3O2UGqomCPVW9LlwGVfJDEnZGYjmeGKpxe0stUisplYRDnK4txbuYcfyAbvkEVvS90Om6cErYGkqt63n1n0qbOjfoMsUJT3Xx88g/s320/BTW+CHESS+TEAM+AT+MIAMI+DADE+3+27+2010.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Miami-Dade College</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"> Dr. Armando J. Bucelo HS Chess Tournament</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Booker T. Washington Chess Club</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Principal: Mr. Villalobos</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Chess Facilitator: Anthony Jennings</span></strong></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-11200631482593873162010-05-18T06:32:00.000-07:002010-06-01T05:09:47.648-07:00ALPHA CHESS ACADEMY TOURNAMENT IN WESTON<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uydOK9qO5hGyt6nBeML7fMIh4fhrX5f-I3L4PfumBQeateUmPP8usds5a-4ssciKe54Tv62VtV0AxuOZ_Xb-5FdmmNyiC6xR6Ukl5vIZooY3gQIdplHFVJG-yDmY6K142IGYp4uoDeY/s1600/DSC00592.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477194564104416786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uydOK9qO5hGyt6nBeML7fMIh4fhrX5f-I3L4PfumBQeateUmPP8usds5a-4ssciKe54Tv62VtV0AxuOZ_Xb-5FdmmNyiC6xR6Ukl5vIZooY3gQIdplHFVJG-yDmY6K142IGYp4uoDeY/s320/DSC00592.JPG" /></a> Brian and GM Gildardo Garcia<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0O_jROq14BdRrzNhvKpGPxHmVaMrhqI0d4fHXuFKkKssiVs8zGjHFcYUO1UnsFJpZdaSECNimfu8pHXAcOf33mpCgV0s_ykK-QFRf-EhWAITijG6zd-toFLIa9b33TUhK4WVWWAS4h8/s1600/DSC00597.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477194087134932402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0O_jROq14BdRrzNhvKpGPxHmVaMrhqI0d4fHXuFKkKssiVs8zGjHFcYUO1UnsFJpZdaSECNimfu8pHXAcOf33mpCgV0s_ykK-QFRf-EhWAITijG6zd-toFLIa9b33TUhK4WVWWAS4h8/s320/DSC00597.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2Rg8F0rm-razJR2XyFgpv_45IBsLj_sA9_ZZkywJ92LQUPKvWz6NHr0Tsxc9Vh2hD7twzdL6lI-1Tt7rROAa_2qEqb7OX_VUzlQXRyev1qx7GQFHGERGa3D8ygqjVoGXZgVJTUnD3J0/s1600/DSC00596.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477193963244574162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2Rg8F0rm-razJR2XyFgpv_45IBsLj_sA9_ZZkywJ92LQUPKvWz6NHr0Tsxc9Vh2hD7twzdL6lI-1Tt7rROAa_2qEqb7OX_VUzlQXRyev1qx7GQFHGERGa3D8ygqjVoGXZgVJTUnD3J0/s320/DSC00596.JPG" /></a> Alejandro Gutierrez and Daniel Ramirez of Miami Lakes K-8 Center (Coach Oscar Badillo)<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YYLqrxd-kcy6BiNtUokyqcL-TZ7tncztkERMA1h0ri83-J5RfoGmwyuQdRt_dpr8gs9T3q6V7IJsvPczJXMY8gHCs8YL4o920_sZjZ8XgJ2_CUiensUNsExPBQ4Fns29CHy9tRU0-Q0/s1600/DSC00598.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477193825197759474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YYLqrxd-kcy6BiNtUokyqcL-TZ7tncztkERMA1h0ri83-J5RfoGmwyuQdRt_dpr8gs9T3q6V7IJsvPczJXMY8gHCs8YL4o920_sZjZ8XgJ2_CUiensUNsExPBQ4Fns29CHy9tRU0-Q0/s320/DSC00598.JPG" /></a> Sino Joseph and daughter Sneha<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFIiCJkw5vhG44IC_R5eMGNT2PfMuRgFehPYUr39R82lXrNDbpMWIhAkCR8gjeA0jb42Rmn_GOByqaeQ8J313cwQCfzxTr-7h69tp3wfzJmHA1-uZG5kyTpiPaeqq-YAO0ekdjP10NPw/s1600/Garcia-Akobian.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472608931528547794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFIiCJkw5vhG44IC_R5eMGNT2PfMuRgFehPYUr39R82lXrNDbpMWIhAkCR8gjeA0jb42Rmn_GOByqaeQ8J313cwQCfzxTr-7h69tp3wfzJmHA1-uZG5kyTpiPaeqq-YAO0ekdjP10NPw/s320/Garcia-Akobian.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#000099;"> GM Gildardo Garcia ready to face GM Varuzhan Akobian in the Chicago Open last year.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">WHAT</span>: OPEN & SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENT</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">HOST</span>: GM GILDARDO GARCIA</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">WHEN</span>: SATURDAY MAY 22, 2010</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">WHERE</span>: WESTON COMMUNITY CENTER</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">20200 SADDLE CLUB ROAD</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">SECTIONS:</span> OPEN- K-1, K-3, K-6, K-9, K-12</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">GAME CONTROLS</span>: G30 5 Rounds</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">CONTACT INFORMATION: </span></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#000000;">954 867-8498</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">813 375-2179 </span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="mailto:Gilgarchess@GMAIL.COM"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">Gilgarchess@GMAIL.COM</span></a></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-55057563521724539482010-05-17T13:52:00.000-07:002010-05-26T09:35:55.126-07:00The Art of Thinking Chess Tournaments<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5ICspTFiDeRq9cz2pmik2cN8TvI8i6d5zxtZ9booosCOPd_aJCWvjAqPZtkhM95n6GQHSzLRzrle2FNatMNhh5s_-GHNF_dnEFzgprLGqa7H5TLYcpLNFmnzwXdqMd8ALNIq0AWhwss/s1600/M-Eric-Rodriguez-391-Small.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848657333768802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5ICspTFiDeRq9cz2pmik2cN8TvI8i6d5zxtZ9booosCOPd_aJCWvjAqPZtkhM95n6GQHSzLRzrle2FNatMNhh5s_-GHNF_dnEFzgprLGqa7H5TLYcpLNFmnzwXdqMd8ALNIq0AWhwss/s320/M-Eric-Rodriguez-391-Small.jpg" /></a> Eric Rodriguez (2354) recently beat his mentor GM Julio Becerra in the 17th Annual Space Coast Open and walked away with the $1,000 prize on April 23-25. <a href="http://centralflchess.org/">http://centralflchess.org/</a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;"><strong>MIAMI BEACH CHESS CLUB</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Scholastic Summer Chess Series</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>June 6th -June 27th- July 25th - August 8th</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;"><strong>North Shore Park Youth Center</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>501 72nd Street</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;"><strong>Miami Beach, FL 33141</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#003300;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Registratio</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">n: 11:00 am-11:30am</span></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Scholastic sections: K1-K3-K5-K8-K12</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>(sections may be combined)</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>4 rounds Swiss System G/30</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;"><strong>Top five individual trophies</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><strong>Top three team trophies</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Awards ceremony 4:30 pm</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Entry fee $12 USCF membership required</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><strong>Tournament Directors:</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#009900;"><strong>National Master Eric Rodriguez (see above)</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">USCF Chess Coach Oscar Rodriguez</span></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><strong>USCF Chess Coach Eunice Rodriguez</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>email:Oscarr876@Bellsouth.net phone: 786 493-5745</strong></span></div></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-7394839409315483202009-06-04T15:07:00.000-07:002009-06-07T20:38:44.041-07:00Miami-Dade Loses Scholastic Chess Icon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlda_SSMoioz7vowWZyPjCCbghyphenhyphenu934_isXp7htT7PkChH7X5r8J0kAcyxS2awBf9BNa5ejddVp5AJR8iwEOQgZsTSh4L6O93G_Xvk58Z3oOjr12mjEnOrKAgvRx2t7FIzjYXTN1dcEE/s1600-h/cobo2_thumb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343598207042667554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlda_SSMoioz7vowWZyPjCCbghyphenhyphenu934_isXp7htT7PkChH7X5r8J0kAcyxS2awBf9BNa5ejddVp5AJR8iwEOQgZsTSh4L6O93G_Xvk58Z3oOjr12mjEnOrKAgvRx2t7FIzjYXTN1dcEE/s320/cobo2_thumb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Arden <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Dilley</span>, Adolpho Perez, Frank <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cobo</span> and Jeff Nelson</span></div><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Arden <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Dilley</span>, the grandfather of scholastic chess in Miami-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dade</span>, passed away Tuesday of heart failure. Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Dilley</span> is credited with organizing scholastic chess tournaments in Miami-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Dade</span> County. He started teaching kids chess at Olympia Heights back in 1968. He will be missed. Below is an article he wrote for the Chess Education newsletter "Developing Pieces" in August 0f 2006.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">---------------------------</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong>Arden <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Dilley</span>: Miami-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Dade</span> Scholastic Chess Pioneer Speaks</strong></div><strong></strong><div align="center"><strong>August 2006</strong></div><div align="left"><br />I started allowing my students to play chess before, at lunch and after school at Olympia Heights in 1968 and later at Dunbar. As a PE teacher, I found it to be a good rainy day activity as well. Later, I organized the first scholastic Grand <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Prix</span> events under the not for profit Miami-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Dade</span> Scholastic Chess Association. What I found was that children who learn to play chess improve<br />their focus, block out distractions, and pay attention to what they are doing.</div><div align="left">---------------------<br />Chess is prevalent in Miami because it is an international metropolis . Chess is popular in almost every country except the U.S. and our students represent all parts of the globe. Research is also needed to demonstrate the effects of chess that are already well documented <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">anecdotally</span>. Test scores will improve and kids will want to be in school. </div><div align="left">--------------------</div><div align="left">Chess in M-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">DCPS</span> lacks uniformity. All canoes must be paddling in the same direction. There are several entities who have their own agendas and won’t give up control for the good of the cause. Title I does not train coaches or sponsors. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">AEP</span> trains once a year and only reaches the elementary level . Professional development with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">TEC</span> points must be offered. A course for teachers could be developed. The chess coordinator position is a step in the right direction but must be given widespread support from all the faces of scholastic chess. A budget to administer new programs is absolutely necessary. Parks and recreation programs can develop chess programs after school and in the summer.</div><div align="left">-------------------<br />The biggest obstacle has always been principals who have never witnessed the changes in the attitudes of children towards school after learning the game. Not only will attendance improve but test scores and self esteem will increase. The key is training teachers who are truly interested in making a difference and the rest takes care of itself.</div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-66090561416886297392009-05-27T15:02:00.000-07:002009-05-27T15:08:30.356-07:00MICA SUMMMER CAMP<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMKPsYMHOC3Rn5PSVLLcUOTtOvfHxKU6dpG6WankKRytA1ZJxKFwFS-XL0kFqqFJSfeWkO60wXKJCmiziu0QtaoxFq5tOj_N7Hb6ZIE5DzDCVvO1jdpgf7NkpneDuRYc79LnKi9_yC1U/s1600-h/MICA+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340628522882605730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMKPsYMHOC3Rn5PSVLLcUOTtOvfHxKU6dpG6WankKRytA1ZJxKFwFS-XL0kFqqFJSfeWkO60wXKJCmiziu0QtaoxFq5tOj_N7Hb6ZIE5DzDCVvO1jdpgf7NkpneDuRYc79LnKi9_yC1U/s320/MICA+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-74919445356116505482009-04-14T05:56:00.000-07:002009-04-14T06:08:44.189-07:00Kings & Queens Youth Exhibition<div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Kings</span> & <span style="color:#3333ff;">Queens</span> Youth Exhibition</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">AN INVITATIONAL</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Tournament will be held at JPM Enrichment Centre<br />4055 NW 183rd Street<br />Miami Gardens, Florida 33165<br />Saturday, May 16th, 2009</span><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Tournament Info<br />· 5 rounds Swiss System G/30<br />· USCF Membership Required<br />· Half-point bye available only in Round 1<br />· K3 Open and K5 open competitive categories<br />· Top Ten Individual trophies awarded in each category<br />· Top Three Team trophies awarded in each category<br />· Teams consist of a maximum of five players in each category<br />· Top four players determine team score<br />· Bring your own boards and clocks<br /><br />Teams will be selected based on talent, active participation, and sportsmanship. <br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">If you have any questions regarding this tournament please contact <span style="color:#ff0000;">Webber J. Charles </span>via mobile at (786) 269-4337 or email at charli2foto@yahoo.com.</span> </span></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-68717380168829559582009-04-13T05:43:00.000-07:002009-04-13T06:52:38.593-07:00Women's World Champion to Host Camp<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidu0Txk-wxW8npqeJsca5hC1i8AmMzMYYOxByhfX7QyryeTA44kZ727Gtfa5RCut0PjooA0FF5D3cLtjKLZ0zvez8ShWY61wg37NFHWTk536FnY_cx3hq6IqUxkyKAuKrPaqEQpWizbSE/s1600-h/IMG_4312.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324167368176885426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidu0Txk-wxW8npqeJsca5hC1i8AmMzMYYOxByhfX7QyryeTA44kZ727Gtfa5RCut0PjooA0FF5D3cLtjKLZ0zvez8ShWY61wg37NFHWTk536FnY_cx3hq6IqUxkyKAuKrPaqEQpWizbSE/s320/IMG_4312.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324166514576496434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxCZQDYiK0BcEGiC3V67O_R71-uxPstwt1L1Tx4ByijgUNd_JCTJxK-cqtfHNwSua17o-wQSQwjdNghIy1Sl_5dIxlG6v8pi0u81hWhXsNyOSSV30_fkuYO0SgdRG8XMqNyOshB-3e3U/s320/IMG_4158b.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJsEyXH_pefACkZqn_iv9CWLAgBspi6Xfsu8ZCGw3AOaO-O876EVRR0LbBIGhnHg2Jf4N9V-w2Ma66Ebrfkvg6ifRR-CcEhJ8btMXhdLshW4LJWQ3W1igrVXiIOGpj-KROxAqUuLUVf4/s1600-h/IMG_4191.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324165922164866274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJsEyXH_pefACkZqn_iv9CWLAgBspi6Xfsu8ZCGw3AOaO-O876EVRR0LbBIGhnHg2Jf4N9V-w2Ma66Ebrfkvg6ifRR-CcEhJ8btMXhdLshW4LJWQ3W1igrVXiIOGpj-KROxAqUuLUVf4/s320/IMG_4191.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC7MrhDBTRYvTr616kDsm2ZCyypL0WM7p6bPqxN-Oe6MrqLwAy9V-HDeRAhBu-siy_mNF0Eicf5LQuxFSwbhk7fwzlawF-qsvUrv9D43YdCc97g5OxW_MelzWNdKTsYmZcJEDvjCmnjM/s1600-h/IMG_4240b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324165398474201874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC7MrhDBTRYvTr616kDsm2ZCyypL0WM7p6bPqxN-Oe6MrqLwAy9V-HDeRAhBu-siy_mNF0Eicf5LQuxFSwbhk7fwzlawF-qsvUrv9D43YdCc97g5OxW_MelzWNdKTsYmZcJEDvjCmnjM/s320/IMG_4240b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwWtzrdwGUWoO2KpQ2ehBhQoAUVMXdv_ru47Fp6fJBu5dmG56RRxhK0yTTQfVdln1qxSVrLp58czmmu5GxjtNx4wbq7GWhrtAuFPRCfZkYpiWb-pbUnJGJI8mNNL-FA_5NYEQRkXK6zs/s1600-h/IMG_4253.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324165054741486034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwWtzrdwGUWoO2KpQ2ehBhQoAUVMXdv_ru47Fp6fJBu5dmG56RRxhK0yTTQfVdln1qxSVrLp58czmmu5GxjtNx4wbq7GWhrtAuFPRCfZkYpiWb-pbUnJGJI8mNNL-FA_5NYEQRkXK6zs/s320/IMG_4253.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRes16pFtwbjy8aoauA46yJa9Ty-ZcDc80hLERLO2xRzC4RCeSHbq131HQedDKBg0UxT8j8u9gWyx52YzaHI4vid7bGg-_XM8gs4hg0F0bOLtS6dxt42x5uzQD6X_-oeyVgB2cbV2kcOI/s1600-h/IMG_4254.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324164931084865986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRes16pFtwbjy8aoauA46yJa9Ty-ZcDc80hLERLO2xRzC4RCeSHbq131HQedDKBg0UxT8j8u9gWyx52YzaHI4vid7bGg-_XM8gs4hg0F0bOLtS6dxt42x5uzQD6X_-oeyVgB2cbV2kcOI/s320/IMG_4254.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>World Chess Hall of Fame & Sidney Samole Museum is proud to announce the WORLD CHAMPION ALEXANDRA KOSTENIUK’s SUMMER CHESS CAMP!</strong><br />---------------------------------------<br /><div><div align="center">This will be followed by the Alexandra Kosteniuk Chess Hall of Fame Cup.</div><div>--------------------------------------<br />Come meet, work and learn from the best with the current Women's Chess World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk. With FIDE 2516 and USCF 2590 ratings, she has become the dominant force in International Women's Chess and chess overall. Learn directly from Alexandra herself and she teaches you everything about the game from openings to your end game. Camp will be held in the air-conditioned rooms of the World Chess Hall of Fame, 13755 SW 119th Avenue, Miami, FL 33186 (few blocks from Miami Metro Zoo). Chess camp is open for kids up to 18-years of age. Each participant will have a unique chance to study chess and have fun right in the historic Chess Hall of Fame, in beautiful Miami, Florida and work with the reigning Women’s World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk and other experienced masters.<br /></div><div>----------------------------------<br /></div><div>Sign up for any or all FOUR one week long sessions</div><br /><div>(9AM-5PM daily):</div><br /><div>--------------------------------<br /></div><div><strong>June 22nd-26th — 1st session </strong></div><div><strong>June 29th-July 3rd — 2nd session </strong></div><div><strong>July 6th-10th — 3rd session<br /></strong></div><div><strong>July 13th-17th — 4th session </strong></div><br /><div>--------------------------------</div><br /><div>Campers may register for as many sessions as they want as long as there are slots available.</div><br /><div>Fees: Early Registration: $400/week if postmarked by April 30, 2009, $450 if postmarked by May 31, 2009. </div><div><br />Registration: $500/week (full day), $250/week (half days). Please click <a href="http://www.chessmuseum.org/documents/kos_camp_reg_form.pdf">here</a> to download a PDF of the registration form.<br /></div><div>--------------------------------<br /></div><div>You can email Alexandra directly at: <a href="mailto:alexandra@kosteniuk.com">alexandra@kosteniuk.com</a>. All questions go directly to her and she answers every email. You can learn more about Alexandra Kosteniuk and exciting chess career at <a href="http://www.kosteniuk.com/">http://www.kosteniuk.com/</a>. Catch Alexandra on video at the <a href="http://www.chessmovies.com/">Chess Movies</a> website.</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-33399090203965728242009-04-07T19:18:00.000-07:002009-04-07T19:31:01.960-07:00Everglades K-8 at Nationals<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTj4om98wU7K8P2TYZxsTao6E3fshf4VyCyz1Jz4xzCCfMzOuoiLKQZwiPvym60otE4TdPzE69I3eX4m1zqoYQmlbo_omCilDmIWyyS0zqjut8ceKrZW1E0hnslLI4fg0wJli5hsv9ok/s1600-h/Brian+sings+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322141676450275250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTj4om98wU7K8P2TYZxsTao6E3fshf4VyCyz1Jz4xzCCfMzOuoiLKQZwiPvym60otE4TdPzE69I3eX4m1zqoYQmlbo_omCilDmIWyyS0zqjut8ceKrZW1E0hnslLI4fg0wJli5hsv9ok/s320/Brian+sings+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/4019704">http://vimeo.com/4019704</a><br /></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-56417237292809672412009-02-26T05:47:00.000-08:002009-02-26T05:55:58.896-08:002009 SUPERNATIONALS Warm-Up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaW48i5rGYrNgfKRVRaRGkFBzkKSCwJy7wUifHYfcFScjr0P1JDwaLuoQynzjlpmJVw9Y2cQBpEczwXtrje-wLUWjQIl7JsfIHMUSDgWs2r0rV4Lh-idiT9-z7WNu5Oh-hLBwj0eQEWA/s1600-h/SNATIONALS+WARM+UP+II.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307102379699636770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaW48i5rGYrNgfKRVRaRGkFBzkKSCwJy7wUifHYfcFScjr0P1JDwaLuoQynzjlpmJVw9Y2cQBpEczwXtrje-wLUWjQIl7JsfIHMUSDgWs2r0rV4Lh-idiT9-z7WNu5Oh-hLBwj0eQEWA/s320/SNATIONALS+WARM+UP+II.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Contact FM Charles Galofre at <span style="color:#3333ff;">c</span></strong></span><a href="mailto:Charles.galofre@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>harles.galofre@gmail.com</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> or Ph: 786.385.7628</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.charlesgalofre.com/lessons.htm"><span style="font-size:180%;">http://www.charlesgalofre.com/lessons.htm</span></a></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-68235342082582956642009-02-11T06:56:00.000-08:002009-02-11T07:11:00.194-08:002009 SuperState VI Numbers Way Down<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfX1ztJeUg1_cQK4Ce-gRSYXufH87tH0xL4jgfcmWye1sz_-FLz2Fw7ZxUUqCCtpIt5xxUVz7h3IgkOuqqpEPr4uaWrtv-M3A690RCAsrSKen5z-jZYaZFT6_q0iA_Z7tggC2zeAeKrJw/s1600-h/State+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301555889637551026" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqE8R_4PV64rwXLOcwyO3WCK1kWNVeIbyErQxmCChhO0LCJlMd56Q1M4I_l-vO-bPxtJFOFVh2lARonYfhNkYy02uuFquOyYh4PJwujQFUxOJXIkEE7bjsxOg7e79gSsgCsiLkM6T4PJg/s320/houkosteniuk1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHi6TBShJXBBe9gIFahBr1HRAN6XnXp_BXAMwuYkdmpQSrZ_ODmxjDotvD3Uksd8Y5glVflLlrfvEmBHMG5bCEKOSem4kC9_t1xpnL6Z4fgfjFqjCn6RPLRnefwjjednOqfZhD_90UuE/s1600-h/nalchikmedal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290443075718660610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHi6TBShJXBBe9gIFahBr1HRAN6XnXp_BXAMwuYkdmpQSrZ_ODmxjDotvD3Uksd8Y5glVflLlrfvEmBHMG5bCEKOSem4kC9_t1xpnL6Z4fgfjFqjCn6RPLRnefwjjednOqfZhD_90UuE/s320/nalchikmedal.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">GM <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kosteniuk</span> to attend South Regional</span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Women's World Chess Champion GM Alexandra <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Kosteniuk</span> will make an appearance at the 2009 South Regional Chess Championship on Saturday January 17, 2009 at John A. Ferguson Senior High 15900 SW 56<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> Street. Alexandra will distribute postcards and sign autographs for the students. Although the itinerary has not been set, she may play a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">simul</span>, organize a puzzle competition, or hand out trophies.</span> </div><div></div><div>Photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.kosteniuk.com/index.php?lg=eng&year=2008">http://www.kosteniuk.com/index.php?lg=eng&year=2008</a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-66644257621909947052009-01-11T06:38:00.000-08:002009-01-11T06:52:22.737-08:00Women's World Chess Champion GM Kosteniuk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdiHz6RVFYrd6Dt-gl9-DK-he0Yf7JfgrYjOKwZ0kQox4RnEvaPchmY9eiZgVO0E4G5c6b1kpDu6kYFIqpraW7Sc3JBu4hxQadDEP-0L9PdmH2pjrgLl_TIf75Q3AXwz9l6I0YFAzO60/s1600-h/Kosteniuk+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290047805496834962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 196px; CURSOR: hand; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYZ2jrPz_mMTU_l4Zv3uPb1duHpW4BbMcDk5wKP4ppJc6YfvbTRJebsShH3f6CNLCqysinX-W94AuTpAr8gHpRbjNviAsOyRK0ZH5E37xmWUQP8pcHLHPGpyi7DblEGW0dnmtvcsble4/s320/norwod4" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVnfIaO2kua_ljbATemOELgrdzCd0SR41yw8I2iDcrGDf-6WqXPr15p9IKCc6N2E9xBY7ORnqli4vqQbCIJlJrS3xv0PnmB_mzrU6iBacr3YjrmNEFsklb5XqO0DpwUmsnaRHepyQHAk/s1600-h/norwoor1"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286795498378232418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVnfIaO2kua_ljbATemOELgrdzCd0SR41yw8I2iDcrGDf-6WqXPr15p9IKCc6N2E9xBY7ORnqli4vqQbCIJlJrS3xv0PnmB_mzrU6iBacr3YjrmNEFsklb5XqO0DpwUmsnaRHepyQHAk/s320/norwoor1" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have been to many of the scholastic nationals both as a coach and a tournament director. As a coach I have a little more time to observe what goes on around the tournament venue. There's always something that makes an impression on me. What grabbed my attention this time was the group of children from Norwood Elementary of Miami. First of all, they were the sharpest looking chess team out there with their matching bright yellow windbreakers, shirts, and blue back packs. They were not hard to miss!<br />__________________________________________________<br />Every round you would see them lined up, and go into the playing hall as a team. What impressed me was how orderly the line was. No kids jumping out of line. Nobody yelling or giving the parents, chaperons or teachers a hard time. They went in and quietly found their seat and got down to the business of playing chess.<br />_________________________________________________<br />When the kids finished they would go to back of the room where parents and coaches were sitting. They would sit quietly with the adults who accompanied them and wait for all their teammates to finish.<br />_________________________________________________<br />When everyone was done, they'd line up and leave the playing hall as a team.<br />_________________________________________________<br />After the last round was done, as each child filed by, this one chaperon gave each child a big hug, and words of praise and encouragement. It was really a very sweet moment for these children. This was their first nationals, and I'm sure for many of them their first time away from Miami. I spoke to a couple of the parents and the assistant principal. I could tell they were really proud of their kids and their school. They had every right to be. They really impressed me with their behavior and discipline. They did their school proud. They may not have won many trophies, but they won the respect of those who observed their fine behavior. I'm sure I wasn't the only one who noticed.<br /><br />The Norwood Tigers were grrrrrrrrreat!!!<br /><br />Go Tigers! I hope to see you in Nashville next April for the Super Nationals.<br /><br /> <a href="http://castlingqueenside.blogspot.com/2008/12/champions-of-discipline.html">http://castlingqueenside.blogspot.com/2008/12/champions-of-discipline.html</a><br /></div><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;">The post above was one I took from the link you see on top. Barbara Reed of Norwood sent it to me. Barbara has been doing this for a while. She does an awesome job as you can seen. Even impartial observers can see. Congratulations!</span></em><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-47114979895786464642008-12-08T06:30:00.000-08:002008-12-08T12:24:59.536-08:00PCS Grand Prix 3<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>K-1 Team Results</strong></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Everglades-11.5</span><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. John Smith-6.5</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />3. Amelia Earhart-4.5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. South Miami Heights-3.5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Rainbow Park 3.5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Bayharbor-1.0</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">K-1 Individual Results</span></p><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Juliana Piloto- Everglades</span><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Victor Wang-John Smith</span><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Antonio Inastrilla- Everglades</span><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Jalen Peterson- Rainbow Park</span><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Jonathan Karpenkoph- Amelia Earhart</span><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Kevin Alemna South Miami Heights</span></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">K-3 Team Results</span></strong></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Olympia Heights-14</span><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Everglades-13.5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. South Miami Heights-11</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Bay Harbor-10</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Amelia Earhart-9</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Rainbow Park- 5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. Pinecrest-4</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"></span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">K-3 Individual Results</span></p><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">1.Phillip Silva- Olympia Heights-5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">2.Gabriel Lee-4</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Amanda Morales- Amelia-4</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Emmanuel Largusan- Bay Harbor-4</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Eugenie Li- Pinecrest-4</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Ajay Sukhwani- Everglades-4</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. Julian Perez-Doval- Everglades-3.5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Ethan Sanjuro- Everglades-3.5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Kevin Levia- Olympia Heights-3.0</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Alexander Estrella- Olympia Heights-3.0</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">K-5 Team Results</span></strong></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">1.Amelia Earhart-18.5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. South Miami Heights-15.5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Olympia Heights- 14</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Bay Harbor 13</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. FC Martin- 9</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Everglades- 8</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. DSA- 5.5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Flagler- 3.5</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Flagami- 1</span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">K-5 Indidvidual Results</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1. Joshua Mollineda- Amelia-5<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Elizabet Alfonso- Amelia-5<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">3.Jesus Gonzalez-Amelia-4.5<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Dimitri Klepak- Bay Harbor-4<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">5. William Santos-Olympia Heights-4<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Christyan Garcia- Everglades-4<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">7. Lazaro Gonzalez- Amelia- 4<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Christian Disla-South Miami Heights-4<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Jorge Salmeron- South Miami Heights-4<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Erik Hernandez-South Miami Heights-4</span><br /></p><div align="left"></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-40554742543050306112008-12-04T10:05:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:07:22.546-08:002009 South Regional<div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">2009 South Regional<br />Saturday January 17, 2009<br />1st Round 9:30 AM<br /></span></strong> </div><div align="left"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Location: John A. Ferguson Senior High 15900 SW 56 Street Miami 33185<br /><br />Sections: K-1, K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12<br />USCF membership required<br /><br />Time Controls: G/30- 5 Round SS (bring chess sets)<br /><br />Entry Fee: $15 if received by January 15th $20 thereafter<br />Any and all registrations received after January 15th will receive an automatic 1st round, ½ point bye NO EXCEPTIONS NON-NEGOTIABLE.<br /><br />Prizes: Top 10 Individual Trophies & Top 5 Team Trophies<br /><br />Registration Form<br /><br />Print Name:______________________________USCF#_______________<br /><br />School ____________________________Section & Grade _____________<br /><br /><br />Register by e-mailing or mailing to the contact information below:<br />e-mail: aramos@dadeschools.net<br />Make checks payable to: DSCA<br />Mailing Address: 18495 South Dixie Highway #323 Miami, Fl 33157-6817<br /></span></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-65239795060654635652008-10-21T15:00:00.000-07:002008-10-21T15:15:50.972-07:00South Region Center Tournament<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9WnfEth3vNv-rVwgUdkKJA1s9ePqPZVK3ZzSh1jrv2X0tFKKy_X2Xi8ETehqN3S1BmdBRLRXRGw3wp-q9BW1kqv3ujc-7x-fS-utpTlw1U65OV3B3fYdeHxCKh1svsgOZxJwCJ3vefA/s1600-h/IMG_0037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259733250567770802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9WnfEth3vNv-rVwgUdkKJA1s9ePqPZVK3ZzSh1jrv2X0tFKKy_X2Xi8ETehqN3S1BmdBRLRXRGw3wp-q9BW1kqv3ujc-7x-fS-utpTlw1U65OV3B3fYdeHxCKh1svsgOZxJwCJ3vefA/s320/IMG_0037.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong> K-8 Individual Champions </strong></div><div align="center"><strong>(Centennial Middle Team Winners)</strong></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKJEHyUvI1Qn4zluZeguMCuS700_nO5W-wz83IhL_-PaZ8kLIh5j8UifuKp983QsJ54dRZ6Zcru1X2EOuycOYFATCdR02zTsYW_bEJJrRYItjDna16WexxoMQkG2XJCORVPmmzwfbK54/s1600-h/K-5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259732300926367602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKJEHyUvI1Qn4zluZeguMCuS700_nO5W-wz83IhL_-PaZ8kLIh5j8UifuKp983QsJ54dRZ6Zcru1X2EOuycOYFATCdR02zTsYW_bEJJrRYItjDna16WexxoMQkG2XJCORVPmmzwfbK54/s320/K-5.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong> K-5 Team Champions (South Miami Heights)</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlG2-CMhCJiUmtWW56tZgyj5NnFA2vwtUYqIZ1oWtTvqEoEaobxkwcAaGiGwEV6ba4GCwt4GKMV7IFa0XLWzq4Ipq6SsS7E_28KCDoXn14TFcfrRJpoF5YiKSPj5yj33_AuDHxxzdUv8/s1600-h/IMG_0047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259731918285770338" style="DISPLAY: block; 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Ferguson Senior High 15900 SW 56 Street Miami 33185</strong> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-14402143145759770322008-10-06T19:37:00.000-07:002008-10-06T19:45:06.821-07:00Chess Teacher Recognized by Adopt-a-Classroom<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">EDUCATION</span></strong><br />Teachers get a surprise -- free school supplies<br />Dedicated teachers in South Florida and across the country got some unexpected help: $1,000 in school supplies.<br /><br />BY HANNAH SAMPSON<br /><a href="mailto:hsampson@MiamiHerald.com">hsampson@MiamiHerald.com</a><br /><br /><br />Just this weekend, fifth-grade science teacher Nakitta Bryant went shopping for school supplies. Her wish list was long, but money was short.<br /><br />So the timing could not have been better on Wednesday when Bryant was one of 1,300 teachers nationwide -- and more than two dozen locally -- to be surprised with a giant box filled with school supplies as part of an event called A Day Made Better.<br /><br />''We have goodies,'' Bryant told her students at Larkdale Elementary near Fort Lauderdale as she took in the jumble of scissors, sticky notes, pencils, markers and other supplies.<br /><br />''I needed this,'' she said more than once as she pulled out items and delighted over them with the kids.<br /><br />''A sharpener that works!'' exclaimed Bralen Brown, 11.<br /><br />Bryant, who has been teaching for three years, said she has spent about $100 of her own money so far this school year -- an amount, she said, that is ``not too bad.''<br /><br />Lakedria Moultry, 12, teared up as she watched Bryant's delight.<br /><br />''She's like a special teacher,'' she said. ``She works with the kids a lot. She's nice. And she's thankful.''<br /><br />It was the same scene at Toussaint Louverture Elementary in Little Haiti, where fourth-grade reading and writing teacher Marie Michelle Duplan was similarly surprised.<br /><br />''It looks like I'm not going to buy supplies for the rest of the year,'' said Duplan, who said she usually doles out $400 to $500 a year for classroom needs. ``Plus I can share with my colleagues.''<br /><br />Like the class at Larkdale Elementary in Broward, Duplan was happy to see the electric pencil sharpener. The one she bought on the first day of school had already broken.<br /><br />UNEXPECTED REWARD<br /><br />Duplan, who also oversees the school's chess team, said she was excited to receive a digital camera because now she can take pictures of the students when they compete in tournaments.<br /><br />A teacher since 1983, Duplan said she never expected to show up to work Wednesday and find herself in the spotlight.<br /><br />''I give myself to the kids,'' she said. ``My reward is when they do well.''<br /><br />The school's principal, Liliane Delbor, said Duplan's students have been doing exceptionally well since the educator came to the school three years ago.<br /><br />''We have seen continuous progress,'' Delbor said. ``She's a leader because she has taken other teachers under her wing and trained them.''<br /><br />At schools throughout the country, teachers who were nominated by their principals found themselves with $1,000 worth of supplies -- from $80 scissor packs to $250 digital cameras, courtesy of OfficeMax.<br /><br />Wednesday's event was organized by the Miami-based nonprofit Adopt-a-Classroom, which reached out to tens of thousands of schools throughout the country and matched the schools and teachers with the retailer, said founder and executive director James Rosenberg.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Congratulations to our good friend Marie Duplan. We are proud of you. She is a fantastic writing teacher and does so much for her community.Check out the video clip below and see how Toussaint touts chess.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/video/index.html?media_id=2239659" target="_blank">http://www.miamiherald.com/video/index.html?media_id=2239659</a>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-7690442090097853742008-09-23T19:21:00.000-07:002008-09-25T14:34:12.866-07:00Kosteniuk Women's World Champion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKRByNINc6bNIGwtmihq1vL1lKALCkguWsP3zNjUKF3NxKCunytXQtEvaLV_kxa_gKMTudGKpV99ATBlvo2Zqq_JEzyH1UwqcekNqZ4tZJo0jEXY4OCmZfTFOVFRziHJJuwDSxjJ3ZiE/s1600-h/IMG_4479.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250065396218501602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKRByNINc6bNIGwtmihq1vL1lKALCkguWsP3zNjUKF3NxKCunytXQtEvaLV_kxa_gKMTudGKpV99ATBlvo2Zqq_JEzyH1UwqcekNqZ4tZJo0jEXY4OCmZfTFOVFRziHJJuwDSxjJ3ZiE/s320/IMG_4479.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tsUExlFoVTh4GYsJ50fyIpXEEUcfzre1L2CPE2ejhEEdhnqmt3ETwJT1daNHr8Z2gzgI4OWpzY7IOYQUBLl39HluW_x2ldK0e9AViDoapxgivOZTeW4HoNU2kYL8P6th9Us5czrRsFY/s1600-h/IMG_4494b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250065235266264370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tsUExlFoVTh4GYsJ50fyIpXEEUcfzre1L2CPE2ejhEEdhnqmt3ETwJT1daNHr8Z2gzgI4OWpzY7IOYQUBLl39HluW_x2ldK0e9AViDoapxgivOZTeW4HoNU2kYL8P6th9Us5czrRsFY/s320/IMG_4494b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6rBUKxPt4sA4Y0Q1JRGJYBjEjuUmoiiFoUj3531AJ7dktkahJ7Wr2TcwLP724A7ytGGD9EXHW0nORfGKEpcNc95jjSHEfBy6C38nUERmHEJXttVb3Zywd9wnS_pF2sM-zelMRSbCTxQ/s1600-h/IMG_4312.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250064281056345074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6rBUKxPt4sA4Y0Q1JRGJYBjEjuUmoiiFoUj3531AJ7dktkahJ7Wr2TcwLP724A7ytGGD9EXHW0nORfGKEpcNc95jjSHEfBy6C38nUERmHEJXttVb3Zywd9wnS_pF2sM-zelMRSbCTxQ/s320/IMG_4312.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB_GrPyv54OKJsFpdj_cllWFZE2ZmxtIZl_487kxLGIwdSqupwQlYMR-GqtTrn-h65QFI8KhivJ8peweTdug12ORlqjcOnh8ox8ixVN2QUT53r42AUFLtcgxRta5uCalMwR6Ho4ZVglE/s1600-h/IMG_4214.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250063091717984834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB_GrPyv54OKJsFpdj_cllWFZE2ZmxtIZl_487kxLGIwdSqupwQlYMR-GqtTrn-h65QFI8KhivJ8peweTdug12ORlqjcOnh8ox8ixVN2QUT53r42AUFLtcgxRta5uCalMwR6Ho4ZVglE/s320/IMG_4214.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZ2_NxLJp4fZK2ueaklgsoF2F7ZPRPY2qgLzH4npOV5Bb-5D2gCpHC7UgaCo0l5OK57gLnnBIvFFWrczXKvnhq8hlrRAprc738A6SfimLdTYqGVpykEFDdrM5JlnL30I9j6Vq4tAX5lM/s1600-h/IMG_2680.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249407664961734834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZ2_NxLJp4fZK2ueaklgsoF2F7ZPRPY2qgLzH4npOV5Bb-5D2gCpHC7UgaCo0l5OK57gLnnBIvFFWrczXKvnhq8hlrRAprc738A6SfimLdTYqGVpykEFDdrM5JlnL30I9j6Vq4tAX5lM/s320/IMG_2680.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div><em>Congratulations to our friend GM Alexandra <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kosteniuk</span>, her husband Diego and daughter Francesca on her victory over 14 year old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hou</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Yifan</span> of China in the 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> World Women's Championship in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Nalchik</span>, Russia. Alexandra has been very generous with her works and deeds . When in Miami she is always willing to support Miami-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Dade</span> Public School chess programs. She has donated her time, books, and her namesake computer program to our students. We appreciate all she has done for our students and celebrate her victory. See an interview by Jerry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Hanken</span> below and links to websites relative her victory.</em></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://nalchik2008.fide.com/news/?lang=eng&id=84">http://nalchik2008.fide.com/news/?lang=eng&id=84</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.kosteniuk.com/">http://www.kosteniuk.com/</a></div><br /><div><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">USCF</span> Home Chess Life Online 2008 September Interview With Alexandra <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Kosteniuk</span> Interview With Alexandra <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Kosteniuk</span><br />By Jerry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Hanken</span><br />September 24, 2008<br /><br />In a CLO exclusive, Chess Journalists of American president Jerry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Hanken</span> interviews the champion, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">mediaqueen</span>, runner and mother about her road to the title, her plans as the champ and how to attract more women to chess.<br /><br />Jerry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Hanken</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">JH</span>) : How did it feel in the moment you made the draw and clinched your first Women World Championship title?<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">GM Alexandra <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Kosteniuk</span> (AK):</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">I was so tired, the world championship seemed eternal, and we were in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Nalchik</span> almost one full month. In the knockout system you always have another match to play after you win. I am not even sure I understood totally that it was over and there would not be another game the next day. Well in fact of course I was also so happy, I had finally reached my goal. What a relief, I was waiting for this moment for such a long time, probably since I missed my chance in 2001...</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">JH</span>: Can you comment on your young opponent's play in the final match?<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AK:</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">I must say that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Hou</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Yifan</span> is absolutely amazing. She is incredibly gifted. In the past I was often the youngest or among the youngest in tournaments, in fact in my last try at the World Championship Finals in 2001, I was only 17 and it was a sensation, well now I was shocked to see that while I am still pretty young at 24, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Hou</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Yifan</span> is a full ten years younger than me! When I prepared for my match against her, the earliest game I could find in the database for her was in 2003... About her play, I can say she has a keen sense when trying to get the initiative, when to open the center, how to complicate matters. She calculates variations very well. The areas where I may have some edge would be the strategic moments where experience is beneficial, for example in openings like the Ruy Lopez where it takes years to get a good feeling of how to play the middle game correctly. Taking into consideration <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Hou</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Yifan's</span> age, it seems clear to me that she is in a very strong position to become women's world champion one day.</span><br /><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">JH</span>: Please share with our readers your journey to the Championship, the format and the steps you took to get you where you are now.<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AK:</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">I always say that chess is a "fair game" in the sense that it gives back to you what you give to it. The more you study chess, the better you will become, and that's a fact proven over and over again. When I looked at my games 2-3-4 years ago, I had many problems in the openings, so I went about the study of openings very seriously, expanded my repertoire (for example I started playing the Ruy Lopez, before I only played the Sicilian), and against 1.d4 I started playing new lines. With White also, I have alternate lines that I play now. That makes it much more difficult for opponents to prepare against me. While openings are important, it's equally important to study the middle game, endgame, and chess studies. While I was pregnant with my baby Francesca, I did a lot of work and read many chess books I never had a chance to finish before. Then this year, I started training since February at home in Miami, running each morning 5 kilometers, participating in races, and studying chess like never before. I wanted to see if I could come back as strong as before, I made it a point I wanted to prove to myself I could do it. The world championship was announced in Argentina in June, but was later moved to Russia in August. This actually turned out quite good for me, because it gave me two additional months to train, and the home crowd certainly also helped, especially at the end when I became the last player from my country. In short, it's hard work and good physical form that pushes you to the top.</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">JH</span>: When Bobby won the World Championship in 1972, he promised he would be a playing Champ but was the opposite. Do you intend to be a "playing" Champion?<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AK:</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">I certainly feel a great responsibility as world champion, and will play and promote chess as much as I can during my tenure. I have already agreed to play in the Chess Olympiad in November, and in just one week I will be flying to China to participate in the First Mind Sports Games, which may be the key to bringing chess to the Olympic Games. I will continue as hard or even harder in my web activities , for example adding many episodes to my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">ChessQueen</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">YouTube</span> channel, as well as my free <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">podcasts</span> Chess is Cool and Chess Killer Tips.</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">JH</span>: Did you have any one moment of doubt after your nice first game victory when you felt the pressure?<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AK:</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">It was important for me to win the first game against <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Hou</span>, especially in a nice style with Black in the Ruy Lopez. That made it quite difficult for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Hou</span> to select a good line for the third game with White. But in chess one can never be sure of anything... in the second and third games I was close to winning but let my advantage slip away.</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">JH</span>: Tell us your thoughts as you played the last game.. Some say you could have won that game easily but took the draw to clinch the title. Is that so?<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AK:</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">My last game was very difficult. Normally with White it should be possible to draw without problems, there are many opening variations that give forced draws, unavoidably. However, if one player wants to complicate matters, it usually is possible to do so. I wanted to play quietly, but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">Hou</span> played very well, she countered with a good ...b5 and that led to great complications, in which we both had only moves to play or face possible defeat. At the end I had survived all her tries, and even had a winning continuation, but I was not looking to humiliate my opponent, all I needed was to win the match, and a draw was all I wanted. As soon as I saw the perpetual check I took it, I did not even think twice.</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">JH</span>: On a more general level, who taught you most about chess-anyone living or long dead? If you had to choose one player of the past or present to spend an afternoon with on a social as well as a chess basis, who would it be?<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AK:</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">That is always a very difficult question to answer. I try to learn from all great players, not from only one. I admire all world champions, who, having reached their goal, continue to search for better play. I have studied in great detail most classics, like Bobby Fischer's 60 memorable games, the matches of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Botvinnik</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Tal</span>, among others, Kasparov's books, and they all have contributed to my learning. I'm not sure with whom I'd like to spend an afternoon...well, actually, I have often met with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">Kramnik</span> while in Paris, he is a very nice person, and I hope he will win his next match against <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Anand</span> next month. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">Kramnik</span> was one of the first people to call me on the phone after I won the world championship title.</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">JH</span>: Tell us a little about your husband Diego, and what part he plays in your current chess career. I know Diego is a fine photographer. In what other areas does he put in his time and energy, if any?<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AK:</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">I met Diego at a chess <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">simul</span> in Switzerland, he was on a trip in between the USA and Russia. Two years after that we got married in St. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">Petersburg</span>. Diego helps me so that I can train on chess without thinking of anything else. He works also on the web sites, and he puts together my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">podcasts</span> and other videos.</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">JH</span>: Can you articulate for our readers your chess philosophy? Is it an art, as the late Eduard <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">Gufeld</span> held, or science, a view strongly espoused by the great chess writer and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">IM</span> John Watson and the current US Senior Champion <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">IM</span> Larry Kaufman?<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AK:</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">For the moment I feel chess is mostly a sport. It's very competitive and you need to be in good physical form to play well. Furthermore, it is an unending source of joy for the beautiful wins it provides. It is also an unending source of self-improvement, since any loss is purely due to your own mistakes, and one can learn from one <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">own's</span> mistakes. Chess also lets you search for perfection, and you can take a try at it in each and every game, which is something very difficult to do in other areas of life. Chess is the coolest of games, that's for sure!</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">JH</span>: Please tell our readers, if you kindly will, which activities outside of chess things interest you?<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AK:</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">I try to do as many things as possible outside of chess. Now that I have my wonderful little baby Francesca, of course I take time with her, play with her and see her grow. I also meet with my friends, several of whom also are young mothers, such as French champion Almira <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_50">Skripchenko</span>. I also like to do many kinds of sports, like playing tennis, skiing, bicycling. I like to go to the movies, I read a lot. Life is so short and there are so many things to do, I usually accept new challenges, I like to do things I've never done before. Of course that's when I have time over after the 6+ hours of chess I train each day...</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51">JH</span>: Here in the US, female players are relatively scarce. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_52">USCF</span> has only about five percent of membership and this has held steadily for many years. I don't know the stats of other countries but in America, I see this as a vast untapped market. What suggestions or ideas do you have to reach out to this market?<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AK:</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">I think that chess is a very good game for young girls. At the learning stage there is no difference between boys and girls, and so chess shows girls they can be the leaders. Girls have no reason to be afraid of boys, intellectually certainly. And chess is a tool where they can prove objectively that they are smart. Young girls should see examples of other young girls who are successful at chess, and for whom chess has been a blessing. Chess lets you make friends, chess helps you travel, chess proves to everybody you're smart. And if you're smart for chess, chances are that you are smart for other things too.</span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_53">JH</span>: You are an award-winning member of the Chess Journalists of America(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_54">CJA</span>). Tell us your thoughts on this organization and how it has been part of your chess writing, a separate area in which you excel?<br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AK:</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">I am proud of being a member of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_55">CJA</span>, I think it is very important to write about chess and to get the word out that it's a wonderful game. Every member of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_56">CJA</span> is doing a great job of promoting chess, and they do it in a variety of ways. Nowadays it's no longer only writing in newspapers and magazines, all kinds of journalism activities are needed, from radio to video <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_57">podcasts</span> to blogs to chess photography. All these varieties of chess journalism make our game grow more popular, and I am glad the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_58">CJA</span> is evolving with our times. I wish more people who have chess blogs and promote chess in schools and on the web would join the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_59">CJA</span>, as the more we are, the more effect we can make in the world to show how wonderful chess really is.</span><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-18031568988485701952008-09-17T07:25:00.000-07:002008-09-25T14:21:16.592-07:00Stormont Kings Kickoff Season at Ammons Middle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlVD9Wok1K63DoVpKO7QMJFgWDdbWRgKpboed3G6PLS40yOqNLWxqOwAC6dBfx2JdeKHF25sKTFAFFF4bKN1X9aPSIz6tACKFTCBGBmrxrkWKpe-e4pJSIgQITiHHauFHRhwUoHQP0p0/s1600-h/IMG_0195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247003324746207106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlVD9Wok1K63DoVpKO7QMJFgWDdbWRgKpboed3G6PLS40yOqNLWxqOwAC6dBfx2JdeKHF25sKTFAFFF4bKN1X9aPSIz6tACKFTCBGBmrxrkWKpe-e4pJSIgQITiHHauFHRhwUoHQP0p0/s320/IMG_0195.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5CPgwrOIJr8XxkF4-kc4ur5R642DYbbgFPLFRhTH2Cfe81J4IGCDu6Tai7ej7FFAUHyyFP4E_G4V91JfurB7novOgVlVpGEGGiNyyRj57F-X1oXo3v2s0pawWApTxt1c2Sz-NDY4-QQ/s1600-h/IMG_0194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247003184689892370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5CPgwrOIJr8XxkF4-kc4ur5R642DYbbgFPLFRhTH2Cfe81J4IGCDu6Tai7ej7FFAUHyyFP4E_G4V91JfurB7novOgVlVpGEGGiNyyRj57F-X1oXo3v2s0pawWApTxt1c2Sz-NDY4-QQ/s320/IMG_0194.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhw3eZdUO7nQx2s2CL2vZ9XCID9UYVxVeHTjJMgXt1EMwuUG33R39Rlj3VyafgyeTiCMShedxCyDDMu07yoSAOvzI0EUbzwOFMrSFW-xWeKze6KHLf1REAaerOYLbpPiAB0u8Cshh-Clw/s1600-h/IMG_0193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247003011446015442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhw3eZdUO7nQx2s2CL2vZ9XCID9UYVxVeHTjJMgXt1EMwuUG33R39Rlj3VyafgyeTiCMShedxCyDDMu07yoSAOvzI0EUbzwOFMrSFW-xWeKze6KHLf1REAaerOYLbpPiAB0u8Cshh-Clw/s320/IMG_0193.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">THE STORMONT KINGS PRESENTS</span></strong><br /><br />THE AMMONS MIDDLE<br />CHESS TOURNAMENT<br /><br />SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008<br />ESTIMATED TIME IS<br />9am – 2:30pm<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />Everyone that participates will receive a trophy or a prize! Food and snacks will be sold at the chess tournament to raise money for the Ammons Middle Chess Club.<br /><br />There will be all levels of play including children that just learned as well as advanced players. USCF Membership is required and can be purchased at the time of registration.<br /><br />Location: Ammons Middle<br />17990 SW 142 Ave<br />Miami, FL<br /><br />Entry Fee: $15 by 10/25/08, At the door $20<br />USCF Dues: $17 for 12 & under, $19 for 14 & under, $25 for Youth<br /><br />Note: Children registering at the door may not play the first game.<br /><br />Mail and make checks to: Chris Stormont<br />10741 SW 43 Lane<br />Miami, FL 33165<br /><br />Contact Info: Chris Stormont<br />305-552-1493<br />chesslover@myrapidsys.com</div></div></div>Andy (Brian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00395665281716378403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886701859973607.post-34045972457765887082008-09-09T09:38:00.000-07:002008-09-09T10:04:09.255-07:002008-09 Professional Chess Services Schedule<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDpdgzY0VYUQvE6gtU1occnNRi6Obc2gKvwKdzuujsiNSRJuTGLEdMzMo-8mu_OyzE_MrfFP3OiXIVXF-uNc-e5Bcam2tRzRJ_4h0jggKpDnjPDLtcYCeX4OFHROdgVwto8gn2AIaVxs/s1600-h/PCS-MiaHei-Ally+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244067157854122994" style="DISPLAY: block; 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