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Missing Photos
I have been told by some of the viewers that they miss seeing photos in the posts. So here are some older ones that will appear in the gallery and on some syndicated websites.
Chess Coach Dossier
We have selected our first chess coach for review and promotion on the site. NM Rene Phillips. Mr. Phillips hails from New Orleans but is currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Phillips teaches chess to students of all age groups. Mr. Phillips also does game analysis in video format. Please find below one of his video games from last year. You will not he is full of energy and very entertaining. Also, click the Chess Coaches link at the top of the page to find his contact information.
In this video NM Rene Phillips plays another chess coach. Enjoy the entertaining banter.
Chicago Open 2008 – Grueling test
The Chicago Open has come and gone. This year the chess tournament was held in Wheeling Illinois, approximately an hour outside of Chicago. The facility was nice and well lit. There was a modest amount of participation.
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Chess Coach/Motivational Speaker Orrin Hudson Speaks again!
Orrin Hudson’s interest in chess was sparked by a high school teacher who noticed him running with the wrong crowd in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. Hudson eventually staightened out so much he wound up becoming a state trooper. After six years on the force, he was drawn by the lure of a more lucrative career dealing used cars. Then, in May of 2000, Hudson watched a news story about a shooting in Flushing, N.Y. in which seven people were gunned down (five were killed) for less than $2,000 in a Wendy’s restaurant. Hudson decided to reach out to troubled and disadvantaged kids the only way he knew how, by showing them the value in making the right moves on a chess board — as it applies to life. Hudson sold the car business and started the non-profit organization Be Someone. In his eight years, Hudson has lectured 20,000 kids. His goal is to reach a million. Mark Strassmann told Hudson’s story, then Hudson came to our set with youngsters from East Harlem’s Union Settlement, a community center that was to have its first chess tournament that night.
Jessica’s competition
Today, I played a young man at the Borders bookstore in Chicago’s Hyde Park by the name of Sonam. Sonam is eight years old! (photos coming soon). This young man played me in a slow game of chess with a 45 minute time control. The long and short of it is this. He won! I continue to be very impressed with this young man and hope to play him many more times before I leave Chicago.
He is officially the youngest opponent I have lost to.
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My daughter Jessica is also eight years old. She plays chess and soccer.
Kamsky – Topalov Chess Match Decided!!
Breaking news: Russian chess journalists Yuri Vasiliev has now confirmed that the semifinal Candidates Match between Veselin Topalov and Gata Kamsky will take place in Lvov, Ukraine, for a prize fund of US $750,000. The full story, including Yuri’s verbatim interview with Chernenko, will appear tomorrow on ChessBase. Here are some available details:
| Event | WCC Challengers Match Kamsky-Topalov 2008 |
| Organiser | VAT ZTO Prodexport and Rondo Holdings S.A., Kiev, 03150 Ukraine |
| Date | 26th November 2008 to 11th December 2008 |
| Venue | Potockis’ Palace Lviv, 15 Copernicus st. Lvov, Ukraine |
| Prize fund | US $750,000 (+ $150,000 for FIDE and $35,000 for FIDE expenses) |
Chess-coach.net relaunches.
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Re-launching chess-coach as an interactive chess blogging community.