Current Items of Interest

6-23-2008 Blake, Autumn and Colton have returned from the Memphis Chess Camp where they rubbed elbows with some of the greats. In addition to lessons and simultaneous exhibitions, Autumn and Colton finished up with a tournament.

Autumn and Colton did very well.

Autumn was playing in the top section at the camp and scored 1.5/3, gaining +34 rating points. Her new rating is 1188. Her last opponent only had a king and Autumn had a king and 2 pawns, but she only had 1 minute left on her clock. She offered a draw to the boy thinking that if she ran out of time she would lose -- she had forgotten the rule regarding insufficient winning material. She now knows that rule!

Colton played 3 rounds winning all 3. He thought the tournament was over, sat back to chill and was proud of himself. At the last minute the TD decides to have a "bonus round." Colton was not ready; he thought the tournament was over. However, he did very well (3/4). He gained +111 in rating. He went from 688 to 799, his highest rating to date.

Meanwhile, some people are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness rubbed on them. Blake has been seen with the "Yerminator" and therefore, he is unbeatable. (The chess club will test this 'rubbing' theory Thursday!)

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6-10-2008  Well, she's done it again. Autumn has been selected to play in the Annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls, at Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas, July 27 thru August 1. This is the most prestigious all-girls event held in the United States. Each state is allowed only one representative. This is a great honor. We at the Clarksville Chess Club are very proud of Autumn. For complete details click this link: Susan Polgar Invitational.
6-10-2008   On Saturday, July 12th, at 1:00 pm there will be a free simultaneous exhibition in the Clarksville Public Library.  National Master, Henry Robinson, will take on all comers in hopes of increasing our area's awareness of chess and the benefits of teaching our children chess. There will be prizes and a lot of fun!

Flyer: Simultaneous Flyer

Rules for Simultaneous: Rules

Benefits of teaching our children chess: Polgar, Dr. Ferguson, many Links
2-11-2008 The 2008 Nashville Open was held this past weekend. Two Clarksville Chess Club members, Richard Higgins and Roy Manners participated, with very good results. Roy tied for 4th in the Under 1300 section with a score of 3 1/2. He won 3 games, drew 1, and lost one. But, he gained a total of 101 rating points! Great job.
Richard tied for 6th in the under 1600 section, winning 3 and losing two. He gained 14 rating points! Nice result.

1-20-2008  Well, the 9th Annual NTWO is over. The club had mixed results, but was well represented.

Bill Bragg took clear first in the Queens section with 3 wins and two draws. His rating moves up to 1892. Great job!

In the Bishop section Richard Higgins had a very good result with a tie for 3rd place. He scored 3 1/2 out of 5. His rating moves to 1436. Myrl and Joe also played in this section. They tied for 11th place. Myrl's rating moves to 1353, Joe's to 1343.

In the Knights section, Autumn and Roy tied for 8th place with 2 1/2 of 5. Autumn moves to 1178, Roy to 1148. Blake also played in this section, finishing in a tie for 14th with 1 1/2 of 5. His rating goes to 1168.

In the Pawn section, Colton tied for 5th with 2 1/2 of 5. His rating goes to 685.

The Open Section winner was once again IM Ron Burnett.

Click the NTWO link to see the final standings or the Member Info to see updated club list.
1-19-2008  Robert James Fischer died Thursday, January 17, 2008. Though his mind slipped away a couple of decades after he won the world championship in 1972, he was the greatest chess player of all time. He single handedly defeated the Soviet system, a seemingly impossible feat: the best players in the world, matching wits against a single man. Yet, David slew Goliath. Click here to read a series of quotes offered to honor the chess playing ability of Bobby Fischer.

Click here to go to the USCF site for more info or Click here to go to ChessBase.
1-17-2008  The 2008 Book Drive has begun... Over the years, Members of the Clarksville Chess Club have donated a total of $971.69 to purchase Chess books to be donated to the Clarksville Public Library. Clarksville's library has one of the most extensive Chess libraries in the State.
1-15-2008 Any member of the Clarksville Chess Club who would like their games analyzed by Master Henry Robinson, should submit his game (see the section 'Submit a Game').