Elizabethtown Chess Club

Is That Our Club President?

2012-01-31T09:42:00.001-05:00

Yes, Gelvic is still playing chess and Playing Well! Last night at Meijer, Gelvic won his 1st round game vs. Robert Amback (1913) and then won his 2nd round game vs. Expert Felix Valdes (2066). Gelvic then withdrew from the tourney. I guess he decided to take his newly won rating points and run! Any case, he had a fine performance. I scored 2.5 with 2 wins and a draw in the under 1800 section

Hou Yifan Beats Polgar At Gilbralter

2012-01-30T15:39:00.002-05:00

GM Hou Yifan, current Woman's World Champion and second highest FIDE rated female player at 2605, won with the white pieces today against GM Judit Polgar the top rated female at 2710. As everyone knows Judit refuses to play in "female only" events and isn't as active since she became a mother. Yifan is fresh off successfully defending her title earlier in the year against Humpy Koneru who was the

Visitors from France

2012-01-24T22:57:00.002-05:00

On behalf of Amy, I agreed to post her message below:Members in attendance tonight were Ernie, Amy, Bob, Kerry, Sal, Nick and Dave, who all played skittles. Also, a young man named Rayane visited our club along with his parents. They recently moved here from France and found us on the web while surfing for activities for their children. Rayane and his younger sister both play chess and

House For Sale !!

2012-01-20T17:24:00.000-05:00

Gelvic asked me to post this for him. 1088 Poplar Flat Rd. Bardstown Price : $105,000 3BR, 2BA in Marie Drive 0.3 Acre Corner Lot. Kitchen Appliances, Washer, Dryer, Lawn Tractor (Cub Cadet) & Basic Tools Remain. (270) 250-1522 look for Gelvic

10 To Tango

2012-01-11T01:26:00.003-05:00

Joe Farrell continued his string of victories by scoring 3-0 last night in the first tournament of 2012. Kerry Fatula "the Spoiler" was on fire last night and as he and Joe possessed the only perfect scores after 2 rounds; they were paired in the last round with Joe winning in a time scramble. Kerry also served as the Tournament Director and should be applauded for a great job. No one would have

3 January Meeting

2012-01-04T21:17:00.002-05:00

An even dozen attended the first meeting of 2012. 2011 Championship awards were presented with Kerry Fatula receiving a "spoiler" award and a Chess Digest pamphlet on the Larson Opening 1. P-QN3 from Jerry. Dues were set at $12 for the year and several topics were discussed before the games began.Sal challenged Stephanie to a rated game which Steff won in 15 moves!

2011 Awards!!

2011-12-25T17:51:00.003-05:00

It's time to give those who endured the whole year of tough "battles" and emerged victorious their awards and recognition. The trophies will be awarded Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Congratulations to the winners!!

Reflections on 2011

2011-12-19T15:46:00.006-05:00

With the year drawing to a close I'd like to thank everyone who helped the Club stay viable as we prepare for 2012. A special thanks to Johnny Owens who met and exceeded all Tournament Director expectations; I'm sure that no other club in the USA had tournament results posted faster and more accurately than ours. Johnny also served as Vice President, thanks Johnny!Kerry Fatula deserves

Co-Champions For 2011!!

2011-12-13T23:41:00.005-05:00

Joe Farrell and Jerry Weldin tied for first in this years Club Championship!!Both finished with 4 points out of 5 with Joe scoring 3 wins and 2 draws (the only player not to lose a game.) to Jerry's 4 wins with 1 lose (to Joe). Jerry was declared winner on tie breaks. (The first tie break was number of blacks. Jerry had 3 to Joe's 2.) Gelvic Cubar placed 3rd with 2.5 points, Kerry Fatula ("The

2011 Club Championship

2011-12-07T20:01:00.003-05:00

X-table showing last nights results in the Championship. Also present were Amy, Bob, and Nick who played in the Welding Room.

December Business Meeting

2011-12-06T23:44:00.002-05:00

Before the start of the 2011 Club Championship we held our monthly business meeting.1. the tie breaks for the 2011 Club Championship will be First: Colors - who had black more often Second: Opponents score Third: Head to Head Match2. The 2012 Club Championship will use the score from all 12 monthly tourneys. Then the top 4 players will be compete in match play (1 vs 4; 2 vs 3; winners head

"Ned" Rosenbaum Dead At 71

2011-11-30T19:10:00.004-05:00

It is always sad to hear of someone passing; even more so if it is in an unexpected accident. Stan Mullins called me a few minutes ago to report the untimely death of "Ned" Rosenbaum a member of the old "Blue Dragon" Chess Club. I didn't know "Ned" very well, but I remember that he was one of my opponents at two of my "simul's" conducted at the old "Blue Dragon" (both a restaurant and the nick

2012 Club Championship!

2011-11-27T12:50:00.002-05:00

Don't forget that we vote the first Tuesday in December on the 2012 Club Championship Format and on the topic of having a Reserve Champion in order to maximize participation and competition in the monthly tourneys.The two choices on the ballot are . . . Add up the scores from the 12 monthly tournaments OR Sum up the Jan - Nov Tourneys and Take the top 4 into a December TourneyIf you can't

Happy Thanksgiving To Everyone!!

2011-11-24T10:52:00.001-05:00

I want to wish all the club members, friends and families a Happy Thanksgiving! Stay safe, if you are traveling and let's finish the year off with some exciting chess!! God Bless and Good Chess!! Johnny O.

What Was Your Excuse??

2011-11-22T23:01:00.004-05:00

There were only two of us tonight for chess. Sal gave up watching the Republican Debate, I missed the X-Factor, what was your excuse?So far Gelvic has come up with the most valid excuse which puts all others to shame.The picture above is of Gelvic's car after he flipped it while in route to work after being called in unexpectedly.Fortunately Gelvic emerged unscratched and took the picture with

Owens Brings Back 37 Rating Points From Alabama!

2011-11-21T11:00:00.002-05:00

Johnny Owens played in the Huntsville Open on Saturday and scored 2.5-1.5 with his only loss to Expert Jerry Spinrad of Tennessee. Jerry went on to win the event with a perfect 4-0 score. Johnny also drew his game with Antonio Gellineau rated 1962. Johnny's performance rating for the tournament was 1951! This was a 4-round swiss tournament at Game/75! The crosstable can be found here!

College Street Now Open

2011-11-18T16:22:00.002-05:00

According to this mornings News Enterprise the bridge has been completed and College Street is accessible from the By Pass again.

2011 Club Championship Pairings Are Set!!

2011-11-15T11:07:00.000-05:00

Per page 295, Table B, of the USCF Rule Book, the pairings for this year's club championship are now set! Name listed first will have the white pieces! December 6, 2011 Round 1: Weaver-Fatula Owens-Weldin Farrell-Cubar Round 2: Cubar-Fatula Weldin-Farrell Weaver-Owens Round 3: Fatula-Owens Farrell-Weaver Weldin-Cubar December 13, 2011

Still Tied After 30 Games!

2011-11-09T00:01:00.006-05:00

Johnny Owens and Jerry Weldin both scored 2.5-0.5 in tonight's tournament to tie for 1st place! We are both tied for (adjusted score) fourth place in the Club Champion qualification! The tournament crosstable can be found here!

Taking the Cake

2011-11-08T20:51:00.006-05:00

In case you have not seen it; here is a pic of the cake along with other shots of players.

Veterans Appreciation Chess Tournament 2011 Results

2011-11-06T09:10:00.013-05:00

Yesterday proved to be a great day for chess in Cox's Creek, Kentucky with 24 players and about 10 spectators attending to say "THANK YOU" to our Military Veterans. The tournament was a huge success due to the many who volunteered their time, money, food, prizes, and labor. First of all, I would like to thank Steve Parsons for agreeing to be the Tournament Director and Johnny Owens for being

KCA Awards and Recognition!!

2011-11-06T00:34:00.004-04:00

After my last game in the Veteran's Appreciation Tournament, my opponent, Larry Bell asked me if I was the new expert from etown chess club that Steve Dillard wrote an article about at the KCA website and I told him that it was Joe. With much curiosity, I looked at the KCA website and found out that our club and some of our club members were mentioned in the article. Congratulations and thank

3rd Annual Veteran's Tournament

2011-11-04T01:13:00.000-04:00

The picture above is the edible cake with chocolate pieces from last years tournament. I've been told that Amy Nunn, the current Kentucky Woman's Champion has volunteered to make this years cake. There will be a raffle again this year and no one will go home empty handed! You will want to buy as many tickets as you can afford as I have seen some of the prizes!The same lady who cooked last year

Thank You!!

2011-11-02T21:20:00.006-04:00

Thank you for electing me as the President of our club! I appreciate your confidence in me and I hope to meet and even exceed your expectations. Joe, Amy, Stephanie and I would do the best we could to reach our goals and we need every help from all the club members to reach them. I have a simple goal in mind to attract more players to join our club and would like to discuss it with you all in our

New Club Officers

2011-11-02T13:51:00.000-04:00

Great attendance last night for the "1st Tuesday business meeting"; Bob Kilmer, Rudy, Sal, Dave, Amy, Nick, Kerry, Jerry, Joe, and Joe's son Stephen.The names of the "volunteers" for office were read and the floor was opened for any other nominee's or volunteers. After receiving no additional candidates for office Bob Kilmer moved that the candidates be approved by acclimation; the motion was

For The Record

2011-10-26T23:00:00.004-04:00

While setting here wondering what happened to James Whiddon and Mike Leito I thought I'd bring you "the rest of the story".Prior to the last round of the Game 75 Tournament a short meeting was held to vote on Stephanie's request for the Club to fund any shortfall in money for the guaranteed prize fund for the upcoming Veteran's Tournament. After a brief discussion a vote was taken and the request

Johnny Owens Wins "Tuesday Knights #1"

2011-10-26T21:18:00.001-04:00

Round 5 of our Game/75 tournament was completed last evening and Johnny won against Amy to finish with 3.5 out of 5. In the other games Gelvic won vs. Rudy and Ernie won vs. Sal. The crosstable is located here: Everyone that played, enjoyed the longer time control and I hope we can try this again soon.

Sal Upsets Rudy In Game/75 Tourney!!

2011-10-18T23:16:00.002-04:00

Tonight Gelvic was a no-show, so Rudy stepped-in to ensure we didn't have someone with a bye. Sal went on to upset him and win his first game in the tourney. In the other games, Kerry beat Amy and Johnny and Ernie's game ended in a draw. After 4 rounds: Johnny has 2.5-1.5 Gelvic has 1.5-1.5 Ernie has 1.5-1.5 Kerry has 1.5-2.5 Mark A. has 1.0-0.0 Amy has 1.0-1.0 Sal has 1.0-1.0

Elections

2011-10-15T21:21:00.002-04:00

While the chess board is a monarchy, the Club is not. November is nearly here and it is time to elect new Club Officers. Offices up for election are: president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. We also need librarians. If no one will volunteer for these positions we will have to draft/nominate folks to fill these positions. The college may take away our privileges if they find out we

Farrell vs Weaver 10-11-11

2011-10-12T12:32:00.002-04:00

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Joe Farrell First Club Expert!!

2011-10-12T01:43:00.004-04:00

Joe Farrell went 3 for 3 and won the October Rating Tournament breaking the 2000 barrier and becoming the first Club Expert!! Click here to see the X-table. Joe joined the Club in 2008 and played in his first event in March of that year. While rusty from a long lay off, Joe found that his rating of 1970 didn't intimidate the patzers he would have to face at this new time control of game 30. It

Weaver vs. Fatula, G/75 Tournament

2011-10-05T18:12:00.000-04:00

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Two More Join In For Tuesday Knights #1

2011-10-04T23:56:00.001-04:00

Amy and Sal joined in tonight and played in round 3 of our Game/75 tournament! Johnny beat Gelvic and Amy beat Sal. Ernie and Kerry's game ended in a draw. The tournament will resume in 2 weeks as next week we will have our regular monthly tournament. Standings after 3 rounds: Johnny 2, Gelvic 1.5, Ernie & Amy 1, Kerry 0.5 and Sal 0.

Round 2 Of Tuesday Knights #1!

2011-09-27T21:32:00.000-04:00

Tonight was round 2 of our Game/75 tourney. Mark Ayers left the area but, Ernie Weaver stepped in and joined the fun! Gelvic said that he plans on playing in the November "King's Island Open" in Cincinnati, so he's happy to be playing in this longer time control tournament. Johnny won against Kerry in a game that went over 60 moves! Ernie, with only a second to go, managed to force a draw

Tuesday Knights #1 Is Underway!

2011-09-20T21:27:00.000-04:00

Round one of our Game/75 tournament began today. We had three club members that decided to play and Mark Ayers of California dropped by the club and set in so we didn't have a bye! He is currently rated 1835 and went on the beat Johnny in round one! In our other game Gelvic, fresh from his outstanding performance at the Louisville Open went on to win against Kerry! Amy Nunn will join us

Another Lost Game

2011-09-19T18:47:00.002-04:00

Since Joe pointed out that my opponent was the Indiana State Champion in a comment (the post with the X-table link); I thought I'd post another one of my loses. My opponent turns the tables on the "Fried Liver".Play chess online/**/if ((typeof ichess_create)!='undefined')/**/{o=new ichess_create(11,'ichess141975',3);if(o){/**/o.im('

Another Game From The Louisville Open

2011-09-19T14:24:00.002-04:00

As everyone should know by now; I always play in the Open Section. Why pay $100 to play Gelvic and Johnny when I can play them at home for free? Additionally I receive free chess lessons by going over my games with stronger opponents. If you're in chess for the money you may need a new hobby. I guess I am lucky in that I enjoy chess win, lose, or draw; winning is better of course. Here is a game

A Game From The Louisville Open

2011-09-19T12:57:00.002-04:00

Here is one of my loses from the Louisville Open. I was totally crushed by my opponent after move #7!! Play online chess/**/if ((typeof ichess_create)!='undefined')/**/{o=new ichess_create(11,'ichess767721',3);if(o){/**/o.im('g1f3d7d5d2d4g8f6g2g3g7g6f1g2f8g7e1g1e8g8c2c4d5c4b1a3'+/**/'c8e6f3g5e6d5e2e4d5c6d4d5c6e8e4e5f6d7e5e6d7f6a3c4c7c6d5d6e7d6'+/**/

Louisville Open

2011-09-19T04:29:00.003-04:00

Gelvic shines at the Louisville Open finishing with 3.5 in the gruelling 3 day event and enjoyed the thrill of victory! Johnny and Jerry played in the 2 day schedule and suffered the agony of defeat. Click here to see the X-table; I will post a couple of games after I recover.

See A Grandmaster In Action

2011-09-18T00:11:00.004-04:00

See GM Goldin in action at the Louisville Open. 4th rd starts at 10 AM, 5th rd starts @ 4:15 PM. Sunday, 18 September.Holiday Inn Southwest 4110 Dixie Hwy, Louisville @ I-264 exit 8B.You can also watch Gelvic, Johnny, and Jerry lose rating points!!

Joe Farrell Wins The September Swiss 3-0!

2011-09-14T03:26:00.002-04:00

Joe won last night's club tourney with a score of 3-0 and Ernie Weaver finished 2nd with a score of 2-1. Six players played in the tourney and the rated crosstable appears here. Section 2 on the crosstable is the rated ladder games since our August monthly tourney. Remember that starting next week we begin our Game/75 tourney. Gelvic was the first to pay his entry fee into this event!

Swindle Of The Week

2011-09-07T22:46:00.007-04:00

Rudy had me dead to rights in the position above. I had let myself get into time trouble (I had about 4 minutes to Rudy's 12) and found myself a rook down. Rudy had started to fall into the trap of trying to play as fast as I and played 1.Rxg7 to which I responded 1. ...Rc2+! 2.Kh3 Rh2+!! Stalemate! It was worth the 15 rating points I lost, by drawing, to see the look on Rudy's face. After the

Who Would Have Thunk It

2011-09-06T22:34:00.003-04:00

As I was going into the building this evening I spied a strange object in the sky and snapped this picture when it landed briefly. Later Ernie Weaver actually showed up for the meeting.Ernie and Kerry played a non-rated game which Ernie won. Rudy and Jerry played 2 rated games with Jerry winning the first and drawing the second by swindle.That's it, Tournament next week.

Longer Time-Control Tournament!

2011-09-02T15:12:00.002-04:00

I will be directing a new tournament at the club! It will be 1 round per night/week at Game/75 with the usual 5 second delay. It will be 5 rounds and begin at 7:00 pm on the following evenings: Sept. 20, 27 Oct. 4, 18, & 25. Check-in with TD (each round) prior to 6:55 pm to be paired. Phone calls welcomed or emails prior to the day of the game as I may not be able to check my email just

Three In A Row!

2011-08-30T22:29:00.002-04:00

Bob Kilmer showed up for the third consecutive meeting and played Amy. Unfortuneately for Bob that "weaker sex" thing is just a myth. But there is no shame in losing to the Kentucky Women's Champion. Gelvic was present and accounted for, ready to defend his #1 spot on the ladder; unfortunately he received no challenges. I guess that casts a dim light on Kerry and Jerry who failed to knock off

Lucky Seven

2011-08-24T10:44:00.003-04:00

Attendance explosion brings seven combatants out for chess. Kerry, Gelvic, Rudy, and Johnny stayed in the "loud" room for their games while Bob, Sal, and Jerry adjourned to the "quiet" room. Johnny reported that there were 3 rated ladder games played in his room: Gelvic beat Rudy (rated) and is now on top of the ladder. Johnny swindled Kerry and Rudy (both rated) In the "quite" room Bob beat Sal

Thursday Night Chess at Kreso's Restaurant

2011-08-21T07:32:00.004-04:00

Nine people came for chess, drink, and good food in Bardstown last Thursday night and with the owner of the restaurant as one of the nine, we were able to close the place down. It was a great night for chess AND a reunion. James Biggs came back after a long break from live chess, graduating from U of L, and playing better than ever! (The only reason he came was to beat Stephanie.) Raina K. and

Improved Attendance

2011-08-16T22:51:00.005-04:00

Five players supported the Club tonight. Kerry, Jerry, and Rudy played 10 minute "loser gets up" games while Bob and Sal played a rated ladder game which Bob won.

Every Dog Has It's Day

2011-08-15T18:27:00.004-04:00

Checking out the Championship X-Table, the other day, a couple of things jumped out at me. The first and probably most obvious was that there was a clear #1 and #2 with three tied in a log jam for the #3 & #4 positions. The second and most telling was the fact that all 5 of the top players had scored a perfect 3 out of 3 in one of the last 5 monthly tournaments. It will be interesting to see how

President Of Estonian Chess Federation Resigns

2011-08-15T17:57:00.005-04:00

Carmen Kass, "super model" and President of the Estonian Chess Federation resigned last week. Seen in the photo below playing World Champion Anand (who was reportedly distracted and offered a draw) you may recognize her better from the second photo! Just goes to show that you should never judge a girl by her clothes; or lack of them!

Gelvic Continues His Roll As He Goes 3-0 In Monthly Swiss!

2011-08-10T10:53:00.002-04:00

Gelvic Cubar won last night's tourney with a score of 3-0! Joe Farrell finished 2nd with 2.5-0.5. It was a strong event last night with 8 players! The crosstable can be found here: Additionally, the ladder games since the July Monthly Swiss have been rated.

I Googled Myself And Found This

2011-08-07T16:00:00.008-04:00

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Quiet Night At The Club Tonight!

2011-08-02T23:46:00.000-04:00

Dave was back tonight and played an unrated game with Kerry. The only rated games was Johnny's win against Kerry. There was only 3 of us there tonight. Let's hope for a better turn out next week as it is tournament night!

Bardstown Blitz

2011-07-29T08:11:00.002-04:00

Thursday night chess in Bardstown is back on the calendar. Last night's meeting at Kreso's Family Restaurant had 6 players in attendance. One was a cameo appearance by Gelvic who came by on his break to play a blitz with Clany before returning to work. Also in attendance were Jacob Lemieux, soon to be freshman at U of K, Amy, Andrew P., and a long time chess aficionado, Mark Abram. The wine, food

Gelvic On A Roll

2011-07-27T09:25:00.003-04:00

Gelvic continued his winning streak mugging Jerry in a rated Ladder game last night. Pictured above is Gelvic's new clock. For those who don't know; Gelvic was holding off buying a clock until he broke the 1800 barrier. Be aware that his new clock works off "body conductance", you must actually touch the button, using a captured piece will not work.The only other rated game played was Kerry's win

Gelvic Comes In First At Bluegrass Games!!

2011-07-25T13:28:00.003-04:00

Gelvic is on the right in the above photo.Gelvic Cubar goes undefeated at the 2011 Bluegrass Games defeating two Class A players (1868 & 1931) in route to picking up 76 rating points and reaching Class A himself! I can't wait to see his new clock. Way to go Gelvic! It's no wonder that Steve Dillard tried to claim you for Louisville.As previously reported Amy also won all her games and has broken

Eliminate Draws

2011-07-22T14:57:00.002-04:00

Click here to go to GM Kosteniuk's blog for the full story.

Allen Priest Makes Kentucky Chess History

2011-07-21T22:55:00.003-04:00

For the record I received an e-mail from Steve Dillard today giving me the "heads up" that Allen Priest has been elected to the USCF Policy Board. Allen is the first Kentuckian ever elected to National Office in Chess.Allen started off as a volunteer when his son began playing chess and has served in many capacities to include Scholastic Coordinator not to mention TDing several KY Open's, most

Rudy Beats Jerry to Move Back To The Top Of The Ladder!!

2011-07-19T23:30:00.000-04:00

Rudy McKinney is back on top of the ladder! He won it back from the man who took it away from him. Jerry sac'ed a rook, but wasn't able to win. The game was rated. Amy beat Gelvic in a unrated ladder game to move up, but lost to Johnny in a rated ladder game and is now 4th on the ladder. Other rated games were: Clayton 1 - Mancuso 0 and Owens 1 - Brock 0. There were several other games

Our Amy Is New Kentucky Women's Champion!!

2011-07-16T19:17:00.004-04:00

Amy Nunn (3rd from left) did herself and E-town Chess Club proud today; winning the Kentucky Women's Chess Championship! Congratulations Amy! The others in the photo with the new Kentucky Chess Queen didn't do too shabby either. Gelvic (far left) took home Gold in his section, Clany won two Bronze medals, Stephanie grabbed Silver in the Women's, and Amy won Silver in her section in addition to

Expanded Comment

2011-07-15T03:09:00.007-04:00

I decided to do an "expanded comment" in response to Joe's comment concerning the July Rating Tournament.I will use my usual "shotgun" approach and address all the topics brought up in the 4 original comments and some which weren't!The electricity was restored about 20 minutes after I got home.There goes one of my "throw away scores".The lights were off at Johnny's house too. I think Debbie just

Joe Farrell Swepts The Field, 3-0 At The Monthly Swiss!

2011-07-13T01:43:00.000-04:00

Joe Farrell won all 3 games from the July Monthly Swiss to pick-up 23 rating points! Amy Nunn made the biggest rating jump, picking up 83 points. We had 9 club members to turn out for the July Monthly Swiss but, Jerry Weldin withdrew after the 1st round, due to a family emergency. The USCF has rated the event and it can be located here!

Summer Events Are Approaching Fast - Bluegrass Games

2011-07-10T17:37:00.001-04:00

I moved this post to the top as a reminder of the Bluegrass Games this Saturday the 16th. Click on the link for more info. -- JerryWith the recent national events in St Louis and the Candidates Matches absorbing so much attention; some of you may need reminding that there are events pending right here in good ole Kentucky. The Kentucky Open (June 11th & 12th)is almost on top of us; tell your

Gelvic And Sal Played 7 Rated Games Each!!

2011-07-06T11:50:00.001-04:00

The above photo shows Stephanie and Gelvic doing battle at the club! Gelvic and Sal each played 7 rated games at the club since our last monthly club tourney! Ten club members took advantage of the opportunity to get some additiional rated games in between tournaments. 17 games were rated!! The event has been rated by USCF and the updated ratings can be found here!

Amy Beats Rudy To Move Up On The Ladder!

2011-07-05T22:58:00.000-04:00

Amy beat Rudy in an unrated ladder game tonight to take his spot on the ladder! There were also 7 rated games and several blitz games and casual games played at the club tonight. The following rated/ladder games were played: Gelvic 1 - Sal 0 Gelvic 1 - Sal 0 Kerry 1 - Stephanie 0 Ernie 1/2 - Johnny 1/2 Johnny 1 - Rudy 0 Gelvic 1 - Sal 0 Stephanie 1 - Sal Since we had 17 rated games since our

Sal Wins

2011-06-28T23:00:00.004-04:00

The 28 June meeting brought out 7 players and produced 7 rated games as well as several 10 minute games. All the games listed below were rated.Sal snookered StephanieAmy over powered SalAmy subdued StephanieKerry hoodwinked SalJerry out lasted StephanieGelvic mugged RudyJerry tripped up GelvicEveryone had a great time. And the Veteran's Tournament was

College Street Closed

2011-06-27T13:31:00.008-04:00

Portions of College Street will be closed until September. If you usually take the By-Pass to College Street when you come to Chess Club meetings you will have to take a new route. The best way appears to be to turn onto St. John's Road and then make a left on University Street which takes you to the back of the College.Click here to view a map of the area surrounding the College.

Gelvic Wins In Louisville!

2011-06-24T16:42:00.002-04:00

Gelvic Cubar recently won his section at a Monday Night Tournament in Louisville; bringing his rating up to 1793! Gelvic has three tournament results pending a rerating due to out of date sequence reporting; here's hoping he picks up a few more points in the rerate and becomes a Class A player! Click here for a link to X-table.

June 21st Club Meeting!

2011-06-21T23:00:00.000-04:00

Six members braved the weather to play chess tonight! In the above photo, Bob Kilmer and Rudy McKinney fought to a draw in their rated ladder game. Additionally, Johnny Owens beat Gelvic Cubar in a rated ladder game and after that game, Gelvic beat Kerry Fatula in a rated game. Amy Nunn was also present and played an unrated game with Rudy and Johnny played an unrated game with Bob. So, we

Club Championship

2011-06-16T00:53:00.003-04:00

I was going to save the above picture of Gelfand until next year, but couldn't wait.Ernie has updated the Club Championship and added a comment to Johnny's post about the June Rating Tournament. While Johnny and I might be leading "cumulatively" if you throw out the two lowest results of each player you will find that Johnny, Joe, Ernie, and myself are in a four-way tie with 7 points and Gelvic

Weldin Goes 3-0, To Win Our June 2011 Monthly Swiss

2011-06-15T00:31:00.001-04:00

Jerry Weldin went on to beat Ernie Weaver in the above game to win all 3 of his games tonight at our monthly swiss. We had 10 players to compete and there were alot of interesting games played. The crosstable to tonight's event can be found here!

May-June 2011 Ladder Games Rated

2011-06-14T16:48:00.000-04:00

We had 12 rated ladder games played since our last monthly tournament, so I decided to go ahead and submit these games for rating prior to our June monthly event. It will be re-rated as it was completed prior to the Kentucky Open and several of our club memebers played in this event and did well! In any event the rated crosstable can be found here!

Saving The Half Point

2011-06-12T21:47:00.004-04:00

Here is the end of a game I played in the KY Open today. Both of us had ceased keeping score for a while; but the position is still etched in my mind.This is the position with White (me) to move. Can you find the trap my opponent has set for me (with about 30 seconds left on his clock) and how I saved the draw?

Clayton Wins At KY Open!

2011-06-12T20:21:00.007-04:00

Stephanie scored 3 points, tying for 1st place in her section and winning $50! This is a repeat of last year when she won outright and got all the prize money. Steff was also the biggest point gainer as her rating jumped 175 points! That's more than Andrew P, Gelvic and myself combined. Click here to see the X-table.Andrew and Steff played in the Under 1400, Gelvic played in the Under 1800 (and

7 June Meeting

2011-06-08T00:41:00.005-04:00

Kerry and Andrew P. at last years Veteran's Tournament.Tonight Dwight Roy and Matt Allen dropped by to check us out and play a few games.(Thanks to James Whiddon) While I was playing our visitors with help from Andrew Preston and Stephanie; there were several "Ladder" and "rated" games played.Kerry provoked Johnny - RatedGelvic stunned Ernie - RatedAndrew P. schooled Stephanie - UnratedJohnny

Kentucky Open - This Weekend

2011-06-07T12:03:00.004-04:00

Last years winner IM Emory Tate.The Kentucky Open is this weekend the 11th & 12th of June.Where -------- St Francis High School, 233 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202Registration-- 9:00AM - 9:45AM Eastern Standard Time (Eastern Time the entire event)Rounds-------- Day 1: RD 1 - 10:00AM, RD 2 - 2:00PM, RD 3 - 5:30PM Day 2: Rd 4 - 9:00AM, RD 5 - 2:00PM *KCA meeting between RD's 4&

Weldin Tops The Ladder

2011-06-01T00:14:00.003-04:00

Tonight was another mixed bag with skittles, 10 minute games, and ladder games.Ladder games results were as follows:Jerry beat Rudy and moved to the #1 position - ratedGelvic tripped up Johnny and moved to the #3 position - ratedAmy nuked Steff - no change in ladder - unratedGelvic ambushed Steff - no change in ladder - ratedAmy smashed Sal - no change in ladder - ratedThere was talk about the

Drawn Out Match Ends With Gelfand Win

2011-05-25T17:04:00.006-04:00

Boris Gelfand surprises Grischuk with novelty leading to a just in time win to avoid play-off. Browse the right hand side of this site for links to various reports. Click here for the "official report".

Rudy

2011-05-24T23:00:00.006-04:00

That's Rudy on the left leading the charge!The "Ladder" saw a lot of action tonight along with regular skittles and 10 minute games. Dave and Kerry were already playing when I arrived but I don't know the outcome of their game(s?). Here are the games that were posted on the chalk board as "Ladder games and or rated games:McKinney mugged Owens - "ladder game" putting Rudy on the top rung --

Nunn Climbs the Ladder

2011-05-17T21:49:00.002-04:00

There were 2 ladder games tonight. Amy drew Kerry and jumped to the #7 position on the ladder. The game was unrated.Rudy dropped a Knight against Jerry in their rated game, giving Jerry the full point.

Irony

2011-05-17T11:13:00.008-04:00

FIDE may need to rethink the candidate selection criteria. Grischuk was not in the original 8 candidates and only got to play because Carlson turned down the opportunity. Now after dispatching the world's #3 ranked Aronian and beating former World Champion Kramnik; Grischuk has the opportunity to grab the golden ring. Gelfand has the edge in experience but that is probably not as important in our

It's Gelfand and Grischuk!

2011-05-16T14:15:00.004-04:00

Gelfand and Grischuk advance to the finals and will play a 6 game match for the right to play Anand for the World Chess Championship. The games begin 19 May at 0700 Eastern Time, click here for the full schedule.Kamsky represented the U.S. well, and held his own until the "rapid" play began.Chess.com has already posted an excellent report of the semi-finals; to include all the games! Click here

Candidates Semi-Finals Moves To Rapid Games

2011-05-15T17:12:00.003-04:00

With all the games being drawn during the "regular" time limit the players will move onto the "rapid" time limit of game 25 in hopes of producing winners. Should there still be a necessity to break ties, up to 5 two game blitz matches will be played at 5mins + 3secs.The picture above is of GM's Grischuk and their daughter. I thought the readers would enjoy learning that GM Grischuk is married to

Ernie Weaver Scores 3-0 In May Monthly Swiss!

2011-05-11T00:39:00.001-04:00

We had nine players that participated in this month's club tourney! Ernie Weaver won all three of his games to take 1st place and is back to Class A. The crosstable can be seen here.

Candidates Match Update

2011-05-09T13:28:00.005-04:00

Two more dogs are eliminated from the fight as Kramnik and Grischuk win their playoffs to advance to the next round against each other.Grischuk knocked off Aronian who was rated #3 in the world at the start of the match. Due to his aggressive play I'm going to stick my neck out and predict that Grischuck will also defeat Kramnik when play resumes on the 12th.

Happy Mothers Day!

2011-05-08T14:21:00.003-04:00

Here is a photo of Judith Polgar in her younger days, currently the highest rated mother in chess. Everyone was probably getting tired of Kamsky and Topalov's pictures.All the games in the Candidates Match were drawn today. Therefore Kamsky advances to the next round by avenging his 2009 lost to Topalov with a score of 2.5 - 1.5. The only other player to score a win in the "regulation 4 game

First Blood!

2011-05-06T11:42:00.003-04:00

US Chess Champion Gata Kamsky scores the first win in the Candidate Matches! As of this posting 7 complete games have been played between the 8 "candidates"; Kamsky is the first to score a win after Topalov allowed his Queen to be hemmed in out of play at a3. You can play over the games at the official site by clicking here.Right after posting I checked and found that the 8th game had also drawn.

De-ja Vu

2011-05-05T10:46:00.004-04:00

The 2011 Candidates Matches began today. America is represented by Gata Kamsky our newly crowned US Champion. Kamsky is playing Topalov just as he did in 2009 when he lost 4.5 - 2.5; I believe it will be a better fight this time.To follow all the games as they are played click on this link to the official site. To review the games from 2009 click here.

Rainy Days And Mondays

2011-05-04T01:30:00.004-04:00

Stephanie Clayton sent me the above photo's and has once again "Tom Sawyered" me into doing her work for her.What do Nelson Co football players do when school is flooded out? Play chess of course! The players are Jake Lemieux (Steff's nephew) and Nelson Co Football Team Captain, Chris Losch, Nathan Kassiah, and Tim Kassiah.Steff reports that the Kassiah brothers were victorious after being

Owens Stays At the Top!

2011-05-04T00:40:00.004-04:00

Johnny Owens (seated) retained his #1 spot on the ladder last night by holding off the challenge of Ernie Weaver in the only Ladder Game of the night. The game was rated.Johnny announced that he is planning a "Senior Tournament" for those over 50; details will be forth coming. It will be interesting to see if any of our " 39 year old" ladies turn out (<:Besides Johnny and Ernie; Steff, Nick, and

It's Kamsky and Zatonskih !!

2011-05-01T02:38:00.009-04:00

Given a choice I naturally chose Anna's picture!Unless you are still in your "storm shelter" you know that Gata Kamsky and Anna Zatonskih won the US Championship in their respective gender division. I have noticed that most web sites/blogs just plagerize what has already been posted else where; so in an attempt to be original I'd like to give you a "patzers view" of my observations gleaned from

April 26th Meeting Was Exciting!

2011-04-26T23:18:00.002-04:00

Our games were interupted by a tornado warning and we had to go to the hallway! There were still several rated ladder games played as well as some non ladder games! The following rated ladder games were played: Gelvic C. beat Kerry F. Ernie W. beat Bob K. and Johnny O. won against Gelvic C. In addition, Amy Nunn and James Whiddon played an unrated ladder game that ended in a draw!

April 19th Meeting

2011-04-20T22:51:00.005-04:00

While some don't need to leave home to get their "Chess Fix" most of us prefer to square off face to face over the board.Tuesday night saw eight combatants marshaling their armies over the 64 square battle field. I only know of one rated game; an important one for our first time visitor James Pittman, who played his first USCF rated game after Johnny went on line to secure his USCF membership.

A Comedy Of Errors

2011-04-14T02:34:00.002-04:00

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Johnny Owens Wins April Swiss 3-0!

2011-04-13T00:40:00.001-04:00

Johnny Owens is above with GM Alexander Shabalov at the Nashville Chess Center. He went undefeated tonight at the April Monthly Club Swiss! Jerry Weldin, Gelvic Cubar and James Whiddon tied for 2nd-4th place with a score of 2-1. The crosstable is here. Amy Nunn became a club member and played in tonight's tourney! Welcome aboard Amy! We are excited to have you as a member. Additionally,

Meeting 5 April

2011-04-06T13:57:00.003-04:00

Johnny Owens tops the ladder again without playing a game. Bob Kilmer fell victim to the "missed meetings rule" and dropped four rungs allowing Johnny to move up without moving a pawn.Whiddon, Fatula, Kilmer, McKinny, Mancuso, Emdee, Clayton, Cubar, and Weldin made up the playing field which produced skittles and speed games in addition to the 5 Ladder Games listed below.Mancuso 1 - rolls -

Joe Farrell and Ernie Weaver Tie For 1st In The April Fool's Open!

2011-04-03T07:28:00.001-04:00

Joe Farrell and Ernie Weaver draw the final game of the tournament to decide the winners of this year's club April tourney! They both finished with a score of 3.5-0.5. James Whiddon came in a clear 3rd with a score of 3-1. I asked all those that received a prize to submit a game or two to share with our readers. More details will appear soon! The crosstable can be found here:

April Fool's Open To Be Played on April 2nd!

2011-03-29T15:21:00.000-04:00

Details of our April tourney have been published in "Chess Life".Apr. 2 April Fools' Open 4SS, G/45. Elizabethtown Community & Technical College; Room 303, Occupational-Technical Building, Elizabethtown, KY. EF: $20 by Mar 30, at site $25. $$b/20; $100, 50 Class A, B, C, D, E/UNR $50 each if at least 2 players in section. Reg.: 8:45-9:15 am, Rds.: First round 9:30 am, others ASAP. Ent: Johnny

Emdee Is Back!

2011-03-22T22:41:00.006-04:00

Nathaniel Emdee returned tonight and became the Club's fifth Life Member!! (that's Emdee on the right)And the good news just keeps coming; Josh Jordan stopped by, joined the Club and paid his entry fee to the upcoming April Fools Tournament. Josh is on active duty at Ft. Knox and although a member of USCF is unrated. Josh has played on line and is looking forward to playing his first "over the

Street Fight

2011-03-15T23:02:00.005-04:00

Tonight's meeting was like a street fight with 7 ladder games played as the challenges came fast and furious.Kerry whipped Sal - ratedDave overpowered Sal - ratedJoe annihilated Jerry - ratedJames schooled Rudy - unratedJoe parried Rudy - ratedJerry outlasted Sal - ratedDave drew James - unrated