The Kenilworthian (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The New Jersey Knockouts advanced to the final four of the US Chess League with their victory Monday night over Baltimore. Wins by the New York Knights (Monday over Boston), Miami Sharks (Wednesday over Seattle) and San Francisco Mechanics (Wednesday over Arizona) have made for an unpredictable final, since the Knockouts were the only team with the better record to advance. Miami's victory over Seattle...
The Kenilworthian (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Gaspard - Shen, USCL 2009 White to play and win. The New Jersey Knockouts finished their most successful season to date with a loss to Queens, 3-1. It may have been that Jersey just didn't need the win, while Queens wanted to at least finish above the bottom. After all, it turned out that the Knockouts did not even need to score a single point in their match to go into the post-season with the best...
The Kenilworthian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The US Chess League wraps up its regular season Wednesday night with all teams playing, which means a full docket of seven matches on ICC (see the schedule for details). At the USCF website, Arun Sharma offers his " Week 9 US Chess League Recap ," which also summarizes the playoff picture. The NJKOs can gain the best record in the League with a win or draw against the Queens Pioneers. Joseph...
The Kenilworthian (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Costigan - Shen White to play The New Jersey Knockouts gained sole possession of first place in the US Chess League Wednesday night by beating the Philadelphia Inventors 3.5-.5. With a tie for Boston and loss for Seattle, the Knockouts win the Eastern division and almost clinch the top ranking going into the playoffs (see Standings ). With a win or draw next week, the Knockouts will have the best record...
United States Chess Federation (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
In this Ask GM Joel column, a reader asks about Steinitz's 4th Rule and what to do when your opponent plays moves like a3 and h3 in the opening. (content/view/9819/341/) Ask GM Joel Benjamin a question of your own at askgmjoel@uschess.org (mailto: askgmjoel@uschess.org).
The Kenilworthian (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Shen-Esserman White to play Due to a busy work load this week, I am only now getting around to posting my analysis of the NJ Knockouts' stunning sweep of the Boston Blitz 4-0 on Monday night in week 8 of US Chess League action. The victory gave the Knockouts first place in the Eastern division, for which they were tied with Boston going into the match. Though it was only Boston's second loss of the...
The Kenilworthian (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Gulko - Kaufman White to play and win. The New Jersey Knockouts beat the Baltimore Kingfishers last night 3.5-.5 in a match that was a lot closer than the score would indicate. Except for the bottom board, every game was quite tense and two games seemed to be decided by divine intervention (or just time pressure blunders). However, with donuts on deck the NJKO lucked out and won on Boards 2, 3 and...
The Kenilworthian (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Ramirez - Benjamin White to play and win. The high-flying New Jersey Knockouts, who were hoping to be the first team in US Chess League history to open the season with a perfect 6-0 record, had their hopes dashed last night, falling to the Arizona Scorpions 3-1. Arizona clearly out-prepared the Knockouts and got ahead on the clock on every board early in the match. The time advantage was especially...
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