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DCC April 2025 Report

It was a unanimous DCC board decision.

The heading photo is by Shirley Herman, playing around with AI. Either that, or Daniel Herman has a really big pet cat. Grayson Manuel is probably wishing he had brought his dog :-)It is with regret, but also with some relief, that this is the last DCC tournament report that I will write. Mainly because I'm old and tired, but also because the DCC Board has inexplicably decided to... Read more >>

4/30/2025 at 7:59pm Views: 373
The importance of community in strengthening ones chess - DeGuire's Digest #3

A common interest makes a community - James MacNeil

Spring has sprung and with it we got another amazing major tournament from the Denver Chess Club. It's always a good time seeing so many familiar faces, playing chess and learning from my peers over the board. In today's digest I wanted to take a look at an extremely important and undervalued aspect of chess improvement, Community. Ben Johnson's pillars My writing this month is inspired... Read more >>

4/9/2025 at 12:19pm Views: 260
DCC 2025 Spring Classic Report

So many sections, so many prize winners.

NM Brian Wall's games have been added to the Games section. Now including his Round 4 loss to Jason Nigatu.Note that all the pictures used in this report were taken by John Brezina. Thanks to Mr. Brezina, names have been added to previously unnamed players. Also, the photos are not necessarily related to the text but were selected mainly to show the... Read more >>

4/2/2025 at 4:04pm Views: 940
DCC March 2025 Report

So then, now that I'm done and bragging about the DCC...

Note that the heading photograph and all the photos used in this DCC report are by Shirley Herman. These reports mainly highlight DCC tournaments, but to give credit where credit is due, the Colorado State Chess Association also stages weekend tournaments throughout the year. One of the best is the CSCA Colorado Closed, where the strongest Colorado players battle it out in four... Read more >>

3/31/2025 at 5:38pm Views: 586
Are you spending too much energy on the opening?- DeGuire's Digest #2

There is only so much time in the day. The time we have to study chess every year is very limited. So we must strive to not just study but to do it efficiently

Many chess players are obsessed with the opening. It is the majority of what I hear when attending DCC, especially from newer players. “This opening is good, this one is bad, I am learning a new opening, I need a new opening as black”. Players constantly switch back and forth opening to opening, but rarely are they satisfied. In my opinion many players are putting too much emphasis on... Read more >>

3/26/2025 at 9:56am Views: 3,183