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  • DCC 2025 Denver Open

    ...who is not at all easy to win against.

    All the photos used in this report are by John Brezina. The heading photo is Sullivan McConnell, maybe showing Mr. Colorado Chess, Brian Wall, that he is already completely winning :-) I went mostly retro with the pictures within the text, just because black and white photography is rarely seen anymore. Note that the photos are not necessarily related to the text.... Read more >>

    5/20/2025 at 10:32am Views: 6,308

  • 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: 943

  • 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: 578

  • 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: 1,329

  • 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: 921

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