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  • JC MacNeil and Randy Schine August 2026.

    Glad to see JC Return.

    Note from JC: DCC players and interested parties may be wondering why there have been no DCC tournament reports for the last couple of months. Leaving the why's and there fore’s out it, the main reason is I copped an attitude. Apologies have been given and received from both sides, and all hard feelings are water under the bridge. Fortunately, the DCC president, Earle Wikle, is going to... Read more >>

    9/1/2026 at 9:06pm Views: 51

  • DCC AUGUST 2026

    NM Eamon Montgomery wins Priemer with 3.5, Sarvesh Rajesh wins U1900 4-0, and Benjamin O'leary & Steven Darracott tie for 1st with 4-0 in U1500. JC returns and encourages me to start doing the DCC Reports.

    If you won a prize, we may have a check for you or can Zelle. See us at registration.  August Tournament Results Read more >>

    9/1/2026 at 8:55pm Views: 41

  • 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: 67,106

  • 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: 3,153

  • 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: 2,450

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