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Newsletter: Vol. 3 No.2 March 2012
The Angry Bird By C.K. Damrosch The angriest bird is named Henry Edward Bird. Why is Mr. Bird so angry? Well, 150 years after he developed his unique opening 1.f4, people call it "The Bird." Yes, there is a tradition in Chess openings for naming them after animals (The Orangutang comes to mind), but the proper name for this opening is "Bird's Opening." Here is the unique and funny story of Mr. Bird's "invention." Henry was a hero before even stepping ...
Newsletter: Vol. 2,No1 November 2010
Queens vs. Kings: Why Women Chessplayers Should Have Equality With Men BY DANIEL TAUBENBLAT Last month in St. Louis, Gata Kamsky the second highest rated US player (2808), won the 2011 US Championship title and a $42,000 prize. At the same location, Anna Zatonskih the highest rated woman (2506), won the Women’s US Championship and an $18,000 prize. If chess is a game where you mostly think and doesn’t use the body’s muscles like other sports, ...
Newsletter: Vol. 2,No2 Februay 2011
Ramaz Chess Team Flexes Muscles at Nationals BY MARK KURTZMAN Each year, thousands of scholastic players descend upon a different location in the U.S. to compete at the National Scholastic Chess Championships. This year’s Grade School Nationals event was held at Lake Buena Vista, Florida (at Disneyworld) with 1350 students participating. The tournament is divided by grades and produces a National Championship individual and team for each grade. Playing up into a higher grade is not ...
Newsletter: Vol. 2,No3 June 2011
Queens vs. Kings: Why Women Chessplayers Should Have Equality With Men BY DANIEL TAUBENBLAT Last month in St. Louis, Gata Kamsky the second highest rated US player (2808), won the 2011 US Championship title and a $42,000 prize. At the same location, Anna Zatonskih the highest rated woman (2506), won the Women’s US Championship and an $18,000 prize. If chess is a game where ...
Newsletter: Vol. 3 No.1 November 2011
Stretching Your Brain: How to Warm Up for a Chess Tournament BY DANIEL TAUBENBLAT Many chess playing students who participate in tournaments want to know what are the best things to do before the event. If you watch your Mom or Dad when they exercise or if you are in a special soccer, ballet, or sports activity, you might notice that stretching is an important part of the activity. A good way to prepare for a tournament is also to stretch, to stretch your body and mind. -- CONTINUED ON PAGE 7-- ...
Newsletter: Vol. 1, Number 2 January 2010
THE CHESS EXCHANGE The Newsletter of NYC Scholastic Tournament Chess Tournament Edition: Vol. 1, Number 2 January 2010 Individual Copy/Newstand Price: $3.95 Published by: Jose Capablanca playing a "Simul" in 1921 Blindfold Chess & Simuls: PHow the Greatest Chess Players Play Multiple Players and Win When you play chess you need huge amounts of brain power, concentration and focus. Even the best scholastic tournament players though, barely think compared with top grandmasters or those chess players that are the best in the world. At the highest level of chess are players that can do simultaneous exhibitions "Simuls" or play large numbers of players all at the same time. Imagine a room that looks like a tournament with 100 ...
Newsletter: Vol. 1,No3 April 2010
Playing Chess Your Whole Life: Enjoying Chess at Any Age Chess is one of those few activities that can be learned and enjoyed at any age. It can stay with us our whole life, as a hobby to learn from and have fun with. Many of our regular Tri-State Chess tournament players and winners have started chess at a very young age. Some are as young as 3 or 4 years old. Many of the greatest players of all time like Bobby Fischer or Gary Kasparov were child prodigies or kids that showed an ability or talent to learn a difficult sport, ...
Newsletter: Vol. 1, Number 1, November 2009
THE CHESS EXCHANGE The Newsletter of NYC Scholastic Tournament Chess First Edition: Volume 1, Number 1, November 2009 Individual Copy Newstand Price - $1.28 Published by: HOW TO LOSE A TOURNAMENT GAME: Players Who Know How to Lose, Know How to Win How you lose after a game can be more important than how you win. It is easy after you win, especially in a tournament. You are happy and excited. But after you lose it can be difficult. Some players get very upset and frustrated and sometimes cry or get angry at the kid that beat them. We All Lose It is important to know and think after ...
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