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Empire Chess – Fall 2014 Issue
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Empire Chess – Summer 2014 Issue
Summer 2014 Cover
Summer is supposedly the “off-season” of chess, but there still is a lot going on in the chess world.
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Empire Chess – Spring 2014 Issue
Spring 2014 Cover
Thank you for the almost 800 players and caravan of parents and coaches
that made the 2014 State Scholastics in Saratoga Springs the best-attended
Upstate scholastic ever. We congratulate our champion, IM Alexsandr
Ostrovsiky, who will be representing the Empire State in the Denker
Tournament of High School Champions in Orlando, Florida this summer.
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From Beginner to Chess Expert in 12 Steps
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John Coffey’s guide to becoming an expert at chess in 12 steps.
“If you know nothing at all about the game of chess other than the rules, there still things that you can do right away to help you win more games. You won’t be beating tournament players, but you can rise above your current level by studying the right things. The same principle applies to all levels of players. There are things that you can do immediately to win more games.” Read the rest of the article at entertainmentjourney.com/index1.htm
Empire Chess – Winter 2014 Issue
If you look closely at the Table of Contents, you’ll notice something about this issue of Empire Chess that has not been the case for many years. There isn’t an article by Bill Townsend. Bill has been quite busy with the running of his business and all that entails, so he has decided to take a break from Empire Chess. As much as we’ll miss him, we know that there are things even more important than our magazine, and we wish Bill every success in all of his endeavors.
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Empire Chess – Fall 2013 Issue
In the last editorial, we bid adieu to Bill Hall, former USCF Executive Director. Mr. Hall has played in a couple tournaments since leaving his post in Crossville, but has not been active in the organizational side of the chess world. Our understanding is that he is looking for non-chess employment in Crossville, and we wish him well in that endeavor.
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Empire Chess – Summer 2013 Issue
May was the end of the line for former U.S. Chess Federation
Executive Director Bill Hall. Hall sent a letter to the USCF Executive
Director saying he was leaving for personal reasons. Texas chess
organizer Francisco Guadelupe is the Interim Director, and a
nationwide search is taking place for a new Executive Director.
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Empire Chess – Spring 2013 Issue
Both the New York State Scholastic Championships and the Greater New York Scholastics set records for attendance this year. For the Greater New York event, the 942 players was the highest total since 1999 at the world’s longest-running scholastic chess tournament. You can download the magazine here or click continue reading for an embedded magazine. Continue reading
Empire Chess – Winter 2013 Issue
In 2013, New York State will be fortunate to host not one, but two, National Chess Tournaments. The US Junior Open and US Senior Open will be hosted concurrently this summer in Tarrytown. The Westchester County community is convenient to both Upstate players and Downstate ones, and offers a great time to visit the lower Hudson Valley during the summer. You can download the magazine here or click continue reading for an embedded magazine. Continue reading