Pawned!

For The Love of the Game.

NYC Chess.

Promoting The Game in New York City.

Chess NYC Website.

March 29, 2009 Posted by n8ux | Chess | | No Comments Yet

Coming to Nashville.

From Chessmom64 comes a video describing the Supernationals held each year in Nashville, Tennessee.

From the description:

Every 4 years, the US Chess Federation hosts a “supernational” tournament for grades K-12. How do the Illinois Chess Association Warren Junior Scholars prepare? And what’s in it for the parents?”

Read more about the ICA Warren Junior Chess Program here.

March 26, 2009 Posted by n8ux | Chess | | No Comments Yet

WinTD Instructional Videos.

From Tim Just at the 80/20 TD website (Youtube member theeightytwentytd) comes an excellent series of videos on how to setup and operate WinTD,  a popular software package that assists tournament directors in managing Chess tournaments.  Great stuff over at 80/20 – check out the SwissSys intructional videos, as well as the tutorials on the USCF affiliate/TD portal.

March 25, 2009 Posted by n8ux | Chess | | No Comments Yet

Men Who Would Be Kings – Part 1.

Larrytamarkin (The Larry Tamarkin, I assume?) brings to youtube chess fans part one of a documentary showing us a bit of what The Game was like in Washington Square and inside the Manhattan Chess Club in 1988.  The Manhattan Chess Club disbanded in 2002.

March 22, 2009 Posted by n8ux | Chess | | 1 Comment

Laser Obstacle Chess.

Now, where did I put that 5 milliwatt astronomers pointer and all those mirrors?

March 19, 2009 Posted by n8ux | Chess | | No Comments Yet

The HHCF Obama Challenge.

March 16, 2009 Posted by n8ux | Chess | | 2 Comments

Chess In Dupont Circle.

March 14, 2009 Posted by n8ux | Chess | | No Comments Yet

An Unexplainable Friday the 13th Chess Video.

This youtube video is, well… sort of related to The Game.  Look, there’s a chess board, and… ok, I have nothing.  And don’t adjust your speakers – there is no audio.

Many pardons. No, I’m going insane.

March 13, 2009 Posted by n8ux | Chess | | No Comments Yet

HHCF Life Strategies Pilot Program at John O’Connell High.

Lyricalswords gives us a look at the Life Strategies pilot program in action at  John O’Connell High in S.F.

Donate to the the HHCF.

March 11, 2009 Posted by n8ux | Chess | | No Comments Yet

Transworld Kosteniuk.

A short 2005 documentary on Alexandra Kostenniuk.  Youtube video from chessqueentv.

March 10, 2009 Posted by n8ux | Chess | | No Comments Yet