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Interview with 2011 Utah State Co-Champion Damian Nash 04.17.12 - A few months ago, Chess in Utah sat down with Damian Nash, 2011 Utah State Chess Co-Champion. We asked the two-time title holder to talk about his experience from the tournament and share his secrets to success. Read his thoughts here, and enjoy an annotated game detailing his second round win against the tournament's third place finisher, Andrew Roach. |
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My Experience at the 2011 North American Open 01.05.12 - On a whim, Bryon Doyle of St. George decided to sign up for the 2011 North American Open for a mini-vacation and to take a break from work. His spontaneous trip turned out to be a very successful week of chess, as he topped the U2200 field and picked up several rating points in the process. Read about Bryon's experience at this longstanding national event and see one of his favorite games here. |
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An Interview with Elisabeth Gondolo, K-12 Utah Girls' Champ 01.01.12 - Elisabeth Gondolo represented Utah at the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls, held this past summer from July 24-29, 2011 in Lubbock, Texas. Read about Elisabeth's experiences at the event and what she took away from the tournament. |
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Jamie's Utah Open 2011 10.30.11 - The 2011 Utah Open took place over Halloween weekend at the University of Utah. After two days and five rounds, Jamie Olsen-Mills came out victorious, winning the Utah Women's title with a score of 3.0 out of 5. Shortly after her win, she sat down with Chess in Utah to talk about her experience and annotate one of her favorite games. |
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An Introduction to Development for the Novice Player 10.27.11 - Utah's Beethoven of Chess, Jason Mielke, gives a lesson on development for the novice player. Additionally, he illustrates the risk of greed and hasty play through stunning examples from his own games. Chess in Utah readers will be pleased to read that Jason has also offered a special discount for Utah players who are interested in taking lessons from this tactical genius. Find out more... |
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My Journey in Chess 10.02.11 - Ben Balter's chess journey began in August of 2009, where he decided to compete in the Utah Amateur U1000. Today, Ben has made great strides in chess, recently winning a tournament at the Allan Johnson chess club in Riverton. Read about his experience in chess here... |
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My Experience at the Denker 9.05.11 - Josh Haley of American Fork represented Utah in the 2011 Denker Tournament of High School Champions, held this year in Orlando, Florida. Read about Josh's experience at the tournament, including a brief recap of his rounds and an annotated game from round 2. More... |
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TNT Chess Camp Celebrates Its 5th Summer 8.17.11 - TNT Chess Camp recently celebrated its 5th summer running chess camps for kids and had its most successful summer ever! TNT is the brainchild of Scott Treiman and Jeremy Troff, who four years ago decided to start their own chess camp for young Utah players in the northern Utah area. Read about their camp and recent summer success here... |
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Hello, California! 7.21.11 - Bryon Doyle of St. George plays hooky from work to attend the Pacific Coast Open in Malibu, California. After an intense internal debate, Bryon chooses to play in the U2100 section, where he fares considerably well against the expert competition. Read more on Bryon's experience in California and take a look at his last round game, seen exclusively at Chess in Utah. |
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Welcome IM Max Cornejo 6.15.11 - International Master Max Cornejo will be spending the summer in Salt Lake City. Max is one of the top ten ranked chess players in Peru and currently has an ELO (International rating) of 2397. During his time in Utah Max is offering chess lessons to all ages and skill levels, as well as a possible camp. Learn more... |
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How I Gained One Rating Point in Vegas 6.14.11 - This past weekend, several Utah players competed in the 2011 National Open, which was held at the South Point hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. One Utah player, Stephanie Pitcher, performed big as she picked up one rating point from the tournament. She has agreed to share the secrets of her success. Read her detailed account here. |
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Utah's Charlie MacFarlane Wins in Vegas 6.13.11 - Charlie MacFarlane of Salt Lake City decided to play in the youth tournament of the National Open just a couple weeks prior to the event. After two days of competitive play, he finished the U-14 Reserve section with a perfect 5/5 score, taking 1st Place by tiebreaks. See one of his favorite game here... |
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Utah's Newest Expert, Scott Treiman, Talks about Chess 6.10.11 - Scott Treiman is Utah’s newest chess expert! For the past year, before crossing the 2000 barrier, his rating had gone up in every tournament he played. Read here about Scott's latest tournaments, progress, thoughts on chess, and more. |
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Alan Crooks' Southern Utah Open 5.26.11 - The Southern Utah Chess Festival took place over the weekend of April 9, 2011 at the beautiful St. George Chess Center. Utah chess players were offered a weekend tournament with longer time controls. Along a great turnout and enthusiastic play by all paticipants, the tournament yielded one clear overall winner. Read Bryon's account and see the tournament results... |
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All Girls Chess Championship 2011, in Photos 5.26.11 - This year's All-Girls' Chess Championship drew a record number of girls from all corners of the state. With 69 young participants in attendance, the tournament was arguably one of the most successful all-girls events in memory. Stephanie Pitcher, Chief TD, reports on this special tournament. |
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Utah Closed Championship 2010 12.17.10 - For the first time in noted history, the UCA changed the format of the Utah Championship, offering the title via a "closed" tournament and allowing the Utah Open to be one of a handful of qualifying events. Damian Nash, who by chance decided to play in the event, tells of his "amusing" performance, and annotates several games. Read Damian's account here. |
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Kayden Troff Officially #2 Under 12 in the World 11.03.10 - Kayden Troff returns from Halkidiki, Greece, with the silver medal from the under twelve category at the World Youth Chess Championships. Kayden finished with an impressive 9/10 score. Read the final report of Kayden's tournament in Greece and view his round 10 annotated game, courtesy of Damian Nash. |
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WYCC UPDATE: Kayden Troff Leads Boys U12 Section 10.26.10 - Kayden Troff of West Jordan, Utah, is the official US representative in the 12-and-under category, along with 149 other top players from around the world. After seven rounds he is in clear first place with a score of 6.5. Damian Nash reports. |
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Utah Open Report from the TD 10.23.10 - To celebrate National Chess Day, the Utah Chess Association sponsored the annual Utah Open tournament. It was the strongest field in Utah since the end of the era of GM Igor Ivanov. Two masters and two 2100 players topped the list. When top-rated Harold Stevens lost to his chess nemesis, Frank Flynn, it opened the field. Twelve-year-old Kayden Troff finished first with a perfect 4-0 score plus one bye. Read more... |
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The Utah Open in Pictures 10.13.10 - The 2010 Utah Open took place over the weekend of October 8 - 9. After five rounds of grueling chess, the 2010 State Champions emerged. Thanks to Damian and Grant for organizing the tournament. If you have any games or stories to share, feel free to send them our way. For now, enjoy the Utah Open in pictures... |
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Hans Morrow Defeats Two Colorado State Champions! 09.21.10 - A few weeks ago, Hans Morrow competed in the 2010 Colorado Open, where he took out five-time Colorado state champion Brian Wall in a beautiful game. Damian Nash annotates Hans's victory, and also looks at a game from August, 2009, in which Hans faced Damian in a hearty 3-game duel. Damian Nash reports. |
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Minna Wang Reports: Final Impressions of the SPNI 08.20.10 - A couple weeks ago I wrote in to ChessInUtah about my initial impressions and thoughts on the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. I was able to participate and represent Utah at this prestigious all-girls event. Following are my final experiences and results from the tournament. |
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G/40 Championship a Huge Hit! 08.17.10 - The Utah G/40 Championship on August 14 turned out to be a striking success, with 27 players participating in the simul against IM Jacek Stopa and 42 participating in the four-round tournament. The simul lasted approximately two and a half hours, with Stopa winning 24 and drawing 3. Read one TD's recap of the tournament and other days' events. |
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St. George USCF Tournament Recap 08.02.10 - The St. George Chess Center, founded By Alan Crooks, Is one of the nicest chess facilities in the country. Thanks to Alan's tireless work and contributions, St. George has had the privilege of some high quality chess at a first-rate facility. Read here about the recent tournament that took place on July 31st at the center. |
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Jr. Utes Chess Camp Wrap-Up |
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Minna Checks In: Experiences at the SPNI |
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Coming Up: 2010 Utah Blitz Championship 07.13.10 - The 2010 Utah Blitz Championship will be held on July 31st at SLCC, Redwood Campus. Will you be there? Chess in Utah is looking for players to report on this tournament. If you would like to cover this event or think we may be able to convince you to do so, email us at chessinutah@gmail.com. Tournament details... |
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Enrique Arce-Larreta Annotates 07.05.10 - Following the Utah G/60 Championship, Enrique Arce-Larreta annotates one of his favorite games for us, an Evans Gambit against Richard Papalia of Salt Lake City. Two exciting Queen sac opportunities resulted from this wild game, though both were unfortunately overlooked. View Enrique's lively match here. |
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Were You There? Are You On Your Way? 06.18.10 - Did you make the trip to Vegas? Are you headed to World or US Open? We want to see your pics! Send us your photos and any stories that you'd like to share from 2010 national summer tournaments. We will then feature the material on our site so others can vicariously enjoy. Email your items to: chessinutah@gmail.com. |
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Alex Gustafsson on Preparing for the National Open |
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Clash of the Utah Chess Titans 06.12.10 - Utah has only two active chess masters, and they finally met over the board this weekend, June 9-10, in Moab. Kayden Troff of West Jordan and Harold Stevens of Moab played a friendly, but hard-played match in Southern Utah, organized and overseen by Damian Nash, also of Moab. |
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Welcome Jacek Stopa 06.01.10 - International Master Jacek Stopa will be spending the summer in Salt Lake City. Interested in chess lessons or a camp? Read his bio and check out this summer's activities with Poland's chess champion. |
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Congratulations Minna Wang! |
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Experiences at the DCC 05.17.10 - Katie Kormanik, who spent last May in Dallas, Texas, recounts her experiences at the Dallas Chess Center and her thoughts on the Texas chess community. Read her insights here. |
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Shout Out to Vishy Anand 05.11.10 - Anand, Utah thinks you're pretty great. At least this webmaster does. Congratulations on defending your title at the World Chess Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria!!! |
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