We always enjoy posting commercials that relate to the enjoyment of chess. A couple of weeks ago I remember seeing this one out of the corner of my eye while I was having dinner somewhere. It was hard to track the video down, mainly because the word chess doesn’t appear in the title! The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘chess’
Red Bull “Ping Pong” Commercial
Posted: January 15, 2011 in chessTags: chess, Chess Commercial, Commercials, Ping Pong, Red Bull
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10,000 Hours
Posted: October 17, 2010 in Books, chess, TriviaTags: Beatles, chess, Hamburg, Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers
Many of you may have heard of Malcolm Gladwell. He’s the author of a number of NY Times best sellers such as Blink and The Tipping Point. One of his recent books – Outliers, published in late 2008 contained an in-depth analysis of what it is that makes certain people successful. One of the most [...]
How can an average player beat two grandmasters?
Posted: September 25, 2010 in chess, Grandmasters, VideoTags: chess, Derren Brown, Magic, Magicians, YouTube
Here’s a You Tube video from the illusionist Derren Brown. See if you can figure out how he went toe to toe during a simul with 9 top British players. If you’re interested in some serious videos on opening theory, check out our Analysis/Games section.
I’m normally not a fan of Geico’s commercials, especially those caveman ones, but this one regarding chess and that famous soccer announcer is very funny.
Chess Analogies
Posted: July 10, 2010 in TournamentsTags: Analogies, chess, Moving, Patience, Relocation, Suffern, Tournaments
My family and I recently closed on a new house and though the process took a number of months, in the end it was worthwhile. Over the past few weeks, as we drew nearer to the final closing date, I naturally didn’t have time to devote to chess study, tournament matches, or site updates. Of [...]
Dvoretsky Would Be Proud
Posted: May 15, 2010 in Analysis, chess, VideoTags: Analysis, Cat, chess, Dvoretsky, Endgames
Late last year, I posted an article on recommended chess books in my library. I’m nothing if not perseverant, so I’m not too proud to admit that I’m still working my way through Dvorestky’s Endgame Manual. It’s a great book, however the content is very complex. So after about 14 months, I’ve only read about [...]
This was the view from our balcony during a recent trip to Aruba over the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Even though I was on vacation, I made myself a promise that I would take an hour each day to read from my chess book with the hope of improving my opening repertoire. As [...]
The State of the Union
Posted: December 26, 2009 in chess, TriviaTags: chess, Corneliu Rubsamen, Hawaii, Mike Sailer, North Dakota, Robert Lau
As we come to the end of the year, I thought it would be fun to take a look at the state of the US Chess Federation to see how popular the game of chess is across the nation. So, being a marketing analyst by trade, I took a look at the numbers by downloading [...]
Last Tournament of the Decade
Posted: November 21, 2009 in chess, TournamentsTags: chess, Quads, Tournaments
This past Wednesday, we had a change of pace with a Game 30 quad event. We split the members into two groups and played 3 matches in one night. It was certainly an interesting event – and a bit nerve-racking getting used to the 30 minute time limit since we usually play Game 90 events. [...]
1 Minute in September
Posted: September 20, 2009 in VideoTags: chess, Lightning Chess, Skittles, Suffern Chess Club, You Tube
Take a look at our newest You Tube video. Thanks to my new computer, I had a much easier time putting together a short film of a lightning skittles game between Bessalel and Chris. I’ve also posted some of the new club photos on the Events page. See you all on Wednesday for Round 3 [...]
