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Connor’s bachelor party in the mountains, April 2022. Earlier this week I shared the biggest criticisms I took away from my annual...

My buddy and I started playing chess regularly during lockdown in 2020. We were both competitive and couldn’t leave the house, so we...

Photo from: baltimore.org Yesterday was the quarterly Baltimore Charm City Chess Tournament. I played in the U1400 section. Typically, I...

Here’s a pic of my little sis and me at an amusement park. It has absolutely nothing to do with this blog. Where are you? I’m aware that...

Today, my buddy and I are competing in a chess tournament. It’s organized by Charm City, the chess club that put on the first one we did...

January was a rough month for my chess career. It was the first time since getting into the game in 2020 where I just didn’t feel like...

I’ve been in a chess slump for the past month. My rating climbed and climbed over 2021. But now I feel I’m stuck around 1650. It feels...

I played in my second chess tournament this weekend. It didn’t go well. My first competition was in December. That one went much better....

I’m about to leave for the Waldorf Chess Club’s Quads #45 Classical tournament. If you’re wondering what some of those words mean…me too....

My friend and I played in our first chess tournament this Saturday. It was one of my favorite days ever. Not because of any result, which...

Last summer over quarantine, one of my best friends and I started playing chess together online. It was just something competitive we...

Last night. I found out there’s a chess club in my city. They meet every Tuesday night in the Whole Foods cafe. I showed up with my chess...