By Hikaru on 2/26/2008 4:53 PM

My life lately has been fairly normal with not a whole lot to mention. Ever since the Amateur Team which I played a week ago, I've been reading and studying chess quite a bit. Yesterday, I got an invitation to play the rapid tournament in Cap D'Agde France. I was previously invited 2 years ago but was not able to participate due to scheduling conflicts. This year, however, I am going to play the event. I will update everyone when I have more details or something mildly interesting is happening in my life.

 

 

By Hikaru on 2/20/2008 11:15 AM

Hello everyone! It has been far too long since I last blogged, so I will add an entry today. This past weekend I decided to play in the Amateur Team East for the first time in 2 years. The tournament which has now been running for 35+ years is one of the very few tournaments which I still will always try to play. I have always found this tournament very enjoyable due to the fact that it is pretty much the only tournament where one can see friends who they haven't seen in many years. This did happen with me as I came across quite a few people whom I had not seen in several years. As far as the chess is concerned, I went 6-0 and only had to play 2 players above master (Kelleher and Mabe). I will probably add some more thoughts later, but this is all for now.

By Hikaru on 2/2/2008 10:07 PM

Hmm, where to start? I actually attempted to blog after my round 8 game, but it was all erased because the internet connection died when I was posting it. After this disaster, I did not even attempt to write a blog after my round 9 game. As such, I will attempt to recap each of the final 3 rounds.

Round 8

In this round, I was paired against GM Mark Hebden from England. Prior to this game, I had played him in Gibraltar in 2006 with the black pieces. In that game I was able to obtain a small advantage out of the opening and convert it into a win. This time around, I was white which gave me significantly more confidence as Hebden tends to be a more classical player. The opening was the Scotch Two Knights and was pretty standard unti ... Read More »

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By Hikaru on 2/2/2008 7:41 PM

Very quickly, I will indeed post a wrapup report on Gibraltar, but it is just taking me quite some time to write it all up.