The Chess Engineer

I play chess. I am attempting to play a rated tournament in all 50 states. I will use #fiftystatesofchess and/or #50statesofchess as my hash tags. I do CrossFit. I play Ultimate Frisbee. Other fun activities I might do include tennis, dancing, bowling, volleyball, and basketball.

Monday, September 7, 2015

2015 NJ Open - Quick Summary

GM Magesh Panchanathan is the new NJ Champion from this weekend's NJ Open! We had 10 GMs, 4 IMs, & over 240 players in the three ...

Thursday, September 3, 2015

State #10 - Arizona - US Open - Part 2 - Chess Games

My play during the US Open was only average to above average. I lost the two games I played to higher rated players, & lost in Round 1....

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

State #10 - Arizona - US Open - Part 1 - Non-Chess Stuff

So, for State #10, I sent myself on a 7-8 day trip to Phoenix, where the US Open was being played at the Arizona Biltmore. This first part ...

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Delay for Blog on the August Trip US Open

Dear Readers, There is a delay on the blogpost for the US Open as some untimely issues have come up. I will try to update you all by this...

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Chicago Open 2015

So, State #9 was Illinois, where I opted to play in the Chicago Open. It seems that they book the same hotel every year, The Westin Chicago...

Sunday, February 22, 2015

US Amateur Team East/World Amateur Team 2015

This is one of my favorite tournaments of the year. Over one thousand players form amateur teams where the rating is 2199 or under & pl...

Monday, February 9, 2015

Baltimore Open + Other Updates

Okay, some running updates. 1) Marvin & I finished our match. Marvin won game 8 to win the match 4.5 to 3.5. I won games 2 & 3 o...

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