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Chess is rarely a game of ideal moves. Almost always, a player faces a series of difficult consequences, whichever move he makes. David Shenk Http://www.twitter.com/celebratechess

What kind of a gold card member am I if I have never seen, before today, (and can't explain) a Starbucks Reserve Bar?

Plus Score Tournament tomorrow! (April 11) http://conta.cc/1Fuddmr

Plus Score Tournament tomorrow! (April 11) Rating Supplement: higher of current month rating supplement or live rating used; if you're live rating is 1500+ but your supplement rating is not, the registration system will not allow you to register - please email me then for instructions.

As I'm in the process of planning the 31st and 32nd ChessIQ Masters norm tournaments, I decided to go down the route of GoFundMe to help with the fundraising aspect. First time using a platform such as this so let's see how well it goes...

Feel free to re-post on FB, Twitter, etc....

http://www.gofundme.com/jksyus

Click here to support 31st & 32nd ChessIQ Masters by Sevan Muradian Since 2005 I have been organizing tournaments for players in the United States that are seeking to earn their requirements towards their Grandmaster and International Master titles. Many players, both local to Chicago and outside of the Chicago area, have earned one or more of their norms at my e...

Last call - 2nd Annual Greater Midwest Class Championships - this weekend! http://conta.cc/1HGY8lJ

Last call - 2nd Annual Greater Midwest Class Championships - this weekend! --Master / Expert (2000/up): $1500-1000-700-600-500, top U2300, U2200, U2100 $400 each. FIDE rated.--Class A (U2000/Unr): $700-600-500-300-200. FIDE rated.--Class B (U1800/Unr): $700-600-500-300-200.--Class C (U1600/Unr): $500-300-200-100-50.--Class D and below (1399 and below/Unr): $400-300-200-100…

Chess this weekend! Game-60 Plus Score! http://conta.cc/1tkFUkX

Chess this weekend! Game-60 Plus Score! Entry Fee: Open section: $10 for members, $20 for non-members, all $25 at the door; U1500 section: $5 for members, $10 for non-members, all $15 at the door.

Game-60 Quads tomorrow! http://conta.cc/1rj6pAz

Game-60 Quads tomorrow! Interested in learning more about the benefits of membership to the ChessIQ Academy & Chess Center? Visit http://www.chessiq.com/chess-center for more details.

EXHAUSTION INVITATIONAL, Sept. 26-27 FIDE ratings for the unrated are now published in the tournament results

http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=103061

http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=103060

http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=99053

Chess Ratings FIDE - World Chess Federation, Online ratings, individual calculations

Chess this weekend! Game-60 Plus Score! http://conta.cc/X7wb35

Chess this weekend! Game-60 Plus Score! http://conta.cc/X7wb35 Entry Fee: Open section: $10 for members, $20 for non-members, all $25 at the door; U1500 section: $5 for members, $10 for non-members, all $15 at the door.