Internet Chess Club (ICC)

An impressive game.

Have you seen it? What do you think?

Congratulations to GM Joel Benjamin, who is the U.S. Senior Champion! If I am not mistaken, Joel is the only chess player who has won Junior, Open, and Senior in his career. Bravo!

Sunday, October 18, 2020 - The 1st Susan Kantor Memorial on ICC. https://www.chessclub.com/arti/susan-kantor-memorial-on-icc

Who plays the London? This is my problem except with the Sicilian Dragon

WORLD OPEN 2020! The Internet Chess Club (ICC) is excited to be in partnership with the Continental Chess Association (CCA) holding the 48th ANNUAL WORLD OPEN on the ICC, August 7 to 9, 2020. The World Open is organized each year by the Continental Chess Association going back to 1972! ... This mega tournament has a guaranteed prize fund of $20,000 USD + $5,000 in ICC memberships and videos. In addition, CCA will be offering fifty-six (56) FREE entries as prizes. The tournament is also a US CHESS Rated Event, and US Chess has affordable memberships for both US and foreign players. Plus, GM's have FREE entry!! The time control for this event is Game 60 + 10 seconds increment. Nine (9) rounds, played over three days. GAMES START AT 12 NOON EDT: 12 Noon, 3 PM & 6 PM (GMT - 4) CDT: 11 AM, 2 PM & 5 PM (GMT - 5) MDT: 10 AM, 1 PM & 4 PM (GMT - 6) PDT: 9 AM, 12 Noon & 3 PM (GMT - 7) Europe (Paris Time): 6 PM, 9 PM, 12 Midnight

One of the GMT chessboards at the Biel International Chess Festival

A VERY hard Puzzle! :-D

I couldn't resist using this again!!

FaceApp is ruining our walls on Facebook. This, at least, is funny! Magnus, Hikaru, Anish, and Fabiano. How would they look if the were girls? :-)