Game Spotlight: Four Decades of Simple Chess
For those of us trying to improve our Chess while at home, it might be better overall to look at general theory books rather than opening books. Previously, I’ve looked at the most influential...
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Game Spotlight: 2020 Kenya Premier Chess League, More from Superweekend 1
With the new season of the Kenya Premier Chess League, we got to see the first matches played with new lineups. There have been a lot of shakeups this year, partly driven by the...
Game Spotlight: First Chess.com Team Tournament 1
Our club over on Chess.com ran its first team match last year. Although Nairobi Chess Club lost to Chess School by a score of 11.5-10.5 over 11 boards, the match was sadly plagued by...
Game Spotlight: 2020 Capablanca Cup 4
As it usually does, the 10th Capablanca Cup attracted players from outside Kenya. While we had players from neighbouring countries, our furthest traveler was long-time supporter Niels Lauritsen, who was visiting from Denmark. In...
Game Spotlight: 3rd Jamhuri Cup 3
While four players shared the top spot of Group B at the 3rd Jamhuri Cup, Meerabbas Afzali won the group on tiebreaks. This was his best game — a deliberate attack against one of...
Game Spotlight: 3rd Jamhuri Cup 2
James Panchol continued his winning ways by taking down the 3rd Jamhuri Cup with a perfect score over four rounds. His closest match was this second round clash, where what appeared to be a...
Game Spotlight: Chess.com Club 50 Member Tournament 2
Continuing our look at the open section of the chess.com online tournament celebrating 50 Nairobi Chess Club members, this is a game from the winner. It’s a nice example of how to use an outpost...
Game Spotlight: Positional Blunders
While I was inputting the games for the 61st Nairobi Chess Club Open Championship, I noticed one of the games had a well-known play mistake. Unlike the blunders seen here, though, this one was...
Game Spotlight: 61st NCC Open 7
Lucy Wanjiru was the highest-placing woman at the 61st Nairobi Chess Club Open Championship, with a score of 4/6. This was good enough to tie for second place in the Under 1800 section. In...
Game Spotlight: 61st NCC Open 2
James Panchol returned to his winning ways by taking down the 2019 edition of the Nairobi Chess Club Open Championship. With a style that frequently poses his opponents unusual problems to solve, he had...
