Back in 2007, I visited London, England for the first time to attend a conference held by the International Academy of African Business Development (IAABD) at London Metropolitan University. I had heard much about the famed metropolis of eight million, but particularly the rainy, gloomy days and pedestrian congestion. While these notions were true, there [...]
Fed up of negative blogs? Well here’s a fresh breath of content just on plain chess. No consipiracy theories. No heavy politics or things that have absolutely nothing to do with chess. No personal opinions on who sabotaged Malaysian chess etc etc. New Johor Blog It covers the first chess event of the [...]
Come 24th January there will be another Amateur (below 1600 NR) chess event organised by Cerdik Catur at Stadium JKR Seksyen 17 Shah Alam. The location is convenient for non-Shah Alam residents because it is within walking distance of the Shah Alam bus terminal. This means you should be able to take a bus directly [...]
Not really new but a rearrangement Before After P/S: The extra screens is useful when playing online chess on the bigger monitor while the other notebooks run engines to check up on the position (just joking! )
Bought this for only RM 19 at a DIY shop. My old one I got from Petaling Street was thrashed when I sat on it! It’s supposed to stick to the glass on your car windscreen to hold the tablet. But I find it useful as a desktop stand too. Putting it beside my computer [...]
In calendar form:- Too small to see? You can.. Download and print View on Google Calendar Tell me if I miss anything P/S: If you are like me and want the calendar to be bigger and print over 2 A4 size paper print this:- 2 page Jan Chess events
Home Chess Jigsaw Puzzles Board Games Search : for The Competitive Spark January 4 by brody No Comments Tags : chess club teaching chess wholesale chess Those first club meetings were tranquil . We enjoyed our time , but I was watching these young men develop in a way I hadn’t expected . I watched them grow as young men just as their game grew , too . I was slowly learning that chess was more than just a game , and I became afraid that they would leave chess behind in high school . I had grown to care for these young men , and I wanted to do everything I could to embed the love of chess as a permanent part of their lives . I knew I had given them all I had , so having no idea where to turn , I organized a trip to a local chess . club We took a couple of the sets we had , and we took off
Surprised to see chess being played at my usual mamak shop. Full size diplomat type pieces but toy sized boards. The players are quite serious though..deep in concentration.
Magnus Carlsen broke the all-time rating record of Garry Kasparov. He now tips the scales on the live chart at 2861. Photo by Ray Morris-Hill. The well-anticipated rating list has been released and atop the chart is Magnus Carlsen at 2861, a new record has been birthed. After a sterling performance at the London Chess [...]
No I don’t want the iPad mini. There is no attraction in that. I am an Apple fan boy so it’s strange I would want a non-Apple note book but this Dell new notebook “tickles my fancy”. It’s a windows 8 notebook and because of it’s unique flip screen it becomes a tablet too. It [...]Home Chess Jigsaw Puzzles Board Games Search : for Club Meetings December 18 by brody No Comments Tags : chess club eric Czerwin teaching chess wholesale chess During the 07-08 school year , we had a quaint little gathering called the Chess Club. It consisted of 5 seniors , 2 semi-regulars , the random drop-in student , and myself. It was scholastic chess . heaven I had run a chess club two years earlier at my first teaching assignment , and when I began teaching in this new school , I was âencouragedâ to be a part of extra-curricular activities. I had a love of baseball , but all the coaches were new and young. That meant it was going to be awhile before there was room for a novice baseball coach. All the other activities seemed like an awful lot of time for doing something