i have been playing chess for over 10 years in the pursuit of chess mastery reaching as high as Expert (>2000 US Chess rating).
during that time, i’ve managed to:
–pick up a couple of nice games
–play in the Iowa and Minnesota state championships
–create over 50 episodes of the Blindfold Chess Podcast
–sponsor a chess scholarship
–and be the editor of the quarterly chess magazine in Iowa – the En Passant.
Games
game 1: immortal game
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game 2: first classical win against a Master
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game 3: scoring points in the Iowa State Championship
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game 4: first win in U2200 Minnesota State Championship