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Superstition in Chess6 comments

paulhoffman wrote 8 months ago: Last week at the Marshall Chess Club, Jay Bonin wielded the sword and shield that brought the New Y … more »

Tags: Chess, Jay Bonin, U.S. Chess League

Good Knight

paulhoffman wrote 8 months ago: The New Yorks Knights bid to win the US Chess League was stopped cold last night by the Boston Blitz … more »

Tags: Boston Blitz, Chess, Hikaru Nakamura, Iryna Zenyuk, Larry Christiansen, U.S. Chess League

Marshmallows Win; Knights Rule2 comments

paulhoffman wrote 8 months ago: My loyalties were torn again last night. I wanted to go to the Marshall Chess Club* and watch the N … more »

Tags: Chess, Food, Hikaru Nakamura, Irina Zenyuk, U.S. Chess League, Irina Krush, Jay Bonin, Brooklyn Kitchen

Knights Now Try to Do What the Yankees Didn't4 comments

paulhoffman wrote 8 months ago: It was a wonderful night. No one egged my house or tp-ed my yard, and the New York Knights finall … more »

Tags: Irina Krush, Irina Zenyuk, Jay Bonin, New Jersey Knockouts, Pascal Charbonneau, Philadelphia Inventors, U.S. Chess League

Knights' Last Stand1 comment

paulhoffman wrote 8 months ago: My loyalties are torn tonight. I’ll be in Woodstock trick-or-treating with my eight-year-old, … more »

Tags: Chess, New Jersey Knockouts, U.S. Chess League

Knights Need Help from Queens 2 comments

paulhoffman wrote 8 months ago: Alas, the New York Knights went down to defeat last night in the US Chess League at the hands of the … more »

Tags: Hikaru Nakamura, Irina Krush, New Jersey Knockouts, Philadelphia Inventors, Queens Pioneers, Robert Hess, U.S. Chess League, Yuri Lapshun

New York Pins Hope on Wild Knight1 comment

paulhoffman wrote 8 months ago: The New York Knights have to win tonight if they are going to have a shot at the playoffs in the US … more »

Tags: Hikaru Nakamura, U.S. Chess League, Pascal Charbonneau, Yuri Lapshun

Nakamura Breaks Out1 comment

paulhoffman wrote 9 months ago: The New York Knights beat the Queens Pioneers in the US Chess League when Hikaru Nakamura, the White … more »

Tags: Chess, Hikaru Nakamura, U.S. Chess League, Jay Bonin, Anand

The Nakamura Paradox3 comments

paulhoffman wrote 9 months ago: The New York Knights kept their playoff chances alive by defeating the Boston Blitz 2.5- 1.5 last … more »

Tags: Hikaru Nakamura, Irina Zenyuk, U.S. Chess League, Pascal Charbonneau, Jay Bonin, Boston Blitz

Advice for Boston Blitz7 comments

paulhoffman wrote 9 months ago: With the Yankees and Mets disgraced, the New York Knights hope to restore the Big Apple’s winn … more »

Tags: Boston Blitz, Chess, Hikaru Nakamura, Jorge Sammour-Hasbun, U.S. Chess League

Deadest Draw But Knights Finally Rally1 comment

paulhoffman wrote 9 months ago: It doesn’t get any more drawish in chess than two lone kings. This is the position in which … more »

Tags: Chess, Hikaru Nakamura, Irina Zenyuk, U.S. Chess League, Irina Krush, Jay Bonin, Seattle Sluggers

The Knightmare Continues10 comments

paulhoffman wrote 10 months ago: Last night, the New York Knights—a powerhouse team on paper—struggled again and couldn’t e … more »

Tags: Chess, Hikaru Nakamura, cockiness, King's Gambit book, Pascal Charbonneau, Irina Krush, Larry Christiansen, Boston Blitz, Eugene Perelshtyen

Nakamura is Flamed on Eve of Chess Match10 comments

paulhoffman wrote 10 months ago: There is a rich tradition in coffeehouse chess of trash talking. In blitz games, in particular, che … more »

Tags: Hikaru Nakamura, U.S. Chess League, Larry Christiansen, Boston Blitz

Never Underestimate the Power of a Sleeping Knight5 comments

paulhoffman wrote 10 months ago: Jay Bonin napped during his game but still managed to win. In fact, the New York Knights seemed to b … more »

Tags: Chess, Hikaru Nakamura, Irina Krush, Jay Bonin, san francisco mechanics

"The Yin of the Nerd in Lockstep with the Yang of the Jock"3 comments

paulhoffman wrote 10 months ago: The secret is out. The New Jersey Knockouts have discovered why the New York Knights have had an … more »

Tags: Chess, Daily news, Hikaru Nakamura, Irina Krush, Jay Bonin, King's Gambit book, Pascal Charbonneau, Robert Hess, U.S. Chess League

New York Knights Off Suicide Watch

paulhoffman wrote 10 months ago: Thankfully, the New York Knights are off suicide watch following their big choke against the Baltimo … more »

Tags: Chess, Hikaru Nakamura, U.S. Chess League, Baltimore Kingfishers, Irina Krush, Philadelphis Inventors

Kingfishers Clobber Knights: I Should Eat Crow3 comments

paulhoffman wrote 10 months ago: Wimpy logo or not, the Baltimore Kingfishers tragically defeated my New York Knights 3-1 in the fir … more »

Tags: Baltimore Kingfishers, Chess, Daily news, Gata Kamsky, Irina Krush, Pascal Charbonneau

New York Knights Ready to Rip Baltimore2 comments

paulhoffman wrote 10 months ago: Today, at 7:15 PM, my home chess team, the New York Knights, will square off in the opening week of … more »

Tags: Baltimore Kingfishers, Chess, Irina Krush, Pascal Charbonneau, U.S. Chess League

New York Knights Are Looking Bright

paulhoffman wrote 11 months ago: photo of the 2006 New York Knights by John Fernandez U.S. Chess League Commissioner Greg Shahade ha … more »

Tags: Chess, Hikaru Nakamura, Jennifer Shahade, Greg Shahade, Pascal Charbonneau, Irina Krush


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