chess in NYC

[VirtualLarry]

pretty neat.

 

[JEDI]

pretty neat.

at 1:20, why didnt white pawn take black pawn?

 

[dullard]

Anna Cramling is fun to watch for a bit. But soon all her videos are quite repetitive.

• Opponent doesn't know who she (or in this case her mother) is.
• Opponent is cocky.
• Anna subtly makes fun of opponent's cockiness.
• Opponent loses.

 

[JEDI]

Anna Cramling is fun to watch for a bit. But soon all her videos are quite repetitive.

• Opponent doesn't know who she (or in this case her mother) is.
• Opponent is cocky.
• Anna subtly makes fun of opponent's cockiness.
• Opponent loses.

wow.. anna is only a Master (2 steps below grandmaster).
intl master is 1 step below grandmaster

 

[Muse]

That lady does look lively.

My mom's brother was one time Chess Champion of New York, he and his family lived in Washington Heights. His kids (3) were not crazy about him, there were issues (I don't remember any details), but I have always figured he had to be brilliant with that achievement. It was probably in the 1950's. He'd emigrated from Belarus or Poland or thereabouts probably around age 10-12, I'm guessing.

I just looked him up for the first time. He won the New York state championship in 1958. I met him personally in 1963.

As a team with 3 others at my high school (buddies of mine), we won the Los Angeles high school championship in, I think, 1960-61. We defeated the perennial winners that year. Nothing close to my uncle's achievement, of course. I was the weakest player on my team, however it was the 4 best boards out of 10 rules and we only entered 4! The tournament took place on the campus of the perennial winning team, who entered 10 boards. After it was over I called my mom and she drove us home with the giant trophy, which stayed in our house overnight.