chess: Remember the chess clubs when you were a kid? - 07/16/08 09:22 AM
Well, St. Louis is trying to bring chess back to kids and adults alike. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center is scheduled to open tomorrow for chess players of all ages!
I think this is a great idea. I have never joined a chess club, but I have always enjoyed playing and think … (12 comments)
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chess: Mililani Youngsters Big Winners at State Scholastic Chess Championships - 03/29/08 09:44 PM
Below is a copy of the press release I sent out to the media.
Our community paper posted a story on the front page about our youngsters. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200803260100/COMPUB0301/803260312
On a personal note: My oldest son Daniel played for the Mililani High School team and came home with the team state title and … (12 comments)
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chess: Spending Saturday with 160 of the Best and Brightest from Hawaii - 03/15/08 09:31 PM
I am writing this post during the afternoon rounds of The Hawaii State Scholastic Chess Championships. My good friend Guy and I are running the Championships in the big hall at Windward community college in Kaneohe, Hawaii.
Last evening we had two rounds for high school only. Today we are running all … (20 comments)
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chess: Holiday Cheer for Our 95 G.I.'s...A Humbling Experience! - 12/07/07 11:51 PM
While shopping, thoughts popped in my mind, and every time I picked an item a new thought and another tear. Yes, I don't really understand it. What are the tears about?
Was the tears for the mother who worries for their son or daughter or the family who awaits for dad … (3 comments)
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chess: What I learned from chess.....man versus machine.... - 10/04/07 11:52 PM
Hey all I don't know how many of you follow the chess world. A few years ago, there was a huge match with Gary Kasparov versus Deep Blue. Well, most of you should know that Deep Blue won. There was another match recently. Vladimir Kramnik played Deep Fritz and was brutally beaten … (0 comments)
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chess: Playing Chess at the DeKalb Borders - 09/28/07 03:12 PM
Hey allEvery Monday night around 6 pm and Friday around 1 pm, chess is played at the local Borders in DeKalb. There are normally a few guys there just playing around and having a good time playing the game. If you're interested in playing, just stop by. They are always looking … (0 comments)
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chess: Blogging and Chess??? - 08/22/07 11:27 PM
What does blogging and chess have in common?
Not much, other than I'm learning to do both.
My son, 13 will tell you that my blogging prevents him from teaching me how to play chess. ME: I'll be there in a minute. HIM: This isn't going to be like LAST time is it?"........
I … (4 comments)
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chess: Chess Wiz Kids From Hawaii Do It Again - 05/14/07 03:08 AM
Kamehameha Elementary School chess team wins in Tennessee.
They traveled from Honolulu to Nashville to show the folks on the mainland that their win in Florida was no fluke.
They repeated that previous amazing accomplishment by winning the K-6 blitz chess event at the National Elementary School Championships in Nashville, TN: … (8 comments)
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chess: Top Real Estate Professionals are Like Great Chess Masters - 05/08/07 12:35 AM
When we sell real estate we utilize many of the same skills of a tournament chess player. We combine strategy and tactics.
In both activities you need to develop a plan and continuously create opportunities for success.
To succeed in chess you need to study and train. We learn from experiences of … (9 comments)
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chess: Mililani Chess Kids are Still Flashing Their Stuff - 03/14/07 03:11 AM
I a previous blog I wrote about Mililani Middle Schools big win: Mililani Middle School Brings Home State Chess Title
There were also several other Mililani standouts at the State Scholastic Chess Championships who walked away with medals or trophies.
Robert Lau a homeschool student took the State High School Individual Title. Robert … (2 comments)
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chess: Mililani Middle School Brings Home State Chess Title - 03/14/07 02:34 AM
On Saturday, March 10, 2007 at Windward Community College, the Mililani Middle School Blazers competed with the top scholastic chess teams in the state and won the State Middle School Title.
For the first time since the school opened Mililani Middle School will be the home of the perpetual trophy. Over the … (0 comments)
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chess: Welcome to Mililani – Part 2 the Planned Community - 01/26/07 04:18 AM
Mililani is a unique planned community on Oahu.
It has the most privately owned recreation centers that are privately owned by the home owners. There are six open and the 7th is awaiting dedication. now seven rec. centers now open, six with pools. The rec. centers provide such activities as scouts, martial … (4 comments)
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chess: A Sunny Day of Chess and Real Estate in Hawaii - 01/20/07 08:01 PM
I am writing this post from the Gazebo at The Town Center of Mililani, while running a rated chess tournament today. I am wearing the official Hawaii uniform of shorts slippers and my Century 21 golf shirt embroidered with my information on it.
A realtor friend of mine questioned why I take … (6 comments)
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chess: Scholastic Chess Team from Hawaii Wins in Florida! - 12/23/06 09:25 PM
Many of you know I am the President of the Hawaii Chess Federation and I run a program called "Chess in the Schools."
In the last year some of our students from Hawaii have done us proud. We have the 9th Grade National Champion out of our chess club in Mililani and this … (6 comments)
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chess: Meme - It's All About Me! - 12/17/06 07:57 AM
1. Unlike Jay, I have NEVER jumped out of a perfectly good airplane, although I do have my PPSEL - Private Pilot Single Engine Land - License! 2. My father taught me to play chess when I was five. I taught a school friend, David Goodman, to play chess when we were … (7 comments)
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