Wednesday, May 30, 2018

2018 May TNT (Mark Schulman Memorial) has been rated by the CFC

See the cross-table here
 http://chess.ca/crosstable?tournament_check_number=201805118

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak established ratings:

Gustav Baron  2250
Harshani Konara 2000
Carter Marshall 1561


Sunday, May 20, 2018

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - May 19, 2018

from the Winnipeg Free Press
corrected diagram
A reader noted that I incorrectly place a pawn on h6.
White to mate in 2 (Loyd)
1.Rf2

However, the error diagram is still a mate in 2 with a different solution !

White to move and mate in 2 (Boron (after Loyd)
1. Kc7

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - May 5, 2018

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to move and mate in 2 (Loyd)
1.Rh8