Monday, March 30, 2026

Journey to the National Master Title, Part 17

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I scored 1.5/4 in the January 10, 2026 Columbus Winter Open, losing 14 rating points to drop my rating to 1966. The key game happened in the...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

Journey to the National Master Title, Part 16

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I started the fourth quarter of 2025 the same way that I started the fourth quarter of 2024 , playing in a four round tournament on both Sat...
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Monday, October 6, 2025

Journey to the National Master Title, Part 15

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On July 17, 2025, my daughter Rachel and I played in the Cincinnati Chess Club's G/24 Swiss. This event only affected our USCF Quick r...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Journey to the National Master Title, Part 14

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In five March 2025 tournaments, I finished first twice and second three times while scoring 15/19 with just two losses; in April I picked up...
Monday, June 30, 2025

Dave Parker Passes Away Less Than One Month Before His Baseball Hall of Fame Induction

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Dave Parker--two-time World Series champion (1979, 1989), 1978 NL MVP, and two-time NL batting champion (1977-78)--passed away on June 28, 2...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

George Foster's Hitting Powered the Big Red Machine

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When remembering the glory days of the Big Red Machine, the first names that come to mind are  Pete Rose , Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Pe...
Monday, March 31, 2025

Journey to the National Master Title, Part 13

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I scored 2/4 in the January 4, 2025 Columbus Plus Score tournament. I lost 16 rating points to drop to 1997. This is the eighth time I hav...
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