CHESS and BBQ !!!

I was working with one of my chess students
this afternoon, while I received a call about
a Chess Party....Hung up the phone and continued
to work on tactics with Melissa....Her game
is getting a lot stronger.....I am expecting
good results from her games...anyway, the
lesson ended and I went over to Ramiro's
for some Chess and chicken BBQ...
the food was good and the games were awesome.
The powerful "Torre Fuerte" chess team
was there - creating interesting positions
and working tactics and planning checkmates.
It was a great evening of chess....playing
chess under trees, enjoying the evening air.
we finished at night fall....Vive Torre Fuerte!!!
Vive Chess forever...

FRIDAYS: Chess @ the Mall

It was 5:00 p.m. as we entered Sunrise Mall.
We started to set the chess boards and began
to play Chess.  Matthew Cohen challenge
Oziel Juarez to a match (game 15) while I
played a few games with Harry. Then Luis
Matus and John Beaudry arrived on the scene.
Luis' game has really improved his game, his
tactics are stronger and he is beginning to see
things  and squares like a true chess player.
Jon Beaudry came in playing 1. b4! the Sokolsky
which he plays very well and a interesting
opening to learn. Every week we play different
openings to get into different tactical positions.
Paredes' little Sara Lin arrived with her parents
and little brother ate some a meal and then
started to play chess with me...She's a
pretty good chess player upon checkmate
we analyze for ideas to better play the middle
game.  Lesson: Outpost Square and how a
knight posted on the center gives opponents
a hard time. Once posted there a win is near.
Adolfo Balderas, Gus Falcon, and Christian
Muraira came in and some interesting matches
got started. This strong group of chess players
kept playing until 9:45 as Jon and Gus agreed
 to a DRAW...we walked out until next week

Last chance for chess before school starts

Chess workshop

August 15, 16, 17, & 18, 2011

Monday - Thursday

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

3 hours each day

12 hours only $45

Brownsville Royal Knights

1304 Crestview Drive

corner of Boca Chica Blvd. & Crestview

(956) 561-1034 broyalknights@rgv.rr.com

Ray Martinez - chess coach

trainer in the art of thinking

Private Lessons available

children * teenagers * adults

“exercise for the brain”

Summer Chess Camp for beginners

Beginner's Chess Camp II

July 25, 26, 27, & 28, 2011

Monday - Thursday

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

3   hours  each   day

12 hours    only $45

Brownsville Royal Knights

1304 Crestview Drive

corner of Boca Chica Blvd. & Crestview

(956) 561-1034 broyalknights@rgv.rr.com

Ray Martinez - chess coach

trainer in the art of thinking

opening principles * notation 

endgame skills & drills * checkmate patterns

Private Lessons available

children * teenagers * adults

“exercise for the brain”

Friday's "Chess @ the Mall"

Friday was a busy day for me, but all got taken of.
A morning chess class, then it was off to Weslaco
to train Bradley McCaleb. He's a new "candidate
top board", who  will compete in Nashville, TN at
the High School National. After his lesson, I drove
to the Mall for the weekly "Chess @ the Mall".
Matthew A. Cohen was there with his mom having
some Chick-fil-A. He quickly started to help set up
the boards and we started to play a couple of games.
Then came the powerful chess team  "Torre Fuerte".
Eliud Ramirez, Ramiro Barron, Luis Matus, Rafrel
and Jorge all ready for some chess matches.
Some of my chess students came in as well:
Guadalupe Lopez, Melissa Medina, Jonathan &
Osvaldo Cortez, Carlos Lerma, and all started to play.
Also present was Little powerhouse Jesse Guillen,
Oziel Juarez, Louie, and Dr. Dina Wahab who saw us
playing and decided to stay for a game. She just moved
from New York and will join us as her schedule allows it.
Two other college guys came in and started to play some chess.