Having becoming the youngest chess Grand Master in Spanish history, the local newspaper Sur in English (Diario Sur) recently released an in-depth report about Lance,…
The path less traveled.
Having becoming the youngest chess Grand Master in Spanish history, the local newspaper Sur in English (Diario Sur) recently released an in-depth report about Lance,…
Over the past four years, we’ve been to chess tournaments around the world, and a common thread has been that tournaments outside Spain are generally…
The 2016 European Youth Chess Championship took place in beautiful Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic, about eight kilometers outside the city at the…
Between July 11 and July 16, the 2016 U14 Spanish National Chess Championship was held at the beautiful Best Western hotel in Salobreña, Spain. Lance…
The 2016 Andalucia Kids Chess Championship took place at the El Fuerte hotel in beautiful, El Rompido, Spain. Over the course of three days, nearly…
This year, rather than playing the usual Spanish Christmas tournament in Lorca, we decided to let Lance travel to Germany, to play the 2015 Internationales…
The 2015 World Youth Chess Championship (WYCC) took place between October 25 and November 5, in the Halkidiki region of Greece, at the beautiful Porto Carras resort. For our kids, Lance and Andrea, this would be the second world chess championship in which they would participate as representatives of Spain, with the first being in 2013 in the United Arab Emirates.
After coming so close last week in the Under-12 category—finishing 2nd due to the thinnest of tie-break computations—Lance (pictured above in the middle) decided to…
It’s quite unusual to score 8 of 9 in a national chess championship, and finish second. But that’s what happened in Salobreña last week, at the 2015 Spanish National Chess Championship, Sub-12 age category.
Yesterday the 2015 Blitz Chess Championship of the Spanish province of Cádiz took place about an hour’s drive down the coast from Marbella. Unlike other…
In October this year, we spent 10 days in Batumi, Georgia participating in the 2014 European Youth Chess Championship. The thought of visiting a former Soviet country conjured up images of frozen gray buildings inhabited by equally lifeless, desolate people. The reality, however, was completely and positively different, reminding us once again that pre-conceived beliefs are no substitute for experience.
A decade ago, as an amateur competitive cyclist I became interested in the topic of optimal training methods. Through research and personal experience, I learned…
At the beginning of this month, the 2014 Spanish National Kids Chess Championship kicked off at the Best Western hotel in Salobreña, Spain. For five consecutive weeks, children from all over the country in the Sub-10, Sub-12, Sub-14, Sub-16 and Sub-18 age categories gather to compete for the title of national champion in classical and rapid chess. This past week the Sub-12 event took place, with my 11 year-old son Lance participating for first time in this category.
This morning we traveled to Málaga to participate in the 2014 Churriana chess tournament. The event was actually divided into two tournaments—adults and kids. Both…
After the morning news show interviewed him, more reporters came to the house this afternoon to shoot a second segment for the evening news.
The local television station here in Marbella, RTV, interviewed Lance about his success in chess.
Computer chess engines compute a factor for any given board position, which indicates which player’s in the lead and by how much. “1.5” would indicate…
The 2013 Spanish Chess Championship kicked off today just down the road in Salobreña. Of the 140 participants, our son started the event ranked 2nd…
Results and photos of today’s San Pedro chess tournament.
Our two kids won first place in their respective categories in the 2013 chess championship of Malaga. Here’s the story.
Day two of four of the Malaga Promotion Chess Tournament. Here’s the summary.
Evidently, one chess tournament each weekend just wasn’t enough for my wife, who signed us up for two — on the same day! — this past Saturday. Here’s the story.
Last Friday we packed up the family and headed three hours east of Marbella to Almeria, Spain, to participate in the 2012 Roquetas de Mar Chess Festival.
