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Originally posted by NordlysI'm sorry.....Tucson, Arizona, Park Mall, Border's Bookstore.
Maybe you could be a little more specific about the location? I assume it's somewhere on Earth, but Earth is pretty big.
http://www.bordersstores.com/events/event_detail.jsp?SEID=126476
Border's Bookstores across America have chess on different nights
Originally posted by zambonyzambony,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTlXBKiCw7E
I have played him in Harvard Square about 10 times, lost everyone. There are also 2 Russinas that play there regularly (One is in the background).
thank you for putting that clip up there! that's where i play. who knows, maybe we've played before! the clip went deeper than i thought it would. i love the bit about the watergun. outsiders just think he's a nutso who always wears a hat and has a child's toy by his side... it's all about birdcrap protection! i've been shat on there many a time myself, but haven't gotten the nerve to bring a squirt gun 🙂
the world needs more places like the courtyard in harvard square.
Originally posted by hazerI am in high school but studied at Harvard in the summer of 2006. My dormate was the Junior Turkish champion (at age 10). He was 18 and had not played competitively since age 10. He went down to Harvard Square and held his own against the regulars. It was very entertaining. On a side note, that guy in the clip chain smokes cigars which can get very distracting when playing him.
zambony,
thank you for putting that clip up there! that's where i play. who knows, maybe we've played before! the clip went deeper than i thought it would. i love the bit about the watergun. outsiders just think he's a nutso who always wears a hat and has a child's toy by his side... it's all about birdcrap protection! i've been shat on there many a t ...[text shortened]... ring a squirt gun 🙂
the world needs more places like the courtyard in harvard square.
Originally posted by masscatYou should have given him a game and kicked his a$$. 😉
Most of the people I know when they hear I play chess tell me they play checkers. So when I heard there was a coffee shop near where I live that had a lot of college players, I hurried over there. There was a guy holding court at one of the tables whom I guessed to be the top dog. After getting a cup of coffee & a sandwich, I went over to watch the game he’d ...[text shortened]... a way to win, but I don’t know how to do it.” This explains why I play postal & internet chess.
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Originally posted by zambonyMy wife works sometime in Harvard... I can't believe she never told me about "au bon pain"... I have to go there!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTlXBKiCw7E
I have played him in Harvard Square about 10 times, lost everyone. There are also 2 Russinas that play there regularly (One is in the background).
BTW, nice clip!
Originally posted by Bruce WillisIf your RHP rating is slose you your OTB rating you should be able to hold your own against some of the regualrs. There are 2 Russians that play there often, both pretty old. I have played them and I think they are rated less than 2000.
My wife works sometime in Harvard... I can't believe she never told me about "au bon pain"... I have to go there!!!
BTW, nice clip!
Originally posted by zambonythere is a whole range of skill levels in harvard square. you can pretty much find a game at any level... well, except grand-supreme-being-master level... although every once in awhile a gm shows up and causes a scene.
If your RHP rating is slose you your OTB rating you should be able to hold your own against some of the regualrs. There are 2 Russians that play there often, both pretty old. I have played them and I think they are rated less than 2000.
it's mostly all blitz down there, of the hotseat variety (groups of threes, winner stays, etc).
as far as the russians... there are definitely more than two of them that are regulars. a few are good, a few are mediocre. there are also some south american players that show up there and are quite good... and believe it or not, a few north americans too 😉
Originally posted by hazerMakes me want to go to college around there...if only I were smart enough to go to Harvard....alas if I'm lucky I'll get into some unheard of private school, and pragmatically I'll go to a cheap public school - maybe Miami OH if I get in...
there is a whole range of skill levels in harvard square. you can pretty much find a game at any level... well, except grand-supreme-being-master level... although every once in awhile a gm shows up and causes a scene.
it's mostly all blitz down there, of the hotseat variety (groups of threes, winner stays, etc).
as far as the russians... there are ...[text shortened]... rs that show up there and are quite good... and believe it or not, a few north americans too 😉
Originally posted by hazerThe times that I have been there, probably around 10 or so, there have been four tables that involve gambling. The master in the straw hat, 2 Russians and an American guy with a beard (the chess mister). When I went there on a Friday night around 10pm (July) there were probably 10 boards going on with about 3 to a board. It is a very excting place.
there is a whole range of skill levels in harvard square. you can pretty much find a game at any level... well, except grand-supreme-being-master level... although every once in awhile a gm shows up and causes a scene.
it's mostly all blitz down there, of the hotseat variety (groups of threes, winner stays, etc).
as far as the russians... there are ...[text shortened]... rs that show up there and are quite good... and believe it or not, a few north americans too 😉