Monday, 18th of April, 2016 - 1:27pm
I'm making a slight adjustment in my blog format, utilizing the tools of my host, which provides the platform to deliver this blog. There will be even more adjustments as I learn the process
In the meantime, I am busy preparing for the upcoming Eastern Class championships.
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Zedwaldo's Chess Blog
This chess blog will be unique in the sense that I am not a "Chess Master." I am however, dedicated to the game and have played for more than fifty years. I have played from coast to coast in the United States and in a few countries all over the world. My qualifications for this blog is that I simply love chess. My level of skill is slightly above average (bouncing between the C and B rating classes). As a writer I want to log my progress as I return to serious study and tournament play.
My plan is to post a weekly update of my chess activities and write a short piece which I shall call, "Fun Chess Stuff." As I said before, I'm not a master, but I aspire to take the journey. I will mark my gains and losses here. Stay tuned.
Friday. 15th April, 2016
I'm going to follow the format of posting my latest post at the top of this blog. I mentioned in the header that I planed on a weekly posting, but I finished another chess cartoon late last night and I want to upload it now. So the general rule of a weekly posting has now become more expedient, but not necessarily periodic. This is to say that I might post more than once a week, or only once a week or perhaps only once or twice a month. I might even post several times a day, as in relaying information about a chess tournament in progress. We shall see how things develop.
Thursday, 14th April, 2016
My first official post will be to briefly introduce myself and to jump right into what will be the basic review of my chess activities. My name is Eddie D Griswold (aka Zedwaldo) and I play chess out of the Boston area. I won't include lots of detail regarding my life outside chess because all of that can be found elsewhere on this website. I play tournament chess mostly at the Metro-West Chess Club, which is currently located in Natick, Massachusetts. I also play in selected weekend tournaments in the New England area now and then.
The last tournament I played in was in Marlboro, where I turned in a miserable performance. My score was 1.5-2.5 against players rated hundreds of points below me. Every game was sub-standard and I will blame it all on the fact that I was feverish with a head-cold,
On the other hand, I finished the 2nd round game of the monthly MCC tournament by recovering from a badly played opening by refuting my opponent's attack, ending up with a piece for a pawn. I further consolodated my positon and then played for forced exchanges until I ended up with a Bishop+pawns -v- pawns endgame. I feel better, and now my overall score for the month stands even at 3.5-3.5.