The wily veteran and retired school teacher, Paul Mills (left) captured the club championship! Paul (4 - 0) played steady and never varied from his solid chess approach. Congratulations Paul!
Sam Thompson was a clear second (3.5).
Pete Bruder and Mike Nikitin finished tied for 3rd (3).
Thank you to all 15 players who participated.
We are meeting again this Monday at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Brighton MI at 4pm until 10pm. Please stop by for some fun casual chess.
Now for some fun chess facts:
> An English Master J.H. Blackburne was a player in international tournaments for over 50 years! (1862-1914).
> A. F. Mackenzie, although blind, composed some of the finest chess problems ever published.
> Judge James McConnell had the distinctive honor of having played chess games with both Paul Morphy and Jose Capablanca.
> Former USA Champion A. B. Hodges participated in every cable match between the USA and England and never lost a game.
> Alexander Alekhine played in a GM tournament in Bled, Slovenia in 1931 and did not lose a game for 26 full rounds. His margin of victory was 5.5 points over second place finisher Efim Bogoljubow, who was only 6 points ahead of the last place finisher.
> GM David Janowski lost a match to Frank Marshall. But confidence in his own play never waivered. A few months after the match, Janowski cabled Marshall and challenged him to another match and he would give Marshall knight odds.
> German Master Arnold Schottlander needed only a draw to win the Leipzig Tournament in 1888. His opponent, German Master Jacques Mieses offered him a draw during the game. Schottlander turned him down, then promptly lost the game and with that, 1st prize.
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