Southwest Chess Club: Popular Lecture Series!

LECTURE THIS THURSDAY, August 6, 6:00 pm: Arlen Walker: "Rudolf Spielmann, Caissa's Forgotten Hero" Arlen will be giving a short bio, at least three games, and several more positions to talk about, including maybe a few of his own, influenced by Spielmann's own statement: "A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound, but leaves your opponent dazed and confused." The lecture starts at 6:00 p.m. Thursday events are held at St. James Catholic Church in the lower level of the Parish Center building (immediately in front of the church). The address is 7219 South 27th Street in Franklin. Parking in rear, enter through south door. At 7:00 pm, we will have our 6th and Final Round of the Club Championship. 6 players are tied for first going into the last round, so there should be some exciting battles. Check out our blog for ongoing comments, and updated news and schedule. Here are the top board pairings: 1. ___ Becker, John R (4.0,2050) / Grochowski, Andrew (4.0,1788) 2. ___ Grochowski, Robin (4.0,1680) / Veech, John (4.0,2038) 3. ___ Zhou, Jerry Zhexua (4.0,1566) / Becker, Allen J (4.0,2010) 4. ___ Ireland, Johnathan (3.5,1778) / Fogec, Thomas G (3.5,1623) 5. ___ Coons, James J (3.0,1843) / Mhaskar, Rohan (3.0,1653) 6. ___ Gaddameedi, Vilas (3.0,1377) / Munoz, Daniel A (3.0,1840) 7. ___ Joachim, Peter Jam (3.0,1398) / Cirillo, Corrado (3.0,1826) 8. ___ Pokorski, Jeffrey (3.0,1733) / Brower, Nathan Jos (3.0,nnnn) 9. ___ Sagunsky, David L (3.0,1654) / Hildeman, Jonathan (3.0,1485)