It was a wonderful night. No one egged my house or tp-ed my yard, and the New York Knights finally pulled it all together and made it to the playoffs in the U.S. Chess League by defeating the New Jers… more →
thepHtestnezhmet wrote 1 year ago: Canadian Bayonet Attack Weirdness I chanced upon this report of Montreal 2008 at US Chess online. It … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: It was a wonderful night. No one egged my house or tp-ed my yard, and the New York Knights finally p … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: The New York Knights have to win tonight if they are going to have a shot at the playoffs in the US … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: I should have posted this earlier. Jennifer Shahade took some great photos at my Barnes and Noble r … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: The New York Knights kept their playoff chances alive by defeating the Boston Blitz 2.5- 1.5 last ni … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Last night, the New York Knights—a powerhouse team on paper—struggled again and couldn’t extri … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: The secret is out. The New Jersey Knockouts have discovered why the New York Knights have had an inc … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Gallows humor swept the back room of the Marshall Chess Club last night after the New York Knights w … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Wimpy logo or not, the Baltimore Kingfishers tragically defeated my New York Knights 3-1 in the firs … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Today, at 7:15 PM, my home chess team, the New York Knights, will square off in the opening week of … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: photo of the 2006 New York Knights by John Fernandez U.S. Chess League Commissioner Greg Shahade has … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: In June 2004, I went to Tripoli with Canadian champion Pascal Charbonneau to watch him represent his … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: My over-active imagination has been fueled by a caller from Hollywood who inquired about film rights … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: The legendary Eek the Geek at Coney Island. Photo by Damian Panitz. My last fortune cookie said: … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Irina Krush, 23, the new U.S. Women’s Chess Champion, is making her way today from Stillwater, … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Irina Krush, 23, is the new U.S. Women’s Chess Champion. She went undefeated in nine rounds, w … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Today, a very strong international chess tournament starts in Montreal, and my friend Pascal Charbon … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Irina Krush, the No. 1 seed in the 2007 U.S. Women’s Championship had a short draw last night with N … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: At the halfway point in the first match in the World Championship Qualifying Tournament in Elista … more →