Vermont vs New Hampshire Team Match Plaque Has Arrived

This is the plaque awarded to the VT Team for its victory over NH last month.

The plaque will remain in Vermont's possession until the 2019 Match

David Carter Wins Vermont Open Chess Championship

National Master David Carter once again won the Vermont Open Chess Championship held yesterday at City Hall, Burlington VT. Detailed report to follow later today.

Round 3. Facing Ian Dudley (l) 6th, David Carter (r) 1st

Richard Davis of St. Johnsbury playing his first rated US Chess Tournament

Chess In Union Square, NYC---An Interesting Business Plan

Ambakisye Osayaba, who learned chess from the recently deceased William Lombardy, has an interesting business plan playing chess in Union Square, also known in NYC as Red Square.
http://nypost.com/2017/10/28/inside-the-life-of-a-new-york-city-chess-hustler/

Vermont Open is This Weekend in Burlington, VT

After Having won the Danville Open in September, International Master Matyas Marek of the Czech Republic, a student at Lyndon Institute, will not be playing the Vermont Open due to an academic commitment.  Look for battles between NM David Carter and Expert Ian Dudley

Advance word on registrations is that eight people who have never done the event are preregistered. That includes me and a new chess playing regular at Cobleigh Library in Lyndonville, Rick Davis.

Complete tournament information can be found on the Tournament page of this blog. 

Meeting Bill Lombardy Near His End

Lovely article......

Looking a wee bit like Quentin Crisp

https://www.chess.com/article/view/serendipity-an-unforeseen-friendship

The Knot Is Tied

Peace and a long life together, hopefully.

http://en.chessbase.com/post/and-they-lived-happily-ever-after

R.I.P. GM William Lombardy, 1937-- 2017

Lombardy, Collins, Fischer

Playing Boris Spassky

More recently

https://www.chess.com/news/view/gm-william-lombardy-1937-2017-2017