THunder Kings

NM James Neal (2227) claims 2nd place (4/5) and adds 5 rating points (2232). Last weekend I attended a chess tournament in Sheridan...

The first of many Scholastic Team Events. We had a good 14 players participate in this weekend’s Thunder Teams Event. This special...

Driving from the Midwest to the Desert. I completed my tour in the Midwest and it was time for me to get back to Wyoming. After the Port...

We are less than 24 hours outside of USAT 2022. Our team is ranked #3 in the field. We have a great chance of winning this tournament as...

Journalism for the 2022 Denker/Rockefeller/Barber Candidates event. I made a long journey from California to Iowa to participate in my...

The completion of North American Open and the Rise of a Champion! This might be the year where I become a complete player and gain a ton...

After about 2 days of camping in St. George Utah, I had decided to make the trip back to Las Vegas. I did some research to choose the...

I decided to head down south this weekend to play some serious chess in Colorado. I had a long drive back to Wyoming, but I had recovered...

My first tournament in 2 months went as I would expect. I was rusty and regained my form late in the event. Under the circumstances, my...

I am currently in Los Angeles and one day out from my first tournament in about 2 months. The last event I attended was the Iowa Open...

I decided to set off driving yesterday and I found my timing to be less than ideal. The day after taking that COVID shot I had an...

Today is a special day! I have arrived at the point where I should be going south. My game plan is to slowly make my way to Arizona...

The cold this morning was ridiculous. I am the type that has great difficulty getting out of bed when it is too cold. I chose to write...

My First Attempt. Last Saturday I was working with my Iowa students and thought it might be a good idea to setup something for the local...

There were 17 students participating in this week’s Thunder Quick. This week we were a little light which could have had a lot to do with...

Thunder Quick 7 fields 27 players. The interesting start of this event was seeing Austin, former Wickham student, in chess.com trying to...

Thunder Quick VIII fields 25 players. This event started off like any other tournament but as we approached the starting time, it...

This Thunder Quick event featured 21 players. The turnout was lower than expected but this was probably due to the start of Spring Break....

There were 28 participants in Saturday’s Thunder Quick event. The new player was Kevin from Weber Elementary. He did not have a...

Thunder Quick IV fields 29 players. I was expecting a top player from Central to be present at this event. Wyatt had competed with a few...