James Neal May 4Sheridan Open 2022NM James Neal (2227) claims 2nd place (4/5) and adds 5 rating points (2232). Last weekend I attended a chess tournament in Sheridan...
James Neal Apr 9Thunder Team Challenge #01The first of many Scholastic Team Events. We had a good 14 players participate in this weekend’s Thunder Teams Event. This special...
James Neal Mar 11Midwest Exodus 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...
James Neal Feb 19US Amateur North 2022 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...
James Neal Feb 102022 K-12 Champions of IowaJournalism for the 2022 Denker/Rockefeller/Barber Candidates event. I made a long journey from California to Iowa to participate in my...
James Neal Jan 18Thunder Kings of 2022! 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...
James Neal Dec 26, 2021North American Open (Pre-Game)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...
James Neal Nov 25, 2021Colorado Chess TourI 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...
James Neal Nov 9, 2021Post Game Report - 2021 LA Open 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...
James Neal Nov 5, 20212021 Los Angeles OpenI 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...
James Neal Oct 16, 2021A Long Road AheadI 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...
James Neal Oct 14, 2021An Interesting Change of Heart 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...
James Neal Oct 13, 2021This Weather is Killing Me...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...
James Neal Oct 11, 2021Round 1: Rural town Wyoming 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...
James Neal May 17, 2021Thunder Quick IXThere 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...
James Neal Apr 21, 2021Thunder Quick VIIThunder Quick 7 fields 27 players. The interesting start of this event was seeing Austin, former Wickham student, in chess.com trying to...
James Neal Apr 19, 2021Thunder Quick VIIIThunder Quick VIII fields 25 players. This event started off like any other tournament but as we approached the starting time, it...
James Neal Mar 16, 2021Thunder Quick VIThis Thunder Quick event featured 21 players. The turnout was lower than expected but this was probably due to the start of Spring Break....
James Neal Mar 9, 2021Thunder Quick VThere were 28 participants in Saturday’s Thunder Quick event. The new player was Kevin from Weber Elementary. He did not have a...
James Neal Feb 14, 2021Thunder Quick IVThunder 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...