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Hi Chess Talkers:
As many here on Chess Talk (CT) know, over the years I have had an arrangement from time to time with the former owner, Chess 'n Math Association, to Blog the tournaments I have been playing in (Usually longer tournaments like the Canadian Open, The Quebec Open, The Toronto International, etc.).
Under the new owner, Henry (Aka Dark Knight), we have continued this arrangement. So most recently I blogged my participation in:
1. 2018 Quebec Open - about 775 views of 5 days of blogging a 9 round tournament (New arrangement reached after tournament had started);
2. 2018 Montreal Summer Chess Classic - about 375 view of 6 days of blogging a 5 round tournament.
(Note: this is a re-posting of the original blog I do on my personal Facebook Account for my over 800 Fb friends from around the world: https://www.facebook.com/bob.armstrong.9235 )
We are now extending this agreement to cover my blogging my shorter weekend tournaments from the 2018 summer to the 2019 summer. The first one coming up is the 2018 Toronto Open. Since the tournament is at the rate of 2 games per day, there will not be as much detail as I was able to insert into the blogs of my prior two 2018 summer tournaments. But I will be putting in more detail than I have been in the past, when I blogged my weekend tournaments just on my Fb account.
My future blogs will be (Given my current schedule through to next summer):
1. The 2018 Hart House Holidays Open (Prior to Christmas);
2. The 2019 Hart House Reading Week Open (On the Family Day Holiday Weekend).
Over the years, I have had generally positive feedback, on both my Fb Account, and here on CT, to my blogging. I mainly focus on the section I am playing in (Has been U 2000 or U 1800). I feel that these class sections are often not covered by chess media, and yet, the bulk of chess tournament players are in these classes and under. And many of my viewers have actually played players about whom I am blogging (Ones I play and ones with whom I may socialize during the tournament). So this adds a bit more interest. I do also cover (Bare Bones) the top section standings each blog.
I hope my blogs will continue to provide a window onto class tournament chess, and what this chess player does in tournaments between rounds (A bit of my personal life). I have had feedback that my writing style is easy to read, and often entertaining. It is a find for all us "nosy" chess players!
Thanks for your prior support of my blogs - I do emphasize that I love interactivity around my blogs, and so I encourage comments, questions, observations, etc., and I try to respond to as many as I can in the time available.
I will likely be starting my blog with Blog # 1 - The Day Prior to the Tournament. I usually try to post before midnight of the next day (But sometimes it does not get posted 'til the wee hours of the day following). So I will hope to post it late Friday night, Aug. 31.
I hope people continue to find my blogs informative, and somewhat entertaining.
Bob A
As many here on Chess Talk (CT) know, over the years I have had an arrangement from time to time with the former owner, Chess 'n Math Association, to Blog the tournaments I have been playing in (Usually longer tournaments like the Canadian Open, The Quebec Open, The Toronto International, etc.).
Under the new owner, Henry (Aka Dark Knight), we have continued this arrangement. So most recently I blogged my participation in:
1. 2018 Quebec Open - about 775 views of 5 days of blogging a 9 round tournament (New arrangement reached after tournament had started);
2. 2018 Montreal Summer Chess Classic - about 375 view of 6 days of blogging a 5 round tournament.
(Note: this is a re-posting of the original blog I do on my personal Facebook Account for my over 800 Fb friends from around the world: https://www.facebook.com/bob.armstrong.9235 )
We are now extending this agreement to cover my blogging my shorter weekend tournaments from the 2018 summer to the 2019 summer. The first one coming up is the 2018 Toronto Open. Since the tournament is at the rate of 2 games per day, there will not be as much detail as I was able to insert into the blogs of my prior two 2018 summer tournaments. But I will be putting in more detail than I have been in the past, when I blogged my weekend tournaments just on my Fb account.
My future blogs will be (Given my current schedule through to next summer):
1. The 2018 Hart House Holidays Open (Prior to Christmas);
2. The 2019 Hart House Reading Week Open (On the Family Day Holiday Weekend).
Over the years, I have had generally positive feedback, on both my Fb Account, and here on CT, to my blogging. I mainly focus on the section I am playing in (Has been U 2000 or U 1800). I feel that these class sections are often not covered by chess media, and yet, the bulk of chess tournament players are in these classes and under. And many of my viewers have actually played players about whom I am blogging (Ones I play and ones with whom I may socialize during the tournament). So this adds a bit more interest. I do also cover (Bare Bones) the top section standings each blog.
I hope my blogs will continue to provide a window onto class tournament chess, and what this chess player does in tournaments between rounds (A bit of my personal life). I have had feedback that my writing style is easy to read, and often entertaining. It is a find for all us "nosy" chess players!
Thanks for your prior support of my blogs - I do emphasize that I love interactivity around my blogs, and so I encourage comments, questions, observations, etc., and I try to respond to as many as I can in the time available.
I will likely be starting my blog with Blog # 1 - The Day Prior to the Tournament. I usually try to post before midnight of the next day (But sometimes it does not get posted 'til the wee hours of the day following). So I will hope to post it late Friday night, Aug. 31.
I hope people continue to find my blogs informative, and somewhat entertaining.
Bob A
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