Hey folks. As you may have guessed, I have not put any work into organizing the 2010 Sask Open. To be blunt, I have so little interest in chess these days that I completely lack motivation in this regard. If for no other reason than to follow through on my commitment, however, I will try to solicit support for an early- to mid-June weekend. For the record I will not advertise the 2010 Sask Open out of province, but I hope to renew dialogue with the Regina contingent.

Which June weekend works best for you lot?

UPDATE: There is no chess on Monday, April 5, as it is Easter Monday. Chess will resume on Monday, April 12 at 6:30 pm.

From now until May (or whenever interest wanes) there will be chess in the Computer Room at Brunskill School on Monday nights, from 6:30 pm until 9:00 pm. At this time I'd like to put the question to you, the membership, as to what you would like to see happen. Please present your ideas, either in the comment section of this article, or take this this poll.

The lecture on central pawn majorities was well attended last night with 11 people coming out. From my perspective, I think it went well - I managed to cover all of the material I planned to, and I did it in 2 hours. I got the feeling that those who attended the lecture emerged with an increased understanding of chess middlegames, which is what I was after. Perhaps others will comment on this article with their opinion of the lecture? I'm always willing to hear your feedback.

Although he isn't Saskatchewanian, he lives pretty close. He's a FM currently competing in the SPICE cup. Yes, it's Eric Hansen. Here's the results so far.

1. Becerra, Julio g USA 2538 * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 . 1 1 5½
2-3. Antal, Gergely m HUN 2511 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 . 0 5
2-3. Finegold, Benjamin m USA 2534 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 . 1 ½ ½ 5

4. Ippolito, Dean m USA 2466 ½ 0 ½ * . 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 4½
5-7. Kuljasevic, Davorin m CRO 2552 1 0 ½ . * 0 1 0 ½ 1 4

Pawns on the Ground
Pawns on the Ground
Lookin' Like a Fool With Your Pawns on the Ground

The followup to a very successful Monday night blitz event, Pawns on the Ground will build on that, plus Canada's awesome gold medal haul. If you have a clock and a decent chess set, bring 'em along.

We will be dividing the players into sections of 6 players each, which means you will get to play up to ten games, two against each opponent.

Please show up no later than 7:00 pm so we can get the first round started ASAP.