Grand Master Lecture and Simul

When:
May 13th, 2007:
Free Lecture at 6 PM.
50 person simul at 7 PM ($15).
Where:
Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church,
Fifth Avenue at Henning Road, Saratoga Springs, NY.
About:
Ronen Har-Zvi acquired the Grandmaster title at the age of 18 in 1995 after having won the World Junior under 16 Championship in 1992. The grand master title is an international title, and is the highest title that can be achieved in chess short of the world championship. GM Har-Zvi has also worked with world title contender Victor Korchnoi preparing for the interzonal in 1993 and again with his match in 1995 with Alon Greenfield. Ronen is a very congenial fellow and has been a boon to local chess. He is very sharp as well as being quick witted. He is among the best in the world at bullet chess (Game in one minute). Ronen relocated to the Capital District from his native Israel because he is a day trader. Since he followed the New York Stock Exchange closely, when in Israel he was a “night trader”. Now that he’s here Ronen says, “I have a life again, and have time for chess, and can trade knights on weekends”. He has participated in local tournaments (winning them all!), has led a local team to the Amateur Team Championships in New Jersey (Ronen’s Barbarians), and has been generous with his knowledge of the game, providing Grand Master Chess Lessons to a group of players.

More Info:For more information or to reserve a board for the simul, contact

Alan LeCours (518-584-5520) alecours1@hotmail.com

Sponsored by the Saratoga Staunton Chess Club.

Group Lessons with Grandmaster Ronen Har-Zvi

Ronen Har-Zvi is offering group lessons at his Schenectady, NY, home on Saturdays from 11am to 3pm. The groups are for up to 12 players. Ronen will analyze your games, answer questions, and provide feedback on various topics, as well as teach using the best games from current international chess events. He will spend a good part of each session on opening themes, ideas, and strategy.
The dates are April 7, 21, May 5th, 26, and June 2, 16th, and 30th.
Contact him at 518-399-1375 for costs and to reserve your spot.

Amateur Team East Games for Download

This is the full and unexpurgated file of the games available from the U.S.
Amateur Teams East, played Feb. 17-19, 2007 in Parsippany, New Jersey. There
is much of interest here, including several GM games as well as games from
local players. The winning team with 6-0 was "Beavis and Butt-Vinnik"
which consisted of James Critelli, Evan Turtel, Evan Rabin, Nick Panico and
Alan Kantor. The USCF has a write
up on it.

ATE games download.