Coach Emile

Both C/D and A/B were fully booked. Many EOM regulars were joined by some of our new students from both our centers and our schools. We were ready for a fun afternoon of competitive chess with a great atmosphere and that's exactly what we got! C/D As always, we start with the C/D group. We can find our Step 1 and Step 2 students who are finding their way to competitive chess here. Avoiding falling Scholar's Mate lookalikes (we don't allow the actual Scholar's Mate!), sidestepping checks (two...

There are a couple of tournaments on the chess calendar that people usually look forward to. The Candidates Tournament in which the Challenger for the World Championship gets decided and the World Championship itself are the front runners. But also tournaments where we know the excitement and drama will be high are highly popular among chess enthusiasts. The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in December are an absolute must to follow. The Tata Steel tournament held in small Wijk Aan...

No "Back to School Rapid" this year, or so we thought... We welcomed a full house with 34 registrations of which 29 were younger than twelve!! After two rounds with no major upsets, Daniel King Wai Lam was held to a draw by Zachary Tong. Four talented youngsters capitalized and shared first place with a perfect 3/3. After two long hard fought draw between Daniel Wing Shing Luu and Xiangyi Meng (Shayne); and Chi Ngo Chan (Declan) and Shun Wang Liu (Ernest), Daniel Lam put himself back in...