a publication of the North Carolina Chess Association
I have included my first 3 rounds from Land of the Sky below.
Round 4 was actually analyzed by a GM, and can be found at http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/blog/?m=201201
Round 5 was a sloppy draw, but it was enough to put me in a 4-way tie for first, and via winning on tie breaks, finished in the top spot of the Under 2200 section of Land Of The Sky XXV.
Wilder Wadford outdid himself this year with the Land of the Sky tournament, gaining USCF Heritage status in its 25th iteration. A great turnout of 252 players made this an exciting event that made the attendees glad they came and those who missed it sorry they didn’t get there. Two players, Bruce Goodwin and Lee Zinzow, were recognized for having attended all 25 Land of the Sky tournaments.
The Business of Chess
It’s been an interesting and eventful five years since I reluctantly stepped up from the ranks of “chess player” into the role of “chess organizer” ( I certainly have a hard time calling myself a chess player any more…have you seen my results lately?!?
). As is usually the case when a person steps up into a more visible role, he opens himself up to public opinion. I sense that in my case the vast majority of those opinions about me and what I have been involved in accomplishing are favorable. Of course there is always a detractor or two. That’s OK, detractors provide the opportunity to expound on the positive message and reinforce it. They also tend to give the reader an easy comparison as to what “the other side” would be like. Generally that will greatly assist me in making my case.
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