2017 Mayhem in May Tournament Results
| Place | K-6 Standings | K-12 Standings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OAK BROOK ELEMENTARY | PARKWAY SOUTHWEST MIDDLE |
| 2 | ARGO | PARKWAY WEST MIDDLE |
| 3 |
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2017 Spring Chess Classic: Day 8
Ben Simon covers the best of the penultimate day of this international tournament. Twenty-six players from eleven nations compete in two ten-player round robins and one six-player double round robin with a combined $50,000 prize fund. Hear from GMs Yaro Zherebukh and Sam Sevian.
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2017 Spring Chess Classic: Day 7
Ben Simon covers the best of the seventh day of this international tournament. Twenty-six players from eleven nations compete in two ten-player round robins and one six-player double round robin with a combined $50,000 prize fund. Hear from IM Awonder Liang and GM Alejandro Ramirez.
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2017 Spring Chess Classic: Days 5 & 6
Ben Simon covers the best of the weekend of this international tournament. Twenty-six players from eleven nations compete in two ten-player round robins and one six-player double round robin with a combined $50,000 prize fund. Hear from GMs Dariusz Swiercz and Akshat Chandra.
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2017 Spring Chess Classic: Day 4
Ben Simon covers the best of the fourth day of this international tournament. Twenty-six players from eleven nations compete in two ten-player round robins and one six-player double round robin with a combined $50,000 prize fund. Hear from GM Sandro Mareco and IM Cemil Can Ali Marandi.
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2017 Spring Chess Classic: Day 3
Ben Simon covers the best of the third day of this international tournament. Twenty-six players from eleven nations compete in two ten-player round robins and one six-player double round robin with a combined $50,000 prize fund. Hear from GMs Jeffery Xiong and Illya Nyzhnyk.
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2017 Spring Chess Classic: Day 2
Ben Simon covers the best of the second day of this international tournament. Twenty-six players from eleven nations compete in two ten-player round robins and one six-player double round robin with a combined $50,000 prize fund. Hear from GMs Varuzhan Akobian and Alexandr Fier.
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2017 Spring Chess Classic: Day 1
Ben Simon covers the best of the first day of this international tournament. Twenty-six players from eleven nations compete in two ten-player round robins and one six-player double round robin with a combined $50,000 prize fund. Hear from GMs Alexander Ipatov and Cristian Chirila.
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It's not Scary, Gambit like Milner-Barry | Chess Openings Explained
Jonathan Schrantz teaches the Milner-Barry Gambit, where White sacrifices the d-pawn in the advance French. However, if Black accepts too early, a trap awaits.
Tips To Recover From a Disastrous Tournament
It happens to everyone. You spent weeks (months?) preparing for a big event hoping to win big bucks. The tournament started. You got off to a bad start. You never recovered. The tournament was a total disaster.
