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Blitz Bounty 2 | Dennis LaRue vs. Michael Pugachev

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CCSCSL Staff
on June 07, 2019 in

After losing his first Blitz Bounty, does club instructor Dennis LaRue have any dignity left to lose? Why would he accept a challenge to a four-round G/5;d0 Blitz match for $36 and two Powerball tickets from a player 250 points higher rated than him?

2019.06.07

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Blitz Bounty 2 | Dennis LaRue vs. Michael Pugachev (Preview)

By
CCSCSL Staff
on June 05, 2019 in

Does club instructor Dennis LaRue have any dignity left to lose? Why would he accept a challenge to a 4 Round G/5;d0 Blitz match for $36 and two power-ball tickets from a player 250 points higher rated than him? Tune in on Friday June 7th at 5:30 pm to find out.
Blitz bounty is back! Watch the 2018 Mid-America Mixed Doubles Champion, Dennis LaRue (1263 uscf) play against some over-rated teenager, Michael Pugachev (1511 uscf), in four rounds of rated blitz.

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Home Away From Home

By
CCSCSL Staff
on May 30, 2019 in
Grandmaster Blog

I’m back home, sitting in front of my computer, reflecting on my third term as GM-in-Residence. The first time I got the opportunity to work at the club was back in 2014; since then, I’ve managed to make my way back to the Chess Club for the past two years and every time I leave I find myself looking back.

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