Tales from a Chess Mom

Off da ROOK will be hosting a 3 day chess event Aug 15-17 in Newbury Park featuring GRANDMASTER TIMUR GAREEV. Check back for details.

Wow, today was a great day. I woke up feeling really crappy. I had a headache and was not looking forward to playing two long chess...

So Evan is doing really good in this tournament he drew two games yesterday and won both his games today. He is at 3 out of 4 points....

So today is Evan's first day of the Pacific Coast Open in Agoura. Conveniently it is located minutes from our house. It is one our...

I feel so fortunate to have been a part of the Metropolitan/ACA Chess Camp. It was truly a great experience that I will remember. One of...

Just finishing day 3 of chess camp. Evan and his friends are playing bughouse right now and are having a blast. I interviewed quite a...

Day 2 of chess camp. It has been really great. The camp is very well run. Everyone is enjoying it and learning a great deal. ...

Evan and I are looking forward to the chess camp that Metroplitan and ACA Chess are hosting in Glendale starting today. Evan will be in...

I attended my very first Chessboxing match last night. It was a lot of fun. I met some interesting people. None of which were boxers...