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A large backlog of chess games is on the way (I think I have 6 or 7 now...) and soon a few pop physics and history book reviews.

BU Open 2009

Saturday I spent the day at Boston University playing in the 15th edition of the BU Open Chess Tournament. It’s always a fun day and brings out a lot of new players, and is (surprisingly) one of the few weekend tournaments that happens right in Boston every year. Maybe even the only one.

I had a fun day, but learned a very valuable lesson. The lesson is: if you can at all reasonably avoid it, do not play in the lowest ratings section in a chess tournament.

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