Category: Club News

Article written by IM Tim Taylor I won the club championship for the first time in 2002, when I scored 8-0. This year I was able to win again; it was necessary to start fast as there were only five rounds! Here is my first round game. Complete Game With Annotations Diagrams If 2.Nf3 instead…

This week we had a great start to the five round Zukertort rapid tournament (G25+0) here at the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club. We’ve been theming our tournaments around famous players of the past, and this month highlights Johannes Zukertort. Brian Glover kicked us off with a presentation on a famous game between Zukertort and…

Tibor Weinberger of Santa Monica, California passed away on Thursday August 28, 2025. He was 92. Born on November 27, 1932 in Budapest, Hungary to Marton and Erzébet (née Teitelbaum) Weinberger, Tibor won many tournaments and played against future world champion Bobby Fischer. Tibor reached a peak FIDE rating of 2375. Tibor Weinberger’s Game Databases…