Marysville Chess Club
        Moves That Make Sense!

In the photo is club member, Sean McCarthy. I met Sean at the Cardinal Open held in Columbus, Ohio. What a brutal game. It felt like it was over right from the start. One inaccurate move and Sean was like a cat pouncing on a mouse. I went down in flames to his aggressive attack. Sean knew the rules of chess from a young age but started playing seriously in 2019. Sean’s favorite player is Magnus Carlsen because Magnus is good at what he is bad at…um we could all say that giggle giggle. Sean learned chess by reading Jeremy silman’s books, but his local chess hero is NM Chuck Diebert. When asked what his favorite chess club is, Sean replied, “Saint Louis Chess Club”. Um, pretend he said Marysville Chess Club giggle giggle. Sean enjoys playing at the Marysville Chess Club. He said it is easy to play an over the board game with friendly people. I have been working to get Sean to participate in our club tournaments and our Frenemy. Sean is just a busy person. He does bring a great deal of chess talent to the club, and he is willing to share his knowledge. I look over and see him and his opponent doing a postmortem while laughing and having fun and it puts a big smile on my face.

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Thank you for your membership, Sean, you are a great addition to our club!

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Roy Dotson, Founder Marysville Chess Club.