CCLA / New Met League

ADACT vs. TROTS

2009-01-24T19:02:00.000-08:00

Final results

1, Paul M. Johnson, 1946, Boise (August7@cableone.net) ½ 0 Timothy J. O’Connor, 1889, Kamiah

2. Richard S. Vandenburg, 1946, (rsvandenburg@juno.com) ½ 0 Garrett Reynolds,1884, Twin Falls

3. Jeffrey T. Roland, 1751, (jroland@cableone.net) ½ ½ Barry D. Eacker, 1600, Twin Falls

4. James H. McGarvey, 1681 (zimmeg@msn.com) 0 – 0 Jesse Benjamin Brent, 1599, Moscow

5. Jim Stark, 1518, (stark@spro.net) 1 -- 1 Ian L. Szakacs, 1450, Coeur d’Alene

6. Caleb Kircher, 1445, (kevjudkirc@juno.com 1 1 Jay L. Simonson, 1403, Idaho Falls

7. Kevin Patterson, (kpat42@msn.com) 1 0 Adam Porth, 778, Bellevue

Totals = 7 wins and 7 losses for each side!

ADACT vs TROTS - update

2008-04-19T13:49:00.000-07:00

You can see the match in progress on the ICCF server at:
http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=14619

Lot's of interesting games, so please check it out!
++harvey

CCLA Pilot Web Site

2008-04-18T18:31:00.000-07:00

In the process of getting the first few New Met League matches going, we discovered we needed more web support. After much discussion in CCLA, we decided to start on a pilot of a Joomla-based website that will enable us to build a diverse chess community using Web 2.0 tools.

I'll post updates as we build the new website. Stay tuned!

ADACT vs TROTS - who are they?

2008-03-04T17:34:00.000-08:00

ADA County (ADACT) vs. The Rest Of The State (TROTS)

Start Date

16 February 2008

About Idaho (by Richard S. Vandenburg)

Boise = largest city with over 200,000 people, and 400,000+ in the metro region.
State area = 83,557 sq. miles, 13th largest in the US.
Highest point = Mt. Borah at 12,662'.
Lowest point = Lewiston, 720', actually a port due to slack water from eight dams upstream from Portland, OR, for barges hauling wheat and other items down the Snake and Columbia rivers to the world beyond.
Home of the world famous Idaho Potato in eastern Idaho, Sun Valley, the Sawtooth Mountains, Shoshone Falls (higher than Niagara), many beautiful, large, northern Idaho lakes and, along with eastern Washington, the Palouse bread basket, where many types of grains are grown on beautiful, rolling hills.

Roster

ADACT Player	Location	Rating
Paul M. Johnson	Boise	2016
Richard S. Vandenburg	Boise	1946
Jeffrey T. Roland	Boise	1751
James H. McGarvey	Boise	1681
Jim Stark	Boise	1518
Caleb Kircher	Boise	1445
Emily N. Patterson	Meridian	1300

TROTS Player	Location	Rating
Timothy J. O'Connor	Kamiah	1889
Garrett Reynolds	Twin Falls	1884
Barry D. Eacker	Twin Falls	1600
Jesse Benjamin Brent	Moscow	1599
Ian L. Szakacs	Coeur d'Alene	1450
Jay L. Simonson	Idaho Falls	1403
Adam Porth	Bellevue	778

Map

Link to map

Players’ Background

Player

Background

Jay L. Simonson

TROTS

I am a 61 year old college graduate and US Army veteran. I attended Idaho State University and accepted my Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) commission when I graduated in 1975. I was born in Idaho and l lived here until I went into the Army. Five Years after getting out of the Army in 1987, I moved back.

A friend taught me how to play chess when we were 12. I (we) thought that the Queen could move like the knight, didn’t know anything about En Passant or castling and thought that the only promotion possible was to a Queen. I played that way for about a year before I found out I really knew nothing about chess. I bought 3 books about chess which I still have today. When I got married, I taught my wife how to play chess (she never did like it & hasn’t changed her opinion). As the kids came along (I have 9), I taught each one how to play chess. The 5 girls aren’t much interested and don’t like it. Three of the 4 boys still play occasionally, usually against each other or against me when they come home for holidays (although this Christmas they all managed to escape without the obligatory chess beating I usually deliver). Most of the 14 grand children are excited to play chess with Grandpa, but only a few have learned to play the real rules.

My very first tournament chess game was at the Idaho Closed Chess Championships in February 2001. In 2002, I became Secretary/Treasurer of the Idaho Chess Association (ICA) and have since been a Tournament Director, Vice President, President, and Trustee for Tournament Direction. I am still a TD and am currently Vice President again. Dick Vandenburg introduced me to Correspondence Chess in 2001 when I played board 10 for the Idaho Mountaineers in the Correspondence Chess League of America (CCLA) Team Championships. I won the CCLA North American Class E championship in 2003 and the Class D championship in 2005. I am currently playing in 2 sections of the 2007 Class D Championship, one section of the Team Championships, and one Web Server section, for a total of 26 games (at the start) against 18 different opponents. I guess you could say with some confidence that I like chess!

Jeffrey T. Roland

ADACT

My name is Jeff Roland. I am 45 years old and am a native of Boise, Idaho. I began playing chess in 1978 initially only with a friend in High School. Later, I expanded my opponents to include other people and eventually, I went to my first Boise Chess Club meeting in March, 1980 where both my friend and I were considered “fresh meat”. I quickly got hooked on chess and have played in over-the-board tournaments actively ever since. I am the current Idaho Chess Association (ICA) President and have been elected to positions of chess leadership on many occasions since 1984. I have devoted myself to organizing events, directing events, playing in events, and studying games. I am also the web master of the Idaho Chess Association web site, www.idahochessassociation.org.

I played correspondence chess too, playing in the 1981 CCLA US Junior Championship and several CCLA Team Tournaments for the Idaho Mountaineers team. I’ve also played chess for other organizations, like Northwest Postal Chess (NWPC), and United States Chess Federation (USCF). I don’t even know if those organizations still have postal chess tournaments.

I have a deep and sincere passion and enjoyment of chess. I play in every event I can, and I do my best to support and encourage others too. For me, chess is the ultimate ice breaker in making new friends. I love it when my opponents enjoy the game… and they almost always do! Chess is what’s happening! I love it. To me, chess is not about winning. It’s about playing. I look forward to this event. It doesn’t matter to me which team wins. What matters to me is that we all play, that we all share this fantastic sporting experience, and that we all have a great time and play great chess! Participation is what it’s about for me. I want to be a part of this experience and build memories and make friends, all the while challenging myself and improving my game. And if my opponent plays the best game of his life and beats me beautifully and brilliantly, then I want to be part of that too.

Caleb Kirchir

ADACT

Caleb is a home schooled junior in high school, and has been playing chess for five years. He also enjoys sports of all types, playing pick-up games with young people in chess, football, basketball, soccer, and ultimate frisbee. Caleb shares his chess knowledge by helping teach chess at two different elementary schools in Boise. He has a small lawn care business, and especially enjoys serving his grandparents as he takes care of their yards.

Richard S. Vandenburg

ADACT

I was born on January 19, 1930 and will have my 78th birthday two weeks from today (January 5, 2008). I have lived in Boise all my life, except four years out of state attending the last two years of college and two years of graduate school. I learned how to play chess in high school from a family friend and business acquaintance of my father, C.H. (Charley) Stewart, who was the best player in Idaho after he arrived in Boise in the late teens. When a senior in high school (1947), I entered what I remember was the first official state championship, which was won by Charley Stewart. I didn't play much tournament chess during my two years at Boise Junior College, and hardly at all the two years after at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. Then I attended graduate business school at Stanford University in Palo Also, CA for two years, playing almost no over-the-board chess. While there, in 1951, I joined CCLA and Chess Review, starting my "career" in correspondence chess. I eventually dropped out of Chess Review before it combined with the US Chess

Federation and became the latter group's correspondence division. I have been a continous CCLA member for some 57 years now, possibly longer than any other person. CCLA was officially founded in 1909, so I joined in its 42nd year.

During the latter 2/3 of the 1950s, the 1960s and the early 2/3 of the 1970s, I played quite a little o-t-b chess, winning the Idaho title six times, putting out an Idaho Chess Quarterly for 10 years, and being the chief tournament director in the state. My highest o-t-b rating was 2117 and I topped out in CCLA at 2165. I entered most of the state championship events during my 20+ years of o-t-b competitive play, but not every one because I had couple of other hobbies, one of which was directing and being head coach for the nearby Bogus Basin Ski Area Mitey Mite Ski Racing Team for a total of 23 years (for kids 12 years of age and under). We had a lot of fun, the kids learned, and Bogus Basin had four Olympians from the 1960s through the 1980s.

People used to travel a lot to chess tournaments and in the 1960s we held our best-ever Idaho Open, which attracted 72 players including Victor Pupols, Viesturs Seglins and Jim McCormick from Seattle, Ben Greenwald from Utah and Peter Lapikan from Montana, all Masters or near Masters. It was quite an event in which I both played and directed.

It seems I have always worked with kids in a mostly volunteer capacity. I started the Idaho Scholastic Chess program in 1980 and ran it for a dozen years or so. After that, while it was operated by two or three others, I helped direct scholastic tournaments for the Gem State Chess Assn. I am now in my 3rd year back at the helm of Idaho Scholastics. Things are picking up and last year we had 393 entrants in the scholatic state championship, which is pretty good for a large-area state with only 1.25 million inhabitants.

In CCLA, I have pretty much held every position available from president ( 10 years total), vice president, board member, membership director, nominating committee chairman, and now secretary -treasurer. In the 1970s, I set up a meeting in San Francisco, along with USCF's annual business meeting, during which we started what is now ICCF-US.

These days, I am retired from running my own orchard and fruit packing operation and keep very busy with Idaho scholastic chess, including directing an elementary school chess club in Boise, plus my work with CCLA. I recruited six teams for CCLA's 15th National Team Championship and am captain of a 55 board match between the USA and Sweden. Two more matches are upcoming in February and March, with the UK and Spain.

Adam Porth

TROTS

I am a high school science teacher and coach for the Wood River High School Chess Club, and I help sponsor local tournaments, sometimes with the help of the Idaho Chess Association and Jeff Roland. I am an advocate for scholastic chess and as such, I began entering tournaments myself with the idea that I would better be able to help my students. The journey began only 1 1/2 years ago and I am proud to have entered such a competitive and rewarding sport. I offer enthusiasm and a tremendous desire to improve and learn from my games, while passing on my new experiences to my own children and the students I work with. I am currently a USCF, ICA, and Idaho Chess Union member and plan to be for the rest of my life.

Jim Stark

ADACT

I first played in a rated tournament in 1970, and the first state tournament in 1974. Then I quit playing for about 20 years (to raise kids, etc.). I now play in one or two OTB tournaments a year. I played in CCLA for four years for Dick. I just retired from teaching (Math and programming). I had chess clubs in the schools I taught in, but the high school kids tend to less involved so I only had a few students and they rarely competed in state tournament (Shane Taylor, Boise High, placed two years ago and Matt Dominic placed last year). While I enjoyed correspondence chess, I prefer OTB since I meet some interesting people.

Barry Eaker

TROTS

51 Yrs old
Born 11/19/1956 - El Cajon, CA
Profession - Driveline Specialist / Machinist
Tournament chess since 1991, never competed prior to that
Tournament Director USCF, ICU - over 100 sections since 1991
Former President / Vice President Idaho Chess Association
Co-founder Idaho Chess Union / Rocky Mountain Chess
Current Czar - Magic Valley Chess Club / Twin Falls Chess Club / Idaho Chess Union
Rating = 1600 USCF
Hobbies = Chess, Reading, Computers, Watching old cartoons, TV shows and Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns
Persuasion = Christian
Bible study skills = Below average
Politics = Cynic, Conspiracy Theorist
Favorite chess quote = "You have not experienced the agony of chess until you have played a six hour game you felt you were winning only to lose by your own hand because you were stupid; nor have you experienced the ecstasy of chess until you have played a six hour game you felt you were losing only to win because your opponent had just discovered the agony thereof..." Barry Eacker – 2008

Jesse Benjamin Brent

TROTS

I am currently 20 years old and living in Moscow, Idaho. I am attending the University of Idaho, majoring in computer science and social dance. I've been playing chess for about 11 years, competitively for 8. In the previous years, I've took a few titles, played in the Denker, World Open, US Open and others., Also headed one of the stronger teams in Idaho while in high school. It's unfortunate that there isn't a lot of chess going on up here. I'm really looking forward to playing more matches in person.

Ian L. Szakacs

TROTS

I am a 37-year-old accountant, am married and the father of three great kids. I’ve played chess since I was young. My family and I live in north Idaho. My 12-year-old son enjoys playing chess; my 11-year-old daughter is getting more interested in the game; and my 5-year-old daughter is starting to learn the moves. When not playing chess, we enjoy visits to the library, hiking, and exploring the beautiful scenery and rich history of the Pacific Northwest.

Timothy J. O’Connor

TROTS

I’m now 56 years old but learned the rules for chess in junior high. While in college Jim Stark got me interested in playing again and I lost many games to him. That was the Bobby Fischer era and many people were excited that Bobby was doing so well. I played in several tournaments after college and while I enjoyed the competition it became increasingly stressful. I don’t play very often now but enjoy going over other players’ games from time to time. Thanks to Dick Vandenburg for his tireless efforts to promote chess in Idaho.

ADACT vs TROTS is running!

2008-03-04T17:24:00.000-08:00

The ADACT vs TROTS has started. The ICCF chess webserver tournament crosstable has all the games available for public viewing with a 5 move delay:
http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=14619

To see who is playing, you can see everyone on a Google Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=107624336931696605126.000443a5a59dbbd86cd9e

Good News

2008-01-27T18:50:00.001-08:00

Two pieces of real good news:

1. The ADACT vs TROTS is about to start. To see who is playing, you can see everyone on a Google Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=107624336931696605126.000443a5a59dbbd86cd9e

2. We are working on plans for a new CCLA "Web 2.0" style website, so we can handle these team matches and more. Look for updates in February/March timeframe. We are considering going Joomla, adding signup and pay over the website, etc.

Exciting times ahead! We've had to go slow on the Met League while we build up infrastructure...

Later...

Idaho match is ready to go

2008-01-13T20:08:00.000-08:00

The Idaho New Met League match between ADACT and TROTS is ready to start. In future blogs, we'll be highlighting the background of the organizers and players. Some of the players are well known chess organizers at the state level. One player played in the Denker during high school!

This match is a good outreach to OTB chess players in rural areas where chess is sparse.

Here is the lineup:
ADACT == ADA County
TROTS == The Rest Of The State

ADACT
Paul M. Johnson Boise
Richard S. Vandenburg Boise
Jeffrey T. Roland Boise
James H. McGarvey Boise
Jim Stark Boise
Caleb Kircher Boise
Emily N. Patterson Meridian

TROTS
Timothy J. O'Connor Kamiah
Garrett Reynolds Twin Falls
Barry D. Eacker Twin Falls
Jesse Benjamin Brent Moscow
Ian L. Szakacs Coeur d'Alene
Jay L. Simonson Idaho Falls
Adam Porth Bellevue

View Larger Map

About Idaho (by Richard S. Vandenburg):

Boise = largest city with over 200,000 people, and 400,000+ in the metro region.
State area = 83,557 sq. miles, 13th largest in the US.
Highest point = Mt. Borah at 12,662'.
Lowest point = Lewiston, 720', actually a port due to slack water from eight dams upstream from Portland, OR, for barges hauling wheat and other items down the Snake and Columbia rivers to the world beyond.
Home of the world famous Idaho Potato in eastern Idaho, Sun Valley, the Sawtooth Mountains, Shoshone Falls (higher than Niagara), many beautiful, large, northern Idaho lakes and, along with eastern Washington, the Palouse bread basket, where many types of grains are grown on beautiful, rolling hills.

Idaho Match Starting Soon!

2007-12-06T17:18:00.000-08:00

New Met League will host a match in Idaho called Ada County vs The Rest of the State (ADACT vs TROTS). There will be 7 players on each team.

More later...

Marketing will start during holiday week

2007-12-03T17:55:00.000-08:00

Marketing materials are being reviewed. I'm pretty swamped at work, so the marketing hasn't started yet. However, I will coordinate with CCLA to start marketing around the winter holiday week.

Good things are coming!

Professional Review of Marketing Materials

2007-11-13T18:24:00.000-08:00

We're having marketing collateral reviewed by a chess professional. Once the review is done, we can start active marketing.

Marketing Campaign Plan - outline submitted to CCLA

2007-10-28T20:21:00.000-07:00

An outline of a New Met League marketing campaign has been submitted to CCLA for review. Once review and adjustments are made, we will actively reach out to OTB Clubs and State Orgs throughout America.

Stay tuned, good things are coming!

Busy time at work, will start marketing soon

2007-10-25T15:05:00.000-07:00

I've been rather busy at work, but can start to see where daylight might creep in. I have some OTB Clubs in New England that Eric sent me (thanks), and I will be following up with OTB Clubs in Idaho and Florida. More in a few days.

CCLA / New Met League in Susan Polgar's blog!

2007-10-15T18:15:00.001-07:00

Susan was kind enough to author a blog entry dedicated to correspondence chess. We replied to it, and she created an additional blog entry especially for CCLA / New Met League!

http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2007/10/ccla-new-met-league.html

Please share with friends and help people get started talking about New Met League :-)

"Introduction to New Met League" now available

2007-10-13T23:11:00.000-07:00

An "Introduction to New Met League" is now available on the right hand column under "Documents...". It explains the benefits of New Met League to OTB Clubs, as well as reviews how to join, signup and play.

Newsletter #2 now available

2007-10-04T17:54:00.000-07:00

New Met League newsletter #2 is now available. On the right column is a "Newsletter" section, find "Newsletter #2..." and click on it.

We are packed with good news. In the short time since the inception of New Met League, we have four OTB Clubs actively competing in two matches, the CCLA Board has approved the match and fee structure, Idaho is considering an "OTB Club vs. rest-of-Idaho" match and we are fine tuning our processes.

We are now ready to do active marketing. I believe Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania have additional interested Clubs. Specifically I'd like to get in touch with:

Mechanics CC in San Fransisco
UPitt CC in Pittsburgh
Boylston CC in Boston (I might see them Saturday)
Marshall CC in New York

If anyone has contacts in these or other interested clubs, please let me know.

CCLA approves New Met League structure!

2007-10-03T18:27:00.000-07:00

This is great news. The CCLA Board has approved the match and fee structure to support the New Met League activity. In the newsletter #2 (should be out tonight), you will see a full description of the partnerships that make New Met League possible.

Idaho looks like they will be the next to jump in. The President of the Idaho Chess Association is thinking they may start with an OTB Club vs. "The State". Since they are a rural state, this may be the way to go. Then OTB chess players across the state can compete against a big time Idaho chess club without travel.

This is a great example of the flexibility offered by New Met League, and the new exciting venues offered by this type of "hybrid" play. Webserver correspondence chess doesn't compete against OTB chess, it helps OTB chess players compete in new ways!

New Met League activity in Idaho?

2007-10-03T16:07:00.001-07:00

It looks real, we'll have more on this in a few days :-)

Newsletter #2 is in review

2007-10-01T17:20:00.000-07:00

Newsletter #2 draft is complete, and being reviewed by CCLA. It explains all about New Met League and introduces the first four teams in the League! It's a great issue and will be out in the next few days.

Amici Sumus!

Two Matches in progress - Games viewable

2007-09-20T17:52:00.000-07:00

We have two matches running right now, on the ICCF webserver, where the sections are managed by CCLA.

The tournaments are viewable by the public:

Punxsutawney CC vs. Sven Brask CC (tournament crosstable)
Greater Worcester CC vs. MetroWest CC (tournament crosstable)

NOTE: In the crosstables, you can see the games live minus 5 moves. Move your cursor over the crosstable entries (there is a small dot in each square that represents the game). Once your cursor is over the dot you should see it change since it is over a live link. Click to see the game (minus 5 moves).

You will notice that each match is a different format. The Punxsy/Sven match is an all-play-all format, and the GWCC/MetroWest match is a board by board match. Once we get player feedback we'll determine what format to use going forward. My money is on the board by board match format.

This weekend, I'll continue recruiting clubs. If your OTB Club is interested, please let me know.

Match #2!

2007-09-18T19:09:00.000-07:00

MetroWest CC and Greater Worcester CC rosters are in, entry fees in or on the way, and Jerry is creating the section.

I'll post when it's up.

This is great!

The Matches have Started!

2007-09-01T11:21:00.001-07:00

As noted in the last post, the Quad format (board for board) proved to be challenging (based on ICCF templates) for the first round so Jerry (of CCLA) lined up the first two teams that sent in their entry fee in an all-play-all format. We are still waiting on Greater Worcester CC (GWCC) to send in their entry fee - Donna assures me it's on the way this weekend.

The first match is Punxsutawney CC vs. Sven Brask, all-play-all

This will be a good way to cut our teeth. Once GCWW has their entry fee in I believe the next match is MetroWest CC vs. GWCC.

After Labor Day, UConn CC and other Clubs will get their rosters in, and we can start a discussion about formats, sequencing of matches, etc so we can try to get a ladder put together. Ideally we should be able to structure matches toward a championship format.

CCLA has a webpage link for the matches:
CCLA homepage: http://chessbymail.com/
CCLA server page (top left link on homepage): http://chessbymail.com/weblink.htm
Link to Punxsy CC vs. Sven Brask CC (look toward bootom of CCLA server page): http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=12374

Currently the public can only see the games when they are done, in the future we'd like to see the games with a five move delay.

This is great stuff, and after the initial matches we should be able to get to a good rythym!

Update on first match

2007-08-24T16:11:00.000-07:00

The Quad format was presenting challenges to the default templates in the ICCF webserver. CCLA proposed that we have two 2-OTB Club matches instead. This is better since it is simpler for both the TD and the OTB Clubs and players. After we get the kinks out we can always take a fresh look at match structures.

The team lineup is:

Punxsutawney CC vs. MetroWest CC
Greater Worcester CC vs. Sven Brask CC

After Labor Day, we'll get UConn and other teams online.

All Team Captains need to send in their rosters immediately via email to Jerry Honn of CCLA so he can construct the match on the ICCF websever. Team Captains also need to send in their $25 match fee ($6.25 per player) to Jerry Honn by post. Team Captains have been notified by email.

There is nothing else standing in the way of starting, beyond getting info and fees to Jerry.

CCLA will have links to crosstables online at the CCLA website (see link on the right column under "Resources"). Both players and the public will be able to follow the games live, minus 5 moves. The move delay will discourage the temptation to kibbitz. Remember, it is legal for players to use databases and books, but it is illegal to use chess playing/analysis engines, or other people to determine your moves.

I'll blog when the match starts.

Sven Brask URL fix in Website

2007-08-22T18:19:00.000-07:00

The URL for Sven Brask is fixed in the website, and is also given here:
www.svenbraskcc.org

We have ignition!

2007-08-20T18:37:00.000-07:00

I was informed by CCLA tonight that everything is in order for the first match, and we can send in the entry fee to get started. Here are the details:

1st New Met League Match
====================

Format:

Quad, 4 OTB Club teams

OTB Clubs in Quad (1 team of 4 players for each OTB Club), with Points of Contacts (POC):

Punxsutawney CC - Jason Smith
MetroWest CC - Harvey Reed (not playing)
Greater Worcester CC - Donna Alerie
Sven Brask CC - Eric Berkey

Time control:

30 days / 10 moves

Entry Fee:

$25.00 per OTB Club ($6.25 per player)
Details sent in email to New Met League email list

Start date:

ASAP
I'll send a general announcement to everyone when the exact date is determined
Jerry will then send appropriate emails to players with complete instructions

Further Info:

Website (new!): http://metrowestchess.org/NewMetLeague/
Blog (new!): http://newmetleague.blogspot.com/ (the original one is for general discussion, use this for all New Met League details)

Misc:

Other OTB Clubs already in preparation like Univ of Conn CC or the Greater Worcester CC 2nd team, please continue assembling your rosters. Once we get going, everyone will have a chance to play. Look on the New Met League blog (right column) for other OTB Clubs we're in discussion with.

This will be a great match - good chess to all!

New Met League Website Up

2007-08-19T15:28:00.000-07:00

We have our website up and running with the first page:
http://metrowestchess.org/NewMetLeague/

Please contact me if you have ideas for contributing content.

Welcome to New Met League!

2007-08-19T08:46:00.000-07:00

This blog is dedicated to updates and announcements of the New Met League. For background info on how all of this started, visit the "Correspondence Chess In Cyberspace" blog. That blog is dedicated to promoting hybrid activities of OTB and correspondence chess.