2023 Gaske Memorial Invitational Tournament

San Diego State University - Feb 4-5 | Status: Completed | 4:12 PM Pacific

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Tournament Time: 4:12 PM Pacific
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  B. Junior Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1: 10:30am

Speaker 1

  1. Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless. - Magnus Carlsen

  2. The rules of the game, as long as we abide by them, will never give us the opportunity to win. - D. Mitchell.

Round 2: 2:30pm

Speaker 1

  1. Play the opening like a book, the middlegame like a magician, and the endgame like a machine. - Rudolph Spielmann

  2. Half the variations which are calculated in a tournament game turn out to be completely superfluous. Unfortunately, no one knows in advance which half. - Jan Timman

Finals: 5:15pm

Speaker 1
Each competitor is presented with five small boxes. They choose just one to open. Queen King Bishop Knight Rook Pawn THE COMPETITOR PUTS THE PIECE BACK IN THE BOX AND GIVES IT BACK TO THE JUDGE BEFORE THE NEXT COMPETITOR ENTERS THE ROOM.