CCBW Chess Maharaja Series #1 Rapid Open Tournament is here: May 26, 17

Lucknow calling: One of Lucknow's biggest-ever chess tournaments, the CCBW Maharaja Series #1 is being hosted by Chess Club Black and White (CCBW) on May 16, 17 at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Multi-Purpose Indoor Hall at the KD Singh Babu Stadium. The chess tournament offers a total prize money of Rs three lakh (usd 3160 approximately) and is open to players with a Fide rating of 2100 and below and all unrated players. However, there is no rating bar for players (senior citizens) born 1966 and before. 

The chess tournament prize structure includes a first prize of Rs 30,000/- and a second prize of Rs 20,000/-. Overall the tournament offers 160 trophies and 86 cash prizes. 

Chess Club Black & White is known for being great chess tournaments to the city with an excellent level of organisation matching international standards. 

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Aman Goel Wins CCBW Bruce Lee Memorial on Lichess

Lucknow, July 20, 2020: Aman Goel (Sil3entAman) won the Remembering Bruce Lee Memorial CCBW Global Online Lichess Tournament on July 20.
Shaan Garg (brrrruuuuuhh) came in a creditable second with Enaith Habibullah (Enaith) standing third.  PreciousBansal (preciouschesschd) was the Best Girl (overall third).

Aman, playing strategically, put up some nice ideas in the Sicilian and English. In an interesting Najdorf battle, Aman polished off the runner-up with a back rank mate.
Shan Garg dropped only two games for a creditable second playing totally unlike Aman with tactical mad fire on the chess board.
Enaith Habibullah, home from boarding school, showed remarkable resilience in his 1.e4 games to take the third place.
Precious Bansal, held her own, amidst the strong competition to easily pick up the Best Girl Prize without much difficulty.

Martial Artist legend Bruce Lee's poem, "Be water, my friend" is the philosophy for Chess Club Black and White (CCBW).

"Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend."

A nice quora post explains it as, "Water is easy-going. Water doesn't fuss, it doesn't push, or pull. It fills the space allowed, no more, no less. This saying is basically to remind you to just relax, go with the flow, be present and in the moment; let things happen and enjoy that you're there to take it all in. Be water, my friend."
You can find a very nice podcast on the quote on the official Bruce Lee website at this link.

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