The Chess Mind

By Dennis Monokroussos.
This is a blog for chess fans by a chess fan, one who loves the beauty of the game and wants to share it with those who are like-minded.
Yet the chess mind is not only a chess mind, and other topics, such as philosophy, may appear from time to time. All material copyrighted.
The Route to ND's 2006-2007 National Championship
Year two of the Charlie Weis era begins tomorrow (Saturday), with Notre Dame set to destroy Georgia Tech. Here are the particulars for the year to come:


Dates and Victims:

9/2 @Georgia Tech (8 pm ET)
9/9 Penn State (3:30 pm ET)
9/16 Michigan (3:30 pm ET)
9/23 @Michigan State (8 pm ET)
9/30 Purdue (2:30 pm ET)
10/7 Stanford (2:30 pm ET)
10/21 UCLA (2:30 pm ET)
10/28 @Navy (12 pm ET)
11/4 UNC (2:30 pm ET)
11/11 @Air Force (4 pm ET)
11/18 Army (2:30 pm ET)
11/25 @USC (8 pm ET)

Pre-Season Polls

USA Today: =3rd
AP: 2nd
ESPN: 3rd
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Notre Dame 14, Georgia Tech 10
Georgia Tech played well and Notre Dame made an awful lot of mistakes, but overall, it was clearly the right result - their domination in the second half was complete. The win was a narrow one, but with Weis at the helm you sense that although the team was occasionally ragged, they believed in themselves; under Willingham that was not always the case - and so they typically lost games of this sort.

Bottom line: one win down, twelve wins to go (including the bowl game).

Next victim: Penn State (@ND, 9/9 at 3:30 ET)
Notre Dame-Penn State: The Chess Mind Pregame Show
Click here.
Notre Dame 41, Penn State 17
Next victim: Michigan.
Notre Dame-Michigan: The Chess Mind Pregame Show
Here's a long clip; this one's shorter. And in an hour and a half, another long series of future ND highlights will commence.
Theodore Kaczynski's Alma Mater 47, Notre Dame 21
Time to vomit.

Season to date:

ND 14, Georgia Tech 10
ND 41, Penn State 17
Future Unabombers 47, ND 21

Next victim: Michigan State.
Notre Dame vs. Michigan State: The Chess Mind Pregame Show
The world chess championship is wonderful and all, but now it's time to get down to what really matters: Notre Dame football! (Okay, I'm overstating things a bit...maybe.) The game starts shortly, but there's still time for the pre-game show, which you can find right here. Enjoy!
The Majestic University of Notre Dame Football Team 40, Michigan State 37
Ohhhhhhh yes!

One of the great comebacks of all time, and especially sweet considering the opponent.

"He only is a true conquerer, and shall be crowned at the last, who continueth till war's trumpet is blown no more."

--Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening (Evening reading for May 27.)

Year to date:

UND 14, Georgia Tech 10
UND 41, Penn State 17
Ted Kaczynski's less prestigious alma mater 47, UND 21
UND 40, Michigan State 37

Next Victim: Purdue.
Notre Dame vs. Purdue: The Chess Mind Pregame Show
It's Saturday and it's fall, so it's time once more for Notre Dame football! This week's victim is Purdue, and to help get everyone into the mood for the game, have a look at these enjoyable video clips from 1964, 1966, 1977, 1988 and 1994.
Notre Dame 35, Purdue 21
Next victim: Stanford.

Note the new Notre Dame category page, as well as the new sidebar links to various sites celebrating (almost) everyone's favorite college football team.