by scribe | Dec 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I received an e-mail from Michael (“fpawn”) Aigner with an update about his condition. (See this post for the back story.) According to Michael, his doctors considered his operation a success. Maybe I’m reading between the lines a bit, but...
by scribe | Sep 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
When I signed up for the U.S. Senior Open, I was hoping that somebody would card me and say, “You can’t possibly be fifty!” But for two days no one expressed the least bit of surprise at my presence, and I was getting depressed. I guess I really do...
by scribe | Sep 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
So far the U.S. Senior Open has gone strictly according to form. We have 52 entrants, and the top four players by rating are GM Larry Christiansen, GM Boris Gulko, IM Joe Bradford, and GM Larry Kaufman. After three rounds, these gentlemen are tied for first with 3-0...
by scribe | Aug 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Last night I met up with Gjon Feinstein, Santa Cruz’s resident chess teacher and a good friend of mine, for some chess conversation. He also invited two of the strong young players in Santa Cruz, Thadeus Frei and Cailen Melville, whom I have mentioned several...
by scribe | Aug 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
I wasn’t there, but I can still report on it! The U.S. Open ended today with a six-way tie between Alex Lenderman, Sergei Kudrin, Alex Yermolinsky, Jacek Stopa, Jesse Kraai, and Dmitry Gurevich. Lenderman and Kudrin drew in the last round — I’ll bet...
by scribe | Apr 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
In his comment on my last post, Chad asked if I could post PGN’s of the games that I analyze on this blog. I’m happy to oblige! Here are the PGN’s for four recent games I have gone over in the blog. Click on the link on the left to download the PGN....
