by scribe | Jan 4, 2008 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, endings, games, positions
First post of the year! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays. The chess club at Borders last night was absolutely packed — I think I heard Jim Parker say that we had 26 people. The only problem with Borders is that they won’t let us take over the whole...
by scribe | Dec 2, 2007 | endings, games, positions, tournaments
In the fourth round of the Santa Cruz Cup I played my best game yet (which isn’t saying much). I’m now sitting in very good shape, with a 4-0 start including wins over my two highest-rated opponents. However, there’s a lot of chess remaining. Ratings...
by scribe | Nov 19, 2007 | endings, games, literature, tournaments
I don’t know why it is, but somehow I lead a charmed life in these Santa Cruz Cup tournaments. I do not consider myself a particularly lucky player most of the time, but in my local championship I somehow keep pulling off these amazing escapes. Here’s my...
by scribe | Nov 9, 2007 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, literature, openings, people
As I mentioned in my last entry, I would like to get some synergy going between this blog and my ChessLectures. With that in mind, here are some of the topics I’m planning to lecture on in the future (starting with the definites, then the possibles): Two Knights...
by scribe | Nov 5, 2007 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, openings, tournaments
Round 2 of the Santa Cruz Cup was yesterday, and already it was a very important game for me: I had Black against the top seed, Juan Diego Perea. As you might remember from my previous “Round Robin Bliss” post, Juande and I agreed to be co-champions last...
