by scribe | Jan 26, 2013 | games, openings, people, positions, tournaments
I could write about my own recent games, but it’s so much more fun and interesting to write about Cailen’s adventures in the Class A section of the Golden State Open. First, I’d like to show you just the beginning of his last-round game. He went into...
by scribe | Jan 15, 2013 | 2012 world championship, endings, games, off-topic, people, ruminations, tournaments
I had to miss a few days because of work, specifically a math conference in San Diego where I was invited to give a talk and do a book signing for The Universe in Zero Words. Unexpectedly, at the book signing I met a fellow chess player! I’ve mentioned Simon...
by scribe | Jan 7, 2013 | current news, endings, games, positions
So let me show you how my last game in the New Year Open ended. I was Black against National Master Kenan Zildzic. After White’s move 45. Qc4 we got to the following position. I should mention, because it’s important, that the time situation was...
by scribe | Dec 25, 2012 | Chess Lecture, games, people, ruminations
Today I recorded my first ChessLecture in more than two months. And there’s a story behind it that I’d like to tell. One of the “behind-the-scenes” guys at ChessLecture is the man who does the recordings, whose name is Rich Pearl. He lives in...
by scribe | Dec 22, 2012 | chess clubs, current news, endings, games, positions, tournaments
This weekend I’m playing in the Winter Open at the Bay Area Chess Center. This is the first time I have been to their new headquarters (the bigger tournaments are usually at hotels). It’s a pretty nice place, except for the fact that there is only one...
by scribe | Dec 20, 2012 | Chess Lecture, current news, games, literature
Looking for a last-minute Christmas present for the chess player in your life? ChessLecture is now producing DVD’s of lectures that appeared on their website. You don’t have to be a subscriber — just order the DVDs of the lectures you want! The...
