by scribe | Jan 25, 2012 | games, positions, tournaments
Today I’m going to show you a game that I played in Reno in October — a game that began with great promise but ended with multiple blunders by me. For that reason I had not planned to blog about it, but I changed my mind for three reasons. It illustrates...
by scribe | Jan 8, 2012 | games, positions, tournaments
I’ve just spent about five hours analyzing the finishing position of my game with Emory Tate from last weekend. Here’s the position: Black to move. White (IM Tate) has just played 24. Ra2 and offered a draw. What should Black do? Let’s ask the...
by scribe | Jan 1, 2012 | current news, games, positions, tournaments
After taking most of the month of December off, I’m back and here to wish you a happy new year chessically and otherwise. To get 2012 off to a fast start, I’m playing in the New Year Open at Santa Clara, a Bay Area Chess event. Unfortunately it does not...
by scribe | Nov 30, 2011 | games, off-topic, people, positions
Chess LOL kitties! “That Black’s position was in ruins was obvious to the veriest tyro.” One of my favorite chess quotes of all time! Who said it, and what game was he talking about? (The position may help, although Sassy the kitty has introduced...
by scribe | Nov 23, 2011 | current news, games, literature
Your game is featured on chessgames.com as the Game of the Day! Thanks to Matt Hayes for spotting this! (He’s the one who drew the circle in the screen capture, not me.) I’ve been wondering when, if ever, chessgames.com would get around to putting...
by scribe | Nov 13, 2011 | chess clubs, games, positions
Mike Splane had another chess party at his house yesterday, probably about the fourth or fifth one I’ve been to, though I’m not really sure. I felt that this was the most interesting one yet, at least for me. I brought a game that I lost in the recent...
