by scribe | Apr 25, 2010 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, games, people
Gjon Feinstein’s chess party yesterday went very well. We had the whole Student Activities Center at Cabrillo College to ourselves. Eleven of the twelve invitees were able to make it — besides Gjon and me, there were Yves Tan, Cailen Melville, Thadeus Frei...
by scribe | Apr 24, 2010 | games, openings, people, ruminations
In my last entry I mentioned the chess party I’m going to this afternoon, which I am supposed to take two games to (my best loss, and a game where I carried one plan to its conclusion). I noticed that both games had something in common — I did not castle...
by scribe | Apr 22, 2010 | Chess Lecture, games, positions
My friend Gjon Feinstein, a chess master, is organizing a chess party of sorts this weekend. Everyone is supposed to bring two games: 1) their best-played loss, and 2) a game where they were able to carry out one plan to victory. This was an interesting assignment,...
by scribe | Apr 17, 2010 | endings, games, people
A couple years ago, when Bobby Fischer died, I had the bright idea of writing an article about the aborted match between Sammy Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer from 1961. I think I may have even mentioned the idea on this blog. The thing that interested me about this match...
by scribe | Apr 8, 2010 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, off-topic
Every now and then, when I’m listening to a sports broadcast, I’ll hear the announcers say something about how the game is a “chess match” between the coaches. Usually I scoff at such comments, because the calculations that go on during a...
by scribe | Mar 28, 2010 | Chess Lecture, Chess Life, games, positions, tournaments
The worst kind of self-induced defeat in chess is resigning in a won or drawn position. In my most recent ChessLecture, I talked about a game submitted by Matt Hayes where his opponent fell into exactly this trap. It was especially memorable for Matt because it put...
