by scribe | Jul 15, 2008 | endings, games, positions, tournaments
It might not have the resonance of Batman versus the Joker, but the rivalry of Bishops versus Knights is one of the eternal dramas or morality plays of chess. Sometimes the straight-arrow bishop triumphs. Other times it’s the crooked, shifty knight....
by scribe | Jul 10, 2008 | chess clubs, games, positions
Something about chess club is good for prying words loose from the depths of my memory. A few months ago I wrote about how a night of chess helped me remember the word “oxymoron.” Tonight’s word is somewhat simpler, but it’s a beautiful one:...
by scribe | Jul 1, 2008 | endings, games, openings, people, ruminations, tournaments
Okay, today we’re going to resume our amble through time by taking a step back to 1978 and my game against someone I faced only one time, but who made a lasting impression on me. In the summer of 1978 I was between my junior and senior years of college, and in...
by scribe | Jun 24, 2008 | Chess Lecture, endings, games
I recently decided not to record a ChessLecture on one of my recent games, a game against a teen-aged expert named Stephen Zierk that ended up in a drawn rook-and-pawn endgame. It was a very close decision, and I’d be interested in what you think. If people...
by scribe | Jun 21, 2008 | games, literature, people, tournaments
Following up on some earlier entries … Any Publicity is Good Publicity? My review of J.C. Hallman’s book The Chess Artist (see “Yo, Hallman!” ) has spawned the longest comment thread ever on this blog. Today, comment number 30 rolled in over...
by scribe | Jun 16, 2008 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, people
If any of you who read this blog are not members of ChessLecture.com yet, I would like to give you two reasons why you need to join up immediately. Those reasons are: Jesse Kraai Eugene Perelshteyn You don’t need any more reasons than that! I’ve known for...
