by scribe | Dec 19, 2007 | Chess Lecture, games, literature, US Chess League
Some of you have probably noticed that on my profile page, I mentioned that I would like to write a book about chess and see this blog as a small step in that direction. I’ve recently been discussing this topic by e-mail with one of our regular readers, and I...
by scribe | Dec 14, 2007 | chess clubs, games, openings, people, positions
When I was a graduate student, I once heard this story about one of the professors in the department, a world-famous mathematician who was originally from Japan. He was giving a lecture in an undergraduate course, probably calculus, and a student raised his hand and...
by scribe | Dec 5, 2007 | chess clubs, Chess Life, games, people, positions, tournaments, US Chess League
This Tuesday night the Mechanics Institute held a reception for its latest member to make a big splash in world chess: 11-year-old Daniel Naroditsky, the world champion chess player under the age of 12. That has a nice sound to it, doesn’t it? “World...
by scribe | Dec 3, 2007 | games, people
Garry Kasparov (the former world chess champion) has been making news this year as the leader of a political coalition in Russia that is opposed to the continued rule of Vladimir Putin as president. Last weekend elections were held to the legislature, and in the final...
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 26, 2007 | chess clubs, games, people, US Chess League
When U.S. Chess League Commissioner Greg Shahade came up with the idea for a national chess league, the first person he called was his sister. The second was John Donaldson. Donaldson, an International Master who now resides in the San Francisco area, was an old...
