by scribe | Nov 15, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, games, tournaments
Last night I won my third-round game in the Kolty Chess Club championship. While last week’s game was short and invigorating, this game was more like waiting for paint to dry. I was paired against Anika Rajaram, who is the fourth-rated 11-year-old girl (and 54th...
by scribe | Nov 8, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, positions, tournaments
I’m back! Not only back to writing my blog, but back to actually playing tournament chess. Last night I played my first tournament game in 10 months, at the Kolty Chess Club Championship in Campbell, California. I’m not exactly sure why it’s taken me so long to try...
by scribe | Oct 20, 2019 | current news, literature, off-topic, tournaments
My tenth book! If any readers of this blog are into mathematics as well as chess, you might be interested in my latest book, which has just been published by the American Mathematical Society. What’s Happening in the Mathematical Sciences (WHIMS for short) is a...
by scribe | Sep 22, 2019 | 2020 world championship, current news, games, positions, tournaments
In today’s playoff round of the World Cup, Jeffery Xiong became the only American player still standing. In a thrilling match, he beat Jan-Krzysztof Duda 4 1/2 – 3 1/2. White won seven out of eight games, so arguably it was the one game that Xiong managed...
by scribe | Sep 21, 2019 | 2020 world championship, current news, positions, tournaments
Okay, bad pun, but now is the time to get on the Jeffery Xiong train! It’s currently boarding passengers in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, and the next stop is Yekaterinburg, where next year’s World Championship Candidates tournament will be held. All aboard!...
by scribe | Sep 19, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, people, tournaments
Ryder, Emmy, me and Atlee at the state championship. It’s been a month since I posted here, so I would like to reassure anybody who’s wondering that I have not fallen off the face of the earth! The above photo was taken three weeks ago at the Northern...
