by scribe | Jul 4, 2012 | ruminations, tournaments
After two blog posts about my best tournaments ever, which were probably met with yawns and indifference by most of my readers, it occurred to me that it might be more entertaining to write about my worst tournaments ever. I don’t know about you, but I have a...
by scribe | Jul 1, 2012 | games, people, positions, tournaments
As some of you might have noticed, I took a short break from blogging and from chess in general for the last two weeks. My wife and I went back to North Carolina and Virginia to see (respectively) her family and my family. It was our first trip together to the east...
by scribe | Jun 10, 2012 | chess clubs, people, positions, tournaments
I can never predict how well my lessons are going to go at the Aptos Library chess club. It seems to depend completely on which kids show up that day, what kind of mood they’re in, and other unknowable random factors. Last Tuesday was a really good day. We had...
by scribe | May 19, 2012 | chess clubs, current news, tournaments
I’ll keep this brief, because I know most of my readers are here for world championship coverage. Once a year I put on my tournament director’s hat and organize a free tournament for kids at the Aptos Public Library. The tournament took place today (May...
by scribe | May 9, 2012 | games, people, positions, tournaments
If any of you were wondering about the chess position in the photograph in my last post, here is the game. It removes some of the mystery about when and why the photograph was taken. The game was played in the Monterey Chess Center monthly tournament on February 24,...
by scribe | May 7, 2012 | chess clubs, people, ruminations, tournaments
I’d like to start a new chess week (and month) out with a little photo quiz. I discovered this old photo on my computer when I was updating my website. Old-timers on the Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay chess scene should be able to figure out where the picture was...
