by scribe | Feb 26, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, positions, PRO Chess League
When the San Francisco Mechanics started out the season with three losses in three matches, there was some understandable consternation in the City by the Bay. Tears were shed. Bad rap lyrics were written. Hope was abandoned. (One of those three statements is actually...
by scribe | Feb 21, 2019 | current news, PRO Chess League
When I wrote my last post I couldn’t tell yet how much the San Francisco Mechanics had moved up in our division of the PRO Chess League. Now today’s two Battle Royales are in the books, and the league standings have been updated. Here is how our division...
by scribe | Feb 20, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, endings, games, people, PRO Chess League
There are only three words to describe the San Francisco Mechanics’ performance in the PRO Chess League last night: Danya! Danya! Danya! But if I were allowed three more words, they would be: Epic. Unbelievable. Comeback. Either description is perfect. But first, let...
by scribe | Feb 13, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, endings, PRO Chess League
Last week I wrote that the San Francisco Mechanics’ PRO Chess League match this week was one that we “really have to win to achieve our team goals.” Hm, perhaps that was a bit of exaggeration. In a very hard-fought match against the San Diego Surfers, the Mechanics...
by scribe | Feb 7, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, people, positions, PRO Chess League
Crucial position in Xu-Naroditsky. Black to move. First, let’s get one thing straight. Avalanches never happen in Berkeley. Reason one: There’s no snow. But yesterday, for the first time since 2011, there was snow in the mountains to the east of San Francisco (the...
by scribe | Jan 27, 2019 | Chess Life, current news, literature, people, PRO Chess League, ruminations
Daniel Naroditsky (right) chatting with his opponent, Cemil Marandi of Turkey, earlier this month at the Bay Area International. Today’s post is about two players on the San Francisco Mechanics who are both coming to a turning point in any young chess player’s...
