by scribe | Oct 23, 2021 | current news, endings, people, ruminations, Uncategorized
Walter through the years. Last Sunday, my father Walter Nance passed away at the age of 88. Walter taught me to play chess when I was about 7 years old, and I can still remember how excited I was when I beat him for the first time when I was 9 years old. He was a...
by scribe | Oct 10, 2021 | Chess Life, current news, literature
A gift to all of my readers. An incredibly nice surprise came in my e-mail yesterday. It was from Joshua Anderson of the Chess Journalists of America, informing me that I had won an award for the Best Online Blog in 2021. (The award was shared with Ray Linville, whose...
by scribe | Oct 3, 2021 | Chess Lecture, current news, people, positions, tournaments
Okay, I admit that I have not been following this extravaganza called the Meltwater Champions Tour, which Magnus Carlsen has now won with two rounds to go. (Yawn…) Mostly I don’t care about it because it’s rapid chess (game/15 with 10 seconds per...
by scribe | Aug 12, 2021 | current news, literature, people, ruminations
Last night I received a very unexpected e-mail from Ken Case, one of the regulars at Mike Splane’s chess parties. Ken said that Mike has passed away. Mike has been in poor health for at least the last two or three years. The source of some but not all of his...
by scribe | Jul 31, 2021 | current news, games, ruminations, tournaments
I’d like to interrupt my retrospective to mention an event that is going on in the chess world here and now: the 2021 World Cup. Principally, I’d like to congratulate Sam Shankland for advancing farther than any other American contestant, all the way to...
by scribe | Dec 24, 2020 | current news, literature, people, positions
Two days ago I hinted at a piece of good news that I had to keep secret for the time being. I can now reveal what it is. This morning, the New York Times published my article about Jessica Lauser, the U.S. Blind Chess Champion. For people who like print, the article...
