by scribe | Jul 31, 2015 | current news, off-topic
Let me go off-topic briefly for another update on Daisy, the puppy that my wife and I adopted from the animal shelter in April. First shocking news: She’s getting bigger! I mean, who would’ve thought, right? One day you bring home a spindly little...
by scribe | Jul 17, 2015 | Chess Lecture, current news, ruminations
Today my 157th and last ChessLecture went online, and I am now officially “retired” from CL. I already explained my reasons for leaving in an earlier post, so let me just say a couple things about the last lecture. First, I want to apologize for the...
by scribe | Jul 10, 2015 | current news, people, tournaments
Last weekend the World Open, the second-biggest open event of the year in terms of prize money, took place in Arlington, Virginia. I didn’t go to it this time. (The last World Open I went to was twenty years ago, and interestingly enough it was the last event...
by scribe | Jul 3, 2015 | current news, literature, ruminations
My interview for “Only a Game” aired on National Public Radio last Saturday… and they forgot to tell me! You can still listen to it online at the Only a Game website. Although any publicity is good publicity, I have to say that I’m a little bit...
by scribe | Jul 1, 2015 | Chess Lecture, current news, ruminations
One of my readers, Paul B., said that I should record a ChessLecture on my last-round game from the National Open, and I agree with him. I am planning to record the lecture today, called “Returns and Farewells,” and it will probably be posted in a couple...
by scribe | Jun 25, 2015 | current news, games, people, positions, tournaments
Well, I was going to finish my coverage of the National Open by showing you part of my last-round game… but then the news came yesterday that blew all of those plans to smithereens. Walter Browne, the six-time U.S. Champion, has died. Browne gave a 25-board...
