by scribe | Jul 16, 2010 | Crestbook, current news, people, tournaments, translations
Heads up, chess fans! Over the next two weeks, starting tomorrow, I plan to translate some of GM Sergey Shipov’s online commentaries from www.crestbook.com on the grandmaster super-tournament in Dortmund, Germany. I will share the duties with another English...
by scribe | Jun 24, 2010 | Crestbook, current news, people, ruminations, translations
My second translation for Crestbook has now been posted! This is a translation of a “KC-conference” with former FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman. The “KC” stands for “KasparovChess,” which is the name of the discussion forum...
by scribe | Jun 6, 2010 | current news, people, translations
I’m pleased to announce my first officially sanctioned translation for the Crestbook website! For those of you who enjoyed reading my translations of Sergei Shipov’s commentaries during the recently concluded Anand-Topalov match, this is especially good...
by scribe | Jun 2, 2010 | current news, people, tournaments
The Chicago Open (which I wrote about in my last four blog entries) was not the only chess event that happened on Memorial Day weekend. In Stillwater, Oklahoma, there was big news in the chess grouposphere (a separate, parallel universe to the blogosphere), because...
by scribe | May 31, 2010 | Chess Lecture, current news, tournaments
At most big Swiss system tournaments the last couple rounds are filled with draws on the top boards. But not the 2010 Chicago Open! In the penultimate round, Loek van Wely and Sam Shankland scored impressive victories and went into the last game tied at 6½ points out...
by scribe | May 30, 2010 | current news, games, people, positions, tournaments
 Sam Shankland had a pretty disappointing performance at the U.S. Championship, as he tied for last place and had no wins in nine games. But here at the Chicago Open, he has turned it around. This round he beat Alex Lenderman to move into a tie for first with...
