by scribe | May 17, 2012 | 2012 world championship, Crestbook, current news, games, positions, translations
Here is my translation of GM Sergey Shipov’s commentary on game 5 of the Anand-Gelfand match. For the original Russian, go to www.crestbook.com. I have added a few remarks to clarify the translation, which are identified [like this. — DM] Once again,...
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 | Apr 24, 2012 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, games, positions
At Mike Splane’s last chess party, he told each of us to introduce ourselves and “tell us one little-known fact about yourself.” I basically went blank, and the only little-known fact I came up with was that my favorite cereal is Grape-Nuts. Well,...
by scribe | Apr 21, 2012 | current news, positions
The U.S. Amateur Team Championship playoffs were held today at the Internet Chess Club. As you might remember, I played on the team that won the West division back in February. This was our chance to see how we compared against the rest of the country. I’m...
by scribe | Apr 18, 2012 | games, literature, positions, tournaments
I’m really not a big expert on chess history. However, at Mike Splane’s latest chess salon last weekend, I talked about my recent game from the Reno tournament in the Bird Variation (Blackburne Subvariation) of the Ruy Lopez. (That’s 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3...
by scribe | Apr 11, 2012 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, positions, tournaments
I’d like to show you my longest and hardest-fought game from last weekend’s tournament in Reno. I have decided that I won’t give a lecture on it, partly because it’s too long and partly because there are too many mistakes. But it is still a...
