by scribe | Nov 2, 2008 | Chess Lecture, Chess Life, games, openings
One of the questions I get asked fairly often at chess tournaments is: “Have you had any more chances to play that queen sacrifice variation?” In case there’s anyone reading this who doesn’t know the story, see my Chess Life article from...
by scribe | Oct 30, 2008 | Chess Lecture, games, people
As many of you know, the world championship has ended, and Viswanathan Anand has finally left no doubt in anybody’s mind who the champion is, with a convincing 6.5-4.5 victory over Vladimir Kramnik. Kramnik at least made a fight of it, with a...
by scribe | Oct 21, 2008 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, tournaments
In my last post I promised to show you the endgame from my last-round game at the Western States Open. It was the last game in the entire tournament to finish, and by winning this game I managed to tie for second place under 2300. In this endgame miracle, I somehow...
by scribe | Oct 5, 2008 | Chess Lecture, games, openings
As promised, I’m continuing with my secret home analysis of the “Homo Erectus Variation” of the Caro-Kann Defense. I’ve named it this way in honor of Michael Goeller’s “Caveman Variation,” 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf6 4. h4....
by scribe | Sep 15, 2008 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, Chess Life, games, people
Every now and then I like to use this blog to take you “behind the scenes” and tell you some things that were left out of my ChessLectures. Last Friday’s lecture on Double Queen Sacs, or the “Henry VIII theme” (in honor of Henry VIII,...
by scribe | Sep 11, 2008 | Chess Lecture, literature
A nice little surprise came in the mail today. I might have had an inkling of it if I had remembered to call Jerry Hanken back when he tried to get in touch with me earlier this week. The surprise was two certificates from the Chess Journalists of America, which said...
