by scribe | Dec 19, 2007 | Chess Lecture, games, literature, US Chess League
Some of you have probably noticed that on my profile page, I mentioned that I would like to write a book about chess and see this blog as a small step in that direction. I’ve recently been discussing this topic by e-mail with one of our regular readers, and I...
by scribe | Nov 30, 2007 | Chess Lecture, tournaments
I’m feeling lazy today, but I need to put up a new blog entry, so here’s a topic that will let you do the writing! I’m sure everybody has had a best tournament. Tell us about it! How many opponents did you grind into the dust? Did the spectators...
by scribe | Nov 27, 2007 | Chess Lecture, openings
In my post on November 9, I talked about my aversion to giving lectures on openings, because I think most people study openings too much. However, I just recorded the last lecture in my series on the Two Knights Defense, and I have to say I really enjoyed doing the...
by scribe | Nov 17, 2007 | Chess Lecture, Chess Life
This week I submitted an article to Chess Life that was very closely based on my “Eight-Dimensional Chess” lecture on www.chesslecture.com. I’m glad to say that the editor liked it a lot. He said that the earliest slot for publication is in late...
by scribe | Nov 9, 2007 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, literature, openings, people
As I mentioned in my last entry, I would like to get some synergy going between this blog and my ChessLectures. With that in mind, here are some of the topics I’m planning to lecture on in the future (starting with the definites, then the possibles): Two Knights...
by scribe | Nov 8, 2007 | Chess Lecture
“So how’s your blog going?” I was talking last night with Mike, the tech support guy who taught me how to use WordPress, the blogging tool. We were at a Small Business Fair organized by Cruzio (my ISP, where Mike works) where various speakers...
