by scribe | Mar 22, 2010 | Chess Lecture, literature, off-topic, openings, ruminations
I’m going to take a deep breath and go off-topic again in this entry, with apologies to people who come here looking for chess coverage. As you know, I only write off-topic entries on rare occasions, such as the U.S. presidential election in 2008. This post is...
by scribe | Mar 9, 2010 | chess clubs, games, positions, ruminations
Gjon Feinstein, my friend who makes his living teaching chess, has a great way to get kids over the hump of not wanting to put their pieces next to the opponent’s king, even if it would win the game. He calls it the “in-your-face” checkmate. Today,...
by scribe | Feb 22, 2010 | people, ruminations
As you know, the kind of chess blogs I tend to read the most are the ones written by average to good players, like me. They are the easiest to relate to. However, it is worth noting that there are more and more blogs out there by grandmasters. For instance, just a...
by scribe | Jan 28, 2010 | off-topic, people, ruminations, tournaments
Okay, it’s a little bit off topic, but I have to mention something I saw on TV this weekend. Last weekend, a bowler named Kelly Kulick won the Professional Bowlers’ Association Tournament of Champions, which made her the first woman ever to win a...
by scribe | Dec 30, 2009 | openings, ruminations, tournaments
This morning I decided to tally my tournament results for the year 2009, breaking them down according to whether I was White or Black and according to the level of opposition. The results, I think you will agree, are rather surprising: Against Masters Against...
by scribe | Dec 29, 2009 | Chess Lecture, ruminations, US Chess League
Today I had the chance to do something I almost never do, except at tournaments — spend the whole day thinking about chess. That’s one of the nice benefits of the holiday season, when there are no deadlines pressing on me. Mostly I was getting my thoughts...
