by scribe | Nov 30, 2011 | games, off-topic, people, positions
Chess LOL kitties! “That Black’s position was in ruins was obvious to the veriest tyro.” One of my favorite chess quotes of all time! Who said it, and what game was he talking about? (The position may help, although Sassy the kitty has introduced...
by scribe | Nov 19, 2011 | current news, off-topic
As you guys know, I try to avoid off-topic posts. I never have ads or promotions on this site. However, after careful thought I’d like to mention a way that you can help a charity that I like without any cost to you. All you need is a Facebook account....
by scribe | Nov 10, 2011 | current news, games, off-topic, ruminations, tournaments
I suspect that everyone reading this blog can figure out the following riddle: He’s been played with for centuries and lives the majority of his life one step at a time, often moving between darkness and light, and when he’s trapped, his life is over. This...
by scribe | Nov 7, 2011 | off-topic, people, ruminations
A few weeks ago I got a wonderful surprise in my e-mail. A reader named Edson José Cortiano, who lives in Brazil, sent me several chess cartoons that he has drawn, and he has given me permission to post them in my blog. I have to apologize that my blog is not ideally...
by scribe | Nov 3, 2011 | games, off-topic, openings, people, ruminations
One of my stranger quirks is that I have kept a diary for most of my life. My parents gave me my very first diary on Christmas in 1963, when I was five years old, but I didn’t stick with it for very long. They tried again, giving me a five-year diary when I was...
by scribe | Oct 25, 2011 | current news, off-topic, openings, ruminations
It’s Blog Stats time again! About a year ago I wrote a post called “Counting Down the Hits,” where I listed the top 15 posts from this blog in total page views. I also counted down seven “undeservedly neglected” posts, some of my...
