by scribe | Nov 17, 2012 | chess clubs, current news, people
Yesterday Magnus Carlsen visited San Jose and gave a simultaneous blindfold exhibition at the Silicon Valley Bank. I only found out about this event three or four days in advance and decided not to go to it, because it seemed that space was going to be very limited...
by scribe | Nov 15, 2012 | Chess Lecture, Chess Life, literature, people
Last night I started looking online for lists of all the state chess champions in the U.S. since the beginning of time (or since 1878, when the New York State Championship was first held). It will probably surprise no one to hear that the information is scattered and...
by scribe | Nov 14, 2012 | current news, literature, people
I’m delighted to announce that the career of America’s youngest and most exciting chess author has just taken another quantum leap forward. Daniel Naroditsky’s new book, Mastering Complex Endgames, has now been published by New in Chess and will be...
by scribe | Oct 22, 2012 | Chess Lecture, current news, people, tournaments
This year’s Western States Open ended up with a four-way tie for first place, an appropriate result for a tournament where nobody seemed to be able to make a decisive move away from the pack. (Remember the nine-way tie for first after round three?) The four...
by scribe | Oct 12, 2012 | chess clubs, current news, literature, people, US Chess League
I’ve posted about this before, but I think it’s worth another mention. Next week, on October 19, the documentary Brooklyn Castle will open in two theaters in New York: Lincoln Center and the Landmark Sunshine. (I’m not a New Yorker, but even I have...
by scribe | Sep 24, 2012 | chess clubs, people, positions
One of the most common mistakes in chess, from the beginning level all the way up to accomplished players, is to think that just because you can capture a piece, you should capture it. Perhaps we could call this “the checkers fallacy,” because in checkers...
