by scribe | Jun 9, 2012 | 2012 world championship, current news, people
There is a great interview of Boris Gelfand at www.chessvibes.com, which is required reading for anybody who is still coming down from the adrenaline buzz of the World Championship match. Probably the most interesting revelation of the interview is the fact that Garry...
by scribe | Jun 4, 2012 | Chess Lecture, current news, people
The best series of articles at chess.com came to an unexpected and somewhat sad conclusion last week. I wrote previously in two posts (here and here) about Bryan Smith’s series, “A Traveling Chess Player,” which began with his impulsive and not...
by scribe | May 9, 2012 | games, people, positions, tournaments
If any of you were wondering about the chess position in the photograph in my last post, here is the game. It removes some of the mystery about when and why the photograph was taken. The game was played in the Monterey Chess Center monthly tournament on February 24,...
by scribe | May 7, 2012 | chess clubs, people, ruminations, tournaments
I’d like to start a new chess week (and month) out with a little photo quiz. I discovered this old photo on my computer when I was updating my website. Old-timers on the Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay chess scene should be able to figure out where the picture was...
by scribe | Apr 28, 2012 | endings, games, people, tournaments
When I played my first game against a world champion (the world computer champion, Belle, in 1983), I knew that I was playing a world champion. That was not the case the second time. On the weekend after New Year’s Day in 1988, I decided to play in one of Bill...
by scribe | Apr 22, 2012 | chess clubs, current news, people, tournaments, US Chess League
I know, I already posted earlier this week about Elizabeth Spiegel and the awesome job that she has done with I.S. 318 in Brooklyn. But that was before I understood the full scope of their accomplishment. I only realized it when I looked at her web page this morning,...
