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 | Feb 17, 2010 | games, literature, people
Last week I received an autographed copy of Andres Hortillosa’s new book, Improve Your Chess At Any Age, which he generously mailed to me. Ever since then, I’ve been debating whether to post a review of it. I greatly admire what Andres has done and I also...
by scribe | Feb 16, 2010 | endings, games, people, tournaments
Yesterday the 36th (almost) Annual Peoples Tournament concluded. It was pretty much of a lost weekend for me, or perhaps I should say a drawn weekend. After my excellent start, a win against Michael Aigner, I then spun my wheels with four straight draws before losing...
by scribe | Feb 15, 2010 | people
Brian Wall, ex-Colorado champion, inventor of such crazy openings as the Fishing Pole and the Full Metal Jacket, occasional reader of this blog, and a guy who apparently has no other life than chess because he manages to post several times a day to his BrianWallChess...
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 | Jan 21, 2010 | games, openings, people
A few days ago I got a very interesting and pleasant surprise, a comment on my blog from a player I used to know back in North Carolina. His name is Rich Jackson, and he was responding to this post where I analyzed a game we played in the 1987 state championship. The...
