by scribe | Sep 5, 2008 | people, ruminations, tournaments
At last Weekend’s Labor Day Chess Classic in San Francisco, I had a little time to sit down and interview Richard Koepcke, the organizer of the tournament. I think that organizers and TDs are the unsung heroes of the chess world. They’re the people who...
by scribe | Sep 1, 2008 | chess clubs, games, people, tournaments
I’m back home from the CalChess Labor Day Classic, and pleased to report that just about everyone from Santa Cruz had a good weekend. I finished the tournament with four consecutive wins. That gave me a 5-1 score, and a tie for first place in the Expert...
by scribe | Jul 28, 2008 | off-topic, people, ruminations
I don’t know if anyone noticed, but this blog has had a lull for the last week because I was out of town. I was helping my wife, Kay, sell her quilt books and patterns at the International Quilt Fair in Long Beach, California. The world did not stop in my...
by scribe | Jul 20, 2008 | Chess Lecture, games, people, positions
Last night I invited a few of my chess friends over for an evening devoted to chess. Borrowing a term from a century ago, one could perhaps call it a “chess salon.” The evening’s first entertainment was a recent Chess Lecture (the one by Eugene...
by scribe | Jul 13, 2008 | people, ruminations, Uncategorized
If you haven’t seen it, you should check out this article at ChessBase.com about the hostages who were rescued from the Colombian jungle two weeks ago. The article is based on a CNN video report, which you can watch if you prefer. The video shows two of the...
by scribe | Jul 9, 2008 | people, ruminations, tournaments
I know you’re all impatiently waiting for my first post from “Dana’s Secret Chess Files,” but today I’d like to tell you about the first time my girlfriend (who is now my wife) came with me to a chess tournament. The tournament was in...
