by scribe | Jul 3, 2008 | chess clubs, people
Man, this blog is turning into one big obituary page. Yesterday, I heard from a friend that Gerhard Ringel had died. Gerhard has been an active player in Santa Cruz chess for years, since long before I moved here. I mentioned him before in this post, where I described...
by scribe | Jul 1, 2008 | endings, games, openings, people, ruminations, tournaments
Okay, today we’re going to resume our amble through time by taking a step back to 1978 and my game against someone I faced only one time, but who made a lasting impression on me. In the summer of 1978 I was between my junior and senior years of college, and in...
by scribe | Jun 21, 2008 | games, literature, people, tournaments
Following up on some earlier entries … Any Publicity is Good Publicity? My review of J.C. Hallman’s book The Chess Artist (see “Yo, Hallman!” ) has spawned the longest comment thread ever on this blog. Today, comment number 30 rolled in over...
by scribe | Jun 16, 2008 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, people
If any of you who read this blog are not members of ChessLecture.com yet, I would like to give you two reasons why you need to join up immediately. Those reasons are: Jesse Kraai Eugene Perelshteyn You don’t need any more reasons than that! I’ve known for...
by scribe | Jun 6, 2008 | off-topic, people, tournaments
In a recent post I wrote about chess in the Triangle area (Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina) in the 1980s. That inevitably leads to my next topic, which is the two state championships that I managed to win while I lived in Durham. I’ve been...
by scribe | Jun 2, 2008 | off-topic, people, ruminations
Over there at Elizabeth Vicary’s chess blog, they’re having a great time as always. Tom Panelas wants Barack Obama to pick Elizabeth as his vice-presidential candidate. Hear, hear! We definitely need a chess coach in the White House, particularly because...
