by scribe | Jan 26, 2008 | literature, people, ruminations, Uncategorized
So this afternoon I’m driving back home from the bookstore, and thinking about how there are so many books where the young hero outfoxes the older generation. You can start with Harry Potter and go through just about the whole Young Adult section of the...
by scribe | Jan 19, 2008 | people, ruminations
What can I say about Bobby Fischer that hasn’t been said a thousand times? Well, I can start by correcting a mistake that is made in the wire service articles on his death and even on the USCF website: Bobby Fischer was not the first American world chess...
by scribe | Jan 18, 2008 | people, positions, ruminations
It’s huge news, but one doesn’t know whether to feel happy or sad. Mostly it’s just spooky, because Carina just finished her stunning portrait of Bobby Fischer this week, and Dribbling mentioned in his comment that he looks like an angel in that...
by scribe | Jan 18, 2008 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, games, people, positions
After playing well in chess club my last two times, I guess I was due for an off night. I was in the top quad with Juande Perea and Dan Burkhard (who are both playing in the Santa Cruz Cup) and Steve Sullivan. First round was a lifeless draw as Black against Juande....
by scribe | Dec 28, 2007 | chess clubs, games, people, positions
Okay, time for me to interrupt the melodrama over the word “melodrama” by posting a new blog entry! For the first time since I started this blog in October, I went to the Santa Cruz chess club last night. I’ve been just a little bit too busy with...
by scribe | Dec 17, 2007 | people, tournaments
As many of you probably know by now, Gata Kamsky of the U.S. won the World Cup this weekend by beating Alexei Shirov in a four-game match. He will thus get a chance to play Veselin Topalov in a world championship qualifier match next year. I’m excited for...
