by scribe | Jan 24, 2019 | current news, PRO Chess League, ruminations
So far in this PRO Chess League Season I’ve been focusing on the San Francisco Mechanics, since they asked me to be their official team blogger. But for a change let’s look at what else has been happening in the rest of the league through the first three weeks. This...
by scribe | Jan 23, 2019 | current news, PRO Chess League
My wife is a big fan of reality television, and has watched almost every episode of the Great British Baking Show and has moved on to watching the not-so-great British interior design show. Even if the shows fail to teach us interior design, they at least educate us...
by scribe | Jan 8, 2019 | current news, people, PRO Chess League, tournaments
Although Google says that San Francisco and San Jose are 48 miles apart, it really is all one metropolitan area: If you drive from one to the other on highway 101 or El Camino Real, you will never have a moment when the urban landscape stops. So when the San Francisco...
by scribe | Dec 28, 2018 | current news, games, people, PRO Chess League
In the weeks ahead I will write occasional posts introducing you to the members of the San Francisco Mechanics team in the PRO Chess League. I sent around a short questionnaire to most of the team members, hoping to conduct a sort of online interview. The very first...
by scribe | Dec 24, 2018 | chess clubs, current news, games, PRO Chess League
On Saturday the San Francisco Mechanics had our first team meeting at the spacious and inviting new headquarters of the Berkeley Chess School. This is where the team will play half of its matches in the PRO Chess League in 2019; the other half will be played in the...
by scribe | Dec 18, 2018 | current news, people, PRO Chess League, tournaments
I’ve been pretty quiet here lately, but in 2019 that is going to change. First, starting on January 1, I’m planning to play in the Bay Area International. This super-strong tournament features lots of players whom we don’t usually see in these parts,...
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