by scribe | Mar 14, 2012 | chess clubs, games, positions, tournaments
By far the most interesting game we analyzed during Mike Splane’s last chess party was a game from the U.S. Amateur Team West that was shown by Barry Curto. By the way, before I get into that game, I’d like to respond to Mike’s comment on my last...
by scribe | Mar 12, 2012 | chess clubs, games, positions
Yesterday I learned a new chess principle, which very likely did not exist until yesterday. It’s called the Mike Splane Principle of Activating the Most Pieces. The occasion was another of Mike’s chess parties. I presented one of my games from the recent...
by scribe | Mar 7, 2012 | chess clubs, positions, ruminations
Yesterday we had a rather small crew at the Aptos Public Library chess club — only six kids. But it was a good group, and we had some well-played and competitive games. During lesson time I put up the following position, #281 in John Emms’ Ultimate Chess...
by scribe | Nov 23, 2011 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, ruminations
A few days ago I received the following comment on one of my ChessLectures from a longtime subscriber: I must agree with the previous commentators that Dana Mackenzie, though not being a terribly strong player, is a grandmaster in didactics. It shows that PLAYING...
by scribe | Nov 13, 2011 | chess clubs, games, positions
Mike Splane had another chess party at his house yesterday, probably about the fourth or fifth one I’ve been to, though I’m not really sure. I felt that this was the most interesting one yet, at least for me. I brought a game that I lost in the recent...
by scribe | Oct 23, 2011 | chess clubs, current news, people, tournaments, US Chess League
Two-thirds of the way through the 2011 Western States Open, and the leader is no surprise. Sergei Kudrin is always such a reliable presence at these Reno tournaments that it seemed strange when he wasn’t here in April. (I think he was playing in some other...
