by scribe | Jan 26, 2011 | chess clubs, games, people
Steven Zierk’s appearance at the Aptos Library chess club yesterday went very smoothly, and I think it was a hit with the kids. We ended up with a crowd of about 60 people, so the room was full to capacity but not beyond. I really liked the energy and excitement...
by scribe | Jan 18, 2011 | chess clubs, current news, people
Next Tuesday, January 25, world under-18 champion Steven Zierk is coming to speak at the Aptos Library Chess Club! I am hoping that he will play a simultaneous exhibition and then speak about his experiences at the world championships in Greece last fall. This will be...
by scribe | Sep 30, 2010 | chess clubs, literature, positions, ruminations
While the rest of the chess world is focused on the FIDE elections and on the World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, and American chess is focused on the US Chess League, I’ve been enjoying a chess break. No study, no tournaments, no ChessLectures (with...
by scribe | May 15, 2010 | chess clubs, people, tournaments
Every May, to end the school year, I run a small chess tournament for kids at the Aptos public library. I enjoy it because it’s a chance for the kids who come to my weekly chess club to show how they can do in a more “serious” setting. Also, we...
by scribe | May 12, 2010 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, current news, tournaments
I appreciate all the people who have visited my blog in the last couple of weeks, to read my translations of grandmaster Sergei Shipov’s comments on the recently concluded world championship match. Yesterday was another near-record-setting day, with 742 hits....
by scribe | Apr 25, 2010 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, games, people
Gjon Feinstein’s chess party yesterday went very well. We had the whole Student Activities Center at Cabrillo College to ourselves. Eleven of the twelve invitees were able to make it — besides Gjon and me, there were Yves Tan, Cailen Melville, Thadeus Frei...
