by scribe | May 10, 2008 | chess clubs, people, tournaments
Today I will continue the ambling through my chess past that I began with this entry about the Richmond (VA)Â chess club in the 1970s and that entry about the U.S. Junior Open in 1974. But first, let me mention, for anyone who likes this kind of stuff, you should also...
by scribe | Apr 25, 2008 | chess clubs, games, people, ruminations
Last night I went to chess club at Borders, for the first time since they moved their closing time to an hour earlier. This change has forced us to speed up the time controls, so that we now play three 15-minute games instead of three 25-minute games. From what I was...
by scribe | Apr 10, 2008 | chess clubs, people
… Means “in passing,” and I’m writing this entry to honor someone who passed on too quickly. Zoe, whose last name I do not know, was a regular at the Borders chess club here in Santa Cruz. She was a true chess fan, someone who was devoted to...
by scribe | Mar 21, 2008 | chess clubs, games, openings, ruminations
Last night, about five minutes before I left for chess club, I was talking with my wife, and I needed a word that means “a self-contradictory phrase.” I opened my mouth… and nothing came out! I couldn’t believe it. I knew that there is such a...
by scribe | Feb 3, 2008 | chess clubs, games
I’ve mentioned before in this blog that I run a chess club for kids at the local library on Friday afternoons. (This is not to be confused with the chess club for grownups that I play in on Thursday nights.) Most weeks the turnout is 8 to 12 kids. I set up two...
by scribe | Feb 1, 2008 | chess clubs, games, openings, people, positions
That was the story of my game in chess club last night. After winning my first game, I played against Steve Sullivan. As usual, he played poorly in the opening, and I soon had all sorts of delightful winning chances. (See, for example, this post for another example...
