by scribe | Nov 8, 2007 | Chess Lecture
“So how’s your blog going?” I was talking last night with Mike, the tech support guy who taught me how to use WordPress, the blogging tool. We were at a Small Business Fair organized by Cruzio (my ISP, where Mike works) where various speakers...
by scribe | Nov 5, 2007 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, openings, tournaments
Round 2 of the Santa Cruz Cup was yesterday, and already it was a very important game for me: I had Black against the top seed, Juan Diego Perea. As you might remember from my previous “Round Robin Bliss” post, Juande and I agreed to be co-champions last...
by scribe | Nov 3, 2007 | chess clubs
Everybody loves Friday, of course, but I have a special reason to look forward to it every week. Friday is the day that I run the Aptos Library Chess Club, a club for kids aged six and up. I’ve been doing this for 11 years, ever since I moved to Santa Cruz. (For...
