by scribe | Dec 3, 2007 | games, people
Garry Kasparov (the former world chess champion) has been making news this year as the leader of a political coalition in Russia that is opposed to the continued rule of Vladimir Putin as president. Last weekend elections were held to the legislature, and in the final...
by scribe | Dec 2, 2007 | endings, games, positions, tournaments
In the fourth round of the Santa Cruz Cup I played my best game yet (which isn’t saying much). I’m now sitting in very good shape, with a 4-0 start including wins over my two highest-rated opponents. However, there’s a lot of chess remaining. Ratings...
