by scribe | Apr 19, 2008 | people, tournaments
I’ve mentioned in a previous blog entry that I very much enjoy Ilya Odessky’s stream-of-consciousness articles at www.chesspro.ru, which start out being about chess but end up going in completely unpredictable directions. So I’m going to try a...
by scribe | Apr 14, 2008 | Chess Lecture, endings, games
For any of you who are subscribers to ChessLecture, Jesse Kraai’s analysis of my game with John Bick is now online. All I can say is, it’s fascinating. I am blown away by how different his understanding of several positions was from mine. You would think...
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 | Apr 8, 2008 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, openings, tournaments
For ChessLecture fans, I have some good news, or at least interesting news. As I mentioned earlier, GM Jesse Kraai — the winner of the U.S. Championship Qualifier — offered to take a look at my games from this tournament and pick one as the topic for one...
by scribe | Apr 6, 2008 | games, openings, positions, tournaments
So far I have had time to thoroughly analyze only two of my games from the U.S. Championship Qualifier, and I’m part way through the third. I had an unusual number (by my standards) of very interesting and competitive games, and I think that I will eventually...
