by scribe | Jun 30, 2008 | ruminations
We’ve just about reached the half-year point of 2008, which seems like a good time for taking stock. What would you like more of in this blog? Do you have any suggestions that would make it more useful, fun, or interesting for you? Here are some specific...
by scribe | Jun 24, 2008 | Chess Lecture, endings, games
I recently decided not to record a ChessLecture on one of my recent games, a game against a teen-aged expert named Stephen Zierk that ended up in a drawn rook-and-pawn endgame. It was a very close decision, and I’d be interested in what you think. If people...
by scribe | Jun 21, 2008 | games, literature, people, tournaments
Following up on some earlier entries … Any Publicity is Good Publicity? My review of J.C. Hallman’s book The Chess Artist (see “Yo, Hallman!” ) has spawned the longest comment thread ever on this blog. Today, comment number 30 rolled in over...
by scribe | Jun 16, 2008 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, people
If any of you who read this blog are not members of ChessLecture.com yet, I would like to give you two reasons why you need to join up immediately. Those reasons are: Jesse Kraai Eugene Perelshteyn You don’t need any more reasons than that! I’ve known for...
by scribe | Jun 15, 2008 | Chess Lecture, games, openings, tournaments
Today I played my last game in the Santa Cruz Cup. After disappointing losses in my last two games, I was playing Black against Ilan Benjamin. With a win I would finish third; a draw or loss would relegate me to fourth place. Coincidentally, this was also graduation...
