by scribe | Jun 2, 2008 | off-topic, people, ruminations
Over there at Elizabeth Vicary’s chess blog, they’re having a great time as always. Tom Panelas wants Barack Obama to pick Elizabeth as his vice-presidential candidate. Hear, hear! We definitely need a chess coach in the White House, particularly because...
by scribe | Jun 1, 2008 | literature, people, ruminations, tournaments
A couple weeks ago I finished reading The Chess Artist by J.C. Hallman, which was an anniversary present from my wife. We were in a bookstore about a week before our anniversary, and she said, “Pick out any book you want, and I’ll buy it for you.” I...
