by scribe | Jul 28, 2008 | off-topic, people, ruminations
I don’t know if anyone noticed, but this blog has had a lull for the last week because I was out of town. I was helping my wife, Kay, sell her quilt books and patterns at the International Quilt Fair in Long Beach, California. The world did not stop in my...
by scribe | Jul 20, 2008 | Chess Lecture, games, people, positions
Last night I invited a few of my chess friends over for an evening devoted to chess. Borrowing a term from a century ago, one could perhaps call it a “chess salon.” The evening’s first entertainment was a recent Chess Lecture (the one by Eugene...
by scribe | Jul 15, 2008 | endings, games, positions, tournaments
It might not have the resonance of Batman versus the Joker, but the rivalry of Bishops versus Knights is one of the eternal dramas or morality plays of chess. Sometimes the straight-arrow bishop triumphs. Other times it’s the crooked, shifty knight....
by scribe | Jul 13, 2008 | people, ruminations, Uncategorized
If you haven’t seen it, you should check out this article at ChessBase.com about the hostages who were rescued from the Colombian jungle two weeks ago. The article is based on a CNN video report, which you can watch if you prefer. The video shows two of the...
by scribe | Jul 10, 2008 | chess clubs, games, positions
Something about chess club is good for prying words loose from the depths of my memory. A few months ago I wrote about how a night of chess helped me remember the word “oxymoron.” Tonight’s word is somewhat simpler, but it’s a beautiful one:...
