by scribe | Sep 5, 2008 | people, ruminations, tournaments
At last Weekend’s Labor Day Chess Classic in San Francisco, I had a little time to sit down and interview Richard Koepcke, the organizer of the tournament. I think that organizers and TDs are the unsung heroes of the chess world. They’re the people who...
by scribe | Sep 3, 2008 | off-topic
I normally avoid politics in my blog, but this is just too funny. I hope you won’t mind the off-topic post. If you do mind, blame it on Elizabeth Vicary. She started it. So I was watching the Republican convention tonight because, like many other Americans, I...
by scribe | Sep 2, 2008 | games, positions, tournaments
Here is the finish of one of my better games from this weekend’s CalChess Labor Day Championship. It’s round four, and I’m playing the White pieces against yet another teen-age Class A hotshot, whose name is Sreekar Jasthi. (White to move.) As you...
by scribe | Sep 1, 2008 | chess clubs, games, people, tournaments
I’m back home from the CalChess Labor Day Classic, and pleased to report that just about everyone from Santa Cruz had a good weekend. I finished the tournament with four consecutive wins. That gave me a 5-1 score, and a tie for first place in the Expert...
