by scribe | Apr 7, 2009 | Chess Lecture, Chess Life, endings, positions, tournaments
Note: If any of you are waiting for the follow-up to my previous post, “Chicken!” (Part 2), I am delaying that post for a few days because I decided I wanted to cover it in a ChessLecture first. So look for the thrilling conclusion to the chicken saga...
by scribe | Apr 5, 2009 | games, people, positions, tournaments
One of the nice things about tournament chess, as compared with (say) poker or basketball or most other sports, is the almost complete lack of chatter or “trash talking.” In kids’ tournaments it’s not too unusual to see players talking to each...
by scribe | Apr 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Here’s an interesting position from a game I played quite a long time ago: Mackenzie — Stauffer, Columbus Invitational 1993 What is White’s best move and why? While you’re mulling that over, let me say a little bit about why I was going over...
by scribe | Apr 2, 2009 | Chess Lecture, Chess Life, off-topic, openings, people, tournaments
I’ve been slacking off on both my chess blog and my chess studying so far this year. Just look at those single-digit numbers of posts: 7 in January, 4 in February, 6 in March. But there’s good news, chess fans! With my first big tournament of the year...
