by scribe | Dec 30, 2009 | openings, ruminations, tournaments
This morning I decided to tally my tournament results for the year 2009, breaking them down according to whether I was White or Black and according to the level of opposition. The results, I think you will agree, are rather surprising: Against Masters Against...
by scribe | Dec 29, 2009 | Chess Lecture, ruminations, US Chess League
Today I had the chance to do something I almost never do, except at tournaments — spend the whole day thinking about chess. That’s one of the nice benefits of the holiday season, when there are no deadlines pressing on me. Mostly I was getting my thoughts...
by scribe | Dec 28, 2009 | Chess Lecture, off-topic
As I reported in my last post, I made the big move from the PC world to the Apple world this holiday season. I took the iMac out of its box on the day before Christmas. For my wife Kay, who has campaigned tirelessly for years to bring me over to the “light...
by scribe | Dec 14, 2009 | off-topic, ruminations, tournaments
It’s been a few days since my last blog post, so I sat down today and decided to write an update. But what should I write about? I haven’t played a game in two weeks. I haven’t studied any chess games in the past week, because I was too busy...
by scribe | Dec 2, 2009 | Chess Lecture, games, positions, tournaments
Tortoise and Hare sat down to play a game of chess. (If you don’t like fables, “Tortoise” is me, Dana Mackenzie. “Hare” is an expert named Arthur Liou. The date was November 29, and the occasion was round five of the CalChess State...
