by scribe | May 20, 2010 | Chess Lecture, current news, tournaments
The first seven rounds of the U.S. Chess Championship are now in the books, and it’s time to see whether the new format will live up to its promise. This year, instead of a regular 9-round Swiss System, the tournament has an extra twist. After 7 rounds, the top...
by scribe | May 15, 2010 | chess clubs, people, tournaments
Every May, to end the school year, I run a small chess tournament for kids at the Aptos public library. I enjoy it because it’s a chance for the kids who come to my weekly chess club to show how they can do in a more “serious” setting. Also, we...
by scribe | May 12, 2010 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, current news, tournaments
I appreciate all the people who have visited my blog in the last couple of weeks, to read my translations of grandmaster Sergei Shipov’s comments on the recently concluded world championship match. Yesterday was another near-record-setting day, with 742 hits....
by scribe | May 11, 2010 | 2010 world championship, current news, endings, games
The match for the world championship is over, and the new champion is the same as the old champion: Vishwanathan Anand! In my last post I estimated that there was about a 5 percent chance that Anand would pull off a last-gasp victory as Black. That was surely a little...
by scribe | May 9, 2010 | 2010 world championship, endings, games, tournaments
After a blazing start, with three decisive games in the first four, the last two-thirds of the Anand-Topalov match has turned into a war of nerves. Today’s game was no exception. It was played almost entirely on a strategic level, with tactics only in the...
