by scribe | Jul 14, 2011 | Chess Lecture, current news, people
This is just a very short entry, to tell all readers of this blog that they are required to click here and read the continuation of Bryan Smith’s travelogue in Europe. His series, “A Traveling Chess Player,” is the best writing ever on chess.com....
by scribe | Jul 8, 2011 | current news, off-topic
Going off-topic again today… I have been a sports fan for my whole life, but I have only ever had one conversation with a professional athlete. It happened when I was at a meeting in Baltimore in 2003. I didn’t have anyone to eat dinner with, so I went to...
by scribe | Jul 6, 2011 | games, openings, positions
This must be Computer Chess Month for me, because I’m going to write my third entry in a row about that topic. This afternoon I played another interesting … no, change that, mind-bending game against Shredder 12. This one I lost on time, but I had kind of...
by scribe | Jul 3, 2011 | Chess Life, endings, positions
Well, this is really nothing to get excited about, but last night I finally won against Shredder 12 (full strength) on my Mac. The conditions were game in 10 minutes, with no time increment. You might say, “Wait a minute! Aren’t you the guy who wrote an...
by scribe | Jul 2, 2011 | current news, tournaments
According to an article at ChessVibes, the International Computer Games Association has disqualified Rybka from the present and all future World Computer Chess Championships, and has also voided its world titles from 2007-2010. The reason is that Rybka was deemed, by...
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