by scribe | Apr 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve spent a lot of time over the last month updating my main website, http://danamackenzie.com, so that it will be shiny and new and perfect when my book comes out. I am now publicly announcing that the re-design is complete! If you’ve never been there,...
by scribe | Apr 18, 2012 | games, literature, positions, tournaments
I’m really not a big expert on chess history. However, at Mike Splane’s latest chess salon last weekend, I talked about my recent game from the Reno tournament in the Bird Variation (Blackburne Subvariation) of the Ruy Lopez. (That’s 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3...
by scribe | Apr 13, 2012 | current news, literature, people
What do you call it when your former student does something so insanely wonderful that you just want to tell the world, “That’s my student!”? And what do you call it when HER students do something so insanely wonderful that… etc.? I call it...
by scribe | Apr 11, 2012 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, positions, tournaments
I’d like to show you my longest and hardest-fought game from last weekend’s tournament in Reno. I have decided that I won’t give a lecture on it, partly because it’s too long and partly because there are too many mistakes. But it is still a...
by scribe | Apr 9, 2012 | current news, tournaments
Louis Oosthuizen, I share your pain. The South African golfer nearly pulled off the most spectacular winning shot in golf history, holing a double eagle on the second hole in the Masters golf tournament. (Some people might mention Gene Sarazen’s double eagle in...
