by scribe | May 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Here is Grandmaster Sergey Shipov’s analysis of the fourth game of the World Championship match, between Boris Gelfand and Viswanathan Anand. The original Russian text can be found, as always, at www.crestbook.com. (This...
by scribe | May 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Just a quick news flash: The fourth game Gelfand-Anand was drawn. I will post my translation of GM Sergey Shipov’s analysis here within an hour. Stay tuned! 😎
by scribe | May 11, 2012 | 2012 world championship, Crestbook, current news, translations
The World Championship match between champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Boris Gelfand began today, with a rather short (24-move) draw. Gelfand appeared to have slightly the upper hand, but as GM Sergei Shipov said, “he considered a draw from a position of...
by scribe | May 9, 2012 | games, people, positions, tournaments
If any of you were wondering about the chess position in the photograph in my last post, here is the game. It removes some of the mystery about when and why the photograph was taken. The game was played in the Monterey Chess Center monthly tournament on February 24,...
by scribe | May 7, 2012 | chess clubs, people, ruminations, tournaments
I’d like to start a new chess week (and month) out with a little photo quiz. I discovered this old photo on my computer when I was updating my website. Old-timers on the Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay chess scene should be able to figure out where the picture was...
