Travel, redwoods, etc.

First a little bit of chess news in a mostly off-topic post: ChessLecture now has a YouTube page, so if any of you have ever wondered what the lectures are like, you can now watch a few (well, only one at this point, but I’m sure there will soon be more) without...

Skipping a Grade

It’s not my intention to turn this blog into a Conrad Holt Admiration Society, but after I wrote yesterday’s post I did a little bit of sleuthing that showed me just how unusual his chess career has been, compared to other U.S. juniors. Of course...

More juniors to watch

I got back after midnight last night from my long trip to southern California. After playing in the Pacific Southwest Open in Los Angeles, as mentioned in my last post, I drove to San Diego to attend a math conference. Yesterday I drove all the way back from San Diego...