by scribe | Jul 29, 2013 | Chess Lecture, off-topic
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...
by scribe | Jul 15, 2013 | Chess Lecture, ruminations, tournaments
Me, that’s who! I took a look back at my 1977 diary to see if it said anything about the rating jump I wrote about in my last blog post. And in fact, I did write something that was unintentionally hilarious. To set the stage: In September 1976 I played a...
by scribe | Jul 14, 2013 | people, ruminations, tournaments
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...
by scribe | Jul 13, 2013 | current news, people, tournaments
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...
by scribe | Jul 7, 2013 | Chess Lecture, current news, games, positions, tournaments
This weekend I played in the Pacific Southwest Open in Los Angeles. Although I have lived in California for 17 years, I’ve only played two previous tournaments in southern California (both U.S. Opens). Of course, one reason is that California is a big state;...
