World Cup: Exhaustion Sets In

by | Oct 4, 2015 | current news, ruminations, tournaments

I’ve even gotten tired writing about the World Cup, imagine how tired the people are playing it. The final four-game match between Peter Svidler and Sergey Karjakin has been disappointing in a way I never expected. First, take a look at the results: Svidler 1,...

Pawn Sacrifice (the Movie)

by | Oct 3, 2015 | current news, literature, people

This afternoon, a week or two after everybody else, I finally got a chance to watch Pawn Sacrifice, the movie about the Bobby Fischer – Boris Spassky match starring Tobey McGuire. I know that any chess player can easily find flaws with the portrayal of chess and...