The Joke’s on Me

“Hey, I just saw this great game by some kid from Brooklyn, Bobby what’s-his-name … you won’t believe it, he sacrificed his queen and won, like, 15 moves later. Here, let me show you!” Among all the possible conversational gaffes that a...

USCL Quarterfinal Thoughts

Not much going on in my chess life right now, so I’ll write a little bit more about the U.S. Chess League. The playoffs are entering their second round, and now all of the top teams are in action. On paper we should have some very close matches, with New Jersey...