by scribe | Feb 28, 2016 | games, positions, ruminations
My computer issues are resolved, so I can go back to showing you games with diagrams. This one is an amusing riff on “how to beat the computer.” To be honest I really don’t know how to beat the computer, but sometimes I get lucky. Rule number one is...
by scribe | Feb 27, 2016 | current news, off-topic, tournaments
First, apologies for not writing very many posts this month. I have minor hardware issues. The power cable for my laptop is not working any more and I have ordered a new one, but it hasn’t arrived yet. So for the last week I have been turning on my laptop very...
by scribe | Feb 16, 2016 | chess clubs, current news, people, tournaments
This weekend I played in the U.S. Amateur Team West tournament, on a team called “Stean Punks,” which consisted of me, Larry Smith, John Wilson, John Williams, and Richard Robinson. It was, as always, a lot of fun to play in a team tournament. I actually...
by scribe | Feb 10, 2016 | off-topic, people, tournaments
My laptop computer with Chessbase is in the repair shop at the moment, so I can’t upload chess diagrams. So I’ll just go off-topic completely. This morning as I was jogging I passed a hand-lettered sign that said “<– Lingerie.” It...
by scribe | Feb 5, 2016 | endings, games, positions
One of these positions is a win for White. The other is a draw. Can you tell which is which? Position 1: Position after 51. … Kd4. White to move. FEN: 8/1p3p2/8/p2p2p1/P2k2Pp/1P1B3P/6K1/8 w – – 0 52 Position 2: Position after 51. … Kd4...
