by scribe | May 28, 2016 | chess clubs, current news, tournaments
It’s here! The one day out of every year when I turn into a tournament director, at the Aptos Public Library. Before I go any further, I should give credit where credit is overwhelmingly due: to the Aptos Library and to Heather Pereira (the chief librarian) and...
by scribe | May 27, 2016 | current news, off-topic, ruminations
Two years ago I went to Atlanta to attend the “Gathering for Gardner,” a biennial conference on math, magic, games, and puzzles in honor of the late Martin Gardner. I gave an 8-minute talk at the meeting, and the video of my talk has just been posted...
by scribe | May 14, 2016 | chess clubs, current news, off-topic, people, ruminations, tournaments
First, apologies for my long silence… more than two weeks! I know that there isn’t anything else worth reading on the Internet except for my blog, so I know you guys were suffering. 😉 This morning I had an interesting experience, being interviewed by a...
