by scribe | Mar 29, 2019 | chess clubs, games, positions, ruminations, Uncategorized
I have some questions for all the chess coaches out there. Do you ever play games against your students? Do you think it is ever worth playing a bad move on purpose against them, to give them a learning opportunity or a chance to win? Do you think it is appropriate to...
by scribe | Mar 23, 2019 | Chess Lecture, games, positions
This week I played a game against the computer that featured two of my favorite strategic themes. The unbreakable pin is, of course, well known. The second concept, the Long March, is one that I named but of course didn’t invent. It’s simply the plan of marching the...
by scribe | Mar 20, 2019 | current news, endings, positions, PRO Chess League
With the San Francisco Mechanics not qualifying for the PRO Chess League playoffs, I didn’t watch the playoffs last night. It was my loss, because I missed the chance to watch in real time what one fan called “the best 60 seconds in PRO Chess League history” and what...
by scribe | Mar 12, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, people, positions, PRO Chess League
Tonight was the final night of the regular season for half of the teams in the PRO Chess League. For the San Francisco Mechanics, it was our last chance to make an improbable comeback and qualify for the playoffs. To recap the whole season to this point, we started...
by scribe | Mar 11, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, people, positions, ruminations
This weekend two of my protégés at the Aptos Library Chess Club, Emmy and Ryder Pimentel, ventured into the world of rated chess for the first time. And they did it in a reallllly big way: they played in the CalChess Super State Championships, a scholastic tournament...
