by scribe | Sep 25, 2019 | 2020 world championship, current news, literature, off-topic
This afternoon I got some amazing news from my co-author: our book, The Book of Why, was mentioned in a new documentary series on Netflix! It’s in a show called “Inside Bill’s Brain.” If you watch the first episode, about 21 minutes in...
by scribe | Sep 22, 2019 | 2020 world championship, current news, games, positions, tournaments
In today’s playoff round of the World Cup, Jeffery Xiong became the only American player still standing. In a thrilling match, he beat Jan-Krzysztof Duda 4 1/2 – 3 1/2. White won seven out of eight games, so arguably it was the one game that Xiong managed...
by scribe | Sep 21, 2019 | 2020 world championship, current news, positions, tournaments
Okay, bad pun, but now is the time to get on the Jeffery Xiong train! It’s currently boarding passengers in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, and the next stop is Yekaterinburg, where next year’s World Championship Candidates tournament will be held. All aboard!...
by scribe | Sep 19, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, people, tournaments
Ryder, Emmy, me and Atlee at the state championship. It’s been a month since I posted here, so I would like to reassure anybody who’s wondering that I have not fallen off the face of the earth! The above photo was taken three weeks ago at the Northern...
