by scribe | Jan 15, 2013 | 2012 world championship, endings, games, off-topic, people, ruminations, tournaments
I had to miss a few days because of work, specifically a math conference in San Diego where I was invited to give a talk and do a book signing for The Universe in Zero Words. Unexpectedly, at the book signing I met a fellow chess player! I’ve mentioned Simon...
by scribe | Jul 21, 2011 | current news, people, tournaments, translations
This morning I was browsing the Internet to see what is going on in the chess world. Quite a lot, actually. The headline events are the Biel chess festival in Switzerland, where Magnus Carlsen is leading the grandmaster tournament after three rounds, and the World...
by scribe | Feb 22, 2010 | people, ruminations
As you know, the kind of chess blogs I tend to read the most are the ones written by average to good players, like me. They are the easiest to relate to. However, it is worth noting that there are more and more blogs out there by grandmasters. For instance, just a...
by scribe | Dec 30, 2009 | openings, ruminations, tournaments
This morning I decided to tally my tournament results for the year 2009, breaking them down according to whether I was White or Black and according to the level of opposition. The results, I think you will agree, are rather surprising: Against Masters Against...
by scribe | Dec 14, 2009 | off-topic, ruminations, tournaments
It’s been a few days since my last blog post, so I sat down today and decided to write an update. But what should I write about? I haven’t played a game in two weeks. I haven’t studied any chess games in the past week, because I was too busy...
