by scribe | Nov 28, 2008 | games, tournaments
This weekend I’m playing in the Bay Area Chess Thanksgiving Festival (see www.bayareachess.com). This is the second tournament I’ve played in that was organized by Salman Azhar; I also played in the Memorial Day Festival earlier this year. He found a much...
by scribe | Oct 13, 2008 | people, tournaments
What an exciting month for chess! Of course, tomorrow we will see the first game of the world championship match, Kramnik versus Anand. From everything I’ve read it should be a pretty even match, but with a vivid contrast in styles. Because it’s a short...
by scribe | Jan 18, 2008 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, games, people, positions
After playing well in chess club my last two times, I guess I was due for an off night. I was in the top quad with Juande Perea and Dan Burkhard (who are both playing in the Santa Cruz Cup) and Steve Sullivan. First round was a lifeless draw as Black against Juande....
