by scribe | Dec 18, 2008 | Chess Lecture, games, positions, tournaments
OMG, will someone please tell this guy which century it is? In round two of the Berkeley International 2008, David Pruess channeled Harry Nelson Pillsbury, circa 1899, with his brilliant 15. Bxh7! combination against Jesse Kraai. But not satisfied with that, in round...
by scribe | Feb 15, 2008 | Chess Lecture, games, openings, people, positions
In February, there is no question that the center of the chess universe is Russia. There are two huge events, back to back: the Moscow Open, with a prize fund of 5 million rubles ($200,000), and the Aeroflot Open. The Moscow Open “A” tournament, which...
by scribe | Jan 15, 2008 | Chess Lecture, games, ruminations
Last week ChessLecture announced my new series, “Learn from Your Fellow Amateurs,” in which I will pick one listener-submitted game each month and lecture about it. So far I’ve gotten twelve submissions, which I think is a pretty good number —...
by scribe | Dec 5, 2007 | chess clubs, Chess Life, games, people, positions, tournaments, US Chess League
This Tuesday night the Mechanics Institute held a reception for its latest member to make a big splash in world chess: 11-year-old Daniel Naroditsky, the world champion chess player under the age of 12. That has a nice sound to it, doesn’t it? “World...
