by scribe | Apr 1, 2018 | endings, games, openings, people
Happy April Fool’s Day! I really am going to show you my game with Magnus, only it isn’t the Magnus you’re thinking about. In 1995 I played in the World Open, and for once it kind of lived up to its name. In round one, I played against Leonid...
by scribe | Jul 16, 2012 | chess clubs, games, people, positions
Yesterday, at Mike Splane’s latest chess party, WFM Uyanga Byambaa showed us one of her games from the Norcal Chess Invitational, played in March 2012. There’s one position that I felt was super-instructive, although the conclusions I drew from it are a...
by scribe | Dec 2, 2009 | Chess Lecture, games, positions, tournaments
Tortoise and Hare sat down to play a game of chess. (If you don’t like fables, “Tortoise” is me, Dana Mackenzie. “Hare” is an expert named Arthur Liou. The date was November 29, and the occasion was round five of the CalChess State...
