by scribe | Jul 1, 2019 | chess clubs, games, openings
If January 1 is a good time for resolutions, then July 1 is a good time for semi-resolutions. I’ve decided that it’s time for me to do away with playing chess against the computer, at least for the rest of the year. One thing that crystallized this decision for me was...
by scribe | May 5, 2019 | current news, games, people, ruminations
As I mentioned a few days ago, Jonathan Speelman’s Agony column at chessbase.com featured two of my games this week. I hope you’ll click on over, see what Speelman has to say, and enjoy the thrill of paying without your queen from move six on!...
by scribe | May 1, 2019 | current news, games, openings
Some of you may know about Grandmaster Jonathan Speelman’s Agony Column at ChessBase.com. It’s a column for reader-submitted games, which GM Speelman annotates. The reason for the unusual name is that he asks you to submit one victory (the ecstasy game)...
by scribe | Feb 23, 2019 | games, openings, positions
As you know, I often blog about games against the computer. When I do this, I feel guilty about the fact that these games are cherry-picked. Usually I only show my best games, although occasionally I might show a game where I played well in general but then missed a...
by scribe | May 21, 2018 | Chess Lecture, current news, openings
Things are calming down on the book front, and I am going to move gradually back to chess in this blog. As many readers know, I used to record lectures regularly for a website called ChessLecture. I decided to stop a few years ago. Not coincidentally, it was right...
