by scribe | Feb 10, 2016 | off-topic, people, tournaments
My laptop computer with Chessbase is in the repair shop at the moment, so I can’t upload chess diagrams. So I’ll just go off-topic completely. This morning as I was jogging I passed a hand-lettered sign that said “<– Lingerie.” It...
by scribe | Mar 17, 2014 | current news, off-topic
Going off-topic today… For four years, Kay and I have been foster caregivers for kittens for the local animal shelter. We call ourselves the Mackenzie Finishing School for Felines. However, we usually have a hiatus between December and April, because cats just...
by scribe | Nov 25, 2013 | Chess Lecture, current news, people, tournaments
I just had a conversation fifteen minutes ago with my next-door neighbor Dave, who has never shown any interest in chess previously but had heard something somewhere about a new world champion. This conversation reminded me of an obvious fact: more than anything else,...
by scribe | Jun 6, 2013 | Chess Life, current news, games, positions
It’s out! Today I received my copy of the June 2013 Chess Life in the mail, and of course the first thing I had to do was open it to the back page. Normally I start at the front, but this month, you see, they printed my article on “My Best Move.” If...
by scribe | Feb 9, 2013 | current news, off-topic, positions, ruminations
When people find out that I am both a mathematician (at least in a former life) and a chess player, they sometimes ask me if mathematics gives me an advantage in playing chess. The answer, alas, is emphatically no. There is a relation between math ability and chess...
