by scribe | May 25, 2019 | Chess Lecture, games, positions
Maybe I show too many computer chess games in this here blog… but here we go again. I love playing against Shredder, because we get some of the wildest positions I’ve ever seen. This week I was able to threaten one of the rarest moves in chess – checkmate with a king!...
by scribe | Mar 23, 2019 | Chess Lecture, games, positions
This week I played a game against the computer that featured two of my favorite strategic themes. The unbreakable pin is, of course, well known. The second concept, the Long March, is one that I named but of course didn’t invent. It’s simply the plan of marching the...
by scribe | Feb 20, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, endings, games, people, PRO Chess League
There are only three words to describe the San Francisco Mechanics’ performance in the PRO Chess League last night: Danya! Danya! Danya! But if I were allowed three more words, they would be: Epic. Unbelievable. Comeback. Either description is perfect. But first, let...
by scribe | Nov 3, 2018 | 2018 world championship, chess clubs, current news, endings, positions, tournaments
As many of you know, I had a disappointing tournament in Reno last month, and I plan to write at least two or three posts trying to understand the reasons for my failure. But I’d like to start with a “failure” that really wasn’t — it was...
by scribe | Oct 19, 2018 | current news, games, positions, tournaments
This weekend I’m in Reno to play in my second chess tournament of the year, the Western States Open. When I got up this morning I wanted to wash my hair, but I couldn’t find the complimentary bottle of shampoo provided by the hotel. I looked high, I looked...
