by scribe | Jan 9, 2010 | Chess Life, people, tournaments
Happy new year! I can’t believe that a week has already gone by and I haven’t watered my blog yet this year. (You know, blogs need care and watering, just like plants …) As I result I have lots of little odds and ends to write about. My main news is...
by | Jun 24, 2009 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, positions
At the Aptos libary chess club yesterday I showed the children this position, from one of my ChessLectures (Learn from Your Fellow Amateurs, Episode VIII: Red Flags). I think that this is a great position to look at with a group of beginners, because it has so many of...
by scribe | Nov 3, 2007 | chess clubs
Everybody loves Friday, of course, but I have a special reason to look forward to it every week. Friday is the day that I run the Aptos Library Chess Club, a club for kids aged six and up. I’ve been doing this for 11 years, ever since I moved to Santa Cruz. (For...
