by scribe | Jan 7, 2015 | current news, people, tournaments
Let’s now turn our attention from the microscopic to the monumental … in fact, to the future of chess. I’ve been waiting for the right time to mention that there is a project in the works to make a movie about the (first) Millionaire Chess Open,...
by scribe | Nov 10, 2013 | off-topic
This morning, as I was lying in my hotel room in London waiting for the sun to come up, I started thinking for the N-th time about the upcoming Doctor Who 50th anniversary special. For anybody who is not interested in science fiction, not interested in television, not...
by scribe | Jan 30, 2013 | current news, games, ruminations
Okay, I’m a little bit late getting to this, but I just caught up on the first two episodes of a new game show/reality show called King of the Nerds. For anyone who identifies as a nerd or is even semi-nerdish, this show is really a hoot. Imagine rounding up...
by scribe | Nov 10, 2011 | current news, games, off-topic, ruminations, tournaments
I suspect that everyone reading this blog can figure out the following riddle: He’s been played with for centuries and lives the majority of his life one step at a time, often moving between darkness and light, and when he’s trapped, his life is over. This...
by scribe | Jan 28, 2010 | off-topic, people, ruminations, tournaments
Okay, it’s a little bit off topic, but I have to mention something I saw on TV this weekend. Last weekend, a bowler named Kelly Kulick won the Professional Bowlers’ Association Tournament of Champions, which made her the first woman ever to win a...
