by scribe | Jul 7, 2014 | current news, endings, people, tournaments
I’m back from my three days and two nights in Sacramento. For me, the tournament was a Learning Experience. That’s another way of saying that it didn’t go as well as I had hoped. Strangely enough, though, I enjoyed it and I will definitely consider...
by scribe | Jul 5, 2014 | current news, endings, positions, tournaments
In my first 18 years of living in California, I somehow never played a single chess game in Sacramento, the state capital. There are a few reasons. First, it’s a three-hour drive. I can’t commute between home and the tournament, as I can if the tournament...
by scribe | Jun 23, 2014 | chess clubs, endings, games, people
Yesterday Mike Splane hosted another chess party that was devoted specifically to endgames. Uyanga Byambaa brought a fascinating game that she played in the recent U.S. Women’s Open in Las Vegas. She was Black against an unrated (!) player named Elena Rodriguez,...
by scribe | Feb 19, 2013 | chess clubs, current news, tournaments
First, an apology. I did not play in the U.S. Amateur Team West tournament this year, so I can’t give you an in-person report. Why, you ask, didn’t my team from last year, “Forfeit by Disconnection,” defend its title? Well, the main reason was...
by scribe | Feb 11, 2013 | current news, endings, games, tournaments
Yesterday. at Mike Splane’s latest chess party, Uyanga Byambaa showed an endgame that could have come straight out of The Walking Dead. But actually the whole game was very interesting, not just the endgame. She told us, “This is the toughest game...
