by scribe | Apr 27, 2015 | current news, off-topic, people
What did we ever do before the Internet? Today (4/27/2015) I ate my breakfast, opened up my daily Facebook, and there was a picture of a very happy-looking Jesse Kraai at a wedding, which appeared to be his own. This photo is from Salman Azhar, who was apparently...
by scribe | Feb 4, 2015 | off-topic, people, ruminations
Sorry I’ve been away for a couple days… I went to an undisclosed top-secret location, where they’ve just had 19 inches of snow, and began the process of turning into a Borg. See? Resistance is futile. Anyway, when I got home I read in my Facebook...
by scribe | Jun 1, 2014 | current news, people
Okay, stop it! Just… stop it! Like anyone else, I love it when I read about new American kids getting IM and GM norms and titles. But then I get two notifications in one day on my Facebook news feed. From Ted Castro: Kudos to 13-year old IM Sam Sevian for...
by scribe | Mar 29, 2014 | current news, ruminations, tournaments
As most of my readers probably know already, Viswanathan Anand, the former world champion who was dethroned last year by Magnus Carlsen, has earned a rematch with Carlsen by winning the Candidates in dominating fashion. The tournament isn’t even over yet, but...
by scribe | Sep 5, 2013 | Chess Lecture, current news, off-topic
After many years of not changing very much, ChessLecture.com is really starting to try some new ideas this year, and I think it’s a great thing. They are releasing many of the older series of lectures as DVD’s, and posting some of the lectures on the new...
