by scribe | Nov 17, 2012 | chess clubs, current news, people
Yesterday Magnus Carlsen visited San Jose and gave a simultaneous blindfold exhibition at the Silicon Valley Bank. I only found out about this event three or four days in advance and decided not to go to it, because it seemed that space was going to be very limited...
by scribe | Apr 22, 2012 | chess clubs, current news, people, tournaments, US Chess League
I know, I already posted earlier this week about Elizabeth Spiegel and the awesome job that she has done with I.S. 318 in Brooklyn. But that was before I understood the full scope of their accomplishment. I only realized it when I looked at her web page this morning,...
by scribe | May 15, 2011 | chess clubs, positions, tournaments
Yesterday I directed my annual tournament at the Aptos Public Library. This year we had a surprisingly low turnout: 14 players in all, 8 in the 10-and-older section and 6 in the 9-and-younger. Part of the reason was that I was unlucky with the date. Several of the...
by scribe | Mar 28, 2011 | chess clubs, people, ruminations
Anyone who can teach chess to kids has my utter, undivided admiration. This year, for the second time, I am teaching a chess class for five weeks at a local kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school. I was pretty disappointed with how the class went last year, and...
by scribe | Nov 3, 2010 | current news, people, tournaments
Yesterday the San Jose Mercury News, which is Steven Zierk’s home-town newspaper (he lives in Los Gatos, a suburb of San Jose) published a very extensive article about his triumph in the world under-18 chess championship. I urge you all to read it! I think one...
