by scribe | Oct 23, 2012 | off-topic, ruminations, tournaments
Some of you might recall that my last post ended with the words, “And now it’s time for me to brave those snowy mountain passes and drive back home.” Well, it turned out to be a little bit more of an adventure than I bargained for! In fact, I’m...
by scribe | Oct 22, 2012 | Chess Lecture, current news, people, tournaments
This year’s Western States Open ended up with a four-way tie for first place, an appropriate result for a tournament where nobody seemed to be able to make a decisive move away from the pack. (Remember the nine-way tie for first after round three?) The four...
by scribe | Oct 9, 2012 | current news, tournaments
For fun, I just did something I never do: Look at the pre-registered entries for the next tournament I’m playing in, the Western States Open in Reno. It’s still ten days away, so there will surely be more entries, but here is how it looks so far in the...
by scribe | Oct 23, 2011 | chess clubs, current news, people, tournaments, US Chess League
Two-thirds of the way through the 2011 Western States Open, and the leader is no surprise. Sergei Kudrin is always such a reliable presence at these Reno tournaments that it seemed strange when he wasn’t here in April. (I think he was playing in some other...
by scribe | Apr 2, 2011 | Chess Life, people
I just learned, courtesy of Bill Brock’s Chicago Chess Blog, that the USCF member pages have added another new wrinkle: a line that indicates your ranking in the whole country. My current rating is 2093Â 🙁 . That puts me at #1290 in the country, which is...
