by scribe | Mar 28, 2010 | Chess Lecture, Chess Life, games, positions, tournaments
The worst kind of self-induced defeat in chess is resigning in a won or drawn position. In my most recent ChessLecture, I talked about a game submitted by Matt Hayes where his opponent fell into exactly this trap. It was especially memorable for Matt because it put...
by scribe | Aug 31, 2009 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, off-topic, openings, tournaments
I am typing this blog post on a new computer! Kay started seeing advertisements on television for the Dell Lollipop netbook computers. They’re small, they’re inexpensive, and best of all (to her) they come in cute colors! Women are different from men....