by scribe | Aug 4, 2015 | endings, games, positions
A fly is buzzing around your table and generally making a nuisance of himself. What is the best tool for getting him to leave you alone? (A) A flyswatter (B) A machine gun (C) A cup The answer is (C). A flyswatter won’t work, unless he is unusually slow or you...
by scribe | Sep 30, 2014 | endings, positions
I know that games played against my computer aren’t the most interesting topic in the world, but recently I had an endgame against Shredder that blew my mind. I learned something new and I think you will, too. Let’s start on move 88, when the computer...
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 16, 2014 | Chess Lecture, endings, positions, tournaments
Today Gjon Feinstein and I were going over a wonderful game between Wei Yi and John Bryant from the recent Bay Area International, a game that I’m planning to lecture on for ChessLecture. There’s one variation that I wasn’t quite sure how to...
by scribe | Mar 5, 2013 | literature, positions
This morning I had a really cool puzzle idea: Can you create a chess version of rock-paper-scissors? To state the puzzle more precisely, I need to use the old-fashioned English Descriptive Notation, rather than algebraic. The advantage of English Descriptive —...
