by scribe | Nov 15, 2010 | 2010 world championship, games, people, positions, tournaments, translations
A couple days ago I figured out how to get WordPress to tell me which posts on this site have gotten the most viewers. Just in case you would like to see what your fellow readers like to read about, here are my top 15 posts by popularity, along with links. Also, I...
by scribe | Oct 24, 2010 | Chess Lecture, people
I’ve been taking a break from chess, so you haven’t seen much analysis here recently, but this weekend I did have some friends (Gjon and Cailen) over to my house for some videos and speed chess. We watched one of Jesse Kraai’s recent videos on...
by scribe | Jul 11, 2010 | Chess Lecture, openings
As anybody who has seen my ChessLectures or read enough of this blog knows, one of my favorite opening experiments of all time was the following queen sacrifice against the Sicilian Defense: 1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3!? de 4. Ng5 (a Budapest Defense reversed) .Nf6 5....
by scribe | Apr 5, 2010 | people, tournaments
I just received an e-mail from Sam Shankland (and a followup from Jennifer Shahade) saying that Jesse Kraai, David Pruess, and Arun Sharma were in a serious car accident coming back from the Far West Open in Reno. All three were taken to the hospital but they have now...
by scribe | Apr 14, 2009 | Chess Life, people, positions, tournaments
Although the Reno tournament is over, you’ll probably see at least two or three more blog posts on it, as I work through my games from the tournament. But for now, let’s skip the heavy-duty analysis and talk about a few odds and ends from the trip. The GM...
