by scribe | Apr 13, 2009 | games, people, positions
Today I drove back home from the Reno tournament with Jesse Kraai and David Pruess, and my head is still full of chess. I’ll get back to real life tomorrow, but for now I’m still savoring this great weekend. All of us won money — Jesse and David...
by scribe | Apr 10, 2009 | Chess Lecture, off-topic, people, tournaments
I’m in Reno for the Far West Open, my first chess tournament of the year! I’m writing this on Friday morning, before the first round, so my score is still perfect for the year … no wins, no losses, no draws. I had some unexpected company on the drive...
by scribe | Jan 1, 2009 | Chess Lecture, off-topic, openings, people, tournaments
Happy new year! On this first morning of 2009, I decided to take a walk around the blogs to see what the neighbors are up to. Michael (fpawn) Aigner writes about the Pan-Am Intercollegiate Championship, at which Stanford finished third. The Pan-Am should really have...
by scribe | Dec 18, 2008 | Chess Lecture, games, positions, tournaments
OMG, will someone please tell this guy which century it is? In round two of the Berkeley International 2008, David Pruess channeled Harry Nelson Pillsbury, circa 1899, with his brilliant 15. Bxh7! combination against Jesse Kraai. But not satisfied with that, in round...
by scribe | Dec 16, 2008 | games, people, tournaments
The tournament may have drawn players from all over the world, but the best game so far of the Berkeley International was the round two collision between two housemates, David Pruess and Jesse Kraai. Here’s how the action went down: David Pruess — Jesse...
