by scribe | Sep 8, 2009 | games, openings, positions, tournaments
Hello again!! Thanks to the miracle of modern technology I am writing my first blog post from midair — specifically from American Airlines flight 1861 from Dallas to San Jose. Another of the miracles of modern technology is that I just lost 15 minutes of work. I...
by | May 1, 2009 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, games
Last night I went to the first Thursday evening chess club at Cabrillo College, in Aptos. Whether this is actually a “new club” depends a little bit on one’s interpretation. There already is a Tuesday club at Cabrillo, which Yves Tan started last...
by scribe | Apr 22, 2009 | endings, games, positions, tournaments
After my last post there was a little discussion about why my annotations were so good. Well, just to show that I still have a long way to go as an annotator, I will show you my last-round game from Reno, where I evaluated the position completely wrong both when I was...
by scribe | Dec 17, 2008 | games, positions, tournaments
Day three of the Berkeley International 2008 saw the grandmasters finally flexing their muscles a little bit. Two of the early surprises, Marc Esserman and Dale Haessel, were taken down by their GM opponents, Izoria and Sharavdorj. Grandmasters Josh Friedel and Vinay...
by scribe | Dec 6, 2008 | games, openings
I’d like to continue my series on the Bird Variation now. But first, I need to clarify a little bit of terminology, in response to a comment from Michael Goeller. He suggests calling the whole variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 ed 5. O-O g6, which...
