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 | Sep 3, 2010 | Chess Lecture, ruminations, tournaments, US Chess League
Tomorrow I will start playing in the Cal Chess Labor Day Open, which is a 3-day, 6-round Swiss. It also serves as the northern California state championship, which has been won by Sam Shankland the last two years. With Sam now “retired” (except for the...
by scribe | May 29, 2010 | current news, games, tournaments
Day two of the Chicago Open went a lot better for me than the first day. I felt as if I played good, creative, and very substantive games. I won the first one against a class A player named Bora Yagiz, and lost the second against a FIDE Master, Adnan Kobas. Really the...
by scribe | May 20, 2010 | Chess Lecture, current news, tournaments
The first seven rounds of the U.S. Chess Championship are now in the books, and it’s time to see whether the new format will live up to its promise. This year, instead of a regular 9-round Swiss System, the tournament has an extra twist. After 7 rounds, the top...
by scribe | Apr 7, 2010 | Chess Lecture, Chess Life, off-topic, people, tournaments
¶ For those of you who are wondering about how Jesse Kraai, David Pruess, and Arun Sharma are doing after their auto accident, I have not heard anything more. I assume that means everything is okay. I’ll let you know if I hear anything else. I also do not have...
