by scribe | Jul 22, 2017 | current news, off-topic, ruminations
Last night and the previous night I watched parts of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) final table on ESPN. It’s the first time I have ever watched live poker on TV, although I have watched the “canned” broadcasts now and then in the past. Of course,...
by scribe | Jun 23, 2015 | chess clubs, current news, people, ruminations, tournaments
So many things going on at once, and I’d like to write a separate post on each of them but then it would take too long. So here are three separate, unrelated pieces of news at once. This My rating graph since 1991, downloaded from the USCF website. It’s...
by scribe | Jan 17, 2012 | current news, literature, off-topic, ruminations
Yesterday Kay got an automated phone call from Fed Ex saying that we should expect a package before 10:30 am today, which required a signature. We had no idea what it was. “Are you expecting a package?” she asked me. Precisely at 10:26 the doorbell rang,...
by scribe | Feb 1, 2008 | chess clubs, games, openings, people, positions
That was the story of my game in chess club last night. After winning my first game, I played against Steve Sullivan. As usual, he played poorly in the opening, and I soon had all sorts of delightful winning chances. (See, for example, this post for another example...
by scribe | Dec 23, 2007 | Chess Lecture, games, tournaments, US Chess League
As most of you know, the U.S. Chess League finished its third season last month, with the Dallas Destiny becoming the third different champion in three years. But there is still one piece of unfinished business: awarding the best-game prizes. There are five prizes,...
