by scribe | Mar 11, 2019 | chess clubs, current news, people, positions, ruminations
This weekend two of my protégés at the Aptos Library Chess Club, Emmy and Ryder Pimentel, ventured into the world of rated chess for the first time. And they did it in a reallllly big way: they played in the CalChess Super State Championships, a scholastic tournament...
by scribe | Nov 20, 2012 | chess clubs, games, people, positions
We had a great turnout at Mike Splane’s latest chess party (on Sunday, November 18) — thirteen people by my count. We were quite an international mix, too, with players originally from Brazil (Paulo), Poland (Milos), India (Praveen), Holland (JL), and...
by scribe | Feb 7, 2012 | current news, off-topic, ruminations
I’m going to go off-topic today to post a little gripe about language. As you know, I’m a writer, so it pains me to see words used to mean things that they aren’t supposed to mean! I read an article this morning with a subhead: “Conservatives...
by scribe | Sep 6, 2010 | games, tournaments
My chess catastrophes continued this weekend at the CalChess Labor Day Classic. I scored ½ point in the first 4 rounds (one draw, three losses) and was so discouraged that I felt it was necessary to withdraw early. I couldn’t bring myself to get up early and...
by scribe | Mar 5, 2009 | chess clubs, Chess Life, tournaments
This weekend a new chess event, the Western Chess Classic, will be held in the Bay Area. This is really exciting, because the Northern California chess schedule has been pretty sparse in recent years. The best northern California tournament, in fact, isn’t held...
