by scribe | Jul 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Warning: Going way off topic for this post. I’m not talking “black and white” as in chess pieces, I’m talking about it as in people. This is something I don’t do very often because people, unlike chess pieces, are not defined by their...
by scribe | Aug 3, 2011 | current news, off-topic
In a recent post, I mentioned that October 9 is National Chess Day in the U.S. Alas, in my never-ending quest to provide you accurate and timely information in this blog, I now have to correct myself. According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Senate voted...
by scribe | Jan 11, 2011 | current news, off-topic, tournaments, US Chess League
Here’s my joke for the day. Q: What did Gilligan say when the other castaways fought over places on the raft? A: “Why can’t we all just get a log?” Somehow I think this is relevant to the current world of politics — i.e., if we...
by scribe | Aug 9, 2010 | Chess Life, current news, people, tournaments
As fans of American Idol and other reality-TV shows know, the “results show” is an interminably long episode each week where the producers take a ridiculously long time to tell you something they could have told you in 30 seconds — which of the...
by scribe | Apr 14, 2009 | Chess Life, people, positions, tournaments
Although the Reno tournament is over, you’ll probably see at least two or three more blog posts on it, as I work through my games from the tournament. But for now, let’s skip the heavy-duty analysis and talk about a few odds and ends from the trip. The GM...
