by scribe | Nov 18, 2017 | Chess Lecture, endings, games, openings, positions
Recently I had a kibitzer for one of my chess games against the computer. As we all know, man versus computer is an uneven battle. But a little bit of canine assistance can even up the odds! Daisy and Dana — Shredder (2220) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 d4 3. d4 d6 4. f4...
by scribe | Oct 29, 2012 | Chess Lecture, Chess Life, current news, tournaments
Randall Hough’s report on the Western States Open finally went up at Chess Life Online, a week after the event ended. So I can now finally tell you that Alexander Ivanov won the tiebreaking playoff over Tatev Abrahamyan. I’m also pleased to report that...
by scribe | Sep 24, 2012 | chess clubs, people, positions
One of the most common mistakes in chess, from the beginning level all the way up to accomplished players, is to think that just because you can capture a piece, you should capture it. Perhaps we could call this “the checkers fallacy,” because in checkers...
by scribe | Apr 7, 2012 | current news, games, people, tournaments
You know you’re at a Jerry Weikel tournament when… Before round 1, he gets on the microphone and says, “You have just left the planet.” This invariably comes after he tells all the players to turn off their cell phones. He also tells us,...
by scribe | Apr 22, 2010 | Chess Lecture, games, positions
My friend Gjon Feinstein, a chess master, is organizing a chess party of sorts this weekend. Everyone is supposed to bring two games: 1) their best-played loss, and 2) a game where they were able to carry out one plan to victory. This was an interesting assignment,...
