Friday, June 30, 2006

Caption Contest XI

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A modified version of the scrum is used in the new sport of ChessRugby Post your caption in the comments. Source

Chess Telestrator

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Ken Ho brought another chess diagram maker to my attention -- DiagTransfer . It looks like it gives you significant flexibility in highlight...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Chessonomics

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It has been the conventional wisdom in the West for some time now that Soviet era chess players colluded during major international tourname...

Get paid to study chess

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The University of Amsterdam is seeking a PhD candidate to study " Development of cognitive expertise in chess ." The appointment w...
Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Hone your insults

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Oscar Madison discusses one of the benefits of e-mail chess : Another up side, of course, is the trash talking. In regular face-to-face ches...

Under Bright Lights

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Chessville puts the United States Chess League spotlight on GM Larry Christiansen of the Boston Blitz . Larry Christiansen is a Southern Ca...
Monday, June 26, 2006

The Game Inside The Game

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As reported during NESN's Saturday broadcast of the Red Sox-Phillies game, Boston's rookie closer Jonathan Papelbon passes the time...

Weaver Adams: In his own words

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This week the 2006 Weaver Adams U1800 Championship finishes up at the club. In an e-mail providing the current standings and the tentative ...
Saturday, June 24, 2006

Meeting Little Mr. Grown Up

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After once again destroying my chances to advance in the annual club championship (note to self: do not move rook to where it can be pinned...
Friday, June 23, 2006

When the child surpasses the parent

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What does it say about the chess world, that Chessboxing is getting better exposure than chess itself? ESPN.com The Magazine is currently pr...

Seeing Double

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It takes a little longer for news to reach the Midwest, but finally The Detroit Free Press has weighed in on the Arianne Caoili story: A fe...
Thursday, June 22, 2006

A platform optimized for chess bloggers

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Most chess blogs (including this one) are built on general purpose blogging platforms like Blogger , WordPress or TypePad . When we want to...

The crazy old cat lady and friends

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Every few weeks or so there is a story like this about a house full of sick or dying cats, but I never expected to hear about a guy who is ...
Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Games to kill by

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I got scooped by ChessBase on this one, but some stories are worth repeating... MosNews reports on the “Crazy Chess Player” Serial Killer :...

Size doesn't matter

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Awhile back I posted about the controversial proposal to install a giant chess board in Mill Valley , California's Lytton Square. Months...
Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Scott Didham tops a strong field to win the H. Bird tournament

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It came down to the final round - Jason Spector (2109) vs Scott Didham (1955) in Saturday's Legends: H. Bird tournament at the Boylston ...

Checking out the bar scene

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Who needs chess clubs and community centers? Jillian's, a bar in downtown Albany, N.Y., known for its big-screen TVs tuned to sports cha...
Monday, June 19, 2006

How not to sell chess software

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At BBHub - The Blackberry Weblog a post announcing chess software for the Blackberry platform includes this screenshot: I have a couple o...

Never mind FIDE, we need FEMA

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For the usual reasons (family, work, etc.) I've not been able to play much at the club over the past couple of months. So, having a few ...
Friday, June 16, 2006

So that explains the parquet floor

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What is former Boston Celtics star Larry Bird's favorite opening as White? Why 1.f4, of course! Learn about this and much more in this a...