Submitted by on Sun Nov 8, 2009 7:40am.
An article by Martin Gardner on Bobby Fischer has appeared on the weekend edition of Arts and Letters Daily ( www.aldaily.com ). Mr Gardner writes: "Aside from chess, Fischer came close to being a moron."This proves that when so-called 'brilliant... Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Nov 5, 2009 8:54am.
The headline reads: Extraterrestrial Life Official Disclosure Imminentby Michael E. Salla, Ph.DHonolulu Exopolitics ExaminerWorld Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker once said, "If games are played by sentient beings on other planets, then they play Go." Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:46am.
UFO activist Stephen Bassett was the guest on www.coasttocoastam.com last night, sharing updates about the ET disclosure process. He said, "Disclosure is a 'complex chess game,' and there could be some false alarms before the truth is revealed, he... Read more »
Submitted by on Tue Nov 3, 2009 7:12am.
Former Grandmaster Kenneth Rogoff's book, This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly by Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff is the #20 top-selling book on Read more »
Submitted by on Mon Nov 2, 2009 7:35am.
It is always disconcerting when one learns that a person with whom one has crossed paths has 'snapped', especially when that person is a fellow player of the Royal game. The headline of the article reads: Jury sentences Young to 16 years.The artic... Read more »
Submitted by on Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:28pm.
Does not quite have the ring of the title Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time by David Edmonds and John Eidinow, does it?Someone I cannot recall took exception to my writing on the USCF fo... Read more »
Submitted by on Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:59pm.
I recently received an email from a platonic woman friend, concerning a UCLA study on friendship among women. The study suggests that women respond to stress with a cascade of brain chemicals that cause us to make and maintain friendships with ot... Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:20am.
One Saturday night I sat down to play a fellow named Oscar, originally from Cuba. He was known as Oscar 'Castro', which he hated. When I pulled out a pen and pad,, Oscar said, "Whoa! What are you gonna do, keep score?" I replied that if I tell my... Read more »
Submitted by on Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:22am.
Mr McDonald, in his last post on the KCA forum (www.kcachess.org), has been gracious enough to give me the last word on this subject; I will take it. The reason USCF has a rulebook is so there will be standardized rules for all players. In one of ... Read more »
Submitted by on Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:13pm.
There is an interesting discussion taking place on the forum at the Kentucky Chess Association website: ( www.kcachess.org ), which should be happening on the USCF forum. But, as you loyal readers know, USCF, in it's wisdom, pulled my post. There ... Read more »