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Archive for September, 2009

Live_Blog

I am having issues updating the sidebar in my current wordpress theme, so for now I will link you all to a new c_u feature. Started for the first time for the Nanjing Pearl tournament: the Live Blog! with commentary, discussions, and comments regarding the games. You can post replies, responses, comments, or questions as […]

Kasparov-Karpov, Valencia: Random Thoughts

In no particular order…
-I have never seen a better event to have a live webcam for. The quick blitz action was AWESOME to watch. I argued some years back when Kasparov played a computer (I forget which one) and Maurice Ashley commented on ESPN2 that it was a HORRIBLE choice to introduce chess to the […]

Upcoming Commentary, More Iowa Open Games

Chessdom.com has asked me to do further live commentary for their site. Previously, I gave live analysis for the Dortmund super-tournament earlier this year. I will resume commentary for the upcoming Nanjing Grand Prix event, the Spice Cup, and possibly one more event that is still a “surprise in the making”.
For now, here are two […]

15 Months, 2009 Iowa Open

Wow. I never thought I would allow my blog to ‘die’ for this long.
In my defense, I am now a father of two. Thankfully they are both now of the age where, yes, even I can find some free time during the day for such silly things as chess and blogs.
Instead of quickly rushing through […]