Message of the Week

The first photographer interview, 4 months in the making, is finally posted. Next: a large backlog of chess games and finally some book reviews.

Hong – Wollkind, 0-1

January 13, 2010, at 2:58 pm - Annotated Games

This was my fourth encounter with Mr. Hong. In our previous 3 games I had managed a measly half a point, but last night I got the better of him. I don’t think we were playing on even footing though: he had an unexpectedly complicated evening and arrived late and a bit frazzled. In the past he’s shown himself to be an extremely solid player.

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Shapiro – Wollkind, 0-1

January 6, 2010, at 1:02 pm - Annotated Games, Chess

A long day at work finished with a zany commute home and barely getting to the tournament site on time combined with a month long layoff from competitive chess is a recipe for disaster, and disaster found me quickly in this one. Fortunately I was able to trap my opponent’s queen and swindle a win.

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