Author Archives: Steve

Latest pin-up picture in Chess Life

By Steve | Published: January 17, 2010

It continues to be a mystery to me why Chess Life keeps publishing pictures like this (from the January 2010 cover story):

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Current play, study, and goals

By Steve | Published: December 10, 2009

As 2009 draws to a close, it looks like I’m going to finish with just 17 or 18 rated tournament games this year. This is about half of what I’ve done in previous years. Also, in previous years I’ve played in several Team 45-45 tournaments online, and this year I haven’t done any of that. A [...]

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The Mysterious Case of the Extra Pawn

By Steve | Published: November 28, 2009

Last month I won a game with an endgame that featured two b-pawns and two c-pawns advancing on a lone b-pawn. Later, when I was trying to get to sleep, I puzzled over the third extra pawn. I could remember winning two of those pawns earlier in the game, but I couldn’t remember how I [...]