The Endgame Tactician

A few of you probably wonder, "What ever became of likesforests?" I have not studied any chess. My baby's doing well. I l...

Howdy, folks! My son's born and I'm ready to study chess again. I reckon some rust has settled onto my game, but it's nothing th...

I suppose I've been remiss in keeping this blog up-to-date. In about two months, my son will be born. Today is my birthday. What of ches...

I performed 1557, won 3 out of 4 games, and only lost to the tournament winner in the final round... a Russian whose last game in the US was...

On Saturday I enter my slowest tournament yet... 30/90, G/60... four 5-hour games against class C opponents. I don't expect hanging piec...

In my January tournament, two games entered the Old Indian , which I was unprepared for. In my February tournament, similarly two games ente...

Artwork by illustrator Stephanie Smith . I played in another Open event this weekend and scored a USCF 1500 performance rating. That's s...