Archive for the 'Chess' Category

Introducing a Chess Puzzle Widget for WordPress

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
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My love of chess and WordPress has collided over the last couple weeks and the result has been a breakthrough in geeky output. Apologies in advance! Anyway, I was surprised that there are only a few chess plugins for WordPress and one thing led to another and you know how it goes… The first product [...]


Birthday Summary: Still Competitive at 31

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
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Friday was my 31st birthday and I am recovering from a long weekend of celebration. My friends at work took me out to lunch at my favorite barbecue restaurant Friday afternoon. That evening I had a quiet evening at home with Betsy and Rian. We ordered pizza and opened some gifts. Saturday was the “official” [...]


Portrait of Genius: Jose Capablanca

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
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Jose Capablanca, Chess Champion Cuba wasn’t always the place we imagine today. It may surprise you to learn that in the early 1900′s Havana was known as the “Paris of the Caribbean.” It was in 1910 in Havana that the world was introduced to one of greatest chess players who ever lived. His name was [...]


I invented a board game (and other updates)

Monday, July 13th, 2009
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Twitter makes it too easy to ignore this blog, so I wanted to check in with a post about all the miscellaneous activities that have been sucking my time lately. Here goes… I invented a boardgame. One of the things taking a big chunk of my time has been a board game I designed that [...]


My idea of vacation…

Thursday, January 1st, 2009
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We are in Arizona for a few days to celebrate my sister’s wedding. Rian pretty much summed up my plans for the vacation when he said, “Daddy, I got a good idea. After our nap we can go swimming again, okay?” I don’t miss winter in Colorado in the slightest…


Mind Patterns: Chess and Design

Sunday, October 12th, 2008
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I got an email this week from a person who was interested in comparing graphic design and chess. Her idea was to write a chess rule book based on the principles of design. I don’t know if that is possible, but if she can do it, I would love to read it. The whole thing [...]


Chess: The Agony of Victory

Thursday, April 27th, 2006
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Beating people at chess is one of my favorite things to do. I have played thousands of games online, and winning never gets old. Losing rarely comes with pleasure. Although I haven’t been playing as much as I used to, it isn’t for lack of desire. The other day an old friend invited me to [...]




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