I write this blog to share some of the ideas from my book Chess Structures. Each blog posts expands upon some of the concepts shown in my book, by analyzing a recent game amont strong players. 2015 US Junior Closed Championship, July 7th, 2015.

This blog is to keep me focused on my objective. Which is to become a good club player rather than the mediocre one I am now. Sunday, 20 October 2013. Lothians Minor 2013 R5 - Reti Opening. A win in the last round would have given me 2nd place. As it was I was lucky to get a draw. So another tournament where I was the highest rated but failed to get a place finish. Still, in both tourney I lost against the eventual winner so all is not doom and gloom. Thursday, 17 October 2013.

Un blog para echarlo todo fuera. Viernes, 28 de marzo de 2014. Os que nos quedamos no aquén preguntamos e choramos por vós, fillos perdidos nos abismos do alén, do esquecemento e da tranquila paz das cousas inertes. Que fado vos levou alá? Os que quedamos aquí deambulamos, mudos e feridos, coma somnámbulos, sen llo dicir a ninguén, sen sabermos onde ir xogar a próxima ruleta da vida. Viernes, 1 de febrero de 2013.

Then Job arose, tore his robe, andshaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD. Thursday, June 14, 2007. I just felt like posting some pics on this site.

Two Bookers, and their similarities and differences. Washington and Booker Wright both strove to lift the black race in order to make them equals in the American society. They were both black people in tough times for the blacks. Black men were not allowed to have as many rights as the white children. Both the Bookers fought to prevent their children from going through what they experienced. I think it was a to.