It would be difficult for me to overstate my affection for chess. I think it is the finest, most beautiful game ever conceived. Part of its seduction is that I believe that a true “solution” for chess lies just beyond human ability. It is that gap that attracts, and makes, lunatics. (The best chess players … Read more
Well, I’m back from my whirlwind day at the Mississippi gulf coast. Heather, a special high school friend of mine, is about to move to Dallas, and this was one of the last chances we had to get together. (We’ve not worked hard enough to find them; though we’ve kept in touch fairly consistently, this … Read more
I’ve loved Monopoly since I was little, and played an awful lot of it with the kids in my neighborhood growing up. It’s a bit unusual for me, because I’m not a big fan of most games that include a large element of chance. There are dice in Monopoly, so there is an element of … Read more