Elizabeth Spiegel's blog

intermittent thoughts on my life and work as the chess coach at IS 318, a public middle school in Brooklyn

Thursday, September 27, 2007

This Libretto Is Awesome

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Just in case you don't check my blog's comment section as obssesively as I do, the last thread contained this gem: The name of this ...
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Sunday, September 23, 2007

I could beat their reporter

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I have to object to the way my game against Chris Williams was characterized by Boston Blitz "Beat Reporter" Mark LaRocca. (With g...
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Saturday, September 22, 2007

I'm hiding in the bushes because I'm afraid of the c file

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So I lost. I was sad to semi-ruin it for New York, but I enjoyed the game quite a lot and felt that I played reasonably, at least most of t...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

the funniest thing ever

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http://www.myspace.com/chirsisawesome my four favorite lines: 1. "not to be sarcastic, but he's the opposite of Krasik" 2. the...
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Sunday, September 16, 2007

King's Gambit, writing, Polgar, rating snobbery, Rowson, fear

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Let me start by saying Paul Hoffman’s new book, King’s Gambit , is well-written, entertaining, thoughtful and overall gets an enthusiastic t...
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Saturday, September 15, 2007

US Champion Predicts Board Four of Upcoming Boston - NY Match

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Hello blog readers! Sorry for the long delay in updating. I started teaching eighth grade English, and this has taken up an indescribable am...
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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Greg Shahade's Reprehensibly Un-Commissioner-like Behavior

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(Picture removed per Commissioner's request) I am sorry to have to report that Greg Shahade, USCL Commissioner, recently violated his e...
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Sunday, September 2, 2007

Delaying What?

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Below is an interview I did with Jaan for my Chess Life article on the Chicago Open last May. It got cut from the issue, ostensibly because ...
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Friday, August 31, 2007

What is WRONG with those DUMB*** judges?

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Readers, honestly, I do not grieve for Greg and Arun; we all knew they had sold out years ago to the same corporate rating machine Eisenhowe...
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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Witchy

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I was called this by a cowardly anonymous poster on the often very hilarious Boylston Chess Club blog ( http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot....
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