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

Saturday, April 27, 2013

pictures from girls nationals

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Nancy Shanniah Haby Mengnan   Edeli Darrian Robinson, once a 318 player and now a freshman at U Chicago, chat...
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Monday, April 22, 2013

depressing complaining rant

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I'm not doing so great on the blogging, I know. I'm doing a lot of packing, as we are moving upstairs on May 1. Upstairs is twice a...
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Saturday, April 13, 2013

How Sebastian Succeeded + Investment Banking

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Chapter Three, "How to Think," of Paul Tough's recent best seller starts with me going over the game of Sebastian Garcia, a s...
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

hurray!

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I'm pregnant! hurray! I don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, but obviously will find out ASAP. I don't understand people ...
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Friday, March 22, 2013

I'm back!

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I've decided to try blogging again! I got a bit busy there, but spring break is starting, nationals is almost upon us, and I'm hopin...
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Thursday, February 21, 2013

rare chess books for sale

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The estate of the late Fred Snitzer has donated some very old and valuable books to IS 318, and we are looking to sell them. Titles inclu...
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Saturday, February 9, 2013

usate warm up

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I played two rated games today to warm up for next weekend. My team is USATE is Matan Prilleltensky, Matheu Jefferson, Charley McMillan, and...
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Friday, February 1, 2013

IS 318 visits Jane Street Capital, part 2

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Our host, Jane Street CEO Sandor Lehoczky , explains the basics of finance to IS 318 chess team students. We watch traders in ...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

eyelids

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two kids playing blitz in my room: Daniel: Can you turn your eyelids inside out? Anthony: Why would I want to do something that dumb? Dan...
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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Amateur to IM (Jonathan Hawkins)

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Mongoose Press sends me their books, very kindly, sometimes. Most of the time I look at them and think they are ok but ignore them, becau...
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