SonofPearl

Ryan Emmett
Wales

Member Since: May 24, 2007
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Status:   getting ready for Magnus! (11 hours ago)

Homepage: sonofpearl.blogspot.com/index.html

Occupation: Accountant

About Me:

I'm interested in environmental issues, mathematics and humanism. My first chess memory is of picking up a tiny knight in a pocket chess set that I had received one Christmas shortly before my fifth birthday. "That's a knight" my dad said, "it's from a game called chess". He taught me the basic rules (which was all he knew) and I've loved the game ever since. Best present I ever had. I love the history of the game, the shared culture of chess fans around the world and the aesthetic beauty that it can produce. Oh, I quite like winning as well :) I only wish it happened more often!

I have recently read Josh Waitzkin's book 'The Art of Learning' and would recommend it to anyone who wants to understand how to approach learning a skill.  Here is a fascinating interview with Josh from the Authors@Google series:

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Seeking The Endgame: Chess Documentary

Submitted by SonofPearl on Aug 30, 2010 9:32am.

Coming up soon on the BBC World Service is a two-part documentary on chess.  The publicity blurb goes like this: Chess is an ancient game and its popularity has spanned many centuries – but how is it faring in modern times? Simon Terrington, a s...Read more »