The Greek philosopher Plato represents his teacher Socrates as one who was never afraid to ask to toughest questions facing humankind. What is justice? What is the best political balance between liberty and equality? What composes the human sou...
I just got back from Missouri where my basketball team dropped our season opener. I found out a couple of weeks ago that I'm a lot closer to finishing the M.Div. program that I originally thought, so I've been scrambling to think through what I'm...
The time has come where classes are starting back up for the new semester, basketball preseason training has begun, and activities for Campus Recreation are being planned. These things have made life pretty busy for me the last few weeks, and I h...
My friend Shannon Huffman and I have just finished a refreshing game of chess. In the endgame we got to this position: Do we have here a forced mate for black, or a draw? Furthermore, is it forced mate or draw because of this particular ...
Lately in Live Chess I've been losing games like it's my profession. Maybe it's what I get for playing chess instead of doing the research I ought to be catching up on right now for my graduate classes. Anywho, so that I don't get overly depress...
Well, I was in Florida last week and have been pretty busy reading for an awesome summer school class called Social and Cultural Exegesis. Nevertheless, I present to you this interesting correspondence game I played in the 1st Round of the 7th Ch...
Well, it's that time again where I analyze a recent game of mine. I do this more for myself in my endeavor to become a better player, but the Insert-a-Game feature makes it so convenient, so I shall turn my analysis into somewhat-weekly blog post...
They say one ought to spend some time analyzing their own games, which I almost never do; so I figured it is a good time to start, as I am in need and want of improving my game. Feel free to chime in with ideas, thoughts, and opinions. My amateur...
