SonofPearl
Ryan Emmett
Wales 
Member Since: May 24, 2007
Last Login: Aug 19, 2008
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Homepage: sonofpearl.blogspot.com/index.html
Occupation: Accountant
About Me:
I'm interested in environmental issues, atheism 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:
Submitted by
SonofPearl on Aug 3, 2008 6:51am.
Sometimes things are just too close to call...
The US Women's Chess Championship in May this year ended in controversy as the title was decided in an 'Armageddon' tie-break match.
The Chief Organiser of the event, Tom Braunlich, recently ...Read more »