Technology and the Internet
A weekly column about humans as they interact with things that beep, buzz, ring and download.
July 6, 1999
Archives
If chess teams had locker rooms, they might look like this . . . six desks and thousands of reference books on the walls.
June 8, 1986
Babylon & Beyond
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June 12, 2011
Birth of the Chess Queen: A History; Marilyn Yalom; HarperCollins: 276 pp., $24.95
April 25, 2004
Lifestyle
Vincent Hubbard played chess in prison as an escape. Now he plays $20 games on the streets of South L.A. and competes in tournaments to find a new path forward.
Dec. 10, 2023
Sports
Thoughts of kings and queens filled the heads of Orange County youths last weekend, though they weren’t the kinds of which fairy tales are made.
Aug. 23, 1990
California
At age 10, chess master is already an old pro
May 5, 2011
High School Sports
After losing a chess game to international grandmaster Lev Alburt, Buena Park Junior High School student Daniel Yoo, 13, glanced quickly at the chess champion, who had just played 20 simultaneous games with students Monday morning and won all of them.
Dec. 2, 1986
Games: Winter can’t check enthusiasm of Russian knights for cerebral pastime. Nation continues to dominate in world competition as computers draw a new generation of players.
March 22, 1998
Teaching Logic, Patience and the Value of Thinking Ahead, Chess Is Gaining Converts at O.C. Schools
Dec. 30, 1998