The Chess Ninja

Amongst all the things that I learnt while blogging in 2012, this particular lesson stood out:
If you are truly capable, you do not need to put others down to make yourself look good
I think this lesson applies even in the corporate world that is filled with backstabbing and office politics. Sometimes, it is very tempting to criticize others so that we feel better about ourselves. I will not pretend to sit on a high horse because...

Tse Pin brought up some pros and cons of time increment in chess tournaments. One of the cons that was brought up was this:
As for the Organiser, each round have to start late if experienced players go into Bishop opposite colour endgame where the game may exceed 120 or even 150 moves with no end in sight and refuse to draw. For your information, a typical chess schedule...

Amazing victory by Mok. Kept steady all the way to the very end. I would like to speculate that Mok got some extra motivation from all that FGM bashing that he has been given. He hasn't even said a word about this, and all this while, FGM is bashing...

After reading this, this and this, I thought I was seriously going to puke blood. But then I was reminded of an article I read.
I was reading this article on psychopathy the other day, and all the symptoms just reminded me of someone. This was the definition given:...