Adios, DG

Ace Blogger Hangs It Up

It’s a sad day in the blogosphere and a sad day for chess. David Glickman, who has blogged for years at Boston’s Boylston Chess Club under the moniker “DG,” has announced today that he will take a permanent hiatus from blogging. Whether it’s the unexpected results of the Super Bowl or just wanderlust, he feels the urge to move on.

DG is one of the best in the business: by turns intelligent, articulate, wise, and funny. Creative, too. The occasional write-the-caption challenges you see here are a direct rip-off from Boylston, and much of the other material you see here and at chess blogs everywhere owes many less-obvious debts to his example and high standards.

In due course I will try to pull together a tribute cum roundup of his best pieces. I’d welcome suggestions from anyone who reads him regularly.

Good luck, DG.

Top Chess Site Publishes Blog Roundup

Goran Urosevic of Chessdom.com has put together a roundup of assorted chess blogs, including such A-listers as Michael Goeller, DG of Boylston Chess Club, Dennis Monokroussos, Streatham & Brixton, Elizabeth Vicary, and Polly Wright.

This humble blog is also privileged to be among these eminent celebrities, for which I'm grateful. Thanks to Goran for showcasing your colleagues, to DG for getting the word out, and to Chessdad64 for calling the original alert to my attention.

Could Be Worse, I Suppose

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Not bad, compared to some people, inluding one to who I owe a tip of the hat for directing me to this survey. Oy.

P.S. While you're at Boylston, check out their latest caption challenge. Where does he find these things?