The
UTD continues its dominance of late, winning the 2006 Pan-Am
Intercollegiate and advancing to the Final Four along with UMBC, Miami
Dade, and Duke.
Though in the tradition of books such as Searching
For Bobby Fischer, The Kings of New York has something fresh to say.
Author Michael Weinreb gives us the background story in this revealing
interview.
A
Pulitzer Prize nominated sportswriter turns his attention to the year
in the life of a championship high school team, and the result is “one
of the most readable books about chess ever written.”
One of the first principles chess players learn is
to not bring their queen out early. Not too long after that they learn
the king is better off tucked away in the corner until the endgame.
Then comes this column.