In his words he is “chaotic and lazy”. It’s hard to imagine the number one chess player in the world as such. Fascinating interview: SPIEGEL: Mr Carlsen, what is your IQ? Carlsen: I have no idea. I wouldn’t want to know it anyway. It might turn out to be a nasty surprise. SPIEGEL: Why? You [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Chat Roulette Piano improv
How awesome is this mysterious hooded piano improv guy? And no, it’s not Ben Folds.
Beached whales and other serious topics
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Listen to it. View the chess game. Jay brings back the ripped-off opening. We have poor grammar so you don’t have to. Said the gramophone is kind of a weird music blog. Good music, gross elephant death pictures. Leads to Jay’s story about navy-assassinated beached whales; perhaps the first use of the word bejesus in [...]
Ben Saunders
The Ruy Lopez Show supports Ben Saunders’ attempt to become “the fastest man to walk solo and unsupported to the North Pole”. And by “support” we mean morally, not financially. Check him out at on twitter and his website. Good luck Ben. As we like to say at the Ruy Lopez Show. He goes to [...]
Google likes us again
We’re back on the first page of results on Google for ruy lopez. I’m sure Ruy himself would be thrilled to hear that if he were alive and had any idea what Google, the internet, electricity, or indoor plumbing was. Now that we’re 9th, let’s work on 1st. Hopefully a new show tonight will convince [...]
a short four years
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We know it can’t have been easy to go without your favorite podcast in the history of podcasting, the internet, and the universe in general for four years. It must have seemed like an eternity. But we have returned with a new show! See you in another four years! Just kidding. Maybe. Listen to it. [...]
