Tonight at the Fresno Chess Club, Erin was one of 34 players against Chess Master Dr. Timothy Roth. (I was her second.) We played a decent opening game against Dr. Roth's unconventional Grob's Attack, but we had to resign when it was past our bedtime at 9:45. Dr. Roth said very nice things about our game, and paid us the compliment of a couple of nice pauses over our board. He was very gracious to Erin.
Here's the score:
Dr. Timothy Roth -- Erin and Dad
Fresno, California
(Simultaneous Exhibition)
1.g4 e6 2.Bg2 d5 3.b3 Nf6 4.g5 Nh5 5.h4 Bd6 6.e3 g6 7.Bb2 0-0 8.Nc3 1-0
When we castled in move 7, I wondered whether it was legal to castle when the rook was under attack. (It is not legal if the king is in check or any square over which the king would travel in under attack.) I seemed to recall that it is legal when the rook is under attack, and club president Bob confirmed.
In our chat after the game, Dr. Roth pointed out that the move we needed was putting our dark bishop on the a1-h8 axis.
I have only this blurry camera phone pic, but Dr. Roth's son got some shots with his iPhone and I'll add those here when he emails them.
UPDATE: Two more pictures, courtesy of Dr. Roth and his iPhone.
Rifling through my briefcase last week, Erin found my digital voice recorder. She wanted to learn how to dictate. Here is her first attempt at operating the machine herself. Multiple takes.
For Erin's 5th birthday, she wanted to go back to her old stomping grounds in Orange County. Uncle Seth joined us.
Click for camera phone slideshow.
It was the last game of the season, and Erin scored five goals for the Fuego today. Five.
She also demonstrated familiarity and comfort with the First Rule of All Human Conflict, including sports: Put the other man down.
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Erin was a flapper; Adam a sooty fireman; and Sarah a genie.
Here's a sideways video of Erin and Sarah doing a musical number: