"Si vis pacem, para bellum" ― Cicero

"Attackers may sometimes regret bad moves, but it's much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by." ― Garry Kasparov

"Even the laziest king flees wildly in the face of a double check." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"Be your own Sunshine. Always." ― Purvi Raniga

"Luckily, there is a way to be happy. It involves changing the emphasis of our thinking from what we want to what we have." ― Richard Carlson Road apples

"After we have paid our dutiful respects to such frigid virtues as calculation, foresight, self-control and the like, we always come back to the thought that speculative attack is the lifeblood of chess." — Fred Reinfeld

"It is impossible to keep one's excellence in a glass case, like a jewel, and take it out whenever it is required." ― Adolf Anderssen, 1858

"Age brings wisdom to some men, and to others chess." ― Evan Esar

"There is no jewel in the world comparable to learning; no learning so excellent both for Prince and subject, as knowledge of laws; and no knowledge of any laws so necessary for all estates and for all causes, concerning goods, lands or life, as the common laws of England." ― Sir Edward Coke

"Without integrity and honor, having everything means nothing." ― Robin Sharma

"I am no longer cursed by poverty because I took possession of my own mind, and that mind has yielded me every material thing I want, and much more than I need. But this power of mind is a universal one, available to the humblest person as it is to the greatest." ― Andrew Carnegie

"Luckily, there is a way to be happy. It involves changing the emphasis of our thinking from what we want to what we have." ― Richard Carlson

"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Let a man play chess, and tell him that every pawn is his friend; Let him think both bishops are holy. Let him remember happy days in the shadows of his castles. Let him love his queen. Watch him love his queen." ― Mark Lawrence (Prince of Thorn)

"...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … with discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self-confidence born of demonstrated ability." ― George S. Patton Jr.

"Where there's a will, there's a way."

"An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard." ― Savielly Tartakover

"In my opinion, the King's Gambit is busted. It loses by force." ― Bobby Fischer, A bust to the King's Gambit (1960)

Zwickmuhle: to be in a quandry/predicament/ double bind/catch-22 situation, to be in a dilemma

Eyes trust themselves, ears trust others. ~ German Proverb

Ye Jiangchuan has won the Chinese Chess Championship seven times.

"Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious." ― Zhuangzi

"In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"The eighth square at last! Oh how glad I am to get here. And what is this on my head?" ― Alice (in Through The Looking Glass – Lewis Carroll)

"A woman can beat any man; it's difficult to imagine another kind of sport where a woman can beat a man. That's why I like chess." ― Alexandra Kosteniuk

"My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil." ― JP Getty

"There are two kinds of idiots - those who don't take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking action because they have issued a threat." ― Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym

"Life is very much about making the best decisions you can. So I think chess is very valuable." ― Hikaru Nakamura

"Most people work just hard enough to not get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit." ― George Carlin

"Pawns are such fascinating pieces, too...So small, almost insignificant, and yet--they can depose kings." ― Lavie Tidhar, The Bookman

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." — Albert Einstein

"To find something, anything, a great truth or a lost pair of glasses, you must first believe there will be some advantage in finding it." — Jack Burden, All The King's Men

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." — Jimmy Dean

"Chess is above all, a fight!" — Emanuel Lasker

"In chess, at least, the brave inherit the earth" — Edmar Mednis

"Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory." ― Max Euwe

"You win some, you lose some, and your losses are never made up to you. She will simply have to do without; like it or not, she must face her losses and her helplessness to undo them." — Sheldon B. Kopp

"The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal." — Criss Jami "In life, as in chess, one's own pawns block one's way. A man's very wealth, ease, leisure, children, books, which should help him to win, more often checkmate him." — Charles Buxton

"Play the opening like a book, the middlegame like a magician, and the endgame like a machine." — Rudolph Spielmann

"A thorough understanding of the typical mating continuations makes the most complicated sacrificial combinations leading up to them not only difficult, but almost a matter of course." — Savielly Tartakower.

"Knowing which pieces you want to be exchanged is a great help in finding the right moves." — Graham Burgess

"Life is like a chess game. Every decision, just like every move, has consequences. Therefore, decide wisely!" ― Susan Polgar

"When people insult and disrespect you, the best revenge is to continue to win, and win, and win…." ― Susan Polgar

"The mind has no restrictions. The only restriction is what you believe you cannot do. So go ahead and challenge yourself to do one thing every day that scares you." ― Susan Polgar

"I don't think you can really compare anyone to Fischer and I have high respect for him – he's one of the greatest chess players who ever lived!" — Wesley so

"Fischer…is abnormally sensitive to the slightest noise in the hall…Then there are other players, among them Spassky, Viktor Korchnoi, and myself. For us, it is simply boring to play in an empty hall. When we appear on the stage, we are artistes." — Mikhail Tal

"He went out of his way to provoke the opponent to attack, and, reeking of contempt and crusader's zeal, devoted himself to consolidating some of the most hideously unconsolidated positions ever seen on a chessboard." — Robert Byrne on Wilhelm Steinitz

"The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary." ― Aaron Nimzowitsch

Bobby Fischer on Paul Morphy:
"Perhaps the most accurate player who ever lived, he would beat anybody today in a set-match. He had complete sight of the board and seldom blundered even though he moved quite rapidly. I've played over hundreds of his games and am continually surprised and entertained by his ingenuity."

Fredthebear gathered this collection.

"He (Jose R. Capablanca) makes the game look easy. Art lies in the concealment of art." ― Philip W. Sergeant

"Beautiful, cold, remorseless chess, almost creepy in its silent implacability." ― Raymond Chandler (on a Capablanca game)

"What others could not see in a month's study, he saw at a glance." ― Reuben Fine (on Capablanca)

"Capablanca invariably chose the right option, no matter how intricate the position." ― Garry Kasparov.

"Capablanca's games generally take the following course: he begins with a series of extremely fine prophylactic maneuvers, which neutralize his opponent's attempts to complicate the game; he then proceeds, slowly but surely, to set up an attacking position. This attacking position, after a series of simplifications, is transformed into a favorable endgame, which he conducts with matchless technique." ― Aaron Nimzowitsch

"The greatest compliment one can pay a master is to compare him with Jose Capablanca." — Irving Chernev

"The peculiarity of his style is that only rarely does he make moves which no one else would make." — Max Euwe on Vassily Smyslov

"When his opponent forces him into wild play, his performance is stunning." — Robert Byrne on Tigran Petrosian

"You can never relax. I keep the same amount of energy and concentration during the tournament." ― 13-year-old FM Brewington Hardaway from New York

"Most promises featuring the word 'always' are unkeepable." ― John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed

"You should never say never. Just like you should never say always; because, always and never are always never true." ― J. R. Krol

"<Never and Always>

Never take advantage of someone whom loves you
Never avoid someone whom needs you
Never betray anyone whom has trust in you

Never forget the people that always remember you

Never speak ill of a person who is not present

Never support something you know is wrong or unethical

Always speak to your parents on their birthday and anniversary

Always defend those who cannot defend themselves

Always forgive those you love whom have made mistakes

Always give something to those less fortunate than you

Always remember to look back at those who helped you succeed

Always call your parents and siblings on New Year's Eve." ― R.J. Intindola

The Night
BY HENRY VAUGHAN
John 3.2

Through that pure virgin shrine,
That sacred veil drawn o'er
Thy glorious noon,

That men might look and live, as glowworms shine,

And face the moon,
Wise <Nicodemus> saw such light As made him know his God by night.

Most blest believer he!
Who in that land of darkness and blind eyes
Thy long-expected healing wings could see,
When Thou didst rise!
And, what can never more be done,
Did at midnight speak with the Sun!

O who will tell me where
He found Thee at that dead and silent hour?
What hallowed solitary ground did bear
So rare a flower,
Within whose sacred leaves did lie
The fulness of the Deity?

No mercy-seat of gold,
No dead and dusty cherub, nor carved stone,
But His own living works did my Lord hold
And lodge alone;
Where trees and herbs did watch and peep
And wonder, while the Jews did sleep.

Dear night! this world's defeat;
The stop to busy fools; care's check and curb;

The day of spirits; my soul's calm retreat
Which none disturb!
Christ's progress, and His prayer time;
The hours to which high heaven doth chime;

God's silent, searching flight;
When my Lord's head is filled with dew, and all

His locks are wet with the clear drops of night;

His still, soft call;
His knocking time; the soul's dumb watch,
When spirits their fair kindred catch.

Were all my loud, evil days
Calm and unhaunted as is thy dark tent,
Whose peace but by some angel's wing or voice
Is seldom rent,
Then I in heaven all the long year
Would keep, and never wander here.

But living where the sun
Doth all things wake, and where all mix and tire

Themselves and others, I consent and run
To every mire,
And by this world's ill-guiding light,
Err more than I can do by night.

There is in God, some say,
A deep but dazzling darkness, as men here
Say it is late and dusky, because they
See not all clear.
O for that night! where I in Him
Might live invisible and dim!

* 10 Crazy Gambits: https://www.chess.com/blog/yola6655...

* 10 Best to Watch: https://www.chessjournal.com/best-c...

* 23 Opening Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-5...

* Alphabetical Glossary: https://www.chess-poster.com/englis...

* Assorted good games: Game Collection: assorted Good games

* Brutal Attacking Chess: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

* Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black

* Bearly Thinking: https://www.etsy.com/listing/972054...

* Chess Step-by-Step: https://www.chess.com/learn-how-to-...

* Checkmate Art: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

* Champion miniatures: Game Collection: Champions miniature champions

* Clutch Chess: A new knockout format: Clutch Champions Showdown (2020)

* CFN: https://www.youtube.com/@CFNChannel

* C53s: Game Collection: rajat21's italian game

* Crouch's book: Game Collection: Chess Secrets - Attackers (Crouch)

* Diagrammed Checkmate Patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* Caruana Tops the Stars! Tata Steel Masters (2020)

* Chicago, 2007: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEp...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEp...

* Defensive Replies to the Queen's Pawn: Game Collection: e6 after 1.d4

* Lekhika Dhariyal Chess Ops: https://www.zupee.com/blog/category...

* Del's: Game Collection: Del's hidden gems

* elmubarak: my fav games: Game Collection: elmubarak: my fav games

* Fried Fox is awful: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...

* List of gambits: https://detailedpedia.com/wiki-List...

* Gambits by ECO code: https://www.jimmyvermeer.com/openin...

* Game with ...e6: Game Collection: Partidas modelo con temas variados

* The Gaw-Paw? Game Collection: GA PA Wins Draws by Black

Italian Game, extra toppings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w9...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycd...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6L...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR1...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5q9a...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o36...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiV...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HFuF...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jBQW...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Cuoa...

* King's Gambit shorts: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/kin...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VH...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kVhE...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sugR...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeG...

* Greco's published analysis contained many miniatures: Gioachino Greco

* Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz)

https://archive.org/details/the-gol...

* The Greatest Chess Game Of 2024 (upto mid-May): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmr...

* GM RAM book: Game Collection: GM RAM Game Selection

* CGs member Tryfon Gavriel: https://www.youtube.com/user/kingsc... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4r...

* GK Sicilians: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

- https://www.mark-weeks.com/aboutcom... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vd59...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fX2o...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lJ2V...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pv...

- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_F...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLe...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBl...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZM...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2G...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpw...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccn...
- https://https://www.youtube.com/wat... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvS...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l99...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBx...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGP...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzu... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R7...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3j...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyG...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiS...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znL...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_4...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/63Ak...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5l...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71n... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqu...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acp...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1t... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l_...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLL...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioc...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzt...

* Lady's Night: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li...

* Malagueña: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz2...

* Modern Masterpieces: Game Collection: Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces ~ Stohl

* KID 0-1s: Game Collection: K.I.D B wins E98

* Online safety: https://www.entrepreneur.com/scienc...

* Old P-K4 Miniatures: Game Collection: Games for Classes

* Most Common Openings: http://www.chesskids.org.uk/grownup...

* Pawns are the Soul of Chess: Game Collection: 0

* Pawn Instruction: http://www.logicalchess.com/learn/l...

* QP Bg2: Queen's Pawn Game (E00)

* Read The Planet Greenpawn - https://www.redhotpawn.com/

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

* Saved position: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRX...

* Sports Clichés: http://www.sportscliche.com/

* Black Storms: Game Collection: Tal - The Modern Benoni

* Sicilians: Game Collection: Sicilian/French/Westerimen and other ...c5,...e6

* Sicilian O'Kelly leaves White all kinds of choices: Opening Explorer

* Starting Out 1d4: Game Collection: Starting Out: 1 d4!

* Terminology A: https://www.angelfire.com/games5/ch...

* Top Chessgames by ECO Code: http://schachsinn.de/gamelist.htm

* Top Games by Year: Wikipedia article: List of chess games

* Best of 2017: Game Collection: Best Games of 2017

* 2018 Magazine: Game Collection: # American Chess Magazine 7

* 2019 Moscow: Aeroflot Open (2019)

* 2019 Women's World Team: World Team Chess Championship (Women) (2019)

* 2019 Men's World Team: World Team Chess Championship (2019)

* 2019 Prague Festival: Prague Chess Festival (Masters) (2019)

* St. Louis Spring Classic: Spring Chess Classic (A) (2019)

* My killer chess secret - it's not what you might think: https://www.loavesanddishes.net/old...

* US Championships in St. Louis: US Championship (2019)

* Liren 1st, Carlsen 7th?! GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (2019)

* Theater chess: Grand Prix Hamburg (2019)

* Country Club chess: GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz (2019)

* Oh dear! Poor Levon?! GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz (2019)

* Tie-breaker: Grand Prix Monaco (Women) (2019)

* Too many rules and regulations: London Chess Classic GCT Finals (2019)

* Magnus is on top of the world! World Rapid Championship (2019)

* Triple Crown Winner!!!
World Blitz Championship (2019)

* Ju Retains Her Reign!! Ju - Goryachkina Women's World Championship Match (2020)

* Seven players tied for first place! Gibraltar Masters (2020)

* Nutcracker: Nutcracker Match of the Generations (2020)

* Online Nations Cup won by China: FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup (2020)

* Dubov comes in 2nd place to you-know-who: FIDE Online Steinitz Memorial (2020)

"Tal has a terrifying style. Soon even grandmasters will know of this." - Vladimir Saigin (after losing to 17-year-old Tal in a qualifying match for the master title) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5S...

* Bill Wall should have been on beer commercials crushing empty beer cans with his bare hands: Bill Wall

* Wikipedia on Computer Chess: Wikipedia article: Computer chess

* Yasser's Book: Game Collection: Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 21st Century Masterpieces - First decade (2000)

* Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/

WTHarvey:
There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles did daily delay,
The brain-teasers so tough,
They made us all huff and puff,
But solving them brought us great satisfaction today.

There once was a website named WTHarvey
Where chess puzzles were quite aplenty
With knight and rook and pawn
You'll sharpen your brain with a yawn
And become a master of chess entry

There once was a site for chess fun,
Wtharvey.com was the chosen one,
With puzzles galore,
It'll keep you in store,
For hours of brain-teasing, none done.

There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles were posted daily,
You'd solve them with glee,
And in victory,
You'd feel like a true chess prodigy!

'A rising tide lifts all boats'

'Don't put the cart before the horse'

"Examine what is said, not who is speaking." ~ African Proverb

Alaska: Kodiak
Established in: 1792

Kodiak is the main city in Kodiak Island and was founded in 1792 by Aleksandr Andreyevich Baranov. It was first called Pavlovsk Gavan, which is Russian for Paul's Harbor, and was the first capital of Russian Alaska. You can still find a large Russian Orthodox church there, as well as plenty of beautiful views.

* Chess History: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ch...

* Chess Principles: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comm...

* World Championship matches: https://lichess.org/page/world-cham...

Here's a poem a dad wrote:

<ODE TO CHESS

Ten times I charged the grim, foreboding walls

and was pitched into the pit of defeat.

But, heedless of humiliating falls,

I clambered bravely back onto my feet

and charged again, again to be down thrust

onto the scrap heap of people who lose

onto the mound of mortifying dust

whilst my opponent sat without a bruise

upon his pedestal. We changed sides

and fought again, but I was defeated

whilst he with arrogant and haughty strides

took the throne upon which I had been seated.

Ha! Win or lose, it's how you play the game.

But I would like to beat him just the same.>

"Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles." — Garry Kasparov

"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess

So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.

"Don't blow your own trumpet." — Australian Proverb

Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force.

"Continuing to play the victim is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Blaming others for your station in life will indeed make you a victim but the perpetrator will be your own self, not life or those around you." — Bobby Darnell

Democritus and the People Of Abdera

How do I hate the tide of vulgar thought!
Profane, unjust, with childish folly fraught;
It breaks and bends the rays of truth divine,
And by its own conceptions measures mine.
Famed Epicurus' master tried
The power of this unstable tide.
His country said the sage was mad –
The simpletons! But why?
No prophet ever honour had
Beneath his native sky.
Democritus, in truth, was wise;
The mass were mad, with faith in lies.
So far this error went,
That all Abdera sent
To old Hippocrates
To cure the sad disease.
"Our townsman," said the messengers,
Appropriately shedding tears,
"Has lost his wits! Democritus,
By study spoiled, is lost to us.
Were he but filled with ignorance,
We should esteem him less a dunce.
He says that worlds like this exist,
An absolutely endless list, –
And peopled, even, it may be,
With countless hosts as wise as we!
But, not contented with such dreams,
His brain with viewless "atoms" teems,
Instinct with deathless life, it seems.
And, never stirring from the sod below,
He weighs and measures all the stars;
And, while he knows the universe,
Himself he does not know.
Though now his lips he strictly bars,
He once delighted to converse.
Come, godlike mortal, try your art divine
Where traits of worst insanity combine!"
Small faith the great physician lent,
But still, perhaps more readily, he went.
And mark what meetings strange
Chance causes in this world of change!
Hippocrates arrived in season,
Just as his patient (void of reason!)
Was searching whether reason's home,
In talking animals and dumb,
Be in the head, or in the heart,
Or in some other local part.
All calmly seated in the shade,
Where brooks their softest music made,
He traced, with study most insane,
The convolutions of a brain;
And at his feet lay many a scroll –
The works of sages on the soul.
Indeed, so much absorbed was he,
His friend, at first, he did not see.
A pair so admirably matched,
Their compliments erelong despatched.
In time and talk, as well as dress,
The wise are frugal, I confess.
Dismissing trifles, they began
At once with eagerness to scan
The life, and soul, and laws of man;
Nor stopped till they had travelled over all
The ground, from, physical to moral.
My time and space would fail
To give the full detail.

But I have said enough to show
How little It's the people know.
How true, then, goes the saw abroad –
Their voice is but the voice of God?

"In chess, as in life, the best moves are often the ones you don't play." ― Savielly Tartakower

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Charlotte Chess Center
10700 Kettering Dr, Charlotte, NC 28226
(980) 265-1156

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q9...

In 1090, a Chessboard with alternating light and dark squares was introduced in Europe.

* Riddle-e-dee: https://chessimprover.com/chess-rid...

During World War II, several of the world's best chess players were code breakers.

In India, chess was initially known as the ‘Game of Kings.'

In the Gospel of John, there's a fascinating conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. Nicodemus, a Pharisee and member of the Jewish ruling council, approached Jesus at night. He acknowledged Jesus as a teacher sent from God due to the signs Jesus performed. In response, Jesus told Nicodemus that to see the kingdom of God, one must be "born again" or "born from above." This concept puzzled Nicodemus, highlighting the contrast between earthly understanding and spiritual insight. Jesus further explained that this rebirth involves both water and the Spirit. He emphasized God's love for the world, stating that whoever believes in Him shall have eternal life1. The famous verse John 3:16 encapsulates this message: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Feb-09-12
ray keene: nimzos best endgames
v lasker zurich 1934
v spielmann carlsbad 1929
v lundin stockholm 1934
v maroczy bled 1931
v henneberger winterthur 1931
v thomas frankfurt 1930
v sultan khan liege 1930
v marshall berlin 1928
v reti berlin 1928
v alehine ny 1927
v tchigorin carlsbad 1907
and for a joke entry duras v nimzo san sebastian 1912 !!

People believe what they want to believe, truth or not.

"Search for the grain of truth in other opinions." ― Richard Carlson

James 1:5 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him"

Random Forum Chess Advice:

Learn all the rules of chess, not just how the pieces move and capture. Furthermore, you must declare any rule violation by your opponent when playing in person (the computer typically prevents rule violations from occurring, thus many on-line players don't know all the rules because they have not personally experienced possible violations that will occur when playing face-to-face).

Avoid making exchanges which develop another piece (recapturing) for the opponent. (The developing piece lands on a better square free of its prior duty, whereas before it was sitting still, waiting on guard duty.)

Do not permit the opponent to open a file at your King. Pawns serve as the best shield/buffer for a King. (An exposed King with no cover often faces a dangerous attack, as is the possibility of losing material via check-and-fork/skewer of any unprotected units aligned with the square-of-the-check.)

"When it's your move, pretend for a moment that it's actually your opponent's move. What good moves can your opponent make right now?" This makes it much easier to see your opponent's threats, IMO.

My every move should either:

1. Improve the quality of the position or

2. Gain Material or

3. Gain Time

Don't play Hope Chess. Always assume your opponent will find the best move.

"Sit on your hands!" (No hand hovering over the pieces while still considering your next possible move.)

"Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands." ― Renaud & Kahn

1. Go wide before you go deep

2. No position is so won it plays itself. (IM Jeremy Silman)

"Thats what she said..."

"When you see a good move ― WAIT, look for a better one." ― Emanuel Lasker, the second official world chess champion, for 27 years, from 1894 to 1921, the longest reign of any officially recognized World Chess Champion in history.

American GM Alexsander Lenderman gave the advice - <"It's all about good pieces; get good pieces!"> Of course, once they're good (well-positioned on an active square) you have to know what to do with 'em (apply pressure, possible tactics). "Great guy that Alex!" He played an important role in the book The Kings of New York, written by Michael Weinreb and published by Gotham Press in 2007.

Avoid moving the same chess piece twice during the opening. Try to move every piece (not pawns) once; develop toward the center. What is a good way to start? The Chigorin Variation of the Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 etc. White's bishop was unable to follow this "move each piece just once" principle due to the threat of being captured by the less valuable pawn. As a result, Black was able to extend on the queenside and avoid having a pinned Nc6.

"A bad plan is better than no plan at all" (Mikhail Tchigorin) stopped (the blogger) playing aimless chess even when (blogger) had barely any knowledge.

"Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game." ― Being Caballero

Have your chess brain work at least 10 minutes every day. To improve focus on tactics, tactics, tactics and more tactics, tactics, tactics.

When it's your turn to move, don't just look for a tactical move you can make; but also, more importantly, what tactical move your opponent can make on you!

Look at pawn structure as a way to create landing spots for your pieces. Attack where your pawns point (where extended pawns have created space to operate).

Always check for King safety. (If there is no check now, what is the next possible check find a checking square to occupy in the near future?)

Don't give up. American Bobby Fischer, the eleventh World Chess Champion, said "Don't give up... even if you're in big trouble... Chess is a kaleidoscope- it's ever changing- ...and opportunities suddenly appear." (Fischer defeated former world champion Tigran Petrosian in a qualifying match, and then reigning world champion Boris Spassky of the USSR, in Reykjavík, Iceland to claim the title in 1972. Fischer (1943 – 2008) at age 64 was buried in a small Christian cemetery 60 kilometers (37 miles) southeast of Reykjavík, after a Catholic funeral presided over by Fr. Jakob Rolland of the diocese of Reykjavík.)

"Winning is not a secret. It is something you can learn." — Garry Kasparov, the youngest-ever undisputed world champion in 1985 at age 22

"Don't begrudge the time." — Garry Kasparov, ranked world no. 1 for a record 255 months overall

"You win some, you lose some, you wreck some." — Dale Earnhardt

"In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate." ― Isaac Asimov

<<Nicole wrote:>

I'm not a piece in your chess game...
I'm not a pawn in your chess game,
I'm not the person who takes the blame,
I'm not a person who can use for fame,
You act like i'm an embarrassment of shame.

But I realise my worth now,
The leader of the pack: a crowd,
The turning revolution of endow,
The piece in your game who steals the king's crown.

I'm not a piece in your chess game,
Instead, I'm you addiction which you will try to reclaim, Whilst I light my furious flames.>

Bughouse Rules

Bughouse is an outrageously fun team game in which one partner plays White and the other plays Black. As a player captures an opponent's piece, that captured piece is passed to the partner. The partner can either make a regular chess move, or place any one of the pieces passed by the partner anywhere on the board! (well, almost anywhere - there are certain rules to follow that we go over in class). To add to the excitement, Bughouse is played with clocks at a quick pace (5 minutes) and players are allowed to TALK!! In fact, you have to talk in order to effectively communicate strategies with your partner. Of course, your opponents might overhear you and plan their counter strategy. So you could whisper, or even talk in secret codes! But you can't hide captured pieces - they have to stay out in the open where everyone can see them. Not fair pulling a rook out from under your beard! These rules and others are contained in he official USCF Bughouse Rules 5th Edition, which will be posted on the walls for Bughouse events. It was interesting to note, during Grandmaster Nigel Davies' recent instructional clinics, that he greatly encouraged Bughouse as a tool for developing the imagination.

IMPORTANT! Because of the high level of noise, Bughouse will be played only on pre-advertised Bughouse tournament days (normally around Halloween, plus or minus a week, and sometimes at other times during the year).

BUGHOUSE RULES (adapted from http://raleighchessacademy.com/wp-c... )

1. Number of Players - There are exactly two players on a team; they are called 'team members,' 'partners' or 'pardners' (Texas only). No substitutions of players are allowed at any time during the tournament. Ya dances with the pardner what brought ya. A Tournament can have many competing teams.

2. Bughouse Game - A 'Bughouse Game' matches one team member against one opponent, and the other team member against that opponent's partner. Play is conducted by the four players on two regulation chess boards, each starting from the normal chess starting position, with white moving first and each using a chess clock (digital takes precedence over analog). One partner plays White; the other Black. The first checkmate or time forfeit on either board ends the Game. If either partner on a team wins their board, then their team wins the Game. Just as in regular chess, there are multiple Games (rounds) per tournament.

3. Colors - For each Game, the team decides which partner is to play white and which is to play black. Once a Game is started, partners may not switch boards (and although you can always give advice to your partner, you cannot touch your partner's pieces).

4. Time control - The time control is Game in 5 minutes. Use 2 second delay when possible.

5. Bring a clock- Each team is responsible for providing a clock. If a team does not have a clock and their opponents do have a clock, the team without a clock forfeits. If neither team has a clock then both teams forfeit.

6. Completion of Move - If a player's hand has released a piece then that move cannot be changed, unless it is an illegal move. A move is not Completed until the piece is released AND the clock is pressed. If the clock has not been pressed then the opponent may not move (this is under review)

8. Illegal moves lose, if they are caught before the next move is made. I. If an opponent makes a move and starts the opponent's clock, they have forfeited the right to claim that illegal move. II. Before play begins both players should inspect the position of the pieces and the setting of the clock, since once each side has made a move all claims for correcting either are null and void. The only exception is if one or both players have more than five minutes on their clock, then the tournament director may reduce the time accordingly. III. Illegal moves, unnoticed by both players, cannot be corrected afterwards, nor can they become the basis for later making an illegal move claim. If the King and Queen are set up incorrectly when the game begins, then you may castle short on the queen side and castle long on the kingside. Once each side has made a move, incorrect setups must stay.

9. Passing pieces - When a piece is captured, the captured piece is passed to the partner only after the move is completed (opponent's clock is started).

10. Placing or moving pieces- A player has the option of either moving one of their pieces on their board or placing a piece their teammate has captured and passed to them. I. A captured piece may be placed on any unoccupied square on the board, with the exception that a pawn may not be placed on the first or last rank. II. Pieces may be placed to create or interpose check or checkmate. (under review - some variants do not allow "drop mates") III. A promoted pawn, which has been captured, reverts to a pawn and not the promoted piece.

11. Displaying captured pieces- A player may not attempt to hide pieces captured by their partner from the opponent. The first attempt will be a warning and the second attempt will result in forfeiture of the game.

12. Communicating allowed- Partners may verbally communicate throughout a game. It is legal for one partner to make move suggestions to the other partner. It is illegal and grounds for forfeiting the match if one partner physically moves one of their partner's pieces.

13. Clock Hand- Each player must push the clock button with the same hand they use to move their pieces. Exception: only during castling may a player use both hands. When capturing only one hand may be used. The first infraction will get a warning, the second a one minute penalty and the third will result in the loss of the game.

14. Touching a Clock- Except for pushing the clock button neither player should touch the clock except: I. To straighten it; II. If either player knocks over the clock his opponent gets one minute added to their clock; III. If your opponent's clock does not begin you may push their side down and repunch your side; however, if this procedure is unsatisfactory, please call for a director; IV. Each player must always be allowed to push the clock after their move is made. Neither player should keep their hand on or hover over the clock.

15. Define a win- A game is won by the player: I. who has mated their opponent's king; II. If the checking piece is not a knight or is not in contact (on an adjacent square) with the defending king and the defending player does not have any material to block the check, the defending player may wait until his or her partner supplies a piece provided their time does not run out. III. whose opponent resigns; IV. whose opponent's flag falls first, at any time before the game is otherwise ended, provided he/she points it out and neutralizes the clock while their own flag is still up; V. who, after an illegal move, takes the opponent's king or stops the clock; VI. an illegal move doesn't negate a player's right to claim on time, provided he/she does so prior to their opponent's claim of an illegal move. If the claims are simultaneous, the player who made the illegal move loses.

16. Defining a draw- A game is a draw: I. By agreement between the teams during the game only. II. If the flag of one player falls after the flag of the other player has already fallen and a win has not been claimed, unless either side mates before noticing both flags down. Announced checkmate nullifies any later time claims.

17. Replacing pieces- If a player accidentally displaces one or more pieces, he shall replace them on his own time. If it is necessary, his opponent may start the opponent's clock without making a move in order to make sure that the culprit uses his own time while replacing the pieces. Finally, it is unsportsmanlike to knock over any pieces then punch the clock. For the first offense the player will get a warning (unless this causes his flag to fall, in which case the opponent will get one extra minute added to his clock). For a second offense a one minute add-on for the opponent will be imposed. For a third offense the offender shall forfeit the game. Thereafter, the tournament director may use other penalties or expel a player from the event for repeated offenses.

18. Dispute between players - In case of a dispute either player may stop both clocks while the tournament director is being summoned. In any unclear situation the tournament director will consider the testimony of both players and any reliable witnesses before rendering his decision. If a player wishes to appeal the decision of a tournament director, the player must first appeal to the section chief then, if necessary, the player may appeal to the Chief floor director, whose decision in all cases is final.

19. TD touching the clock - The tournament director shall not pick up the clock; except in the case of a dispute.

20. Observer conduct - Spectators and players of another match are not to speak or otherwise interfere in a game. If a spectator interferes in any way, such as by calling attention to the flag fall or an illegal move, the tournament director may cancel the game and rule that a new game be played in its stead, and he may also expel the offending party from the playing room. The tournament director should also be silent about illegal moves, flag falls, etc. (unless there is an agreement with the players, before the game, to call them) as this is entirely the responsibility of the players.

21. Replacing a promoted pawn - If a player promotes a pawn they must leave the pawn on the board and clearly indicate to their opponent to what piece the pawn is being promoted too. The promoted pawn will be laid on it's side to indicate that it is a promoted pawn (MCS&C local rule - to prevent later disagreements about what piece the pawn was promoted to, and to avoid pawns annoyingly rolling about and off the board, a spare piece quickly found from another set should be used and placed in the normal upright position, an upside down rook still signifying a queen. The argument against this is nuclear proliferation of Queens, but I don't think it is a strong argument).

22. Replacement clock - Only a tournament director may determine if a clock is defective and change clocks.

23. Player behavior - Excessive banging of pieces or clock will not be tolerated and the offending player may be penalized with loss of time (Director discretion)

24. Insufficient Losing Chances- Insufficient losing chances claims cannot be made in Bughouse games.

25. Rules Not Covered Above - The Official Rules of Chess, 5th edition, shall be used to resolve any situation not covered by these rules.

Take care of your pennies and your dollars will take care of themselves. ~ Scottish Proverb

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

"To a good listener, half a word is enough"
– Portuguese Proverb

<<Like new-laid eggs Chess Problems are,

Though very good, they may be beaten;

And yet, though like, they're different far,

They may be cooked, but never eaten.>

Source: page 58 of Poems and Chess Problems by J.A. Miles (Fakenham, 1882).>

Morning by Anonymous

Darkness is banished and morning is here;
Gilding the heavens the sunbeams appear.
Songs of thanksgiving arise in the air;
Blossoms their beauty and perfume prepare
Dewdrops like diamonds flash on the grass
Bees in the meadows all hum as they pass.
Nature awaketh to gladden our heart,
For in her joyfulness all take a part.

"All is not gold that glitters, pleasure seems sweet, but proves a glass of bitters." ― Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." ― Aristotle

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." ― Socrates

"May you live every day of your life." ― Jonathan Swift

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ― Aristotle, Metaphysics

"Man conquers the world by conquering himself." ― Zeno of Citium

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." ― Albert Einstein

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." ― Confucious

"Never laugh at live dragons." ― J.R.R. Tolkien (especially those from Sicily)

"There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man." ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

"Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth." ― Rumi, The Essential Rumi

"You do not write your life with words...You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do." ― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

"The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times." ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

"Think before you speak. Read before you think." ― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader

"The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back." ― Abigail Van Buren

Over in the Meadow
by Olive A. Wadsworth

Over in the meadow,
In the sand, in the sun,
Lived an old mother toad
And her little toadie one.
"Wink!" said the mother;
"I wink," said the one;
So she winked and she blinked
In the sand, in the sun.
Over in the meadow,
Where the stream runs blue,
Lived an old mother fish
And her little fishes two.
"Swim!" said the mother;
"We swim," said the two;
So they swam and they leaped
Where the stream runs blue.
Over in the meadow,
In a hole in a tree,
Lived a mother bluebird
And her little birdies three.
"Sing!" said the mother;
"We sing," said the three;
So they sang and were glad
In the hole in the tree.
Over in the meadow,
In a snug beehive,
Lived a mother honeybee
And her little honeys five.
"Buzz!" said the mother;
"We buzz," said the five;
So they buzzed and they hummed
In the snug beehive.
Over in the meadow,
Where the clear pools shine,
Lived a green mother frog,
And her little froggies nine.
"Croak!" said the mother;
"We croak," said the nine;
So they croaked and they splashed
Where the clear pools shine.
Over in the meadow,
In a sly little den,
Lived a gray mother spider
And her little spiders ten.
"Spin!" said the mother;
"We spin," said the ten;
So they spun lace webs
In their sly little den.

"Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything grow." ― Chris Burkmenn

Be slow in choosing a friend but slower in changing him. ~ Scottish Proverb

Q. What's the difference between Bill Clinton and a dog? A. A dog chases his own tail.

US Senator Daniel Webster turned down two offers to be Vice President. Webster was offered the position of VP by William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor but thought the office was a dead-end position. Both these presidents then died in office.

* Instructive Cross Pins video: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

"Chess is, above all, a fight!" – Emanuel Lasker, World Champion for 27 years

"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"It is not those who can inflict the most but those who can endure the most who will conquer." ― Terence Macswiney, Principles of Freedom

"To conquer, you must endure not just your own suffering but the suffering of others. Indifference is the ultimate evolutionary achievement, the highest rung on nature's ladder." ― Rick Yancey, The Last Star

"A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for." ― John A. Shedd

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ― Leonardo da Vinci

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." ― Robert F. Kennedy

"If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly." ― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." ― Theodore Roosevelt

"To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles." ― T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it." ― Winston S. Churchill

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will." ― Vince Lombardi

"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." ― Bill Cosby

"Persistence wears down resistance."
― William J Federer, Change to Chains-The 6,000 Year Quest for Control -Volume I-Rise of the Republic

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Question: The Vatican Bank has the only ATM in the world that allows users to do what? Answer: Perform transactions in Latin.

Fredthebear created this collection.

Question: Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Answer: Mount Everest – it was the highest mountain on Earth even before anyone knew it existed.

<<<Beclouded> by Emily Dickinson>

The sky is low, the clouds are mean,
A travelling flake of snow
Across a barn or through a rut
Debates if it will go.

A narrow wind complains all day
How some one treated him;
Nature, like us, is sometimes caught
Without her diadem.>

"Let no man pull you so low as to hate him." ― Martin Luther King Jr., A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

"For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

"It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it." ― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." ― George Burns, Comedian

FTB cut in on a side game of chess here back when: https://boston.eater.com/venue/4779... When traveling, most locals seem to enjoy competing against a fresh face, unless they want to save face in front of a particular companion. Everybody thinks they can beat a bear.

As Time Goes By
Songwriters: Max Steiner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-p...

You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss
A sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by
And when two lovers woo
They still say, "I love you"
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by
Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate
Woman needs man, and man must have his mate
That no one can deny
It's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do-or-die
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by
Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate
Woman needs man, and man must have his mate
That no one can deny
It's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do-or-die
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by

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"Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad." ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears." ― John Lennon

"Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly."
― Langston Hughes

"Our most powerful asset in life is the ability to make choices for ourselves. This freedom to choose, we must conquer fiercely, cherish dearly, and practice cleverly. ("The infinite Wisdom of Meditation")" ― Erik Pevernagie

"Never stop dreaming,
never stop believing,
never give up,
never stop trying, and
never stop learning."
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

"Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently." ― Maya Angelou

"Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing." ― Emma Donoghue, Room

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." ― Nelson Mandela

Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

If the game is well-played, the rook's first move is usually sideways.

Riddle Question: What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?

FACTRETRIEVER: Dolphins usually breathe through their blowhole, but, in 2016, scientists discovered a dolphin with a damaged bowhole that could breath through its mouth

Riddle Answer: Day, and night

<<<Nature rarer uses yellow> by Emily Dickinson>

Nature rarer uses yellow
Than another hue;
Saves she all of that for sunsets, —
Prodigal of blue,
Spending scarlet like a woman,
Yellow she affords
Only scantly and selectly,
Like a lover's words.>

"They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for." ― Tom Bodett, the man who leaves the lights on

"God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world." — Billy Graham

"Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness." — Billy Graham

"Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be." ― Abraham Lincoln

* Riddle-pee-dee: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch...

According to Chessmetrics, Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924.

* Weird is what you're not used to: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches...

<<limerick, entitled ‘The Solver's Plight' was by ‘A.J.F.' A.J. Fink and was published on page 22 of Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931):>

There was a man from Vancouver
Who tried to solve a two-mover;
But the boob, he said, ‘"Gee",
I can't find the "Kee",
No matter HOW I manouvre.'>

Proverbs 14:29-35

29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered * exalts folly.

30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is rottenness to the bones.

31 He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

32 The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing, But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the hearts of fools it is made known.

34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people.

35 The king's favor is toward a servant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.

* Riddle-free-dice: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch...

"Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy." ― Norman Vincent Peale

"Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it." ― Yogi Berra, 10-time World Series champion

"I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake." ― Emanuel Lasker

"At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets." ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free (like a bear)

from the simpleton poet:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.

Chess is creative.
And a journey too.

Good in the morning.
Or just before bed.

Play cheater_1, with engine.
Or OTB, all in your head.

"There just isn't enough televised chess." — David Letterman

"Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself." — Eleanor Roosevelt

"Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess." — Siegbert Tarrasch

"True power is expressed in quiet confidence; it was the sea's very calmness that epitomized its mighty force." ― Emile Habiby

"Remember that there are two kinds of beauty: one of the soul and the other of the body. That of the soul displays its radiance in intelligence, in chastity, in good conduct, in generosity, and in good breeding, and all these qualities may exist in an ugly man. And when we focus our attention upon that beauty, not upon the physical, love generally arises with great violence and intensity. I am well aware that I am not handsome, but I also know that I am not deformed, and it is enough for a man of worth not to be a monster for him to be dearly loved, provided he has those spiritual endowments I have spoken of." ― Miguel Cervantes

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<God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
and Wisdom to know the difference.>

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." — Calvin Coolidge

Psalm 96: 1-3
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Z is for Zookeeper (to the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?")

Oh do you know the zookeeper,
The zookeeper, the zookeeper?
Oh, do you know the zookeeper
Who works down at the zoo?

Speaking of Sasquatch, have you seen junior's grades??

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Mattie says that sounds like stealing. "That's the position them New Mexicans took," Rooster Cogburn brays. "I had to flee for my life!"

Q: What do you call someone who draws funny pictures of cars? A: A car-toonist.

Q: What do you call a magician on a plane?
A: A flying sorcerer.

Q: What do you call fruit playing the guitar?
A: A jam session.

Q: What do you call the shoes that all spies wear? A: Sneakers.

Q: What do you call something you can serve, but never eat? A: A volleyball.

Q: What did the alien say to the garden?
A: Take me to your weeder.

Q: What do you call a skeleton who went out in freezing temperatures? A: A numb skull.

Q: What do you call a farm that grows bad jokes? A: Corny.

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