by sneaky pete

"Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don't give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life's problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works." ― Yanni

"Life is like a game of chess. To win you need to make a move. Knowing which move to make comes with insight and knowledge and by learning the lessons that are accumulated along the way. We become each and every piece within the game called LIFE." ― Alan Rufus

"Chance favors the prepared mind." ― Louis Pasteur

"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly." ― John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, and former Navy Lieutenant

"He who whets his steel, whets his courage"
― Steven Pressfield, Gates of Fire

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." ― Dale Carnegie

"The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don't give up." ― Robert Tew

"When you feel like quitting think about why you started." ― Anonymous

"You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up." ― Chuck Yeager

"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit." ― Conrad Hilton

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." ― C.S. Lewis

* Windmills: Game Collection: Tactics: windmill

* Windmills: Game Collection: World Champs and Windmills

* World Champions: History of the World Chess Championship

Apparently spurred by the 1936 Zandvoort tournament, the seaside resort Noordwijk had its own international tournament in 1938, organised by the Daniel Noteboom Chess Club. The main sponsor (also the actual playing site) was the Rembrandt Hotel, high on a dune overlooking the North Sea. Games started at 5.30 p.m., to enable the amateur Dr. Euwe to finish his classes in Amsterdam before driving to Noordwijk to match his strength with the old (Bogoljubov, Tartakower, Spielmann) and new (Eliskases, Keres, Pirc) masters.

1.Eliskases  7,5/9 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1
2.Keres      6,5/9 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½
3.Pirc       5,5/9 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1
4.Euwe         5/9 0 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1
5=Bogoljubov 4,5/9 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1
5=Landau     4,5/9 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 ½
7.Thomas       4/9 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1
8=Schmidt    2,5/9 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 0
8=Spielmann  2,5/9 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½
8=Tartakower 2,5/9 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ *

A gardener's ass complained to Destiny
Of being made to rise before the dawn.
"The cocks their matins have not sung," said he, vere I am up and gone.
And all for what? To market herbs, it seems.
Fine cause, indeed, to interrupt my dreams!"
Fate, moved by such a prayer,
Sent him a currier's load to bear,
Whose hides so heavy and ill-scented were,
They almost choked the foolish beast.
"I wish me with my former lord," he said;
"For then, whenever he turned his head,
If on the watch, I caught
A cabbage-leaf, which cost me nothing.
But, in this horrid place, I find
No chance or windfall of the kind:
Or if, indeed, I do,
The cruel blows I rue."
Anon it came to pass
He was a collier's ass.
Still more complaint. "What now?" said Fate,
Quite out of patience.
"If on this jackass I must wait,
What will become of kings and nations?
Has none but he anything here to tease him?
Have I no business but to please him?"
And Fate had cause; – for all are so.
Unsatisfied while here below
Our present lot is aye the worst.
Our foolish prayers the skies infest.
Were Jove to grant all we request,
The din renewed, his head would burst.

"Every master was once a disaster." – T.S. Wood

"Chess is all about stored pattern recognition. You are asking your brain to spot a face in the crowd that it has not seen." — Sally Simpson

"If you see a good move, look for a better one." — Emanuel Lasker

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." — Thomas Edison

"The winner of the game is the player who makes the next to last mistake." — Savielly Tartakower

* Fireside book: Game Collection: Fireside Book of Chess

* Giuoco Pianissimo: Game Collection: GIUOCO PIANISSIMO

* Two Knts Defense: Game Collection: Two Knights Defence by Beliavsky mikhalchisin

Uncompromising Chess, by Belyavsky, Alexander (User: Resignation Trap) Game Collection: Uncompromising Chess by Alexander Beliavsky ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Uncompromisin...

Understanding Chess Move by Move: A Top-Class Grandmaster Explains Step-by-Step How Chess Games Are Won, by Nunn, John (User: PhilipTheGeek) Game Collection: Nunn's Understanding Chess Move by Move ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Understanding...

* Best Games of 2018: Game Collection: Best Games of 2018

* Glossary: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar...

* Opening Tree: https://www.shredderchess.com/onlin...

"I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I know I can." – Watty Piper

Adapt on the fly. "A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week." — General George S. Patton

"If you're positive you can get through it OK. When you think negatively, you're putting poison on your body. Just smile. They say laughter is the best medicine there is." — Elsa Bailey, athlete, 100 years old

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils

Apr-05-23 WannaBe: Can a vegan have a 'beef' with you? Or Vegans only have 'beet' with you? I am confused.

Apr-05-23 Cassandro: Vegan police officers should be exempt from doing steak-outs.

All The World's A Stage
William Shakespeare

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.

Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

"Life is fun. It's all up to the person. Be satisfied. You don't have to be ‘happy' all the time, you need to be satisfied." — Lucille Boston Lewis, eternal optimist 101 years old

"A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away." — Dr. Boyce

"Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear." — George Adair

"He who imagines himself capable should attempt to perform. Neither originality counts, nor criticism of another's work. It is not courage, nor self-confidence, nor a sense of superiority that tells. Performance alone is the test." — Emanuel Lasker

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." — Colin Powell

What is the name of the largest ocean?

Answer: The Pacific Ocean

2. What is the smallest country in the world?

Answer: Vatican City

3. What is the majority of the earth covered by?

Answer: Oceans

4. What is the largest continent?

Answer: Asia

5. What is the name of the longest mountain range? (Hint: it is under the Atlantic Ocean)

Answer: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

6. The destruction of Pompeii in 79 A.D. was done by what volcano?

Answer: Mt. Vesuvius

7. What is the world's longest river?

Answer: Amazon River

8. What is the only continent without an active volcano?

Answer: Australia

9. Which is the world's most earthquake-prone country?

Answer: Japan

10. Name the three countries that do not use the metric system?

Answer: U.S., Myanmar, Liberia

11. What is the deepest part in all of the world's oceans called?

Answer: The Mariana Trench

12. Where is the Golden Gate Bridge located?

Answer: San Fransico, California

13. This large tower is known for its "tilt."

Answer: Pisa

14. What are the Northern Lights also known as?

Answer: Aurora Borealis

15. Which continent is in all four hemispheres?

Answer: Africa

16. 77% of the world's maple syrup is made in this Canadian province.

Answer: Quebec

17. Africa is home to how many deserts?

Answer: Three

18. What is the name of the large river that flows through London?

Answer: The Thames River

19. Which is colder the North Pole or the South Pole?

Answer: South Pole

20. What are the imaginary horizontal and vertical lines around the Earth called?

Answer: Longitude and latitude lines

21. What body of water separates Australia and New Zealand?

Answer: The Tasman Sea

22. Where are 75% of the world's pineapples grown?

Answer: Hawaii

23. Which Colorado mountain range contains The Continental Divide?

Answer: The Rockies

24. Name the largest volcano in the world.

Answer: Mouna Loa

25. Which Italian city is known for its canals?

Answer: Venice

26. This country has the largest number of pyramids.

Answer: Sudan

27. Which country has the most natural lakes?

Answer: Canada

28. Where is the driest place on Earth?

Answer: Antarctica

29. Which continent is also an island?

Answer: Australia

30. The world's largest fish market is located in what capital city?

Answer: Tokyo, Japan

31. Which major city is located on two continents?

Answer: Istanbul, Turkey

32. Where would you find "The Valley of the Kings?"

Answer: Egypt

33. In what state is the Grand Canyon located?

Answer: Arizona

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Science trivia questions
1. Which of the planets in our solar system is the hottest?

Answer: Venus

2. What is the universal donor blood type?

Answer: O negative

3. How many people have walked on the moon?

Answer: 12

4. Who was the first American in space?

Answer: Alan Shephard

5. What is the most common eye color in humans?

Answer: Brown

6. Which galaxy is closest to the Milky Way Galaxy?

Answer: Andromeda Galaxy

7. What are the three layers of the planet?

Answer: Crust, mantle & core

8. How many bones are in the human body?

Answer: 206

9. Which part of the brain deals with hearing and language?

Answer: Temporal lobe

10. Who was the scientist that filed 1,093 patents alone?

Answer: Thomas Edison

11. End the debate...is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

Answer: Fruit

12. Which is the only metal to be in liquid form at room temperature?

Answer: Mercury

13. What is the cause of a tsunami?

Answer: Tsunami is caused by the displacement of water due to an earthquake or landslide under the sea or ocean.

14. What is the oldest living thing on Earth?

Answer: Bristlecone Pine

15. What is the shape of the human DNA called?

Answer: Double helix

16. The chemical equation for water?

Answer: H2O

17. Who invented the airplane?

Answer: The Wright Brothers

18. What is the largest reef system called?

Answer: The Great Barrier Reef

19. Which islands west of Ecuador were studied by Charles Darwin to increase his knowledge?

Answer: Galapagos Islands

20. Igneous rocks are normally associated with what natural phenomenon?

Answer: Volcano

21. These trees are known as the tallest in the world.

Answer: Giant Sequoia

22. What is the human body's largest organ?

Answer: The skin

23. What was the first satellite to enter space called?

Answer: Sputnik

24. Seismology is the study of what?

Answer: Earthquakes

25. When a gas changes into a liquid, it is called what?

Answer: Condensation

26. At what temperature is Fahrenheit equal to Centigrade?

Answer: -40 degrees

27. The movement of pollen from the male anther to a flower's female stigma is known as what?

Answer: Pollination

28. How long is an eon?

Answer: A billion years

29. What is the scientific word for push or pull?

Answer: Force

30. Which person is known for publishing "The Interpretation of Dreams"?

Answer: Sigmund Freud

31. What is the splitting of atomic nuclei called?

Answer: Nuclear fission

32. The process of weathered material moving due to gravity is called what?

Answer: Erosion

33. What is the quality of an object that allows it to float on water?

Answer: Buoyancy

Funny trivia questions

The ancient Romans boiled vinegar and what else together to make their version of an energy drink? Answer: Goat poop

What is the main ingredient in Bombay Duck?
Answer: Fish

Name one of the two countries that do not allow tattoos. Answer: Japan or Iran

What were the first hockey pucks made out of?
Answer: Frozen cow dung

When held to an ultra-violet ray, which animal's urine glows? Answer: Cat

What mythical creature is Scotland's national animal? Answer: Unicorn

Who invented the word "vomit"?
Answer: Shakespeare

Native to the Carribean, what kind of animal is a Mountain Chicken? Answer: Frog

Why did pirates wear earrings?
Answer: They believed it improved eyesight.

What is the longest movie ever made?
Answer: The Cure for Insomnia (85 hours)

What is the hottest pepper in the world?
Answer: Carolina Reaper

Name one of the two countries that allow you to take a nap during work hours? Answer: Italy or Spain

When do babies get their fingerprints?
Answer: 21 weeks (fetus)

What bird has eyes bigger than its brain?
Answer: Ostrich

What reptile cannot stick its tongue out?
Answer: Crocodile

In the U.S., someone does 'this' every 12 seconds at a Holiday Inn. (Keep your mind out of the gutter!) Answer: Steals a towel

What color is an airplane's black box?
Answer: Orange

What is a pupu platter?
Answer: It is a tray of American Chinese or Hawaiian food consisting of an assortment of small meat and seafood appetizers.

It is illegal to wrestle a bear in which country? Answer: South Africa

You cannot be overweight in what country?
Answer: Japan

What are sweetbreads?
Answer: Sweetbreads is a culinary name for the thymus or pancreas, typically from calf and lamb.

You cannot purchase items using too many coins in which country? Answer: Canada

Which U.S. state has a law preventing your chicken from crossing the road? Answer: Georgia

You will get picked up by the law for peeing in the ocean in which country? Answer: Portugal

Which animal can hold its pee for up to eight months? Answer: Wood frog

This English word has the most "definitions."
Answer: Set

Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by what kind of animals? Answer: Rabbits

How many times zones are located in France?
Answer: 12

What part of the human body can regrow itself in three weeks? Answer: Liver

What is occasionally used to enhance vanilla flavorings? Answer: Beaver bum goo

What is the oldest toy in the world?
Answer: A stick

What animal did Edison film with while experimenting with moving images with his Kinetograph invention in 1892? Answer: Cat

By law every citizen of Kentucky must do what annually? Answer: Take a bath