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* Morphy pounds Philidor's Defense: Game Collection: White - Philidor: Morphy

* Shirov Minis: Game Collection: Shirov miniatures

"Every battle is won before it is fought." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"Tal develops all his pieces in the center and then sacrifices them somewhere." ― David Bronstein

"Even after losing four games in a row to him I still consider his play unsound. He is always on the lookout for some spectacular sacrifice, that one shot, that dramatic breakthrough to give him the win." ― Bobby Fischer (on Mikhail Tal)

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." ― Frederick Douglass

"Opportunities multiply as they are seized." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"All warfare is based on deception." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"Ponder and deliberate before you make a move." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"Tal was a fearless fighter. Nobody could successfully accomplish so many incorrect maneuvers! He simply smashed his opponents." ― Bent Larsen

"I was surprised by his ability to figure out complex variations. Then the way he sets out the game; he was not interested in the objectivity of the position, whether it's better or worse, he only needed room for his pieces. All you do then is figure out variations which are extremely difficult. He was tactically outplaying me and I made mistakes." ― Mikhail Botvinnik (on Tal)

"It is important that you don't let your opponent impose his style of play on you. A part of that begins mentally. At the chessboard if you start blinking every time he challenges you then in a certain sense you are withdrawing. That is very important to avoid." ― Viswanathan Anand

"Methodical thinking is of more use in chess than inspiration." ― C.J.S. Purdy

"The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office." ― Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, and former General of the Army

"A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality." ― Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

"He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"One may know how to conquer without being able to do it." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Magnus Carlsen, who has been ranked the No. 1 chess player in the world since 2011, announced he will not defend his world championship title.

"The conclusion is very simple that I am not motivated to play another match," the five-time world champion said on his podcast, The Magnus Effect. The championship matches are held every two years and the next is scheduled for 2023.

"I simply feel that I don't have a lot to gain," Carlsen added. "I don't particularly like it, and although I'm sure a match would be interesting for historical reasons and all of that, I don't have any inclinations to play and I will simply not play the match."

* Accidents: Game Collection: Accidents in the opening

* Attack: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Attacking Games (Naiditsch/Balogh)

* Brilliancies: Game Collection: Modern Chess Brilliancies (Evans)

* Chess Terms: https://chessmart.com/pages/chess-t...

* Old Cable Matches: Game Collection: Anglo-American Cable Matches, 1896-1911

* Draws: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Interesting Draws (Naiditsch/Balogh)

* Endgames: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Endgames (Naiditsch/Balogh)

* Fight! Game Collection: 2012-2015 Fighting Games (Naiditsch/Balogh)

* Kasparov's Qkst: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* Positional: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Positional Games (Naiditsch/Balogh)

* POTD: Game Collection: POTD French 2

* Killer Dutch: Game Collection: Bowen Island Dutch Killer Dutch

* Teaching Moments: Game Collection: Teaching Moments in Chess

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

* Miscellaneous: Game Collection: ! Miscellaneous games

Three Consecutive Days:
Riddle: Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

Answer: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

Take It Or Leave It:
Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Answer: Footsteps.

Light Switches Riddle: There Are 3 Light Bulbs In Three Separate Rooms... Riddle: There are 3 light bulbs in three separate rooms. in front of you, there is a panel with 3 separate switches. They only turn on or off. You may look inside each room only once. How can you tell which bulb belongs to which switch?

Answer: You turn on any two switches, leave them for a few minutes, and turn one switch off. You enter each room only once. you know that the lightbulb that is lit belongs to the switch that was left on, the bulb that is off, but hot, belongs to the switch you turned off, and the cold bulb belongs to the switch you never touched.

"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

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." ― Dalai Lama

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." ― Michael Jordan

"The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams." ― Oprah Winfrey

"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

Rungs Of A Ladder
Riddle: The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?

Answer: It will never cover the ladder because as the water rises, so will the floating ship.

Rival To The Riddle
Riddle: I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I?

Answer: A Joke!

One Hard Riddle:
Riddle: What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?

Answer: The word is starting! starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I. Cool, huh?

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

"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul." ― General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur

Canine concerns
A poodle and a collie are walking together when the poodle suddenly unloads on his friend. "My life is a mess," he says. "My owner is mean, my girlfriend ran away with a schnauzer and I'm as jittery as a cat."

"Why don't you go see a psychiatrist?" suggests the collie.

"I can't," says the poodle. "I'm not allowed on the couch."

— Submitted by L.B. Weinstein

Helpmate

A hair's breadth at the bow is a mile beside the butt. Chinese

A golden hammer breaks an iron gate.

I believe in what I hold in my hand. Czech

I don't want it, but drop it into my hand. Spanish

You can't clap with one hand. Chinese

Where the hand cannot grasp, thought begins. German

Without fingers the hand would be a spoon. Sudanic

If the hand would do what the tongue says there would be no poverty. Indian

A new handle blisters the hands.
(i.e. a new chief through ignorance causes his subjects to suffer.) Bantu

Where hands are required words and letters are useless. German

He has both hands full of cakes.
(i.e. he's unable to do anything.) Japanese

A handsaw is a good thing, but not to shave with. English

How easily a hair gets into the butter. German

He that is not handsome at twenty, nor strong at thirty, nor rich at forty, nor wise at fifty, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise. English

He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned. English

When a man is happy he does not hear the clock strike. German

Hares may pull down dead lions by the beard. English

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. English

He that hath a good harvest may be content with some thistles. Scottish

He who has not is the enemy of him who has. Bantu

The life of an old hat is to cock it. Irish

A hatchet is a key for any lock. French

Send not for a hatchet to break open an egg with.

If you hate a man, let him live. Japanese

If a man hates you, give him a fork to drink soup. Negro

He who would have the last drop out of a can has the lid fall on his nose. German

I am speaking of hay and you of horse corn. Scottish

When hay follows the horse it wants to be eaten. German

When the head is knocked off, it is all over with dreams. Sudanic

He on whose head we would break a coco-nut never stands still. Sudanic

If you cannot heal the wound do not tear it open. Danish

To hear it told is not equal to experience. Chinese

He who will not hear must feel. German

He does not hear what he does not like. Irish

"I heard" is not as good as "I saw." Chinese

Hear-say is half lies. German

A stout heart crushes ill luck. Spanish

What comes from the heart goes to the heart. English

When the heart is full the mouth vomits. Maltese

Nearest the heart, nearest the mouth. Scottish

When there is room in the heart, there is room in the house. Danish

When the heart undertakes, the body is its slave. Hamitic

Hearts may agree, though heads differ. English

I like his heels better than his toes.
(i.e. would rather see him go than come.) Walloon

Men of a certain height must wear clothes of a certain length. Chinese

There are people who will help you get your basket on your head because they want to see what's in it. Sudanic

When one is helping another both are strong. German

Three, helping each other, will bear the burden of six. Spanish

Pick up the hen and you can gather all her chickens. Sudanic

It is no good hen that cackles in your house and lays in another. 
 English

In the eyes of the hen the worm is always in the wrong. 
 German

To the real hero life is a mere straw. Indian

Heroism consists in hanging on one minute longer. Norwegian

Don't cry "herrings" till they are in the net. English

Hide mends itself, but cloth has to be mended. Chilean

In high society one marries one woman, lives with another, but
 leaves only oneself. Italian

The hippopotamus that shows itself doesn't upset the boat. 
 Bantu

Hit him hard; he has no friends. English

If hit, hit back and don't stop to consider whether you be
 committing a sin or a virtue. Indian

The hog never looks up to him that threshes down the acorns.
 English

A hog that has wallowed in the mud seeks a clean person to 
rub against. Sudanic

A strainer is none the worse for having another hole. Arabic

A hole here and there is not the same as a window. Bantu

Honest as the cat when the meat is out of reach.

An honest man is not the worse because a dog barks at him. 
 Danish

They are all honest men, but my cloak is not to be found. 
 Spanish

Every man is honest till the day they catch him. Negro

Honey in the mouth saves the purse. English

Though honey is sweet, do not lick it off a briar. Irish

He who shareth honey with the bear hath the least part of it. 
 English

Honor and profit lie not in one sack. English

The post of honor is the post of danger. Roman

He gainst much who loses a vain hope. Italian

He that lives on hope hath a slender diet. Scottish

Hope is a good breakfast but a poor supper. Czech

Hope is the poor man's bread. English

Let the horns go with the hide. English

All lay load on the willing horse. English

One should put the saddle on the right horse. German

One thing thinketh the horse, and another he that saddles him. 
 English

A horse has four legs, yet it often falls.
(i.e. a man is fallible.) Bantu

A borrowed horse has hard hoofs. Irish

The trotting horse hears not the story-teller's yarn. (i.e. busy people are too occupied to listen.) Chinese

He who has a good horse in his stable is not ashamed to go on
 foot. Italian

Who hath no horse may ride on a staff. English

Without horse, no Cossack. Russian

A handsome horse should have a head like a maiden, a chest
 like a widow, and a foot like a baby. Polish

It is hard to water a horse which does not hold down his head. 
 Finnish

Set a peasant on horseback and he forgets both God and man. Spanish

The man on horseback knows nothing of the toil of the traveller on foot. Chinese

He who is on horseback no longer knows his own brother. Russian

Good horses make short miles. English

Then man who is bad for entertainment or hospitality is good for 
directing you on the road. Irish

It is a sin against hospitality, to open your doors and shut your 
countenance. English

An hour may destroy what an age was building. English

Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. Spanish

Thank God that the right side of the house is out. (Said on a stormy day.) Irish

He set my house on fire only to roast his eggs. English

To throw the house out the window.
(i.e. to raise a commotion.) English

Who else could the housefly take sides with other than the 
person afflicted with sores? Sudanic

Adjoining houses always burn. Bantu

There is but an hour in a day between a good housewife and a 
bad. English

The greatest humiliation for a man is to give proofs that he is a man. Spanish

False humility is genuine arrogance. Chinese

Too much humility is pride. German

Do not trust a Hungarian unless he has a third eye on his
 forehead. Czech

Not to empty one's stomach doesn't help against hunger. 
 Sudanic

The full belly doesn't believe in hunger. Italian

Hunger and cold deliver a man up to his enemy. English

Hunger becomes the teacher of many. Greek

Hunger breaks stone walls. English

Hunger doesn't say "stale bread," and cold doesn't say "old
 coat." Georgian

Hunger is a finger which points out the fruit on the tree to the
 blind man. Russian

Hunger is an infidel. Arabic

Whatever satisfies hunger is good food. Chinese

Hunger makes raw beans into almonds. German

Hunger sees nothing but bread. Bulgarian

A hungry eye sees far. Irish

Hungry gnats sting deep. German

For the hungry "wait" is a hard word.

A hungry man discovers more than a hundred lawyers. Spanish

The smile on a hungry man's face is a lie. Polish

The hunt is a masculine ball and the ball is a feminine hunt. 
 German

He who hurries cannot walk with dignity. Chinese

Dress slowly when you are in a hurry. French

Hold your hurry in your hand. Irish

Don't stay long when the husband is not at home. Japanese

Don't show a hyena how well you can bite. Hamitic

Isolani

Idle folks have the least leisure. English

A maker of idols is never an idolator. Chinese

"If and "when" were planted and nothing grew up. Turkish

"If" was married to "but," and the offspring was named "Oh,
 would that." Persian

It is human ignorance alone which causes the pot to boil for 
 priests. French

He that does you a very ill turn will never forgive you. English

An image-maker never worships the Buddha. Chinese

The impossible requires no excuse. Dutch

Illness gives you the taste of health. Hungarian

The tepid water of incredulity acts as an emetic on secrets.
 Spanish

An indictment cannot be got up without lies. Chinese

One finds but little ingratitude so long as one is in a position to
 do good. French

He whom it touches nearest always learns his injury last. 
 Spanish

A good memory does not equal pale ink. Chinese

The palest ink is better than the most retentive memory. 
 Chinese

An innkeeper never worries if your appetite is good. Chinese

It is a mark of insincerity of purpose to spend one's time in 
 looking for the sacred emperor in the low-class tea-shops. 
 Chinese

A man must insult himself before others will. Chinese

For an intelligent man, one word, and he understands. Chinese

Many have good intentions but something comes across them. 
 German

Interest will not lie. English

Every man is the best interpreter of his own words. German

Iron long fired becomes steel. Chinese

Ivory does not grow in the mouth of a dog. Chinese

Pawn Majority

In August was the jackal born and in September saw he a flood and said "Never in my life have I seen such a flood." Indian

I have a good jacket in France. Spanish

When you make the jail too nice, you better strengthen the hog pen. Negro

Better lose a jest than a friend. English

They that jest with cats must count on scratches. Scottish

If you make a jest, you must take a jest. English

It is ill jesting with edged tools. English

Jests, like sweetmeats, have often sour sauce. English

A joke ought to have sheep's teeth, not a dog's. Czech

He that jokes confesses. Italian

Conversation on a journey is equal to conveyance. Indian

"I am going, I am going," that is what makes the journey so long. Sudanic

In the midst of great joy do not promise to give a man anything; in the midst of great anger do not answer a man's letter. Chinese

He whose father is a judge goes safe to his trial. English

When the criminal is acquitted the judge is found guilty. Latin

A dealer in onions is a good judge of leeks. French

Unless hell be full, no judge will ever be saved. Montenegrin

To him of good judgment the sound of a gnat suffices, but to him who lacks it, the noise of an orchestra availeth not. Turkish

Money and friendship break the arms of justice. Italian

Justice, but not in my house. Spanish

The End