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Chess Book Companion (meta-collection) Copied from RonB. Thank you RonB!! This is an index of chessgames.com game collections that are based on chess books. My index currently includes 120 books -- some are the subject of more than one collection and some have more than one volume but are counted as one book. (In addition, one game collection based on a DVD is included: Bashing the Sicilian with Bb5, Volume 2 (DVD), by Chandler, Murray.) In other words, if you own a chess book and would like to be able to use your computer screen and the mere click of a mouse to play through the games that are included in the book, here is the easy way to find those games and play through them using the convenient java interfaces available on chessgames.com. Thanks to the chessgames.com members who have taken the time to create game collections that contain the games featured in these books. It appears that a similar off-site effort is here: http://www.gambitchess.com/semi/db2.... It might be worth looking there for games that are missing from cg.com. ♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖- ♕♖♕♖♕ Titles Beginning with 000-999 (10 books) 7 Deadly Chess Sins, by Rowson, Jonathan (User: cu8sfan) Game Collection: Jonathan Rowson: The Seven Deadly Chess Sins ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Deadly-... 7 Deadly Chess Sins, by Rowson, Jonathan (User: howardb86) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Deadly-... 12 Great Chess Players and their Best Games, by Chernev, Irving (User: chessBeaGL) Game Collection: chernev's games ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Great-... 100 Awesome Chess Moves, by Schiller, Eric (User: Eric Schiller) Game Collection: Awesome Games (1900-25) ♖♖♖ http://www.allbookstores.com/book/1... 100 Best Games of the 20th Century, Ranked, by Soltis, Andrew (User: northernsoul) Game Collection: 100 best games of 20th century by Andrew Soltis ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Best-Chess-Ga... 100 Briljante Partijen, by Bouwmeesters, Hans (User: i.abderrahim) Game Collection: hans bouwmeesters 100 briljante partijen 100 Soviet Chess Miniatures, by Clarke, Peter Hugh (User: Benzol) Game Collection: 100 Soviet Chess Miniatures ♖♖♖ http://books.google.com/books?id=Zj... 107 Great Chess Battles 1939-1945, by Alekhine, Alexander (User: mjk) Game Collection: 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 Alekhine ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Great-Chess-B... 200 Open Games (Part I), by Bronstein, David (User: tak gambit) Game Collection: 200 open games by David Bronstein (part 1) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Open-Games-Ch... 200 Open Games (Part II), by Bronstein, David (User: tak gambit) Game Collection: 200 Open Games by David Bronstein (part 2) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Open-Games-Ch... 300 Chess Games - 'Dreihundert Schachpartien', by Tarrasch, Siegbert (User: Honza Cervenka) Game Collection: Tarrasch's Dreihundert Schachpartien ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Three-Hundred... 500 Master Games of Chess, by Tartakower, S. & DuMont, J. (User: haraujo) Game Collection: 500 Master Games of Chess ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/500-Master-Ga... 500 Master Games of Chess, by Tartakower, S. & DuMont, J. (suenteus po 147 chessforum) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/500-Master-Ga... 500 Master Games of Chess, by Tartakower, S. & DuMont, J. (suenteus po 147 chessforum) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/500-Master-Ga... 500 Master Games of Chess, by Tartakower, S. & DuMont, J. (suenteus po 147 chessforum) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/500-Master-Ga... A (10 books) All the World is Learning From Them, by Filip, Miroslav (User: Honza Cervenka) Game Collection: Miroslav Filip - All World Is Learning From Them Anatoly Karpov's Best Games, by Karpov, Anatoly (User: Lawrence) Game Collection: Anatoly Karpov's Best Games ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Anatoly-Karpo... The Application of Chess Theory, by Geller, Yefim Petrovich (User: Benzol) Game Collection: The Application of Chess Theory ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Application-C... Aron Nimzowitsch: A Reappraisal, by Keene, Raymond (User: chessgames.com) Game Collection: "Aron Nimzowitsch: A Reappraisal" by Keene ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Aron-Nimzowit... The Art of Attack in Chess, by Vukovic, Vladimir (User: ksadler) Game Collection: The Art of Attack - By Vladimir Vukovic ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Art-Attack-Ch... The Art of Bisguier, by Bisguier, Arthur, with Berry, Newton (User: Resignation Trap) Game Collection: The Art of Bisguier ♖♖♖ http://www.classicalgames.com/Merch... The Art of Defense in Chess, by Soltis, Andrew (User: kashparov72c5) Game Collection: The Art Of Defense In Chess ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Art-Defense-C... The Art of Planning in Chess: Move by Move, by McDonald, Neil (User: howardb86) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Art-Planning-... The Art of Sacrifice in Chess by Spielmann, Rudolf (User: mjk) Game Collection: Art of Sacrifice in Chess, R. Spielmann ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Art-Sacrifice... Attack with Tal, by Tal, Mikhail (User: bleddy) Game Collection: 'Attack w Tal' book ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.ca/Attack-Tal-Mik... B (8 books + 1 DVD) Bashing the Sicilian with Bb5, Volume 2 (DVD), by Chandler, Murray (User: xmarksthespot) Game Collection: Bashing the Sicilian Vol. 2 ♖♖♖ http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=4... Beating the Caro-Kann, by Kotronias, Vassilios (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Beating the Caro-Kann (Kotronias) ♖♖♖ http://www.chesshouse.com/Beating_C... Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, by Weeramantry, Sunil and Eusebi, Edward V. (User: Chess Classics) Game Collection: Best Lessons of a Chess Coach ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Best-Lessons-... Bobby Fischer: His Approach to Chess, by Agur, Elie (User: BlacKnighT) Game Collection: Fischer His Approach to Chess ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Fischer... Bobby Fischer Rediscovered, by Soltis, Andrew (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Bobby Fischer Rediscovered (Andy Soltis) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Fischer... Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, by Fischer, Bobby with Margulies, Stuart and Mosenfelder, Donn (User: RonB52734) (Game Collection: Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Fischer... Bobby Fischer's Outrageous Chess Moves: A Study of 101 Outrageous Moves by the Greatest Chess Champion of All Time, by Pandolfini, Bruce (User: blingice) Game Collection: Pandolfini's "Bobby Fischer's Outrageous Moves" ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Fischer... Botvinnik: 100 Selected Games, by Botvinnik, Mikhail (User: uglybird) Game Collection: Botvinnik "100 Selected Games" ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Botvinnik-100... Botvinnik's Best Games, Volume 1: 1924-1941, by Botvinnik, Mikhail (User: Malacha) Game Collection: BOTVINNIK"S BEST GAMES VOL 1: 1925-1941 ♖♖♖ http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=0... Botvinnik's Best Games, Volume 2: 1942-1956, by Botvinnik, Mikhail (User: Malacha) Game Collection: BOTVINNIK'S BEST GAMES: VOL 2,1943-1956 ♖♖♖ http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=0... Botvinnik's Best Games, Volume 3: 1957-1970, by Botvinnik, Mikhail (User: Malacha) Game Collection: BOTVINNIK"S BEST GAMES: VOL 3: 1957-1970 ♖♖♖ http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=0... C (8 books) Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: 60 Complete Games, by Chernev, Irving (User: refutor) Game Collection: Capablanca's Best Chess Endings ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Capablancas-C... Catalog of Chess Mistakes, by Soltis, Andrew (User: Monoceros) Game Collection: Games in Soltis's "Catalog of Chess Mistakes" ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Catalog-chess... Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking: From the First Move to the Last, by McDonald, Neil (User: takking) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Chess-Logical... The Chess Doctor: Surefire Cures for What Ails Your Game, by Pandolfini, Bruce (User: 2021) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/CHESS-DOCTOR-... Chess in the Fast Lane, by Adams, Bill and Adams, Michael (User: Resignation Trap) Game Collection: Chess in the Fast Lane by Michael Adams ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Chess-Fast-La... Chess Tactics, by Marovic, Drazen (User: popski) Game Collection: Chess Tactics, by GM Drazen Marovic Chess With the Masters, by Beheim, Martin, (User: biglo) Game Collection: Beheim, M _Chess With the Masters_ NY: ARCO 1963 ♖♖♖ http://www.iobabooks.com/details.ph... Comprehensive Chess Course: Learn Chess in 12 Lessons, by Pelts, Roman and Alburt, Lev (User: Takchessbooks) Game Collection: Comprehensive Chess Course V2 games ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... E (2 books) Excelling at Positional Chess, by Aagaard, Jacob (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Excelling at Positional Chess (Aagaard) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Excelling-Pos... Excelling at Technical Chess: Learn to Identify and Exploit Small Advantages, by Aagaard, Jacob (User: themadhair) Game Collection: Excelling at Technical Chess by Jacob Aagaard ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Excelling-Tec... F - G (9 books) The Futuristic Chess Opening: Santasiere's Folly; Analysis and Games, by Santasiere, Anthony Edward (User: Resignation Trap) Game Collection: Santasiere's Follies ♖♖♖ http://www.biblioz.com/main.php?act... or http://www.biblioz.com/main.php?act... The Gambit, by Yudovich, M. (User: tak traxler) Game Collection: M Yudovich the Gambit ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Gambit-M-Yudo... Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games, Volume 1, by Stohl, Igor (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games (Stohl) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Garry-Kasparo... Grandmaster Performance, by Polugaevsky, Lev (User: Benzol) Game Collection: Grandmaster Performance ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Grandmaster-P... GM-Ram: Essential Grandmaster Chess Knowledge, by Ziyatdinov, Rashid (User: takking) Game Collection: GM RAM Game Selection ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Gm-Ram-Essent... The Golden Treasury of Chess (Part 1, games 1-250), by Horowitz, I.A. et al., (User: biglo) Game Collection: The Golden Treasury of Chess Part 1(Games 1-250) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Treasu... The Golden Treasury of Chess (Part 2), by Horowitz, I.A. et al., (User: biglo) Game Collection: The Golden Treasury of Chess Part 2 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Treasu... Grandmaster Chess, by Flear, Glenn (User: mjk) Game Collection: Grandmaster Chess by Glenn Flear ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Grandmaster-C... Great Short Games of the Chess Masters, by Reinfeld, Fred (User: McCool) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_g... Grossmeister Polugaevsky, by Damsky, Yakov (User: Resignation Trap) Game Collection: Grandmaster Polugaevsky ♖♖♖ http://www.chessbookshop.com/katalo... H - J (10 books) How to Beat Your Dad at Chess, by Chandler, Murray (User: howtobeatyourdad) Game Collection: how to beat your dad at chess _general collectio ♖♖♖http://www.amazon.com/How-Beat-Your... How to Become a Deadly Chess Tactician, by Lemoir, David (User: evertoexcel) Game Collection: Lemoir's Deadly Tactics ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/How-Become-De... How to Play the Torre Attack, by Schiller, Eric (User: Takqueen) Game Collection: how to play the torre attack - eric schiller ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/play-Torre-At... How to Reassess Your Chess: The Complete Chess-Mastery Course, by Silman, Jeremy (User: EmperorAtahualpa) Game Collection: IM Jeremy Silman: "How to Reassess Your Chess" ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/How-Reassess-... Hypermodern Chess; As Developed in the Games of Its Greatest Exponent, Aron Nimzovich, by Reinfeld, Fred (User: nikolaas)http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1004688 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Hypermodern-D... I Play Against Pieces, by Gligoric, Svetozar (User: jakaiden) Game Collection: I Play Against Pieces ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Play-Against-... The Immortal Games of Capablanca, by Reinfeld, Fred (User: mjk) Game Collection: Immortal Games of Capablanca, F. Reinfeld ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Game... The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win, by Soltis, Andrew (User: Operation Mindcrime) Game Collection: "The Inner Game Of Chess" - the anthology ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Inner-Game-Ch... Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces, by Stohl, Igor (User: WMD) Game Collection: Instructive modern chess masterpieces (Stohl) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Instructive-M... Judgment and Planning in Chess, by Euwe, Max (User: MonsieurL) Game Collection: Judgment and Planning in Chess, Euwe ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... K - L (5 books) Kasparov Teaches Chess, by Kasparov, Garry K. (User: AdrianP)http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1004195 ♖♖♖ http://www.bestwebbuys.com/Kasparov... Larsen's Selected Games of Chess 1948-69, by Larsen, Bent (User: OBIT) Game Collection: "Larsen's Selected Games" by Bent Larsen ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at Their Best, by Marin, Mihail (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Learn from the Legends (Marin) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Legends... The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal, by Tal, Mikhail (User: MoonlitKnight) Game Collection: The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained, by Chernev, Irving (User: raydot) Game Collection: Chernev's "Logical Chess: Move by Move" ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Logical-Chess... Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained, by Chernev, Irving (User: ninja007) Game Collection: Chernev´s book ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Logical-Chess... M (15 books) The Magic of Mikhail Tal, by Gallagher, Joe (User: Benzol) Game Collection: The Magic Of Mikhail Tal ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Mikhail... The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games: Improve Your Chess by Studying the Greatest Games of All Time, by Burgess, Graham, John Nunn and John Emms (User: Rookpawn) Game Collection: World's Greatest Chess Games- Nunn Emms Burgess ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Mammoth-World... Masters of the Chess Board, by Reti, Richard (User: Takchessbooks) Game Collection: Richard Reti's Masters of the Chessboard games ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Chess... Mitrofanov's Deflection: The Tactician's Handbook, by Charushin, Victor (User: shr0pshire) Game Collection: Mitrofanov's Deflections ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Mitrofanovs-D... Modern Chess Brilliancies, by Evans, Larry (User: northernsoul) Game Collection: modern chess brilliancies ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... Modern Chess Miniatures, by Barden, Leonard and Heidenfeld, Wolfgang (User: Benzol) Game Collection: Modern Chess Miniatures ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Chess-... The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played : 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy, by Chernev, Irving (User: uglybird) Game Collection: The most instructive games of chess ever played ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played : 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy, by Chernev, Irving (User: athyn) Game Collection: 10 instructive games (according to I. Chernev) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... My Best Games of Chess, by Anand, Vishy and Nunn, John (User: apple head) Game Collection: My Best Games of chess by Vishy Anand ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Vishy-Anand-B... My Best Games of Chess 1908-1937, by Alekhine, Alexander (User: Gbness) Game Collection: Alekhine's Best Games of Chess, 1908-1923 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/My-Best-Games... My Best Games of Chess 1908-1937, by Alekhine, Alexander (User: dac1990) Game Collection: My Best Games Of Chess 1924-1937 by A. Alekhine ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/My-Best-Games... My Best Games of Chess 1905-1954, By Tartakower, S.G. (User: suenteus po 147) Game Collection: My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Games-Chess-1... My Best Games Volume 1: Games With White, by Korchnoi, Victor (User: Malacha) Game Collection: Victor Korchnoi : My best games : With White ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/My-Best-Games... My Best Games Volume 2: Games With Black, by Korchnoi, Victor (User: Malacha) Game Collection: Victor Korchnoi's : My Best Games: With Black ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/My-Best-Games... My Chess Career, by Capablanca, Jose Raul (User: matey) Game Collection: Capablanca's My Chess Career ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Chess-Career-... My Love Affair With Tchigorin, by Santasiere, A.E. (User: Resignation Trap) Game Collection: Santasiere's "My Love Affair With Tchigorin" ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Love-Affair-T... My Most Memorable Games, by Gelfand, Boris (User: Resignation Trap) Game Collection: Boris Gelfand: My Most Memorable Games ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Most-Memorabl... My 60 Memorable Games, by Fischer, Bobby (User: apple head) Game Collection: My 60 Memorable Games/Fischer ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... N - O (2 books) On My Great Predecessors Volume 1 (Part A), by Kasparov, Garry (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Garry Kasparov's On My Great Predecessors (1A) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Garry-Kasparo... On My Great Predecessors Volume 1 (Part B), by Kasparov, Garry (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Garry Kasparov's On My Great Predecessors (1B) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Garry-Kasparo... On My Great Predecessors Volume 2, by Kasparov, Garry (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Garry Kasparov's On My Great Predecessors (2) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Garry-Kasparo... On My Great Predecessors Volume 4, by Kasparov, Garry (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Garry Kasparov's On My Great Predecessors (4) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Garry-Kasparo... On My Great Predecessors Volume 5 (?), by Kasparov, Garry (User: grellas) Game Collection: OMGP 5 - Korchnoi - Karpov An Opening Repertoire for Black, by Marovic, Drazen and Parma, Bruno (User: keypusher) Game Collection: An Opening Repertoire for Black -- Marovic/Parma ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Opening-Reper... P - R (11 books) Paul Keres: The Road to the Top, by Keres, Paul (User: Legend) Game Collection: Paul Keres "Valitud Partiid" ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Keres-Ro... Pawn Power in Chess, by Kmoch, Hans (User: mjk) Game Collection: Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Pawn-Power-Ch... Power Chess with Pieces: The Ultimate Guide to the Bishops Pair & Strong Knights, by Timman, Jan (User: acirce) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Power-Chess-P... Practical Rook Endings, By Korchnoi, Victor (User: whiteshark)http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1013868 ♖♖♖http://www.chesshouse.com/Practical... Ragozin's Selected Games, by Botvinnik, Mikhail (User: meloncio) Game Collection: Ragozin's Selected Games Reshevsky's Best Games of Chess, by Reshevsky, Samuel (User: suenteus po 147) Game Collection: Reshevsky's Best Games of Chess, Vol. I ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_g... Reti's Best Games of Chess, by Golombek, Harry (User: matey) Game Collection: Reti's Best Games of Chess ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... Revolution in the 70s, by Kasparov, Garry (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Garry Kasparov's Revolution in the 70s ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Chess-... Rocking the Ramparts: A Guide to Attacking Chess, by Christiansen, Larry (User: azaris) Game Collection: Rocking the Ramparts - Guide to Attacking Chess ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Rocking-Rampa... Rocking the Ramparts: A Guide to Attacking Chess, by Christiansen, Larry (User: mobiegobie) Game Collection: Rockin the ramparts ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Rocking-Rampa... Russian Chess, by Pandolfini, Bruce (User: takchess) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/RUSSIAN-CHESS... The Russians Play Chess, by Chernev, Irving (User: rudysanford) Game Collection: The Russians Play Chess by Irving Chernev ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... S (18 books) The Scandinavian, by Emms, John (User: takking) Game Collection: John Emms The Scandinavian ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Scandinavian-... Second Piatigorsky Cup, California 1966: Spassky's Greatest Tournament Triumph, by Kashdan, Isaac, ed., with Notes by Fischer, Larsen, Petrosian and Spassky (User: matey) Game Collection: Second Piatigorsky Cup 1966 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Second-Piatig... Secrets of Attacking Chess: Understanding When, Where and How to Attack, by Marin, Mihail (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Secrets of Attacking Chess (Marin) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Attac... Secrets of Grandmaster Chess, by Nunn, John (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Secrets of Practical Chess (Nunn) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... Secrets of Practical Chess, by Nunn, John (User: AdrianP) Game Collection: Secrets of Practical Chess (Nunn) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Pract... Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters, Volume 2: Beyond the Basics, by Alburt, Lev and Parr, Larry (User: Benjamin Lau) Game Collection: Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Russi... Secrets of the Sicilian Dragon, by Gufeld, Eduard and Schiller, Eric (User: davewv) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Sicil... Shakhmatnoye Naslediye A. S. Lutikova, by Alexandrov, A. A. and Lutikov, O. A. (User: Resignation Trap) Game Collection: The Chess Heritage of Anatoly Lutikov Simple Chess: New Algebraic Edition, by Stean, Michael (User: mjk) Game Collection: Simple Chess by Michael Stean ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Chess-... Smyslov's Best Games of Chess, by Smyslov, Vassily (User: kashparov72c5) Game Collection: Smyslov's Best Games of chess 1935-1957 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Smyslovs-Game... Solitaire Chess, by Pandolfini, Bruce (User: Grunfeld) Game Collection: Solitaire Chess by Bruce Pandolfini ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Solitaire-Che... Starting Out: The Dutch Defence, by McDonald, Neil (User: cu8sfan) Game Collection: Neil McDonald: Starting Out: The Dutch ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Out-... Starting Out: King's Indian Attack by Emms, John (User: Cecil Brown) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Out-... Starting Out: King's Indian Attack by Emms, John (User: howardb86) Game Collection: King's Indian ATTACK J. Emms ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Out-... Starting Out: The Pirc, by Gallagher, Joe (User: howardb86) Game Collection: Starting out with the Pirc ...book by Gallagher ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... Starting Out: The Sicilian, by Emms, John (User: cu8sfan) Game Collection: John Emms: Starting Out: The Sicilian ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Out-... Storming the Barricades, Lessons in Attacking Chess From a Top American Grandmaster, by Christiansen, Larry (User: jakaiden)http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1007987 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Storming-Barr... The Survival Guide to Competitive Chess, by Emms, John (User: cu8sfan) Game Collection: John Emms: Survival Guide to Competitive Chess ♖♖♖ http://www.everymanchess.com/chess/... T - Z (12 books) Taimanov's Selected Games, by Taimanov, Mark (User: Malacha) Game Collection: Games from Taimanov's Book: TAIMANOV'S SELECTED ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Taimanovs-Sel... Tigran Petrosian, World Champion, by O'Kelly de Galway, A.O. (User: Resignation Trap) Game Collection: Tigran V. Petrosian - A Stupendous Tactician ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b... The Times Winning Moves, by Keene, Ray and Jacobs, Byon (User: McCool) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Times-Winning... Unbeatable Chess Lessons for Juniors, by Snyder, Robert M. (User: takchess) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Unbeatable-Ch... 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Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953, by Bronstein, David (User: suenteus po 147) Game Collection: WCC Index (Zurich 1953) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Zurich-Intern... ♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖♕♖- ♕♖♕♖♕ Some authors: Jacob Aagaard Michael Adams Lev Alburt Alexander Alekhine Arthur Bisguier Mikhail Botvinnik David Bronstein Graham K Burgess Murray Chandler Irving Chernev Iakov Damsky John M Emms Max Euwe Miroslav Filip Bobby Fischer Glenn Flear Joseph G Gallagher Efim Geller Israel Albert Horowitz Anatoly Karpov Garry Kasparov Raymond Keene and User: ray keene Vasilios Kotronias Bent Larsen David LeMoir Mihail Marin Drazen Marovic Neil McDonald John Nunn Bruce Pandolfini Roman Pelts Fred Reinfeld Thomas Ristoja Jonathan Rowson Anthony Santasiere Eric Schiller and User: Eric Schiller Jeremy Silman Andrew Soltis Rudolf Spielmann Igor Stohl Mikhail Tal Siegbert Tarrasch Savielly Tartakower Vladimir Vukovic Sunil Weeramantry Mikhail Yudovich Sr or Mikhail Yudovich Jr Raset Ziatdinov 2 Timothy 1:7 For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. "Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." — Charles F. Stanley John 16:33 "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 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 "Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got." — Norman Vincent Peale "What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston 5 games, 1838-1997 Chess Openings: T&P, Section 1 by Infohunt Chess Openings: Theory and Practice, Section 1 Illustrative Games from Section 1 ("King's Pawn Openings") of this 1964 openings guide. “If you are not big enough to lose, you are not big enough to win.” ― Walter Reuther “Every Pawn is a potential Queen.” ― James Mason “What gives chess its great fascination is that the K, Q, R, B, N, and P move in different ways. In consequence we get a colorful diversity of possibilities unequaled in any other board game.” ― Fred Reinfeld “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte “There is no remorse like the remorse of chess.” ― H. G. Wells. "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." ― Harry S Truman, 33rd President of the United States, and former Colonel in the U.S. Army "All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army play a vital role. Don't ever let up. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.” ― General George S. Patton, U.S. Army The Triumph of Life Percy Bysshe Shelle Swift as a spirit hastening to his task Of glory & of good, the Sun sprang forth Rejoicing in his splendour, & the mask Of darkness fell from the awakened Earth. The smokeless altars of the mountain snows Flamed above crimson clouds, & at the birth Of light, the Ocean’s orison arose To which the birds tempered their matin lay, All flowers in field or forest which unclose Their trembling eyelids to the kiss of day, Swinging their censers in the element, With orient incense lit by the new ray Burned slow & inconsumably, & sent Their odorous sighs up to the smiling air, And in succession due, did Continent, Isle, Ocean, & all things that in them wear The form & character of mortal mould Rise as the Sun their father rose, to bear Their portion of the toil which he of old Took as his own & then imposed on them; But I, whom thoughts which must remain untold Had kept as wakeful as the stars that gem The cone of night, now they were laid asleep, Stretched my faint limbs beneath the hoary stem Which an old chestnut flung athwart the steep Of a green Apennine: before me fled The night; behind me rose the day; the Deep Was at my feet, & Heaven above my head When a strange trance over my fancy grew Which was not slumber, for the shade it spread Was so transparent that the scene came through As clear as when a veil of light is drawn O’er evening hills they glimmer; and I knew That I had felt the freshness of that dawn, Bathed in the same cold dew my brow & hair And sate as thus upon that slope of lawn Under the self same bough, & heard as there The birds, the fountains & the Ocean hold Sweet talk in music through the enamoured air. And then a Vision on my brain was rolled. As in that trance of wondrous thought I lay This was the tenour of my waking dream. Methought I sate beside a public way Thick strewn with summer dust, & a great stream Of people there was hurrying to & fro Numerous as gnats upon the evening gleam, All hastening onward, yet none seemed to know Whither he went, or whence he came, or why He made one of the multitude, yet so Was borne amid the crowd as through the sky One of the million leaves of summer’s bier.— Old age & youth, manhood & infancy, Mixed in one mighty torrent did appear, Some flying from the thing they feared & some Seeking the object of another’s fear, And others as with steps towards the tomb Pored on the trodden worms that crawled beneath, And others mournfully within the gloom Of their own shadow walked, and called it death … And some fled from it as it were a ghost, Half fainting in the affliction of vain breath. But more with motions which each other crost Pursued or shunned the shadows the clouds threw Or birds within the noonday ether lost, Upon that path where flowers never grew; And weary with vain toil & faint for thirst Heard not the fountains whose melodious dew Out of their mossy cells forever burst Nor felt the breeze which from the forest told Of grassy paths, & wood lawns interspersed With overarching elms & caverns cold, And violet banks where sweet dreams brood, but they Pursued their serious folly as of old …. And as I gazed methought that in the way The throng grew wilder, as the woods of June When the South wind shakes the extinguished day.— And a cold glare, intenser than the noon But icy cold, obscured with [[blank]] light The Sun as he the stars. Like the young moon When on the sunlit limits of the night Her white shell trembles amid crimson air And whilst the sleeping tempest gathers might Doth, as a herald of its coming, bear The ghost of her dead Mother, whose dim form Bends in dark ether from her infant’s chair, So came a chariot on the silent storm Of its own rushing splendour, and a Shape So sate within as one whom years deform Beneath a dusky hood & double cape Crouching within the shadow of a tomb, And o’er what seemed the head, a cloud like crape, Was bent a dun & faint etherial gloom Tempering the light; upon the chariot’s beam A Janus-visaged Shadow did assume The guidance of that wonder-winged team. The Shapes which drew it in thick lightnings Were lost: I heard alone on the air’s soft stream The music of their ever moving wings. All the four faces of that charioteer Had their eyes banded . . . little profit brings Speed in the van & blindness in the rear, Nor then avail the beams that quench the Sun Or that his banded eyes could pierce the sphere Of all that is, has been, or will be done.— So ill was the car guided, but it past With solemn speed majestically on . . . The crowd gave way, & I arose aghast, Or seemed to rise, so mighty was the trance, And saw like clouds upon the thunder blast The million with fierce song and maniac dance Raging around; such seemed the jubilee As when to greet some conqueror’s advance Imperial Rome poured forth her living sea From senatehouse & prison & theatre When Freedom left those who upon the free Had bound a yoke which soon they stooped to bear. Nor wanted here the true similitude Of a triumphal pageant, for where’er The chariot rolled a captive multitude Was driven; althose who had grown old in power Or misery,—all who have their age subdued, By action or by suffering, and whose hour Was drained to its last sand in weal or woe, So that the trunk survived both fruit & flower; All those whose fame or infamy must grow Till the great winter lay the form & name Of their own earth with them forever low, All but the sacred few who could not tame Their spirits to the Conqueror, but as soon As they had touched the world with living flame Fled back like eagles to their native noon, Of those who put aside the diadem Of earthly thrones or gems, till the last one Were there;—for they of Athens & Jerusalem Were neither mid the mighty captives seen Nor mid the ribald crowd that followed them Or fled before . . Now swift, fierce & obscene The wild dance maddens in the van, & those Who lead it, fleet as shadows on the green, Outspeed the chariot & without repose Mix with each other in tempestuous measure To savage music …. Wilder as it grows, They, tortured by the agonizing pleasure, Convulsed & on the rapid whirlwinds spun Of that fierce spirit, whose unholy leisure Was soothed by mischief since the world begun, Throw back their heads & loose their streaming hair, And in their dance round her who dims the Sun Maidens & youths fling their wild arms in air As their feet twinkle; they recede, and now Bending within each other’s atmosphere Kindle invisibly; and as they glow Like moths by light attracted & repelled, Oft to new bright destruction come & go. Till like two clouds into one vale impelled That shake the mountains when their lightnings mingle And die in rain,—the fiery band which held Their natures, snaps . . . ere the shock cease to tingle One falls and then another in the path Senseless, nor is the desolation single, Yet ere I can say where the chariot hath Past over them; nor other trace I find But as of foam after the Ocean’s wrath Is spent upon the desert shore.—Behind, Old men, and women foully disarrayed Shake their grey hair in the insulting wind, Limp in the dance & strain, with limbs decayed, Seeking to reach the light which leaves them still Farther behind & deeper in the shade. But not the less with impotence of will They wheel, though ghastly shadows interpose Round them & round each other, and fulfill Their work and to the dust whence they arose Sink & corruption veils them as they lie And frost in these performs what fire in those. Struck to the heart by this sad pageantry, Half to myself I said, “And what is this? Whose shape is that within the car? & why”- I would have added—”is all here amiss?” But a voice answered . . “Life” . . . I turned & knew (O Heaven have mercy on such wretchedness!) That what I thought was an old root which grew To strange distortion out of the hill side Was indeed one of that deluded crew, And that the grass which methought hung so wide And white, was but his thin discoloured hair, And that the holes it vainly sought to hide Were or had been eyes.—”lf thou canst forbear To join the dance, which I had well forborne,” Said the grim Feature, of my thought aware, “I will now tell that which to this deep scorn Led me & my companions, and relate The progress of the pageant since the morn; “If thirst of knowledge doth not thus abate, Follow it even to the night, but I Am weary” . . . Then like one who with the weight Of his own words is staggered, wearily He paused, and ere he could resume, I cried, “First who art thou?” . . . “Before thy memory “I feared, loved, hated, suffered, did, & died, And if the spark with which Heaven lit my spirit Earth had with purer nutriment supplied “Corruption would not now thus much inherit Of what was once Rousseau—nor this disguise Stained that within which still disdains to wear it.— “If I have been extinguished, yet there rise A thousand beacons from the spark I bore.”— “And who are those chained to the car?” “The Wise, “The great, the unforgotten: they who wore Mitres & helms & crowns, or wreathes of light, Signs of thought’s empire over thought; their lore “Taught them not this—to know themselves; their might Could not repress the mutiny within, And for the morn of truth they feigned, deep night “Caught them ere evening.” “Who is he with chin Upon his breast and hands crost on his chain?” “The Child of a fierce hour; he sought to win “The world, and lost all it did contain Of greatness, in its hope destroyed; & more Of fame & peace than Virtue’s self can gain “Without the opportunity which bore Him on its eagle’s pinion to the peak From which a thousand climbers have before “Fall’n as Napoleon fell.”—I felt my cheek Alter to see the great form pass away Whose grasp had left the giant world so weak That every pigmy kicked it as it lay— And much I grieved to think how power & will In opposition rule our mortal day— And why God made irreconcilable Good & the means of good; and for despair I half disdained mine eye’s desire to fill With the spent vision of the times that were And scarce have ceased to be . . . “Dost thou behold,” Said then my guide, “those spoilers spoiled, Voltaire, “Frederic, & Kant, Catherine, & Leopold, Chained hoary anarch, demagogue & sage Whose name the fresh world thinks already old— “For in the battle Life & they did wage She remained conqueror—I was overcome By my own heart alone, which neither age “Nor tears nor infamy nor now the tomb Could temper to its object.”—”Let them pass”— I cried—”the world & its mysterious doom “Is not so much more glorious than it was That I desire to worship those who drew New figures on its false & fragile glass “As the old faded.”—”Figures ever new Rise on the bubble, paint them how you may; We have but thrown, as those before us threw, “Our shadows on it as it past away. But mark, how chained to the triumphal chair The mighty phantoms of an elder day— “All that is mortal of great Plato there Expiates the joy & woe his master knew not; That star that ruled his doom was far too fair— “And Life, where long that flower of Heaven grew not, Conquered the heart by love which gold or pain Or age or sloth or slavery could subdue not— “And near [[blank]] walk the [[blank]] twain, The tutor & his pupil, whom Dominion Followed as tame as vulture in a chain.— “The world was darkened beneath either pinion Of him whom from the flock of conquerors Fame singled as her thunderbearing minion; “The other long outlived both woes & wars, Throned in new thoughts of men, and still had kept The jealous keys of truth’s eternal doors “If Bacon’s spirit [[blank]] had not leapt Like lightning out of darkness; he compelled The Proteus shape of Nature’s as it slept “To wake & to unbar the caves that held The treasure of the secrets of its reign— See the great bards of old who inly quelled “The passions which they sung, as by their strain May well be known: their living melody Tempers its own contagion to the vein “Of those who are infected with it—I Have suffered what I wrote, or viler pain!— “And so my words were seeds of misery— Even as the deeds of others.”—”Not as theirs,” I said—he pointed to a company In which I recognized amid the heirs Of Caesar’s crime from him to Constantine, The Anarchs old whose force & murderous snares Had founded many a sceptre bearing line And spread the plague of blood & gold abroad, And Gregory & John and men divine Who rose like shadows between Man & god Till that eclipse, still hanging under Heaven, Was worshipped by the world o’er which they strode For the true Sun it quenched.—”Their power was given But to destroy,” replied the leader—”I Am one of those who have created, even “If it be but a world of agony.”— “Whence camest thou & whither goest thou? How did thy course begin,” I said, “& why? “Mine eyes are sick of this perpetual flow Of people, & my heart of one sad thought.— Speak.”—”Whence I came, partly I seem to know, “And how & by what paths I have been brought To this dread pass, methinks even thou mayst guess; Why this should be my mind can compass not; “Whither the conqueror hurries me still less. But follow thou, & from spectator turn Actor or victim in this wretchedness, “And what thou wouldst be taught I then may learn From thee.—Now listen . . . In the April prime When all the forest tops began to burn “With kindling green, touched by the azure clime Of the young year, I found myself asleep Under a mountain which from unknown time “Had yawned into a cavern high & deep, And from it came a gentle rivulet Whose water like clear air in its calm sweep “Bent the soft grass & kept for ever wet The stems of the sweet flowers, and filled the grove With sound which all who hear must needs forget “All pleasure & all pain, all hate & love, Which they had known before that hour of rest: A sleeping mother then would dream not of “The only child who died upon her breast At eventide, a king would mourn no more The crown of which his brow was dispossest “When the sun lingered o’er the Ocean floor To gild his rival’s new prosperity.— Thou wouldst forget thus vainly to deplore “Ills, which if ills, can find no cure from thee, The thought of which no other sleep will quell Nor other music blot from memory— “So sweet & deep is the oblivious spell.— Whether my life had been before that sleep The Heaven which I imagine, or a Hell “Like this harsh world in which I wake to weep, I know not. I arose & for a space The scene of woods & waters seemed to keep, “Though it was now broad day, a gentle trace Of light diviner than the common Sun Sheds on the common Earth, but all the place “Was filled with many sounds woven into one Oblivious melody, confusing sense Amid the gliding waves & shadows dun; “And as I looked the bright omnipresence Of morning through the orient cavern flowed, And the Sun’s image radiantly intense “Burned on the waters of the well that glowed Like gold, and threaded all the forest maze With winding paths of emerald fire—there stood “Amid the sun, as he amid the blaze Of his own glory, on the vibrating Floor of the fountain, paved with flashing rays, “A shape all light, which with one hand did fling Dew on the earth, as if she were the Dawn Whose invisible rain forever seemed to sing “A silver music on the mossy lawn, And still before her on the dusky grass Iris her many coloured scarf had drawn.— “In her right hand she bore a crystal glass Mantling with bright Nepenthe;—the fierce splendour Fell from her as she moved under the mass “Of the deep cavern, & with palms so tender Their tread broke not the mirror of its billow, Glided along the river, and did bend her “Head under the dark boughs, till like a willow Her fair hair swept the bosom of the stream That whispered with delight to be their pillow.— “As one enamoured is upborne in dream O’er lily-paven lakes mid silver mist To wondrous music, so this shape might seem “Partly to tread the waves with feet which kist The dancing foam, partly to glide along The airs that roughened the moist amethyst, “Or the slant morning beams that fell among The trees, or the soft shadows of the trees; And her feet ever to the ceaseless song “Of leaves & winds & waves & birds & bees And falling drops moved in a measure new Yet sweet, as on the summer evening breeze “Up from the lake a shape of golden dew Between two rocks, athwart the rising moon, Moves up the east, where eagle never flew.— “And still her feet, no less than the sweet tune To which they moved, seemed as they moved, to blot The thoughts of him who gazed on them, & soon “All that was seemed as if it had been not, As if the gazer’s mind was strewn beneath Her feet like embers, & she, thought by thought, “Trampled its fires into the dust of death, As Day upon the threshold of the east Treads out the lamps of night, until the breath “Of darkness reillumines even the least Of heaven’s living eyes—like day she came, Making the night a dream; and ere she ceased “To move, as one between desire and shame Suspended, I said—’If, as it doth seem, Thou comest from the realm without a name, ” ‘Into this valley of perpetual dream, Shew whence I came, and where I am, and why— Pass not away upon the passing stream.’ ” ‘Arise and quench thy thirst,’ was her reply, And as a shut lily, stricken by the wand Of dewy morning’s vital alchemy, “I rose; and, bending at her sweet command, Touched with faint lips the cup she raised, And suddenly my brain became as sand “Where the first wave had more than half erased The track of deer on desert Labrador, Whilst the fierce wolf from which they fled amazed “Leaves his stamp visibly upon the shore Until the second bursts—so on my sight Burst a new Vision never seen before.— “And the fair shape waned in the coming light As veil by veil the silent splendour drops From Lucifer, amid the chrysolite “Of sunrise ere it strike the mountain tops— And as the presence of that fairest planet Although unseen is felt by one who hopes “That his day’s path may end as he began it In that star’s smile, whose light is like the scent Of a jonquil when evening breezes fan it, “Or the soft note in which his dear lament The Brescian shepherd breathes, or the caress That turned his weary slumber to content.— “So knew I in that light’s severe excess The presence of that shape which on the stream Moved, as I moved along the wilderness, “More dimly than a day appearing dream, The ghost of a forgotten form of sleep A light from Heaven whose half extinguished beam “Through the sick day in which we wake to weep Glimmers, forever sought, forever lost.— So did that shape its obscure tenour keep “Beside my path, as silent as a ghost; But the new Vision, and its cold bright car, With savage music, stunning music, crost “The forest, and as if from some dread war Triumphantly returning, the loud million Fiercely extolled the fortune of her star.— “A moving arch of victory the vermilion And green & azure plumes of Iris had Built high over her wind-winged pavilion, “And underneath aetherial glory clad The wilderness, and far before her flew The tempest of the splendour which forbade Shadow to fall from leaf or stone;—the crew Seemed in that light like atomies that dance Within a sunbeam.—Some upon the new “Embroidery of flowers that did enhance The grassy vesture of the desart, played, Forgetful of the chariot’s swift advance; “Others stood gazing till within the shade Of the great mountain its light left them dim.— Others outspeeded it, and others made “Circles around it like the clouds that swim Round the high moon in a bright sea of air, And more did follow, with exulting hymn, “The chariot & the captives fettered there, But all like bubbles on an eddying flood Fell into the same track at last & were “Borne onward.—I among the multitude Was swept; me sweetest flowers delayed not long, Me not the shadow nor the solitude, “Me not the falling stream’s Lethean song, Me, not the phantom of that early form Which moved upon its motion,—but among “The thickest billows of the living storm I plunged, and bared my bosom to the clime Of that cold light, whose airs too soon deform.— “Before the chariot had begun to climb The opposing steep of that mysterious dell, Behold a wonder worthy of the rhyme “Of him whom from the lowest depths of Hell Through every Paradise & through all glory Love led serene, & who returned to tell “In words of hate & awe the wondrous story How all things are transfigured, except Love; For deaf as is a sea which wrath makes hoary “The world can hear not the sweet notes that move The sphere whose light is melody to lovers—- A wonder worthy of his rhyme—the grove “Grew dense with shadows to its inmost covers, The earth was grey with phantoms, & the air Was peopled with dim forms, as when there hovers “A flock of vampire-bats before the glare Of the tropic sun, bring ere evening Strange night upon some Indian isle,—thus were “Phantoms diffused around, & some did fling Shadows of shadows, yet unlike themselves, Behind them, some like eaglets on the wing “Were lost in the white blaze, others like elves Danced in a thousand unimagined shapes Upon the sunny streams & grassy shelves; “And others sate chattering like restless apes On vulgar paws and voluble like fire. Some made a cradle of the ermined capes “Of kingly mantles, some upon the tiar Of pontiffs sate like vultures, others played Within the crown which girt with empire “A baby’s or an idiot’s brow, & made Their nests in it; the old anatomies Sate hatching their bare brood under the shade “Of demon wings, and laughed from their dead eyes To reassume the delegated power Arrayed in which these worms did monarchize “Who make this earth their charnel.—Others more Humble, like falcons sate upon the fist Of common men, and round their heads did soar, “Or like small gnats & flies, as thick as mist On evening marshes, thronged about the brow Of lawyer, statesman, priest & theorist, “And others like discoloured flakes of snow On fairest bosoms & the sunniest hair Fell, and were melted by the youthful glow “Which they extinguished; for like tears, they were A veil to those from whose faint lids they rained In drops of sorrow.—I became aware “Of whence those forms proceeded which thus stained The track in which we moved; after brief space From every form the beauty slowly waned, “From every firmest limb & fairest face The strength & freshness fell like dust, & left The action & the shape without the grace “Of life; the marble brow of youth was cleft With care, and in the eyes where once hope shone Desire like a lioness bereft “Of its last cub, glared ere it died; each one Of that great crowd sent forth incessantly These shadows, numerous as the dead leaves blown “In Autumn evening from a popular tree— Each, like himself & like each other were, At first, but soon distorted, seemed to be “Obscure clouds moulded by the casual air; And of this stuff the car’s creative ray Wrought all the busy phantoms that were there “As the sun shapes the clouds—thus, on the way Mask after mask fell from the countenance And form of all, and long before the day “Was old, the joy which waked like Heaven’s glance The sleepers in the oblivious valley, died, And some grew weary of the ghastly dance “And fell, as I have fallen by the way side, Those soonest from whose forms most shadows past And least of strength & beauty did abide.”— “Then, what is Life?” I said . . . the cripple cast His eye upon the car which now had rolled Onward, as if that look must be the last, And answered …. “Happy those for whom the fold Of … * 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 “Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe.” ― Indian Proverb “For beginning chess players, studying a Carlsen game is like wanting to be an electrical engineer and beginning with studying an iPhone.” ― Garry Kasparov “All warfare is based on deception.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War “Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War Uncompromising Chess, by Belyavsky, Alexander (User: Resignation Trap) Game Collection: Uncompromising Chess by Alexander Beliavsky ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Uncompromisin... 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Winning Chess Tactics, by Seirawan, Yasser (User: Bears092) Game Collection: Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics Winning With the French, by Uhlmann, Wolfgang (User: MidnightDuffer) Game Collection: Uhlmann's 60 French Defence Games ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Winning-Frenc... * C-K Defense: Game Collection: Caro Kann & French * Endgames of WCs: Game Collection: Endgames World champions - part two * Teaching Moments: Game Collection: Teaching Moments in Chess Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953, by Bronstein, David (User: takbook) Game Collection: 0 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Zurich-Intern... Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953, by Bronstein, David (User: bennyr) Game Collection: Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953 ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Zurich-Intern... Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953, by Bronstein, David (User: suenteus po 147) Game Collection: WCC Index (Zurich 1953) ♖♖♖ http://www.amazon.com/Zurich-Intern... “I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.” ― Bobby Fischer “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 Conceive a man by nature and misfortune prone to a pallid hopelessness, can any business seem more fitted to heighten it than that of continually handling these dead letters and assorting them for the flames? For by the cart-load they are annually burned. Sometimes from out the folded paper the pale clerk takes a ring: - the finger it was meant for, perhaps, moulders in the grave; a bank-note sent in swiftest charity: - he whom it would relieve, nor eats nor hungers any more; pardon for those who died despairing; hope for those who died unhoping; good tidings for those who died stifled by unrelieved calamities. On errands of life, these letters speed to death. Ah Bartleby! Ah humanity! — Herman Melville “Compassion: that’s the one thing no machine ever had. Maybe it’s the one thing that keeps men ahead of them.” — Dr. McCoy Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Psalm 118:14 "The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." "Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." — Charles F. Stanley Isaiah 40:31 "But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." 1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it." <There are distinct situations where a bishop is preferred (over a knight). For example, two bishops are better than two knights or one of each. Steven Mayer, the author of Bishop Versus Knight, contends, “A pair of bishops is usually considered to be worth six points, but common sense suggests that a pair of active bishops (that are very involved in the formation) must be accorded a value of almost nine under some circumstances.” This is especially true if the player can plant the bishops in the center of the board, as two bishops working in tandem can span up to 26 squares and have the capacity to touch every square. Bishops are also preferable to knights when queens have been exchanged because, Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg, who is ranked 11th in the U.S., explains, “[Bishops and rooks] complement each other, and when well-coordinated, act as a queen.” Conversely, a knight is the preferred minor piece when the queen survives until the late-middlegame or the endgame. Mayer explains, “The queen and knight are [able] to work together smoothly and create a greater number of threats than the queen and bishop.” When forced to say one is better than the other, most anoint the bishop. Mayer concludes, “I think it’s true that the bishops are better than the knights in a wider variety of positions than the knights are better than the bishops.” He continues, “Of course, I’m not sure this does us much good, as we only get to play one position at a time.”> "Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got." — Norman Vincent Peale "What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston 176 games, 1858-1962 CopyB g5 Stuff White plays Bg5 (without an early c4). There are no Queen's Gambit Declined games here. Must see 98_A45 - Trompowski trumps compiled by whiteshark. See 98_D01_Richter-Veresov Attack (+A45)compiled by whiteshark. Game Collection: THE UNDERRATED REMOVAL OF THE GUARD -- Heisman * 17 Veresov games: Game Collection: Games from Nigel Davies' THE VERESOV The word “checkmate” comes from the Arabic word “shah mat” which translates to “The king is dead” in English. * Amazing: Game Collection: Amazing Chess Moves (Emms) * C45s: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... * Cheating: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... It's not the quantity that counts; it's the quality. 44413 * Lasker's 200 Hours: https://chessimprover.com/emanuel-l... * Aggressive England Gambit in 9 Moves Chess notation: 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Bd2 (5. Qd2 Qxb2 6. Qc3 Bb4) 5... Qxb2 6. Bc3 Bb4 7. Qd2 Bxc3 8. Qxc3 Qc1# 0-1. When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash; when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak The Wishes Within the Great Mogul's domains there are Familiar sprites of much domestic use: They sweep the house, and take a tidy care Of equipage, nor garden work refuse; But, if you meddle with their toil, The whole, at once, you're sure to spoil. One, near the mighty Ganges flood, The garden of a burgher good Worked noiselessly and well; To master, mistress, garden, bore A love that time and toil outwore, And bound him like a spell. Did friendly zephyrs blow, The demon's pains to aid? (For so they do, it's said.) I own I do not know. But for himself he rested not, And richly blessed his master's lot. What marked his strength of love, He lived a fixture on the place, In spite of tendency to rove So natural to his race. But brother sprites conspiring With importunity untiring, So teased their goblin chief, that he, Of his caprice, or policy, Our sprite commanded to attend A house in Norway's farther end, Whose roof was snow-clad through the year, And sheltered human kind with deer. Before departing to his hosts Thus spake this best of busy ghosts: "To foreign parts I'm forced to go! For what sad fault I do not know; – But go I must; a month's delay, Or week's perhaps, and I'm away. Seize time; three wishes make at will; For three I'm able to fulfil – No more." Quick at their easy task, Abundance first these wishers ask – Abundance, with her stores unlocked – Barns, coffers, cellars, larder, stocked – Corn, cattle, wine, and money, – The overflow of milk and honey. But what to do with all this wealth! What inventories, cares, and worry! What wear of temper and of health! Both lived in constant, slavish hurry. Thieves took by plot, and lords by loan; The king by tax, the poor by tone. Thus felt the curses which Arise from being rich, – "Remove this affluence!" they pray; The poor are happier than they Whose riches make them slaves. "Go, treasures, to the winds and waves; Come, goddess of the quiet breast, Who sweet'nest toil with rest, Dear Mediocrity, return!" The prayer was granted as we learn. Two wishes thus expended, Had simply ended In bringing them exactly where, When they set out they were. So, usually, it fares With those who waste in such vain prayers The time required by their affairs. The goblin laughed, and so did they. However, before he went away, To profit by his offer kind, They asked for wisdom, wealth of mind, – A treasure void of care and sorrow – A treasure fearless of the morrow, Let who will steal, or beg, or borrow. Time is money Q: What do you call someone who draws funny pictures of cars? A: A car-toonist. * Riddle-zap-sky: https://chessimprover.com/chess-rid... Q: Where does a waitress with only one leg work? A: IHOP. Feb-13-11 keypusher: <scutigera: They give this as one of Myagmarsuren's notable games with 162 others in the database?> notable games are selected based on how many games collections they are in. Q: What do you call a magician on a plane? A: A flying sorcerer. To the victor go the spoils The Dancing Bear by James Russell Lowell Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy's play, And so our action. On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away. 'Merci, Mossieu!' the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal. The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o'er the wide Atlantic welter stretched it from his grave. Q: What do you call something you can serve, but never eat? A: A volleyball. * Learn these and burn them! https://herculeschess.com/chess-tac... * Tactics by a different Gary: https://chessdelights.com/chess-tac... Q: What do you call fruit playing the guitar? A: A jam session. The Bird Wounded By An Arrow A bird, with plumed arrow shot, In dying case deplored her lot: "Alas!" she cried, "the anguish of the thought! This ruin partly by myself was brought! Hard-hearted men! from us to borrow What wings to us the fatal arrow! But mock us not, you cruel race, For you must often take our place." The work of half the human brothers Is making arms against the others. <Alireza Firouzja (Persian: علی‌رضا فیروزجا, Persian pronunciation: [æliːɾeˈzɑː fiːɾuːzˈdʒɑː]; born 18 June 2003) is an Iranian and French chess grandmaster. Firouzja is the youngest ever 2800-rated player, beating the previous record set by Magnus Carlsen by more than five months. A chess prodigy, Firouzja won the Iranian Chess Championship at age 12 and earned the Grandmaster title at 14. At 16, Firouzja became the second youngest 2700-rated player and won a silver medal at the 2019 World Rapid Chess Championship. In November 2021, at 18, he won the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament and an individual gold medal at the European Team Chess Championship. He won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Blitz Chess Championship. In 2022, Firouzja won the Grand Chess Tour. Firouzja left the Iranian Chess Federation in 2019 because of the country's longstanding policy against competing with Israeli players.[4] He played under the FIDE flag until mid-2021, when he became a French citizen and began representing France, where he had already been living.> — Wikipedia Q: What do you call a farm that grows bad jokes? A: Corny. “True peace is not merely the absence of war, it is the presence of justice.” ― Jane Addams “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.” ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Deuteronomy 31:6 - Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. A piece of cake: https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/che... Dioynsius1: I had basil on the pub's potage du jour yesterday. Soup herb! Q: What do you call the shoes that all spies wear? A: Sneakers. Two blacks don't make a white The Two Friends Two friends, in Monomotapa, Had all their interests combined. Their friendship, faithful and refined, Our country can't exceed, do what it may. One night, when potent Sleep had laid All still within our planet's shade, One of the two gets up alarmed, Runs over to the other's palace, And hastily the servants rallies. His startled friend, quick armed, With purse and sword his comrade meets, And thus right kindly greets: "You seldom com'st at such an hour; I take you for a man of sounder mind Than to abuse the time for sleep designed. Have lost your purse, by Fortune's power? Here's mine. Have suffered insult, or a blow, I have here my sword – to avenge it let us go." "No," said his friend, "no need I feel Of either silver, gold, or steel; I thank you for your friendly zeal. In sleep I saw you rather sad, And thought the truth might be as bad. Unable to endure the fear, That cursed dream has brought me here." Which think you, reader, loved the most! If doubtful this, one truth may be proposed: There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend – An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear. “Here’s to you and here’s to me, Wherever we may roam; And here’s to the health and happiness Of the ones who are left at home” – Anonymous Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs Q: What did the alien say to the garden? A: Take me to your weeder. Chessgames.com will be unavailable January 16, 2024 from 12:15PM through 12:45PM(UTC/GMT) for maintenance. We apologize for this inconvenience. Q: What do you call a skeleton who went out in freezing temperatures? A: A numb skull. A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke Checkmate by treecards In front of the king, white moves his pawn. The opponent begins, with a sign and yawn. White Bishop from C, moves to F five. Followed by adrenaline, Queen is more than alive. Black moves his pawn, foolishly to B four. It looks tragically close, to the end of his war. The white Queen glides, elegantly to the right side. Shocks her opponent, and rips out his pride. It was a beautifully executed, and efficient checkmate. Opponent lacked caution, and now rest with his fate. This wonderful game, that we all call chess. Your odds are reduced, each time you guess. Remember to follow, your strategy and tact. When you see opportunity, make sure you act. At the end of the day, hope you enjoy. Many sweet games, it’s much more than a toy. Old Russian Proverb: "A drop hollows out a stone." Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac Q: What does a house wear? A: Address! The Hare and the Partridge Beware how you deride The exiles from life's sunny side: To you is little known How soon their case may be your own. On this, sage Aesop gives a tale or two, As in my verses I propose to do. A field in common share A partridge and a hare, And live in peaceful state, Till, woeful to relate! The hunters' mingled cry Compels the hare to fly. He hurries to his fort, And spoils almost the sport By faulting every hound That yelps on the ground. At last his reeking heat Betrays his snug retreat. Old Tray, with philosophic nose, Snuffs carefully, and grows So certain, that he cries, "The hare is here; bow wow!" And veteran Ranger now, – The dog that never lies, – "The hare is gone," replies. Alas! poor, wretched hare, Back comes he to his lair, To meet destruction there! The partridge, void of fear, Begins her friend to jeer: "You bragged of being fleet; How serve you, now, your feet?" Scarce has she ceased to speak, – The laugh yet in her beak, – When comes her turn to die, From which she could not fly. She thought her wings, indeed, Enough for every need; But in her laugh and talk, Forgot the cruel hawk! 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 !! “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 “Never run after a man or a bus, there's always another one in five minutes.” ― Cherry Adair, Kiss and Tell Q: Why should you never trust stairs? A: They’re always up to something. “If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don't rush the position; instead, you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg you for a draw.” ― IM Jeremy Silman Dec-12-16 DrGridlock: Q: When is a pin not a pin? A: When the piece is: (i) not pinned to the king and (ii) in moving the piece threatens either mate or greater material gain than what it was pinned to. (iii) in moving the piece now defends the unit it was pinned to, such as Nf3xd4 and protects the Be2 that was behind the knight. The Frog and the Rat They to bamboozle are inclined, Says Merlin,[16] who bamboozled are. The word, though rather unrefined, Has yet an energy we ill can spare; So by its aid I introduce my tale. A well-fed rat, rotund and hale, Not knowing either Fast or Lent, Disporting round a frog-pond went. A frog approached, and, with a friendly greeting, Invited him to see her at her home, And pledged a dinner worth his eating, – To which the rat was nothing loath to come. Of words persuasive there was little need: She spoke, however, of a grateful bath; Of sports and curious wonders on their path; Of rarities of flower, and rush, and reed: One day he would recount with glee To his assembled progeny The various beauties of these places, The customs of the various races, And laws that sway the realms aquatic, (She did not mean the hydrostatic!) One thing alone the rat perplexed, – He was but moderate as a swimmer. The frog this matter nicely fixed By kindly lending him her Long paw, which with a rush she tied To his; and off they started, side by side. Arrived on the lakelet's brink, There was but little time to think. The frog leaped in, and almost brought her Bound guest to land beneath the water. Perfidious breach of law and right! She meant to have a supper warm Out of his sleek and dainty form. Already did her appetite Dwell on the morsel with delight. The gods, in anguish, he invokes; His faithless hostess rudely mocks; He struggles up, she struggles down. A kite, that hovers in the air, Inspecting everything with care, Now spies the rat belike to drown, And, with a rapid wing, Upbears the wretched thing, The frog, too, dangling by the string! The joy of such a double haul Was to the hungry kite not small. It gave him all that he could wish – A double meal of flesh and fish. The best contrived deceit Can hurt its own contriver, And perfidy does often cheat Its author's purse of every stiver. zfreeloadie should be banned for non-stop trolling. Anne Boleyn Thought She Caught the Prize in King Henry the 8th by PinkFaerie5 Anne Boleyn, you set your sights high, you deviously bold sly fox Your interest was the end of Catherine’s head and locks Mary was declared a bastard, Henry the Eighth’s wife slain. You were singing prettily through this torment, a refrain. Anne Boleyn, you enticed a dangerous king, indeed. Henry the Eighth, who smashed wives like a mustard seed. You thought you would give him sons but alas, it did not happen. So now here you are in the tower, being visited by a chaplain. Anne Boleyn, your three years as a queen was not a record. Although Henry’s next wife Jane will not last assured Sir Rutherford. All of Catherine’s sons died in infancy, and you were beheaded too. Your French fashions and pretty singing voice could not save the likes of you. “My advice is to never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.” — Charles Dickens “The journey is its own reward.” — Homer Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, or the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Psalm 31:24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord! Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Tomorrow is another day pages 24-25 of The Year Book of the United States Chess Federation 1944 (Chicago, 1945), which published ‘Brave Heart’, Anthony Santasiere’s tribute to Frank J. Marshall. Written in August 1942 for Marshall’s 65th birthday, it began: Brave Heart – We salute you! Knowing neither gain nor loss, Nor fear, nor hate –; But only this – To fight – to fight – And to love. Santasiere then gushes on in a similar vein for another 40 lines or so, and we pick up the encomium for its final verse: For this – dear Frank – We thank you. For this – dear Frank – We love you! Brave heart – Brave heart – We love you! wordzy fun: 3pm zeruption Zatonskih and Krush we re adopted from Ukrn promotion. Karn was on brain salad surgery not Tarkus or Ed Van Halena on keyboard #2. It's all but over now in Hamburg, Germany. "I should have shot the horse," was his only comment. “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 Wherever you wander, there's no place like home 413 games, 1846-2022 D58 QGD: Tartakower / General [Black] Queens Gambit Declined [Tartakower: General] 44 games, 2001-2013 Dozen in a carton Who can people count on when the goin' gets tough? Who keeps thy word? Talk is cheap when times are good. “My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you.” ― Aeschylus, Agamemnon “Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles.” ― Garry Kasparov “The game of chess is not just an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it… Life is a kind of chess, in which we have often pointed to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with.” — Benjamin Franklin “In chess as in life, when defending or attacking, a good chess player understands that one rash, ill-conceived, bad move can worsen the position and lose the game.” ― John Bain, chess author “For a period of ten years--between 1946 and 1956--Reshevsky was probably the best chessplayer in the world. I feel sure that had he played a match with Botvinnik during that time he would have won and been World Champion.” ― Bobby Fischer “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 “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. “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 * 100: Game Collection: 100 Soviet Chess Miniatures * Basic Rules: https://thechessworld.com/basic-che... * Common Phrases and Terms: https://www.ragchess.com/chess-basi... * Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R * One of Pandolfini's Best: Game Collection: Solitaire Chess by Bruce Pandolfini * Two Great Attackers: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... * Anderssen - Steinitz Match: Anderssen - Steinitz (1866) * Alapins: Game Collection: Alapin * Aggressive Gambits: https://thechessworld.com/articles/... * Brilliancies: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... * Brutal Attacking Chess: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess * Bishop's Opening Miniatures: https://www.chessonly.com/bishop-op... * Brilliant (and mostly famous)! Game Collection: Brilliant Miniatures * Blackburne strikes! games annotated by Blackburne * B20s: Game Collection: Grand Prix (Ginger’s Models) * B23-B25: Game Collection: Sicilian Closed / Grand Prix Attack * Botvinnik: Game Collection: Botvinnik: One Hundred Selected Games * Chess in the Newspaper: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-... * Checkmate patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns * Checkmate Art: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate * Chessmaster 2000 Classic Games: Game Collection: Chessmaster '86 * C21-C22 miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Danish Gambits: Game Collection: Danish Gambit Games 1-0 * Del's: Game Collection: Del's hidden gems * Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz) * Glossary NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/... * GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen * GPA: https://chesstier.com/grand-prix-at... * 21st Century: Game Collection: 0 * Hans On French: Game Collection: French Defense * Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv... * How dumb is it? Game Collection: Diemer-Duhm Gambit * Javed's way: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?... * King's Gambit start-up: Game Collection: Batsford's MCO 14 King's Gambit * King Bishop's Gambit: Game Collection: rajat21's kings gambit * KG Video: Game Collection: Foxy Openings - King's Gambit * GM Gallagher is an author: Game Collection: 0 * King Registration: https://www.kingregistration.com/to... * Morphy Miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Make a Stand: https://www.history.com/topics/amer... * MC Move-by-Move: Game Collection: Move by Move - Carlsen (Lakdawala) * Old P-K4 Miniatures: Game Collection: Games for Classes * One Game Shy: Game Collection: 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 Alekhine * Online safety: https://www.entrepreneur.com/scienc... * Oskar plays 1e4: Oskar Oglaza * Ponziani Games: Game Collection: PONZIANI OPENING * Prize Games: Game Collection: Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the ChessMasters * Simple tactics course using miniatures: http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/x/FTP... * The Chess Portal will broaden your horizons: http://schackportalen.nu/English/es... * Tactical Games: Game Collection: Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics * tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania * Terminology: https://www.angelfire.com/games5/ch... * 38 Tactics: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... * Volo plays the KP faithfully: Volodymyr Onyshchuk * Vladimir Bagirov Attacks: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Bill Wall miniatures: Bill Wall * Wei Yi spent 48 minutes on a move: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF8... * Glossary W: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloss... * 41 Chess Movies (List): https://www.chessonly.com/chess-mov... * 20 Various Italian Games: Game Collection: Italian Game * C53s: Game Collection: rajat21's italian game * The Italian Game, Classical: Game Collection: Giuco Piano * Annotated Evans Gambits: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... * RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures * Russian Ruys: Game Collection: Chess in the USSR 1945 - 72, Part 2 (Leach) * Roger that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S... * Chess Records: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/record... “The only way to change anything in Russia is a revolution” ― Daniil Dubov https://en.chessbase.com/post/dubov... * Short and Quick by Jungol (101 games of various lengths): Game Collection: SHORT AND QUICK * Scandinavian miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Sports Clichés: http://www.sportscliche.com/ * Sacs on f7/f2: Game Collection: Demolition of Pawn Structure: Sac on f7 (f2) * Sicilian Face Plants: Game Collection: sicilian defense(opening traps) * TIP: Click on the e8 square to see a computer engine analysis of the position. * tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania * Top Chessgames by ECO Code: http://schachsinn.de/gamelist.htm * 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! “Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands.” ― Renaud & Kahn “Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem.” ― Saudin Robovic “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” ― Max Euwe “Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game.” ― Being Caballero “If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.” — Garry Kasparov “You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.” — Dale Earnhardt “In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate.” ― Isaac Asimov Colorado: San Luis Established in: 1851 San Luis has a predominately Hispanic population of less than 700 people, and so the town features a very strong Spanish influence. It was once part of four Spanish land grants decreed by the King of Spain, and a classic adobe architecture and Spanish town layout remain. * Chess History: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ch... This poem is dedicated to all Caissa's members who understand that chess is but a game. An Irish Blessing: May we all feel… happy and contented, healthy and strong, safe and protected and living with ease… ~ Oct-09-11 FSR: After 1.e4 e5, 2.Ba6?? is the worst move by a country mile. After that, probably 2.b4 and 2.Ke2 are the worst. 2.Qg4 and 2.g4 are also pretty bad. White still has equality after 2.Qh5, so it's actually not a <terrible> move. No title To Madame De Montespan The apologue is from the immortal gods; Or, if the gift of man it is, Its author merits apotheosis. Whoever magic genius lauds Will do what in him lies To raise this art's inventor to the skies. It has the potence of a charm, On dulness lays a conquering arm, Subjects the mind to its control, And works its will on the soul. O lady, armed with equal power, If ever within celestial bower, With messmate gods reclined, My muse ambrosially has dined, Lend me the favour of a smile On this her playful toil. If you support, the tooth of time will shun, And let my work the envious years outrun. If authors would themselves survive, To gain your suffrage they should strive. On you my verses wait to get their worth; To you my beauties all will owe their birth, – For beauties you will recognize Invisible to other eyes. Ah! who can boast a taste so true, Of beauty or of grace, In either thought or face? For words and looks are equal charms in you. On a theme so sweet, the truth to tell, My muse would gladly dwell: But this employ to others I must yield; – A greater master claims the field. For me, fair lady, it were enough Your name should be my wall and roof. Protect henceforth the favoured book Through which for second life I look. In your auspicious light, These lines, in envy's spite, Will gain the glorious meed, That all the world shall read. It's not that I deserve such fame; – I only ask in Fable's name, (You know what credit that should claim;) And, if successfully I sue, A fane will be to Fable due, – A thing I would not build – except for you. “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner “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. Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force. “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 Chess is but a Game As he secretly rode his knight out of the castle's gate, still believing that he could escape this inevitable fate, the sky broke open with an array of incredible light. and there smitten to the earth lay nova under his knight. I am who I am and always am, spoke this thundering voice and you, my friend nova, do not at all have another choice but to go forth south and north, west and east loudly proclaiming the good Word to man and beast. Thus beset by the compelling voice from the broken sky nova set about explaining through the word the how and why. He travelled north and south, west and east never losing aim to let all Caissa's members know: chess is but a game. Q: What do you call a cat that likes to eat beans? A: Puss 'n' Toots! Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail? A: A silicon! Q: What do you call a deer with no eyes? A: No eye deer!! Q: What do you call a three-footed aardvark? A: A yardvark! Q: What do you call a dancing lamb? A: A baaaaaa-llerina! Q: What do you call a meditating wolf? A: Aware wolf! Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A: A sand-witch! Q: What do you call an avocado that's been blessed by the pope? A: Holy Guacamole! “He examined the chess problem and set out the pieces. It was a tricky ending, involving a couple of knights. 'White to play and mate in two moves.' Winston looked up at the portrait of Big Brother. White always mates, he thought with a sort of cloudy mysticism. Always, without exception, it is so arranged. In no chess problem since the beginning of the world has black ever won. Did it not symbolize the eternal, unvarying triumph of Good over Evil? The huge face gazed back at him, full of calm power. White always mates.” ― George Orwell, 1984 InkHarted wrote: Checkmate. I started off as an equal I have everything that they do my life was one and the same as my foe childish battles of lesser I won baring cost of a little but as time outgrew my conscience I found that the pieces were moving against me with time my company reduced they left one by one all in time forgetting me my castles collapsed my religion dissuaded my protectors in hiding I could not run anymore I have been cornered to a wall as the queen left silently without saying goodbye I could not live any longer she was most precious to me I could not win without her by my side so the king knelt down and died. Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.’ — W.E. Napier (1881-1952) Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you’re not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there’s no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER “God offers salvation without the need for any sort of advanced payment.” ― douglaskiogoraquotes Dialing *67 conceals your number from someone you call. There are similar numbers you can dial to respond to mystery callers. The first is *69, which traces the number of the last person who called you. It works even for anonymous or hidden calls, so you can get the phone number and exact time they called. Once you have that number, you can block it on your phone so it can’t call you anymore. “Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart “‎Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning... Anyone can start over and make a new ending.” ― Chico Xavier <Chess has six different kinds of pieces, and they all interact in myriad ways. Your opponent’s own pieces can often be used against him. While the Queen is the strongest piece, it is the weakest defender; and while the pawn is the weakest piece, it is the strongest defender. José Raúl Capablanca used the principle "Cutting off pieces from the scene of action."> An Animal In The Moon While one philosopher affirms That by our senses we're deceived, Another swears, in plainest terms, The senses are to be believed. The twain are right. Philosophy Correctly calls us dupes whenever On mere senses we rely. But when we wisely rectify The raw report of eye or ear, By distance, medium, circumstance, In real knowledge we advance. These things has nature wisely planned – Whereof the proof shall be at hand. I see the sun: its dazzling glow Seems but a hand-breadth here below; But should I see it in its home, That azure, star-besprinkled dome, Of all the universe the eye, Its blaze would fill one half the sky. The powers of trigonometry Have set my mind from blunder free. The ignorant believe it flat; I make it round, instead of that. I fasten, fix, on nothing ground it, And send the earth to travel round it. In short, I contradict my eyes, And sift the truth from constant lies. The mind, not hasty at conclusion, Resists the onset of illusion, Forbids the sense to get the better, And never believes it to the letter. Between my eyes, perhaps too ready, And ears as much or more too slow, A judge with balance true and steady, I come, at last, some things to know. Thus when the water crooks a stick, My reason straightens it as quick – Kind Mistress Reason – foe of error, And best of shields from needless terror! The creed is common with our race, The moon contains a woman's face. True? No. Whence, then, the notion, From mountain top to ocean? The roughness of that satellite, Its hills and dales, of every grade, Effect a change of light and shade Deceptive to our feeble sight; So that, besides the human face, All sorts of creatures one might trace. Indeed, a living beast, I believe, Has lately been by England seen. All duly placed the telescope, And keen observers full of hope, An animal entirely new, In that fair planet, came to view. Abroad and fast the wonder flew; – Some change had taken place on high, Presaging earthly changes nigh; Perhaps, indeed, it might betoken The wars that had already broken Out wildly over the Continent. The king to see the wonder went: (As patron of the sciences, No right to go more plain than his.) To him, in turn, distinct and clear, This lunar monster did appear. – A mouse, between the lenses caged, Had caused these wars, so fiercely waged! No doubt the happy English folks Laughed at it as the best of jokes. How soon will Mars afford the chance For like amusements here in France! He makes us reap broad fields of glory. Our foes may fear the battle-ground; For us, it is no sooner found, Than Louis, with fresh laurels crowned, Bears higher up our country's story. The daughters, too, of Memory, – The Pleasures and the Graces, – Still show their cheering faces: We wish for peace, but do not sigh. The English Charles the secret knows To make the most of his repose. And more than this, he'll know the way, By valour, working sword in hand, To bring his sea-encircled land To share the fight it only sees today. Yet, could he but this quarrel quell, What incense-clouds would grateful swell! What deed more worthy of his fame! Augustus, Julius – pray, which Caesar's name Shines now on story's page with purest flame? O people happy in your sturdy hearts! Say, when shall Peace pack up these bloody darts, And send us all, like you, to softer arts? <Steinitz's Theory 1. At the beginning of the game, Black and White are equal. 2. The game will stay equal with correct play on both sides. 3. You can only win by your opponent's mistake. 4. Any attack launched in an equal position will not succeed, and the attacker will suffer. 5. You should not attack until an advantage is obtained. 6. When equal, do not seek to attack, but instead, try to secure an advantage. 7. Once you have an advantage, attack or you will lose it.> The Boy and the Schoolmaster Wise counsel is not always wise, As this my tale exemplifies. A boy, that frolicked on the banks of Seine, Fell in, and would have found a watery grave, Had not that hand that plants never in vain A willow planted there, his life to save. While hanging by its branches as he might, A certain sage preceptor came in sight; To whom the urchin cried, "Save, or I'm drowned!" The master, turning gravely at the sound, Thought proper for a while to stand aloof, And give the boy some seasonable reproof. "You little wretch! this comes of foolish playing, Commands and precepts disobeying. A naughty rogue, no doubt, you are, Who thus requite your parents" care. Alas! their lot I pity much, Whom fate condemns to watch over such." This having coolly said, and more, He pulled the drowning lad ashore. This story hits more marks than you suppose. All critics, pedants, men of endless prose, – Three sorts, so richly blessed with progeny, The house is blessed that does not lodge any, – May in it see themselves from head to toes. No matter what the task, Their precious tongues must teach; Their help in need you ask, You first must hear them preach. <Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me). Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!> FTB plays all about but has always been happy with FICS: https://www.freechess.org/ by W.A. Ballantine given on page 153 of the American Chess Journal, September 1878: Charming as the sweetest music; High above the common reach, Easy to the bright and wise; Splendid in the hands of genius; Such the royal game of chess. “No one has ever won a game of chess by taking only forward moves (what about Scholar's Mate?). Sometimes you have to move backwards in order to be able to take better steps forward. That is life.” ― Anonymous Switch your pawn insurance to Promotion and you could save hundreds. “There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world.” ― Pierre Mac Orlan “You can only get good at chess if you love the game.” ― Bobby Fischer "As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight." — The Revenant Chris Chaffin wrote: master/piece She moves him ‘round the chess board, dodging bishops, pawns and rooks. She coaxes him from square to square without a second look. The white knight cannot catch him. Piece by piece, the foe now yields. Her king is safe; the game is done. The queen controls the field. 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. “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. How can you tell when Bill Clinton is lying? A. His lips are moving Q. What's the difference between Bill Clinton and a dog? A. A dog chases his own tail. “It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” ― Epictetus “I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other 'gentleman' stuff is a chess game, especially these days.” ― Anna Kendrick Never judge a book by its cover. * Dover publishers: https://store.doverpublications.com... The Heron One day, – no matter when or where, – A long-legged heron chanced to fare By a certain river's brink, With his long, sharp beak Helved on his slender neck; It was a fish-spear, you might think. The water was clear and still, The carp and the pike there at will Pursued their silent fun, Turning up, ever and anon, A golden side to the sun. With ease might the heron have made Great profits in his fishing trade. So near came the scaly fry, They might be caught by the passer-by. But he thought he better might Wait for a better appetite – For he lived by rule, and could not eat, Except at his hours, the best of meat. Anon his appetite returned once more; So, approaching again the shore, He saw some tench taking their leaps, Now and then, from their lowest deeps. With as dainty a taste as Horace's rat, He turned away from such food as that. "What, tench for a heron! poh! I scorn the thought, and let them go." The tench refused, there came a gudgeon; "For all that," said the bird, "I budge on. I'll never open my beak, if the gods please, For such mean little fishes as these." He did it for less; For it came to pass, That not another fish could he see; And, at last, so hungry was he, That he thought it of some avail To find on the bank a single snail. Such is the sure result Of being too difficult. Would you be strong and great, Learn to accommodate. Get what you can, and trust for the rest; The whole is often lost by seeking the best. Above all things beware of disdain; Where, at most, you have little to gain. The people are many that make Every day this sad mistake. It's not for the herons I put this case, You featherless people, of human race. – List to another tale as true, And you'll hear the lesson brought home to you. Switch your pawn insurance to Promotion and you could save hundreds. “Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous & varied ways.” ― Vladimir Kramnik “I’ve come to the personal conclusion that while all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists.” ― Marcel Duchamp chess writer and poet Henry Thomas Bland. Another example of his way with words is the start of ‘Internal Fires’, a poem published on page 57 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin: I used to play chess with the dearest old chap, Whom naught could upset whatever might hap. He’d oft lose a game he might well have won But made no excuse for what he had done. If a piece he o’erlooked and got it snapped up He took it quite calmly and ne’er ‘cut up rough’. "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 “Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. * Riddle-zep-pelin: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch... “Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got.” — Norman Vincent Peale “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” — Ralph Marston “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” ― Yogi Berra, 10-time World Series champion Zee Chess Network workz lika chrmd sn ache rvr ride it out toth finish line of demarcation in Lost Wages. Telephone Tommy's son's sister-in-law's uncle about the zion church social committee's decision to replace WGM Anna Rudolf with IM Levy Rozman for the Monday night instructional videoz. Levy's emotional remarks are not appropriate at times and he'z a louzy golfer. Sorry Levy, it's business. “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. Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Ecclesiastes 9:9: "Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun." STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT Star light, star bright First star I see tonight I wish I may, I wish I might Have this wish I wish tonight 16 yellow #2 pencilz 391 games, 1560-2022 Eb...e6 defenses that delay or omit d5 All kinds of defensive responses have been thrown in here. See Deep Trouble's opening repertoire games to study compiled by Deep Trouble. See Black Repertoire: 1. d4 d5 compiled by libertyjack. See Opening repertoire key games compiled by chessbuzz. See LibertyJack's Chess Notebook compiled by libertyjack. This is GMVA's (no longer) recent opening repertoire with black pieces: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 <French, Classical> 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 <French, Tarrasch, Closed Variation> 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 <Czech (Pribil) system> 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 or 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 <Queen's Gambit Declined> 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 <Tarrasch Defense> 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 <Czech system> 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 <Wade Defense> 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 <English Rat> The list above is not included much at all in this collection. “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 “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.” * Sicilians: Game Collection: Sicilian/French/Westerimen and other ...c5,...e6 * Sicilian O'Kelly leaves White all kinds of choices: Opening Explorer * Short Parables: https://www.simplybible.com/f675-se... * The Gaw-Paw? Game Collection: GA PA Wins Draws by Black * Chicago, 2007: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEp... * Defensive Replies to the Queen's Pawn: Game Collection: e6 after 1.d4 * QP Bg2: Queen's Pawn Game (E00) * Game with ...e6: Game Collection: Partidas modelo con temas variados * Wikipedia on Computer Chess: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compu... * elmubarak: my fav games: Game Collection: elmubarak: my fav games * assorted Good games Compiled by rbaglini: Game Collection: assorted Good games * Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz) * Last Collection by Jaredfchess: Game Collection: LAST COLLECTION * 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 “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 Mar-07-13 Abdel Irada: In case anyone wonders who Kermit Norris is/was, he's an expert in Santa Cruz against whom I used to play a great deal of blitz. His specialty, when a particularly complex position arose (especially in his pet Owen's Defense), was to lean forward, fix his opponent with a scowl and a withering stare, and say, in a deep and solemn tone, "Chicken parts!" "Here's to being in a boat with a drink on the rocks rather than being in the drink with a boat on the rocks" The Lion and the Rat To show to all your kindness, it behoves: There's none so small but you his aid may need. I quote two fables for this weighty creed, Which either of them fully proves. From underneath the sward A rat, quite off his guard, Popped out between a lion's paws. The beast of royal bearing Showed what a lion was The creature's life by sparing – A kindness well repaid; For, little as you would have thought His majesty would ever need his aid, It proved full soon A precious boon. Forth issuing from his forest glen, T" explore the haunts of men, In lion net his majesty was caught, From which his strength and rage Served not to disengage. The rat ran up, with grateful glee, Gnawed off a rope, and set him free. By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never. Riddle: The one who has it does not keep it. It is large and small. It is any shape. Bears like 'em too! Riddle Answer: A gift. This poem is dedicated to all female chessplayers on Caissa's Web. Sweet Caissa Oh, Sweet Caissa, Goddess of chess in the name of this holistic game I pray Thee: bless my noble aim to render all my opponents lame in my holy quest for worldly fame, to be Supreme no more no less. In awe I heard this Sweet Caissa say "Daughter go forth and smite them all, stoutly charge your knight sitting tall while flying over the castle's wall to slay all men in your deadly call." Now in fear I hide and will no longer play. “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. “My concern about my reputation is with the people who I respect and my family and my Lord. And I’m perfectly comfortable with my reputation with them, sir.” — John Durham The Blossom by William Blake Merry, merry sparrow! Under leaves so green A happy blossom Sees you, swift as arrow, Seek your cradle narrow, Near my bosom. Pretty, pretty robin! Under leaves so green A happy blossom Hears you sobbing, sobbing, Pretty, pretty robin, Near my bosom. <Atterdag: Geoff - are you a descendant of Wordsworth?: There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem Apparell'd in celestial light, The glory and the freshness of a dream. It is not now as it hath been of yore;— Turn wheresoe'er I may, By night or day, The things which I have seen I now can see no more. :-) Sally Simpson: Hi Atterdag, This is my tribute to Wordsworth. (Daffodils.) I wandered lonely as a pawn, o'er a field coloured brown and cream, When suddenly I ran out of squares and discovered I was now a Queen.> “Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom.” ― Charles F. Stanley 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. Isolated pawns require a very expensive therapy, for keeping them alive. This poem is dedicated to all members who strive to become Masters of chess. yakisoba's combination in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba together with a bishop and queen chasing nova. though the old bishop was getting pooped out the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought "I know what to do with that nova when caught." there on top of the castle was nova in hiding strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding, then trembling he realized to his consternation: he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination. * 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.’> Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system, approximately 3000 miles (4850 km) in diameter, hardly larger than the moon. Despite being the smallest, it’s extremely dense. In fact, it’s the second densest planet after Earth. It’s also the closest planet to the sun, making it dangerous to explore. Mercury is 48 million miles from the earth. <Mar-11-05 aw1988: S.W.I.F.T. indeed. Mar-11-05 tpstar: Sokolov Was In For Trouble Suddenly White Initiated Forcing Threats Severe Whipping Into Frenzied Tantrum Shocking When Ivan Fell Through Savvy Winner Ingests French Toast Mar-11-05 aw1988: LOL! I must admit, that is very good. May-27-05 Durandal: AdrianP: SWIFT was the sponsor of the tournament, the company is a cooperative effort to provide secure financial communications between banks worldwide (SWIFT is the acronym for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, see swift.com), based in La Hulpe, near Brussels, Belgium. IIRC, its CEO at the time was Bessel Kok, a well known chess patron. May-27-05 AdrianP: <Durandal> I see - as in SWIFT transfer. May-27-05 arifattar: May not compare with <tpstar>'s effort but, Sweet Win In Five & Twenty.> “When you’re lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be your counselor in war.” ― Aristotle “The habit of holding a Man in the hand, and moving it first to one square and then to another, in order to engage the assistance of the eye in deciding where it shall actually be placed, is not only annoying to the adversary but a practical infraction of the touch-and-move principle.” ― Howard Staunton “A bad plan is better than none at all.” ― Frank Marshall <Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" Bombardment of Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, New York, 1865 The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in the middle of the Civil War, wrote this poem which has more recently been adapted as a modern Christmas classic. Longfellow wrote this on Christmas Day in 1863, after his son had enlisted in the Union's cause and had returned home, seriously wounded. The verses which he included and are still generally included, speak of the despair of hearing the promise of "peace on earth, goodwill to men" when the evidence of the world is clearly that war still exists. And in despair I bowed my head; "There is no peace on earth," I said; "For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: "God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men." The original also included several verses referring specifically to the Civil War. Before that cry of despair and answering cry of hope, and after verses describing the long years of hearing of "peace on earth, goodwill to men" (a phrase from the Jesus birth narratives in the Christian scriptures), Longfellow's poem includes, describing the black cannons of the war: Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South, And with the sound The carols drowned Of peace on earth, good-will to men! It was as if an earthquake rent The hearth-stones of a continent, And made forlorn The households born Of peace on earth, good-will to men!> "May your jib never luff" <There are distinct situations where a bishop is preferred (over a knight). For example, two bishops are better than two knights or one of each. Steven Mayer, the author of Bishop Versus Knight, contends, “A pair of bishops is usually considered to be worth six points, but common sense suggests that a pair of active bishops (that are very involved in the formation) must be accorded a value of almost nine under some circumstances.” This is especially true if the player can plant the bishops in the center of the board, as two bishops working in tandem can span up to 26 squares and have the capacity to touch every square. Bishops are also preferable to knights when queens have been exchanged because, Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg, who is ranked 11th in the U.S., explains, “[Bishops and rooks] complement each other, and when well-coordinated, act as a queen.” Conversely, a knight is the preferred minor piece when the queen survives until the late-middlegame or the endgame. Mayer explains, “The queen and knight are [able] to work together smoothly and create a greater number of threats than the queen and bishop.” When forced to say one is better than the other, most anoint the bishop. Mayer concludes, “I think it’s true that the bishops are better than the knights in a wider variety of positions than the knights are better than the bishops.” He continues, “Of course, I’m not sure this does us much good, as we only get to play one position at a time.”> 'Don't throw good money after bad' * Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-... A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote" Old Russian Proverb: "Measure seven times, cut once. (Семь раз отмерь — один отрежь.)" Be careful before you do something that cannot be changed. “I'm 58 years old and I just went through 8 back surgeries. They started cutting on me in February 2009, and I was basically bed ridden for almost two years. I got a real dose of reality that if you don't have your health, you don't have anything.” — Hulk Hogan 'Don't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted' 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: A man looks at a painting in a museum and says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the painting? Scroll down for Riddle Answer... "May your jib never luff" Riddle Answer: The man’s son The Swallow and the Little Birds By voyages in air, With constant thought and care, Much knowledge had a swallow gained, Which she for public use retained, The slightest storms she well foreknew, And told the sailors before they blew. A farmer sowing hemp, once having found, She gathered all the little birds around, And said, "My friends, the freedom let me take To prophesy a little, for your sake, Against this dangerous seed. Though such a bird as I Knows how to hide or fly, You birds a caution need. Do you see that waving hand? It scatters on the land What well may cause alarm. "Twill grow to nets and snares, To catch you unawares, And work you fatal harm! Great multitudes I fear, Of you, my birdies dear, That falling seed, so little, Will bring to cage or kettle! But though so perilous the plot, You now may easily defeat it: All lighting on the seeded spot, Just scratch up every seed and eat it." The little birds took little heed, So fed were they with other seed. Anon the field was seen Bedecked in tender green. The swallow's warning voice was heard again: "My friends, the product of that deadly grain, Seize now, and pull it root by root, Or surely you'll repent its fruit." "False, babbling prophetess," says one, "You'd set us at some pretty fun! To pull this field a thousand birds are needed, While thousands more with hemp are seeded." The crop now quite mature, The swallow adds, "Thus far I have failed of cure; I have prophesied in vain Against this fatal grain: It's grown. And now, my bonny birds, Though you have disbelieved my words Thus far, take heed at last, – When you shall see the seed-time past, And men, no crops to labour for, On birds shall wage their cruel war, With deadly net and noose; Of flying then beware, Unless you take the air, Like woodcock, crane, or goose. But stop; you're not in plight For such adventurous flight, Over desert waves and sands, In search of other lands. Hence, then, to save your precious souls, Remains but to say, "Twill be the safest way, To chuck yourselves in holes." Before she had thus far gone, The birdlings, tired of hearing, And laughing more than fearing, Set up a greater jargon Than did, before the Trojan slaughter, The Trojans round old Priam's daughter.[9] And many a bird, in prison grate, Lamented soon a Trojan fate. It's thus we heed no instincts but our own; Believe no evil till the evil's done. Question: What looks like a half-cut apple? Answer: The other half. Fredthebear created this collection. Question: What is in the middle of MIDDLE and at the end of END? Answer: The letter D. Zhavaed Haemaed wrote: Zugzwang My little game of Chess That I played, with you Making subtle moves Hinting all too softly Allowing impasses Offering a pawn Renouncing knights Denouncing a bishop Even giving up my Queen That trying game of Chess It appears, has come to a stale Without one word spoken, without An idea or intellect having being shared My dear, I have not tried hard enough, and I shall never be the wiser for not having made a move “One more dance along the razor's edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.” ― Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” ― Denis Waitley Psalm 31:24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord! “The wind cannot defeat a tree with strong roots.” — The Revenant InkHarted wrote: Checkmate. I started off as an equal I have everything that they do my life was one and the same as my foe childish battles of lesser I won baring cost of a little but as time outgrew my conscience I found that the pieces were moving against me with time my company reduced they left one by one all in time forgetting me my castles collapsed my religion dissuaded my protectors in hiding I could not run anymore I have been cornered to a wall as the queen left silently without saying goodbye I could not live any longer she was most precious to me I could not win without her by my side so the king knelt down and died. “Everyone should know how to play chess.” — José Raúl Capablanca "We do not remember days, we remember moments." ― Cesare Pavese “Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. 'Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater' Isaiah 66:13⁣ As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. Matthew 13:31-32 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” () Anne Boleyn Thought She Caught the Prize in King Henry the 8th by PinkFaerie5 Anne Boleyn, you set your sights high, you deviously bold sly fox Your interest was the end of Catherine’s head and locks Mary was declared a bastard, Henry the Eighth’s wife slain. You were singing prettily through this torment, a refrain. Anne Boleyn, you enticed a dangerous king, indeed. Henry the Eighth, who smashed wives like a mustard seed. You thought you would give him sons but alas, it did not happen. So now here you are in the tower, being visited by a chaplain. Anne Boleyn, your three years as a queen was not a record. Although Henry’s next wife Jane will not last assured Sir Rutherford. All of Catherine’s sons died in infancy, and you were beheaded too. Your French fashions and pretty singing voice could not save the likes of you. “It's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish.” “Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.” — Francis Bacon The cat’s play is the mouse’s death. ~ German Proverb “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” ― Theodore Roosevelt Ah, St. Marher, 1225: "And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet." 2pry Zeitnot Zshaa-Tichondrius - 601 Disc Priest 226 Ilvl - 27750 RBG zek247 dint undrstnd Ziyatdinov's planto ignore the LSB on deck of the carrier. “Debt is dumb. Cash is king.” — Dave Ramsey A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events. During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences. Silence is the best reply to a fool. ― Joker Always Remember, the beginning is the hardest part. ― Joker Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers? He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them. Mendelevium Md 101 (258) 1.3 .oo. Short Parables: https://www.simplybible.com/f675-se... Weird: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches... 500 games, 1843-2022 Evans Gambit Cloned The Evans Gambit : 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4!? click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bd6 click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bf8 click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Nge7 click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 d6 click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 dxc3 8.Qb3 click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Nf6 click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Bb6 8.cxd4 d6 click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 Qf6 7.0-0 click for larger view 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 Nf6 7.exd5 click for larger view Evans Gambit Declined: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bb6 click for larger view “Dubious, therefore playable.” ― Savielly Tartakower “What is the object of playing a gambit opening? To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game.” ― Siegbert Tarrasch “I've played a number of interesting novelties lately. Mostly that's because I haven't got a clue what I am doing in the opening.” ― Nigel Short “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 “In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent.” — Vasily Smyslov “Old habits die hard, especially for soldiers.” ― Jocelyn Murray, The Roman General: A Novel “You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard, but that does not prove you the better player.” ― English Proverb “For a period of ten years--between 1946 and 1956--Reshevsky was probably the best chessplayer in the world. I feel sure that had he played a match with Botvinnik during that time he would have won and been World Champion.” ― Bobby Fischer “I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.” ― Alexander Alekhine “We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a chessplayer's nature.” ― Rudolf Spielmann “To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess.” ― Mikhail Tal “Boring? Who's boring? I am Fredthebear. My mind is always active, busy.” “As one by one I mowed them down, my superiority soon became apparent.” — Jose Raul Capablanca “Alekhine was the rock-thrower, Capablanca the man who made it all seem easy.” — Hans Ree “Capablanca possessed an amazing ability to quickly see into a position and intuitively grasp its main features. His style, one of the purest, most crystal-clear in the entire history of chess, astonishes one with its logic.” — Garry Kasparov “Capablanca was a genius. He was an exception that did not obey any rule.” —Vladimir Kramnik “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 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. Don't expect the knights to sit back and wait, defend. Before moving, ask yourself "How can her knight(s) advance upon my camp? Will the knight(s) come forward to go backward? Will the knight(s) pile on the bishop's angle, outnumber the defender 2-to-1 or 3-to-2?" The Fried Liver Attack is how little girls try to defeat boys and old men, so watch out for the knight's next two moves leaping forward. There might not be enough time to fianchetto your own bishop and get castled before the opposing knight lands in your lap. 'Attack is the best form of defence “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church....a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes.” ― Charles Swindoll “If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don't rush the position; instead, you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg you for a draw.” ― IM Jeremy Silman Colorado: San Luis Established in: 1851 San Luis has a predominately Hispanic population of less than 700 people, and so the town features a very strong Spanish influence. It was once part of four Spanish land grants decreed by the King of Spain, and a classic adobe architecture and Spanish town layout remain. * Chess History: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ch... * Current list: https://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml <Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me). Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!> FTB plays all about but has always been happy with FICS: https://www.freechess.org/ Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER * 10 GothamChess Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGF... * Sidewalk playin': https://www.bing.com/videos/search?... * Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R * C21-C22 miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Danish Gambits: Game Collection: Danish Gambit Games 1-0 * 10 Crazy Gambits: https://www.chess.com/blog/yola6655... * How to Attack by David Preuss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K0... Italian Game, Two Knights Defense: Kingside attack! 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.d3 h6 7.Nf3 e4 8.Qe2 Nxc4 9.dxc4 Bc5 10.O-O O-O 11.Nfd2 Bg4 12.Qe1 Qd7 13.Nb3 Bf3 14.Bf4 ( 14.gxf3 exf3 15.Kh1 Qh3 16.Rg1 Bd6 17.Rg3 Bxg3 18.Qg1 ( 18.fxg3 Qg2# ) 18...Ng4 19.Qxg3 Qf1+ 20.Qg1 Nxf2# ) 14...Qg4 15.Bg3 Nh5 16.Nxc5 ( 16.gxf3 exf3 17.Kh1 Nxg3+ ( 17...Rae8 18.Qd1 Bxf2 19.Rxf2 Nxg3+ 20.hxg3 Qh3+ 21.Kg1 Qxg3+ 22.Kf1 ) 18.fxg3 Rae8 ) 16...Nf4 17.Nxe4 ( 17.gxf3 Qh3 18.Bxf4 exf3 ) 17...Qh3 18.gxh3 Nxh3# * How to Defend GothamChess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF7... * Lekhika Dhariyal Chess Ops: https://www.zupee.com/blog/category... * Javed's way: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?... * King's Gambit start-up: Game Collection: Batsford's MCO 14 King's Gambit * King Bishop's Gambit: Game Collection: rajat21's kings gambit * KG Video: Game Collection: Foxy Openings - King's Gambit * GM Gallagher is an author: Game Collection: 0 * Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv... * Must Know Endgame Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_D... * Old P-K4 Miniatures: Game Collection: Games for Classes * LG - White wins: Game Collection: Latvian Gambit-White wins * Aggressive Gambits: https://thechessworld.com/articles/... * No Hope: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/v... * Ponziani Games: Game Collection: PONZIANI OPENING * Become a Predator at the Chessboard: https://www.chesstactics.org/ * Volo plays the KP faithfully: Volodymyr Onyshchuk * 20 Various Italian Games: Game Collection: Italian Game * C53s: Game Collection: rajat21's italian game * RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures * Del's: Game Collection: Del's hidden gems * 21st Century: Game Collection: 21st Century Masterpieces - First decade (2000) * GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen * TIP: Click on the e8 square to see a computer engine analysis of the position. * Hans On French: Game Collection: French Defense * Alapins: Game Collection: Alapin * Chess Records: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/record... * Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz) * Red States: https://www.redhotpawn.com/ * Online safety: https://www.entrepreneur.com/scienc... * Sometimes "To take is a mistake": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFl... * Flip the Finish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWH... “Once in a lobby of the Hall of Columns of the Trade Union Center in Moscow a group of masters were analyzing an ending. They could not find the right way to go about things and there was a lot of arguing about it. Suddenly Capablanca came into the room. He was always find of walking about when it was his opponent's turn to move. Learning the reason for the dispute the Cuban bent down to the position, said 'Si, si,' and suddenly redistributed the pieces all over the board to show what the correct formation was for the side trying to win. I haven't exaggerated. Don Jose literally pushed the pieces around the board without making moves. He just put them in fresh positions where he thought they were needed. Suddenly everything became clear. The correct scheme of things had been set up and now the win was easy. We were delighted by Capablanca's mastery.” ― Alexander Kotov “Capablanca had that art which hides art to an overwhelming degree.” ― Harry Golombek “I have known many chess players, but only one chess genius, Capablanca.” ― Emanuel Lasker “I think Capablanca had the greatest natural talent.” ― Mikhail Botvinnik Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER Maximo wrote: My Forking Knight's Mare Gracefully over the squares, as a blonde or a brunette, she makes moves that not even a queen can imitate. Always active and taking the initiative, she likes to fork. She does it across the board, taking with ease not only pawns, but also kings, and a bad bishop or two. Sometimes she feels like making quiet moves, at other times, she adopts romantic moods, and makes great sacrifices. But, being hers a zero-sum game, she often forks just out of spite. An expert at prophylaxis, she can be a swindler, and utter threats, skewering men to make some gains. Playing with her risks a conundrum, and also catching Kotov’s syndrome. Nonetheless, despite having been trampled by her strutting ways my trust in her remains, unwavering, until the endgame. “Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands.” ― Renaud & Kahn “Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem.” ― Saudin Robovic “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” ― Max Euwe “Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game.” ― Being Caballero “In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent.” — Vasily Smyslov “If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.” — Garry Kasparov “You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.” — Dale Earnhardt “In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate.” ― Isaac Asimov <The Fooles Mate Black Kings Biſhops pawne one houſe. White Kings pawne one houſe. Black kings knights pawne two houſes White Queen gives Mate at the contrary kings Rookes fourth houſe — Beale, The Royall Game of Chesse-Play Beale's example can be paraphrased in modern terms where White always moves first, algebraic notation is used, and Black delivers the fastest possible mate after each player makes two moves: 1.f3 e6 2.g4 Qh4# There are eight distinct ways in which Fool's Mate can be reached in two moves. White may alternate the order of f- and g-pawn moves, Black may play either e6 or e5, and White may move their f-pawn to f3 or f4.> “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 <“Sestrilla, hafelina Jue amourasestrilla Awou jue selaviena En patre jue Translation: Beloved one, little cat I love you for all time In this time And all others” ― Christine Feehan> "One of the supreme paradoxes of baseball, and all sports, is that the harder you try to throw a pitch or hit a ball or accomplish something, the smaller your chances are for success. You get the best results not when you apply superhuman effort but when you let the game flow organically and allow yourself to be fully present. You'll often hear scouts say of a great prospect, "The game comes slow to him." It means the prospect is skilled and poised enough to let the game unfold in its own time, paying no attention to the angst or urgency or doubt, funneling all awareness to the athletic task at hand." — R.A. Dickey Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever. “A God you understood would be less than yourself.” ― Flannery O'Connor Psalms 31:24 - Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. * The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1 * Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century FACTRETRIEVER: Even though dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk. 'A stitch in time saves nine' "You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds." “You never know when it's going to happen. You never want to get caught with your pants down. You better keep your (insurance) premiums up. We're just gonna have to hold tight, work hard, and overcome it. We're going to make it.” ― Edward Andrews, owner of the Special Touch II Auto Sales in Fort Worth, Texas that was devastated by high winds, rainwater and hail damage. The Horse and the Wolf A wolf, what time the thawing breeze Renews the life of plants and trees, And beasts go forth from winter lair To seek abroad their various fare, – A wolf, I say, about those days, In sharp look-out for means and ways, Espied a horse turned out to graze. His joy the reader may opine. "Once got," said he, "this game were fine; But if a sheep, it were sooner mine. I can't proceed my usual way; Some trick must now be put in play." This said, He came with measured tread, As if a healer of disease, – Some pupil of Hippocrates, – And told the horse, with learned verbs, He knew the power of roots and herbs, – Whatever grew about those borders, – And not at all to flatter Himself in such a matter, Could cure of all disorders. If he, Sir Horse, would not conceal The symptoms of his case, He, Doctor Wolf, would gratis heal; For that to feed in such a place, And run about untied, Was proof itself of some disease, As all the books decide. "I have, good doctor, if you please," Replied the horse, "as I presume, Beneath my foot, an aposthume." "My son," replied the learned leech, "That part, as all our authors teach, Is strikingly susceptible Of ills which make acceptable What you may also have from me – The aid of skilful surgery; Which noble art, the fact is, For horses of the blood I practise." The fellow, with this talk sublime, Watched for a snap the fitting time. Meanwhile, suspicious of some trick, The wary patient nearer draws, And gives his doctor such a kick, As makes a chowder of his jaws. Exclaimed the wolf, in sorry plight, "I own those heels have served me right. I erred to quit my trade, As I will not in future; Me nature surely made For nothing but a butcher." “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. “My concern about my reputation is with the people who I respect and my family and my Lord. And I’m perfectly comfortable with my reputation with them, sir.” —John Durham <There are distinct situations where a bishop is preferred (over a knight). For example, two bishops are better than two knights or one of each. Steven Mayer, the author of Bishop Versus Knight, contends, “A pair of bishops is usually considered to be worth six points, but common sense suggests that a pair of active bishops (that are very involved in the formation) must be accorded a value of almost nine under some circumstances.” This is especially true if the player can plant the bishops in the center of the board, as two bishops working in tandem can span up to 26 squares and have the capacity to touch every square. Bishops are also preferable to knights when queens have been exchanged because, Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg, who is ranked 11th in the U.S., explains, “[Bishops and rooks] complement each other, and when well-coordinated, act as a queen.” Conversely, a knight is the preferred minor piece when the queen survives until the late-middlegame or the endgame. Mayer explains, “The queen and knight are [able] to work together smoothly and create a greater number of threats than the queen and bishop.” When forced to say one is better than the other, most anoint the bishop. Mayer concludes, “I think it’s true that the bishops are better than the knights in a wider variety of positions than the knights are better than the bishops.” He continues, “Of course, I’m not sure this does us much good, as we only get to play one position at a time.”> This poem is dedicated to all Caissa's members who understand that chess is but a game. Chess is but a Game As he secretly rode his knight out of the castle's gate, still believing that he could escape this inevitable fate, the sky broke open with an array of incredible light. and there smitten to the earth lay nova under his knight. I am who I am and always am, spoke this thundering voice and you, my friend nova, do not at all have another choice but to go forth south and north, west and east loudly proclaiming the good Word to man and beast. Thus beset by the compelling voice from the broken sky nova set about explaining through the word the how and why. He travelled north and south, west and east never losing aim to let all Caissa's members know: chess is but a game. “My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring.” ― Prince William Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. “It is atheism and blasphemy to dispute what God can do: good Christians content themselves with His will revealed in His Word.” ― King James I “Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom.” — Charles F. Stanley 'Ashes to ashes dust to dust Most dinosaurs are known from just a single tooth or bone. Given that dinosaurs were alive 65 million years ago, complete fossils are extremely rare. Instead, archaeologists study traces such as loose teeth, bones, tracks, or dung in order to identify the dinosaurs we read about in books now. Amanda Kay wrote: Checkmate You were my knight Shining armor Chess board was our home Queen's fondness you garnered A kiss sweeter than honeycomb <“Funny, funny Jude (The Man in the Red Beret). You play with little pieces all day long, and you know what? You’ll live to be an old, old man someday. And here I am.” — Janis Joplin Jude Acers set a Guinness World Record for playing 117 people in simultaneous chess games on April 21, 1973 at the Lloyd Center Mall in Portland, Oregon. On July 2-3, 1976 Jude played 179 opponents at Mid Isle Plaza (Broadway Plaza) in Long Island, New York for another Guinness record. "The First Book of Chess" by Joseph Leeming from the local public library ignited Jude's chess journey as a boy. The joy of reading this clear, easy book changed his entire life forever! Clear explanations of the rules of chess are complemented by numerous diagrams and by practice games illustrating standard chess openings Format: 78 pages, Hardcover First published January 1, 1953 by Franklin Watts, Inc. Language: English> 'A place for everything and everything in its place' 'A poor workman always blames his tools' 'A problem shared is a problem halved' “Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous & varied ways.” ― Vladimir Kramnik “Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people.” ― Elizabeth Green Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. 'April showers bring forth May flowers Dick Cavitt: "And you like that moment of just crushing the guy?" RJ Fischer: "Right *nodding and smiling*, yeah." “Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess.” ― Siegbert Tarrasch “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ― Howard Thurman wwwordfuny st23n Willie Steinitz Q trppd Zanzig died of fried lvr while tied to Zaza Hargondzheppa inth Panama City route rdboyston luft itto zborris35 but zb35 dclnd freddie's offr sandyrook th loss ofa snail instead. 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. Ecclesiastes 9:9: "Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun." BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP Baa Baa Black Sheep Have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full. One for the master And one for the dame. And one for the little boy Who lives down the lane. What do you call a bacon-wrapped comet? A meat-eor. What do stars say when they apologize to one another? I’m starry. Why did the star decide to take a vacation? It needed some space. What’s Donkey’s favorite film? Star Shrek. What was the tree’s favorite thing about Star Trek? The Captain’s log. 81 games, 1833-2013 Everything about attack CHAPTER-1- The King in the Centre! Sacrifices against the uncastled king. Nxf7.Bxf7.Bxe6.Nxe6 * First of each ECO: Game Collection: First of Each ECO “Life has, indeed, many ills, but the mind that views every object in its most cheering aspect, and every doubtful dispensation as replete with latent good, bears within itself a powerful and perpetual antidote. The gloomy soul aggravates misfortune, while a cheerful smile often dispels those mists that portend a storm.” ― Lydia Sigourney "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." ― Harry S Truman, 33rd President of the United States, and former Colonel in the U.S. Army "All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army play a vital role. Don't ever let up. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.” ― General George S. Patton, U.S. Army Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. 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 General chess advice from Joe Brooks: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comm... "On the chessboard lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culmination in checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite." — Emanuel Lasker “Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game.” — Being Caballero “Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles.” — Garry Kasparov "Methodical thinking is of more use in chess than inspiration." ― C.J.S. Purdy “Age brings wisdom to some men, and to others chess.” — Evan Esar * Good Historical Links: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/in... * Attack: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Attacking Games (Naiditsch/Balogh) * Cheating: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... It's not the quantity that counts; it's the quality. * Lasker's 200 Hours: https://chessimprover.com/emanuel-l... * 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) * Positional: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Positional Games (Naiditsch/Balogh) * Miscellaneous: Game Collection: ! Miscellaneous games * Internet tracking: https://www.studysmarter.us/magazin... The Eagle and the Owl The eagle and the owl, resolved to cease Their war, embraced in pledge of peace. On faith of king, on faith of owl, they swore That they would eat each other's chicks no more. "But know you mine?" said Wisdom's bird. "Not I, indeed," the eagle cried. "The worse for that," the owl replied: "I fear your oath's a useless word; I fear that you, as king, will not Consider duly who or what: You kings and gods, of what's before you, Are apt to make one category. Adieu, my young, if you should meet them!" "Describe them, then, or let me greet them, And, on my life, I will not eat them," The eagle said. The owl replied: "My little ones, I say with pride, For grace of form cannot be matched, – The prettiest birds that ever were hatched; By this you cannot fail to know them; It's needless, therefore, that I show them. Pray don't forget, but keep this mark in view, Lest fate should curse my happy nest by you." At length God gives the owl a set of heirs, And while at early eve abroad he fares, In quest of birds and mice for food, Our eagle haply spies the brood, As on some craggy rock they sprawl, Or nestle in some ruined wall, (But which it matters not at all,) And thinks them ugly little frights, Grim, sad, with voice like shrieking sprites. "These chicks," says he, "with looks almost infernal, Can't be the darlings of our friend nocturnal. I'll sup of them." And so he did, not slightly: He never sups, if he can help it, lightly. The owl returned; and, sad, he found Nothing left but claws on the ground. He prayed the gods above and gods below To smite the brigand who had caused his woe. Said one, "On you alone the blame must fall; Or rather on the law of nature, Which wills that every earthly creature Shall think its like the loveliest of all. You told the eagle of your young ones' graces; You gave the picture of their faces: Had it of likeness any traces?" I entered ten puns in our contest to see which would win. No pun in ten did. “Above the clouds I lift my wing To hear the bells of Heaven ring; Some of their music, though my fights be wild, To Earth I bring; Then let me soar and sing!” ― Edmund Clarence Stedman Feb-13-11 keypusher: <scutigera: They give this as one of Myagmarsuren's notable games with 162 others in the database?> notable games are selected based on how many games collections they are in. poem by B.H. Wood, entitled ‘The Drowser’: Ah, reverie! Ten thousand heads I see Bent over chess-boards, an infinity Of minds engaged in battle, fiendishly, Keenly, or calmly, as the case may be: World-wide, the neophyte, the veteran, The studious problemist, the fairy fan ... “What’s that? – I’m nearly sending you to sleep? Sorry! – but this position’s rather deep.” Source: Chess Amateur, September 1929, page 268. <May-07-12 Domdaniel: I'll believe that computers are intelligent -- well, vaguely sentient anyway -- the day they start to have slanging matches and call one another 'idiot' and 'moron'. - Your motherboard was an egg timer! A *failed* egg timer! - Were you built by *humans*? May-07-12 Shams: <Domdaniel> There's always Alex P. Keaton's "I'd get a better game from the microwave!" He was playing against whatever you could buy at Radio Shack in 1986 though, so he may not have been far off.> Conceive a man by nature and misfortune prone to a pallid hopelessness, can any business seem more fitted to heighten it than that of continually handling these dead letters and assorting them for the flames? For by the cart-load they are annually burned. Sometimes from out the folded paper the pale clerk takes a ring: - the finger it was meant for, perhaps, moulders in the grave; a bank-note sent in swiftest charity: - he whom it would relieve, nor eats nor hungers any more; pardon for those who died despairing; hope for those who died unhoping; good tidings for those who died stifled by unrelieved calamities. On errands of life, these letters speed to death. Ah Bartleby! Ah humanity! — Herman Melville The Road Not Taken Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. “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 “The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” ― Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, and former U.S. Army Colonel # “The weak are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to either.” — Aristotle “A species that enslaves other beings is hardly superior — mentally or otherwise.” — Captain Kirk “Now, I don’t pretend to tell you how to find happiness and love, when every day is a struggle to survive. But I do insist that you do survive, because the days and the years ahead are worth living for!” — Edith Keeler “Live long and prosper!” — Spock “The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.” — Charles Dickens Est. 1885 Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. “Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War “He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War “Without followers, evil cannot spread.” — Spock Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Psalm 118:14 "The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." "Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." — Charles F. Stanley Isaiah 40:31 "But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." 1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it." “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 “The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” ― Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, and former U.S. Army Colonel # 2 Timothy 1:7 For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. “Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom.” — Charles F. Stanley John 16:33 "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 123 games, 1620-2023 FFalkbeer Countergambit 3.Nc3 “Life has, indeed, many ills, but the mind that views every object in its most cheering aspect, and every doubtful dispensation as replete with latent good, bears within itself a powerful and perpetual antidote. The gloomy soul aggravates misfortune, while a cheerful smile often dispels those mists that portend a storm.” ― Lydia Sigourney “Genius does not need a special language; it uses newly whatever tongue it finds.” ― Edmund Clarence Stedman "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." ― Harry S Truman, 33rd President of the United States, and former Colonel in the U.S. Army And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Luke 2:9, 10. “I will never quit. My nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down I will get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my teammates and to accomplish our mission. I am never out of the fight.” ― Marcus Luttrell, Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 "All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army play a vital role. Don't ever let up. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.” ― General George S. Patton, U.S. Army “The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” ― Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, and former U.S. Army Colonel * Amazing: Game Collection: Amazing Chess Moves (Emms) * Assorted Good games Compiled by rbaglini: Game Collection: assorted Good games * Cheating: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... * First of each ECO: Game Collection: First of Each ECO * Fried Fox is awful: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c... * 1.e4 e5 flavor flav: Game Collection: The Open Games: 1.e4 e5 * Vienna 1903 KG games: Game Collection: Vienna 1903 * Good Historical Links: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/in... * How to Analyze: https://thechessworld.com/articles/... * Internet tracking: https://www.studysmarter.us/magazin... * elmubarak: my fav games: Game Collection: elmubarak: my fav games * JonathanJ's favorite games 4: Game Collection: JonathanJ's favorite games 4 * Recommendations: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/wiki... * Don't Steal: https://www.openbible.info/topics/s... * LAST COLLECTION Compiled by Jaredfchess: Game Collection: LAST COLLECTION * Tune In: Game Collection: Tune your chess antenna I googled “Rorshach test.” But for some reason, all that came up were pictures of my parents fighting. General chess advice from Joe Brooks: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comm... “On the chessboard lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culmination in checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.” ― Emanuel Lasker “Above the clouds I lift my wing To hear the bells of Heaven ring; Some of their music, though my fights be wild, To Earth I bring; Then let me soar and sing!” ― Edmund Clarence Stedman “Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game.” — Being Caballero “Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles.” — Garry Kasparov “Age brings wisdom to some men, and to others chess.” — Evan Esar “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 “We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the theatre.” ― Boris Spassky “In my opinion, the style of a player should not be formed under the influence of any single great master.” ― Vasily Smyslov “Almost immediately after Kasparov played the magic move g4, the computer started to self destruct.” — Sam Sloan ''Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.'' — General Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army “Botvinnik’s right! When he says such things, then he’s right. Usually, I prefer not to study chess but to play it. For me chess is more an art than a science. It’s been said that Alekhine and I played similar chess, except that he studied more. Yes, perhaps, but I have to say that he played, too.” — Mikhail Tal “If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don't rush the position; instead, you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg you for a draw.” ― IM Jeremy Silman “In the endgame, it's often better to form a barrier to cut-off the lone king and keep shrinking the barrier than to give check. The mistaken check might give the lone king a choice move toward the center when the idea is to force the lone king to the edge of the board and then checkmate.” — Fredthebear 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 What kind of shorts do clouds wear? Thunderpants Matthew 17:20 Our faith can move mountains. 'Finders keepers, losers weepers' No, turn it over to Lost and Found. Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac Two artists had an art contest. It ended in a draw. FACTRETRIEVER 2020: Gummy bears were originally called "dancing bears." Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal, at 1 million hairs per square inch. Song of the Storm-Swept Plain William D. Hodjkiss The wind shrills forth From the white cold North Where the gates of the Storm-god are; And ragged clouds, Like mantling shrouds, Engulf the last, dim star. Through naked trees, In low coulees, The night-voice moans and sighs; And sings of deep, Warm cradled sleep, With wind-crooned lullabies. He stands alone Where the storm’s weird tone In mocking swells; And the snow-sharp breath Of cruel Death The tales of its coming tells. The frightened plaint Of his sheep sound faint Then the choking wall of white— Then is heard no more, In the deep-toned roar, Of the blinding, pathless night. No light nor guide, Save a mighty tide Of mad fear drives him on; ‘Till his cold-numbed form Grows strangely warm; And the strength of his limbs is gone. Through the storm and night A strange, soft light O’er the sleeping shepherd gleams; And he hears the word Of the Shepherd Lord Called out from the bourne of dreams. Come, leave the strife Of your weary life; Come unto Me and rest From the night and cold, To the sheltered fold, By the hand of love caressed. The storm shrieks on, But its work is done— A soul to its God has fled; And the wild refrain Of the wind-swept plain, Sings requiem for the dead. “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 “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever. “To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?” — Queen Elizabeth II “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.” ― Benjamin Franklin poem by B.H. Wood, entitled ‘The Drowser’: Ah, reverie! Ten thousand heads I see Bent over chess-boards, an infinity Of minds engaged in battle, fiendishly, Keenly, or calmly, as the case may be: World-wide, the neophyte, the veteran, The studious problemist, the fairy fan ... “What’s that? – I’m nearly sending you to sleep? Sorry! – but this position’s rather deep.” Source: Chess Amateur, September 1929, page 268. Touching Riddle: What can be touched but can't be seen? Thank you, Qindarka! Riddle Answer: Someone's heart “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 “Never run after a man or a bus, there's always another one in five minutes.” ― Cherry Adair, Kiss and Tell Why should you never trust stairs? They’re always up to something. <Reminds me of Ogden Nash: "Behold the hippopotamus! We laugh at how he looks to us, And yet in moments dank and grim, I wonder how we look to him. Peace, peace, thou hippopotamus! We really look all right to us, As you no doubt delight the eye Of other hippopotami."> There’s a fine line between a numerator and a denominator. (…Only a fraction of people will get this clean joke.) The Wishes Within the Great Mogul's domains there are Familiar sprites of much domestic use: They sweep the house, and take a tidy care Of equipage, nor garden work refuse; But, if you meddle with their toil, The whole, at once, you're sure to spoil. One, near the mighty Ganges flood, The garden of a burgher good Worked noiselessly and well; To master, mistress, garden, bore A love that time and toil outwore, And bound him like a spell. Did friendly zephyrs blow, The demon's pains to aid? (For so they do, it's said.) I own I do not know. But for himself he rested not, And richly blessed his master's lot. What marked his strength of love, He lived a fixture on the place, In spite of tendency to rove So natural to his race. But brother sprites conspiring With importunity untiring, So teased their goblin chief, that he, Of his caprice, or policy, Our sprite commanded to attend A house in Norway's farther end, Whose roof was snow-clad through the year, And sheltered human kind with deer. Before departing to his hosts Thus spake this best of busy ghosts: "To foreign parts I'm forced to go! For what sad fault I do not know; – But go I must; a month's delay, Or week's perhaps, and I'm away. Seize time; three wishes make at will; For three I'm able to fulfil – No more." Quick at their easy task, Abundance first these wishers ask – Abundance, with her stores unlocked – Barns, coffers, cellars, larder, stocked – Corn, cattle, wine, and money, – The overflow of milk and honey. But what to do with all this wealth! What inventories, cares, and worry! What wear of temper and of health! Both lived in constant, slavish hurry. Thieves took by plot, and lords by loan; The king by tax, the poor by tone. Thus felt the curses which Arise from being rich, – "Remove this affluence!" they pray; The poor are happier than they Whose riches make them slaves. "Go, treasures, to the winds and waves; Come, goddess of the quiet breast, Who sweet'nest toil with rest, Dear Mediocrity, return!" The prayer was granted as we learn. Two wishes thus expended, Had simply ended In bringing them exactly where, When they set out they were. So, usually, it fares With those who waste in such vain prayers The time required by their affairs. The goblin laughed, and so did they. However, before he went away, To profit by his offer kind, They asked for wisdom, wealth of mind, – A treasure void of care and sorrow – A treasure fearless of the morrow, Let who will steal, or beg, or borrow. “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner “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. Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force. “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 <Shakespearean Puns Perhaps no writer is better known for the use of puns than William Shakespeare. He plays with "tide" and "tied" in Two Gentlemen of Verona: "Panthino Away, ass! You'll lose the tide if you tarry any longer. Launce It is no matter if the tied were lost; for it is the unkindest tied that ever any man tied. Panthino What's the unkindest tide? Launce Why, he that's tied here, Crab, my dog." In the opening of Richard III, the sun refers to the blazing sun on Edward IV's banner and the fact that he is the son of the Duke of York: "Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York." In this line from Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare plays on the different meanings of heavy (which also means sad) and light: "Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling; Being but heavy I will bear the light." Later in Romeo and Juliet, a morbid pun comes from a fatally-stabbed Mercutio, where grave means serious, but also alludes to his imminent death: "Ask for me tomorrow, you shall find me a grave man." If you open any Shakesperean play, you're likely to find at least one pun on the page! Keep an eye out for a clever play on words example the next time you read Hamlet or watch As You Like It on the stage.> How many herbs and spices are in Colonel Sanders’ original KFC recipe? Answer: 11 Which fast food restaurant still boards the slogan “Have it your way"? Answer: Burger King What is the oldest soft drink in America? Answer: Dr. Pepper Which fruit is used to flavor the liqueur, Southern Comfort? Answer: Peach Which U.S. state is the only state to grow coffee beans? Answer: Hawaii In 1929 what ingredient was removed from Coca-Cola? Answer: Cocaine What is the world’s most expensive spice? Answer: Saffron This is used to measure the spicy heat of peppers. Anwser: The Scoville scale Which condiment was used as medicine during the 1830s? Answer: Ketchup In 1974, what was the first product scanned by a UPC scanner? Answer: Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum In a pinch, this can be used as a substitute for blood plasma? Answer: Coconut water Which food is known to be the most stolen in the world? Answer: Cheese Which is the only edible food that never expires? Answer: Honey How is white sugar converted into brown sugar? Answer: By adding molasses Which state consumes the most turkeys on Thanksgiving Day? Answer: California Scurvy is caused by a lack of this vitamin? Answer: Vitamin C Which vegetable was the first to be grown in space? Answer: Potato The small, edible pieces of a pomegranate are known as what? Answer: Arils What is the segment inside an orange called? Answer: Carpel What is considered to be the oldest vegetable? Answer: Pea Vodka is made from which vegetable? Answer: Potato In Middle Eastern cuisine, what is Hummus made from? Answer: Chickpeas What is the most popular carbonated beverage? Answer: Coca-Cola In which American state was the first McDonald’s opened? Answer: California What British chocolate company produces creme-filled chocolate eggs known for simulating the texture and appearance of a soft-boiled chicken’s egg? Answer: Cadbury What is the colloquial term for a rotating tray often placed on a table to aid in distributing food? Answer: Lazy Susan Name the Italian dessert that contains ladyfingers, mascarpone, and a secret pick-me-up ingredient. Answer: Tiramisu Somewhere between a coffee and a dessert, an ‘affogato’ contains espresso poured over what other ingredient? Answer: Gelato The "Cutie" brand of produce primarily focuses on what miniature cousin of the orange? Answer: Clementine Sometimes called "the green fairy," what anise-flavored spirit is used as a rinse in a classic New Orleans Sazerac cocktail? Answer: Absinthe The orange and blue packaging of what Nestle candy bar proclaims that it is "crispety, crunchety and peanut-buttery"? Answer: Butterfinger Coffee was the first food to undergo what process for cold-temperature long-term preservation? Answer: Freeze-dried “Peasant's cabbage” was an early term used for what cruciferous plant that spiked in popularity in the 2000s? Answer: Kale “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 This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill Fifteen percent concentrated power of will Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain And a hundred percent reason to remember the name! ― Fort Minor Lasker's Secret Principle: "He (Emanuel Lasker) told me that this principle of controlling as many squares as possible was his guide at every stage of the game. He said "In the majority of cases it is probably best to have Knight and Bishop on squares of the same color, because then they control squares of opposite colors." ― Edward Lasker, Chess Secrets I Learned from the Masters Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you’re not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there’s no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section. 10 games, 1910-1992 French Al-Chat Attack 6 . . . a6 11 games, 1930-2006 French Repentoire for Black, Simplified by kenilworthian Notes toward an aggressive opening repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5, including the Rubinstein / Burn line 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6! or 5.Bg5 Be7 etc. Bibliography Simon Williams, Attacking Chess The French https://www.amazon.com/Attacking-Ch... Great on the Euwe variation against the Advance line, and some coverage of the Katalymov - Maric line, and a complete aggressive repertoire. Simon Williams, Why Simon Loves the French (Chess.com video) https://www.chess.com/video/player/... Roman Dzindzichashvili, Roman's Lab Volume 90 - Burn - Morozevich Variation of the French Defense https://www.ichess.net/shop/new-rev... https://www.amazon.com/Romans-Lab-V... Andrew Soltis, The Fighting French (Chess Digst 1993) https://kupdf.net/download/andrew-s... Jeroen Bosch, "The Katalymov Variation." Secrets of Opening Surprises Volume 4 (New in Chess 2006): 49-57. General chess advice from Joe Brooks: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comm... “On the chessboard lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culmination in checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.” — Emanuel Lasker * Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES * Ideas: Game Collection: Ideas In The French Defense * Ideas: Game Collection: French Ideas * Short Parables: https://www.simplybible.com/f675-se... * Weird: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches... * Positional: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Positional Games (Naiditsch/Balogh) * POTD: Game Collection: POTD French 2 * Killer Dutch: Game Collection: Bowen Island Dutch Killer Dutch * Miscellaneous: Game Collection: ! Miscellaneous games * Tactics: Game Collection: mastering Tactical ideas by minev * Variation Choice: Game Collection: French Defense * Starting Out: French Defense: Game Collection: Starting out : The French * Gambits against the French Defense: Game Collection: alapin gambit -alapin diemer gambit + reti gam * Common Checkmate Patterns: http://gambiter.com/chess/Checkmate... * Fabulous chess brilliancies: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... * Women: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/wom... * Glossary: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar... * 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 “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 Mar-07-13 Abdel Irada: In case anyone wonders who Kermit Norris is/was, he's an expert in Santa Cruz against whom I used to play a great deal of blitz. His specialty, when a particularly complex position arose (especially in his pet Owen's Defense), was to lean forward, fix his opponent with a scowl and a withering stare, and say, in a deep and solemn tone, "Chicken parts!" "Here's to being in a boat with a drink on the rocks rather than being in the drink with a boat on the rocks" <Forget It wrote: En passant: this whole piece reads in black & white like an End Game until it turns out to be an English Opening Double check J'adoube En prise Stalemate Blindfold chess> The Eye of the Master A stag took refuge from the chase Among the oxen of a stable, Who counseled him, as says the fable, To seek at once some safer place. "My brothers," said the fugitive, "Betray me not, and, as I live, The richest pasture I will show, That ever was grazed on, high or low; Your kindness you will not regret, For well some day I'll pay the debt." The oxen promised secrecy. Down crouched the stag, and breathed more free. At eventide they brought fresh hay, As was their custom day by day; And often came the servants near, As did indeed the overseer, But with so little thought or care, That neither horns, nor hide, nor hair Revealed to them the stag was there. Already thanked the wild-wood stranger The oxen for their treatment kind, And there to wait made up his mind, Till he might issue free from danger. Replied an ox that chewed the cud, "Your case looks fairly in the bud; But then I fear the reason why Is, that the man of sharpest eye Has not yet come his look to take. I dread his coming, for your sake; Your boasting may be premature: Till then, poor stag, you're not secure." It was but a little while before The careful master oped the door. "How's this, my boys?" said he; "These empty racks will never do. Go, change this dirty litter too. More care than this I want to see Of oxen that belong to me. Well, Jim, my boy, you're young and stout; What would it cost to clear these cobwebs out? And put these yokes, and hames, and traces, All as they should be, in their places?" Thus looking round, he came to see One head he did not usually. The stag is found; his foes Deal heavily their blows. Down sinks he in the strife; No tears can save his life. They slay, and dress, and salt the beast, And cook his flesh in many a feast, And many a neighbour gets a taste. As Phaedrus says it, pithily, The master's is the eye to see: I add the lover's, as for me. 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. 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 “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 Question: What country has the most vending machines per capita? Answer: Japan – one for every 23 people. Fredthebear enhanced this collection. Question: What was the first patented service uniform in the United States? Answer: Playboy Bunny “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” ― Nora Ephr "The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics without principle. From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925." ― Frederick Lewis Donaldson 'Don't throw good money after bad' * Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-... A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote" Old Russian Proverb: "Measure seven times, cut once. (Семь раз отмерь — один отрежь.)" Be careful before you do something that cannot be changed. "I'm 58 years old and I just went through 8 back surgeries. They started cutting on me in February 2009, and I was basically bed ridden for almost two years. I got a real dose of reality that if you don't have your health, you don't have anything." — Hulk Hogan 'Don't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted' <Tips to calm down Here are some helpful, actionable tips you can try the next time you need to calm down. 1. Breathe "Breathing is the number one and most effective technique for reducing anger and anxiety quickly," says Scott Dehorty, LCSW-C, of Delphi Behavioral Health. When you're anxious or angry, you tend to take quick, shallow breaths. Dehorty says this sends a message to your brain, causing a positive feedback loop reinforcing your fight-or-flight response. That's why taking long, deep calming breaths disrupts that loop and helps you calm down. There are various breathing techniques to help you calm down. One is three-part breathing. Three-part breathing requires you to take one deep breath in and then exhale fully while paying attention to your body. Once you get comfortable with deep breathing, you can change the ratio of inhalation and exhalation to 1:2 (you slow down your exhalation so that it's twice as long as your inhalation). Practice these techniques while calm so you know how to do them when you're anxious. 2. Admit that you're anxious or angry Allow yourself to say that you're anxious or angry. When you label how you're feeling and allow yourself to express it, the anxiety and anger you're experiencing may decrease. 3. Challenge your thoughts Part of being anxious or angry is having irrational thoughts that don't necessarily make sense. These thoughts are often the "worse-case scenario." You might find yourself caught in the "what if" cycle, which can cause you to sabotage a lot of things in your life. When you experience one of these thoughts, stop and ask yourself the following questions: Is this likely to happen? Is this a rational thought? Has this ever happened to me before? What's the worst that can happen? Can I handle that? After you go through the questions, it's time to reframe your thinking. Instead of "I can't walk across that bridge. What if there's an earthquake, and it falls into the water?" tell yourself: "There are people that walk across that bridge every day, and it has never fallen into the water." 4. Release the anxiety or anger Dehorty recommends getting the emotional energy out with exercise. "Go for a walk or run. Engaging in some physical activity releases serotonin to help you calm down and feel better." However, you should avoid physical activity that includes the expression of anger, such as punching walls or screaming. "This has been shown to increase feelings of anger, as it reinforces the emotions because you end up feeling good as the result of being angry," Dehorty explains. 5. Visualize yourself calm This tip requires you to practice the breathing techniques you've learned. After taking a few deep breaths, close your eyes and picture yourself calm. See your body relaxed, and imagine yourself working through a stressful or anxiety-causing situation by staying calm and focused. By creating a mental picture of what it looks like to stay calm, you can refer back to that image when you're anxious. 6. Think it through Have a mantra to use in critical situations. Just make sure it's one that you find helpful. Dehorty says it can be, "Will this matter to me this time next week?" or "How important is this?" or "Am I going to allow this person/situation to steal my peace?" This allows the thinking to shift focus, and you can "reality test" the situation. "When we're anxious or angry, we become hyper-focused on the cause, and rational thoughts leave our mind. These mantras give us an opportunity to allow rational thought to come back and lead to a better outcome," Dehorty explains. 7. Change your focus Leave the situation, look in another direction, walk out of the room, or go outside. Dehorty recommends this exercise so you have time for better decision making. "We don't do our best thinking when anxious or angry; we engage in survival thinking. This is fine if our life is really in danger, but if it isn't life threatening, we want our best thinking, not survival instincts," he adds. 8. Have a centering object When you're anxious or angry, so much of your energy is being spent on irrational thoughts. When you're calm, find a "centering object" such as a small stuffed animal, a polished rock you keep in your pocket, or a locket you wear around your neck. Tell yourself that you're going to touch this object when you're experiencing anxiety or frustration. This centers you and helps calm your thoughts. For example, if you're at work and your boss is making you anxious, gently rub the locket around your neck. 9. Relax your body When you're anxious or angry, it can feel like every muscle in your body is tense (and they probably are). Practicing progressive muscle relaxation can help you calm down and center yourself. To do this, lie down on the floor with your arms out by your side. Make sure your feet aren't crossed and your hands aren't in fists. Start at your toes and tell yourself to release them. Slowly move up your body, telling yourself to release each part of your body until you get to your head. 10. Drop your shoulders If your body is tense, there's a good chance your posture will suffer. Sit up tall, take a deep breath, and drop your shoulders. To do this, you can focus on bringing your shoulder blades together and then down. This pulls your shoulders down. Take a few deep breaths. You can do this several times a day. 11. Identify pressure points to calm anger and anxiety Going for a massage or getting acupuncture is a wonderful way to manage anxiety and anger. But it's not always easy to find time in your day to make it happen. The good news is, you can do acupressure on yourself for instant anxiety relief. This method involves putting pressure with your fingers or your hand at certain points of the body. The pressure releases the tension and relaxes your body. One area to start with is the point where the inside of your wrist forms a crease with your hand. Press your thumb on this area for two minutes. This can help relieve tension. 12. Get some fresh air The temperature and air circulation in a room can increase your anxiety or anger. If you're feeling tense and the space you're in is hot and stuffy, this could trigger a panic attack. Remove yourself from that environment as soon as possible and go outside — even if it's just for a few minutes. Not only will the fresh air help calm you down, but also the change of scenery can sometimes interrupt your anxious or angry thought process. 13. Fuel your body Being hangry never helps. If you're hungry or not properly hydrated, many relaxation techniques won't work. That's why it's important to slow down and get something to eat — even if it's just a small snack. Try nibbling on some dark chocolate. ResearchTrusted Source shows it can help boost brain health and reduce stress. Wash it down with a cup of green tea and honey. Studies show green tea can help reduce the body's stress response. Research has found that honey can help relieve anxiety. 14. Chew gum Chewing on a piece of gum can help reduce anxiety (and even boost mood and productivity). In fact, research shows people who chew gum regularly are typically less stressed than non-gum chewers. 15. Listen to music The next time you feel your anxiety level cranking up, grab some headphones and tune in to your favorite music. Listening to music can have a very calming effect on your body and mind. 16. Dance it out Get moving to your favorite tunes. Dancing has traditionally been used as a healing art. ResearchTrusted Source shows it's a great way to combat depression and anxiety and increase quality of life. 17. Watch funny videos Sometimes laughter really is the best medicine. Research has found that laughing provides therapeutic benefits and can help relieve stress and improve mood and quality of life. Do a quick internet search to find funny videos for an instant mood boost. 18. Write it down If you're too angry or anxious to talk about it, grab a journal and write out your thoughts. Don't worry about complete sentences or punctuation — just write. Writing helps you get negative thoughts out of your head. 19. Squeeze a stress ball When you're feeling stress come on, try interacting with a stress-relief toy. Options include: stress ball magnetic balls sculpting clay puzzles Rubik's cube fidget spinner 20. Try aromatherapy Aromatherapy, or the use of essential oils, may help alleviate stress and anxiety and boost mood. Those commonly used in aromatherapy include: bergamot cedarwood chamomile geranium ginger lavender lemon tea tree Add a few drops of essential oil to a diffuser, or mix it with a carrier oil (like coconut oil) and apply to your skin for quick relief. 21. Seek social support Venting to a trusted friend, family member, or coworker can do wonders. Even if you don't have time for a full play-by-play phone call, a quick text exchange can help you let it all out and help you feel heard. Bonus points if you engage with a funny friend who can help you laugh for added stress relief. 22. Spend time with a pet Interacting with your favorite furry friend can decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol and lower blood pressure. Quality time with a pet can also help you feel less alone and boost your overall mood.> "....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally." — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee. "Sorry don't get it done, Dude!" — John Wayne, Rio Bravo "Gossip is the devil's telephone. Best to just hang up." — Moira Rose 'Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater' pages 24-25 of The Year Book of the United States Chess Federation 1944 (Chicago, 1945), which published ‘Brave Heart', Anthony Santasiere's tribute to Frank J. Marshall. Written in August 1942 for Marshall's 65th birthday, it began: Brave Heart – We salute you! Knowing neither gain nor loss, Nor fear, nor hate –; But only this – To fight – to fight – And to love. Santasiere then gushes on in a similar vein for another 40 lines or so, and we pick up the encomium for its final verse: For this – dear Frank – We thank you. For this – dear Frank – We love you! Brave heart – Brave heart – We love you! The Wolf Accusing The Fox Before The Monkey A wolf, affirming his belief That he had suffered by a thief, Brought up his neighbour fox – Of whom it was by all confessed, His character was not the best – To fill the prisoner's box. As judge between these vermin, A monkey graced the ermine; And truly other gifts of Themis Did scarcely seem his; For while each party plead his cause, Appealing boldly to the laws, And much the question vexed, Our monkey sat perplexed. Their words and wrath expended, Their strife at length was ended; When, by their malice taught, The judge this judgment brought: "Your characters, my friends, I long have known, As on this trial clearly shown; And hence I fine you both – the grounds at large To state would little profit – You wolf, in short, as bringing groundless charge, You fox, as guilty of it." Come at it right or wrong, the judge opined No other than a villain could be fined. 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. "Just because you know stuff doesn't mean you are smart... You have to know how to use that information." ― Josh Keller The Three Kings By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Three Kings came riding from far away, Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar; Three Wise Men out of the East were they, And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star. The star was so beautiful, large and clear, That all the other stars of the sky Became a white mist in the atmosphere, And by this they knew that the coming was near Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy. Three caskets they bore on their saddle-bows, Three caskets of gold with golden keys; Their robes were of crimson silk with rows Of bells and pomegranates and furbelows, Their turbans like blossoming almond-trees. And so the Three Kings rode into the West, Through the dusk of the night, over hill and dell, And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast, And sometimes talked, as they paused to rest, With the people they met at some wayside well. "Of the child that is born," said Baltasar, "Good people, I pray you, tell us the news; For we in the East have seen his star, And have ridden fast, and have ridden far, To find and worship the King of the Jews." And the people answered, "You ask in vain; We know of no King but Herod the Great!" They thought the Wise Men were men insane, As they spurred their horses across the plain, Like riders in haste, who cannot wait. And when they came to Jerusalem, Herod the Great, who had heard this thing, Sent for the Wise Men and questioned them; And said, "Go down unto Bethlehem, And bring me tidings of this new king." So they rode away; and the star stood still, The only one in the grey of morn; Yes, it stopped—it stood still of its own free will, Right over Bethlehem on the hill, The city of David, where Christ was born. And the Three Kings rode through the gate and the guard, Through the silent street, till their horses turned And neighed as they entered the great inn-yard; But the windows were closed, and the doors were barred, And only a light in the stable burned. And cradled there in the scented hay, In the air made sweet by the breath of kine, The little child in the manger lay, The child, that would be king one day Of a kingdom not human, but divine. His mother Mary of Nazareth Sat watching beside his place of rest, Watching the even flow of his breath, For the joy of life and the terror of death Were mingled together in her breast. They laid their offerings at his feet: The gold was their tribute to a King, The frankincense, with its odor sweet, Was for the Priest, the Paraclete, The myrrh for the body's burying. And the mother wondered and bowed her head, And sat as still as a statue of stone, Her heart was troubled yet comforted, Remembering what the Angel had said Of an endless reign and of David's throne. Then the Kings rode out of the city gate, With a clatter of hoofs in proud array; But they went not back to Herod the Great, For they knew his malice and feared his hate, And returned to their homes by another way. The first chess legend, called the wheat and chessboard problem, illustrates the power of exponential growth. The first chess movie, called Chess Fever, was a silent comedy released in 1925 in the Soviet Union. The word checkmate comes from the Persian phrase shah mat, meaning "the king is helpless". The Lion Beaten By The Man A picture once was shown, In which one man, alone, On the ground had thrown A lion fully grown. Much gloried at the sight the rabble. A lion thus rebuked their babble: "That you have got the victory there, There is no contradiction. But, gentles, possibly you are The dupes of easy fiction: Had we the art of making pictures, Perhaps our champion had beat yours!" Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight. ~ Scottish Proverb "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ― Martin Luther King Jr. "Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley Psalm 31:24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord! "The wind cannot defeat a tree with strong roots." — The Revenant <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. The Swallow and the Little Birds By voyages in air, With constant thought and care, Much knowledge had a swallow gained, Which she for public use retained, The slightest storms she well foreknew, And told the sailors before they blew. A farmer sowing hemp, once having found, She gathered all the little birds around, And said, "My friends, the freedom let me take To prophesy a little, for your sake, Against this dangerous seed. Though such a bird as I Knows how to hide or fly, You birds a caution need. Do you see that waving hand? It scatters on the land What well may cause alarm. "Twill grow to nets and snares, To catch you unawares, And work you fatal harm! Great multitudes I fear, Of you, my birdies dear, That falling seed, so little, Will bring to cage or kettle! But though so perilous the plot, You now may easily defeat it: All lighting on the seeded spot, Just scratch up every seed and eat it." The little birds took little heed, So fed were they with other seed. Anon the field was seen Bedecked in tender green. The swallow's warning voice was heard again: "My friends, the product of that deadly grain, Seize now, and pull it root by root, Or surely you'll repent its fruit." "False, babbling prophetess," says one, "You'd set us at some pretty fun! To pull this field a thousand birds are needed, While thousands more with hemp are seeded." The crop now quite mature, The swallow adds, "Thus far I have failed of cure; I have prophesied in vain Against this fatal grain: It's grown. And now, my bonny birds, Though you have disbelieved my words Thus far, take heed at last, – When you shall see the seed-time past, And men, no crops to labour for, On birds shall wage their cruel war, With deadly net and noose; Of flying then beware, Unless you take the air, Like woodcock, crane, or goose. But stop; you're not in plight For such adventurous flight, Over desert waves and sands, In search of other lands. Hence, then, to save your precious souls, Remains but to say, "Twill be the safest way, To chuck yourselves in holes." Before she had thus far gone, The birdlings, tired of hearing, And laughing more than fearing, Set up a greater jargon Than did, before the Trojan slaughter, The Trojans round old Priam's daughter.[9] And many a bird, in prison grate, Lamented soon a Trojan fate. It's thus we heed no instincts but our own; Believe no evil till the evil's done. Question: What looks like a half-cut apple? Answer: The other half. Fredthebear created this collection. Question: What is in the middle of MIDDLE and at the end of END? Answer: The letter D. Zhavaed Haemaed wrote: Zugzwang My little game of Chess That I played, with you Making subtle moves Hinting all too softly Allowing impasses Offering a pawn Renouncing knights Denouncing a bishop Even giving up my Queen That trying game of Chess It appears, has come to a stale Without one word spoken, without An idea or intellect having being shared My dear, I have not tried hard enough, and I shall never be the wiser for not having made a move “One more dance along the razor's edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.” ― Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” ― Denis Waitley Psalm 31:24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord! “The wind cannot defeat a tree with strong roots.” — The Revenant InkHarted wrote: Checkmate. I started off as an equal I have everything that they do my life was one and the same as my foe childish battles of lesser I won baring cost of a little but as time outgrew my conscience I found that the pieces were moving against me with time my company reduced they left one by one all in time forgetting me my castles collapsed my religion dissuaded my protectors in hiding I could not run anymore I have been cornered to a wall as the queen left silently without saying goodbye I could not live any longer she was most precious to me I could not win without her by my side so the king knelt down and died. “Everyone should know how to play chess.” — José Raúl Capablanca "We do not remember days, we remember moments." ― Cesare Pavese “Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. 'Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater' Isaiah 66:13⁣ As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. Matthew 13:31-32 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” () <Anne Boleyn Thought She Caught the Prize in King Henry the 8th by PinkFaerie5 Anne Boleyn, you set your sights high, you deviously bold sly fox Your interest was the end of Catherine’s head and locks Mary was declared a bastard, Henry the Eighth’s wife slain. You were singing prettily through this torment, a refrain. Anne Boleyn, you enticed a dangerous king, indeed. Henry the Eighth, who smashed wives like a mustard seed. You thought you would give him sons but alas, it did not happen. So now here you are in the tower, being visited by a chaplain. Anne Boleyn, your three years as a queen was not a record. Although Henry’s next wife Jane will not last assured Sir Rutherford. All of Catherine’s sons died in infancy, and you were beheaded too. Your French fashions and pretty singing voice could not save the likes of you.> “It's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish.” “Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.” — Francis Bacon The cat’s play is the mouse’s death. ~ German Proverb “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” ― Theodore Roosevelt Ah, St. Marher, 1225: "And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet." 2pry Zeitnot Zshaa-Tichondrius - 601 Disc Priest 226 Ilvl - 27750 RBG zek247 dint undrstnd Ziyatdinov's planto ignore the LSB on deck of the carrier. “Debt is dumb. Cash is king.” — Dave Ramsey A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events. During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences. Silence is the best reply to a fool. ― Joker Always Remember, the beginning is the hardest part. ― Joker Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers? He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them. Mendelevium Md 101 (258) 1.3 .oo. 61 games, 1885-2018 g wizard Those who want to learn how to pry open the g-file to get at the castled king from other openings should hop down to Joseph Henry Blackburne's games. They called him "The Black Death" for good reason!! The gates could not keep his army out. (Unfortunately, editing tore up his block of games; they're scattered throughout.) “Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.” ― Alexander Alekhine “Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good. It trains you to think before grabbing and to think just as objectively when you’re in trouble.” ― Stanley Kubrick “Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules, take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.” ― Garry Kasparov “Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.” ― Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe “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 “To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game.”― Savielly Tartakower “Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.” ― Winston S. 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New expanded edition-now with 125 games. Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms) * Best of the British Compiled by Timothy Glenn Forney: Game Collection: Best of the British * The Best Chess Games (part 2): Game Collection: The Best Chess Games (part 2) * Annotated Games: Game Collection: Annotated Games * sapientdust's favorite games: Game Collection: sapientdust's favorite games * shakman's favorite games – 2: Game Collection: shakman's favorite games - 2 * Reti Opening Compiled by KingG: Game Collection: Reti Opening * Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Slavko Petrovic): Game Collection: Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Petrovic) * Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek: Game Collection: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek * ray keene's favorite games: Game Collection: ray keene's favorite games * (Variety Pack) Compiled by Nova: Game Collection: KID games * JonathanJ's favorite games 4: Game Collection: JonathanJ's favorite games 4 * jorundte's favorite games: Game Collection: jorundte's favorite games * elmubarak: my fav games: Game Collection: elmubarak: my fav games * assorted Good games Compiled by rbaglini: Game Collection: assorted Good games * Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: 0 * LAST COLLECTION Compiled by Jaredfchess: Game Collection: LAST COLLECTION * 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! “Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands.” ― Renaud & Kahn “Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem.” ― Saudin Robovic “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” ― Max Euwe “Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game.” ― Being Caballero “If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.” — Garry Kasparov “You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.” — Dale Earnhardt “In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate.” ― Isaac Asimov <The Fooles Mate Black Kings Biſhops pawne one houſe. White Kings pawne one houſe. Black kings knights pawne two houſes White Queen gives Mate at the contrary kings Rookes fourth houſe — Beale, The Royall Game of Chesse-Play Beale's example can be paraphrased in modern terms where White always moves first, algebraic notation is used, and Black delivers the fastest possible mate after each player makes two moves: 1.f3 e6 2.g4 Qh4# There are eight distinct ways in which Fool's Mate can be reached in two moves. White may alternate the order of f- and g-pawn moves, Black may play either e6 or e5, and White may move their f-pawn to f3 or f4.> “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 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 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him” (James 1:5). The Bear ~ Author Unknown ~ Here is a cave, (make a fist) Inside is a bear. (put a thumb inside fist) Now he comes out To get some fresh air. (pop out thumb) He stays out all summer In sunshine and heat. He hunts in the forest For berries to eat. (move thumb in circle) When snow starts to fall, He hurries inside His warm little cave, And there he will hide. (put thumb back inside fist) Snow covers the cave Like a fluffy white rug. Inside the bear sleeps All cozy and snug. (cover fist with other hand) Old Russian Proverb: Чему́ быть, того́ не минова́ть Pronunciation: ChiMU BYT’, taVOH ni mihnoVAT’ Translation: You can’t avoid that which is meant to happen Meaning: Whatever shall be, will be. Engineer Ralph Baer is often held to be the "father of video games." His "Brown Box" video game system, designed in 1967, paved the way for all future consoles. “mãos frias, coração quente“. In English, it means “a cold hand, a warm heart” Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac “mais vale um passarinho na mão do que dois a voar“ Contrary to popular belief, the first video game was not Pong. It was preceded by Tennis for Two in 1958 and Spacewar! in 1962. Q: What do you call something that goes up when the rain comes down? A: An umbrella. Q: What do you call a doctor who fixes websites? A: A URL-ologist. Q: What do you call a sleeping dinosaur? A: A dinosnore. Q: What do you call a Christmas tree that knows karate A: Spruce Lee. Q: What does a triangle call a circle? A: Pointless. Q: What do you call a piece of sad cheese? A: Blue cheese. Q: What do you call a cow in an earthquake? A: A milkshake. Q: What do you call an M&M that went to college? A: A smarty. “When you’re lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be your counselor in war.” ― Aristotle “The habit of holding a Man in the hand, and moving it first to one square and then to another, in order to engage the assistance of the eye in deciding where it shall actually be placed, is not only annoying to the adversary but a practical infraction of the touch-and-move principle.” ― Howard Staunton “A bad plan is better than none at all.” ― Frank Marshall <Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" Bombardment of Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, New York, 1865 The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in the middle of the Civil War, wrote this poem which has more recently been adapted as a modern Christmas classic. Longfellow wrote this on Christmas Day in 1863, after his son had enlisted in the Union's cause and had returned home, seriously wounded. The verses which he included and are still generally included, speak of the despair of hearing the promise of "peace on earth, goodwill to men" when the evidence of the world is clearly that war still exists. And in despair I bowed my head; "There is no peace on earth," I said; "For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: "God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men." The original also included several verses referring specifically to the Civil War. Before that cry of despair and answering cry of hope, and after verses describing the long years of hearing of "peace on earth, goodwill to men" (a phrase from the Jesus birth narratives in the Christian scriptures), Longfellow's poem includes, describing the black cannons of the war: Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South, And with the sound The carols drowned Of peace on earth, good-will to men! It was as if an earthquake rent The hearth-stones of a continent, And made forlorn The households born Of peace on earth, good-will to men!> *At some time or other tournament player learns a few opening lines, some tactical ideas, the most basic mating patterns, and a few elementary endgames. As he gets better and more experienced, he significantly adds to this knowledge. However, the one thing that just everybody has problem is planning. From Z to class E (under 1200) D to Master, I get blank stares when asking what plan they had in mind in a particular position. Usually the choice of a plan (if they had any plan at all) is based on emotional rather than chess-specific considerations. By emotional, I mean that the typical player does what he feels like doing rather than the board "telling him what to do. This is somewhat cryptic sentence leads us to the following extremely important concept: if you want to be successful, you have to base your moves and plans on the specific imbalance-oriented criteria that exist in that given position, not your mood, taste and/or feared. Literally every non-master's games are filled with examples of "imbalance avoidance". Beginners, of course, simply don't know what imbalances are. Most experienced players have heard of the term and perhaps even tried to make use of them from time to time, however once the rush of battle takes over, isolated moves and raw aggression (or terror, if you find yourself defending) push any and all thoughts of imbalances out the door. In this case, chess becomes empty move-by-move, threat-by-threat (either making them or responding to them) affair. What is this mysterious allusion of the chessboard's desires (i.e., doing what the chess board wants you to do)? What is this "imbalance-oriented criteria? ― How To Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman The Two Friends Two friends, in Monomotapa, Had all their interests combined. Their friendship, faithful and refined, Our country can't exceed, do what it may. One night, when potent Sleep had laid All still within our planet's shade, One of the two gets up alarmed, Runs over to the other's palace, And hastily the servants rallies. His startled friend, quick armed, With purse and sword his comrade meets, And thus right kindly greets: "You seldom com'st at such an hour; I take you for a man of sounder mind Than to abuse the time for sleep designed. Have lost your purse, by Fortune's power? Here's mine. Have suffered insult, or a blow, I have here my sword – to avenge it let us go." "No," said his friend, "no need I feel Of either silver, gold, or steel; I thank you for your friendly zeal. In sleep I saw you rather sad, And thought the truth might be as bad. Unable to endure the fear, That cursed dream has brought me here." Which think you, reader, loved the most! If doubtful this, one truth may be proposed: There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend – An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear. “To a good listener, half a word is enough” – Portuguese Proverb The Old Man And His Sons All power is feeble with dissension: For this I quote the Phrygian slave. If anything I add to his invention, It is our manners to engrave, And not from any envious wishes; – I'm not so foolishly ambitious. Phaedrus enriches often his story, In quest – I doubt it not – of glory: Such thoughts were idle in my breast. An aged man, near going to his rest, His gathered sons thus solemnly addressed: "To break this bunch of arrows you may try; And, first, the string that binds them I untie." The eldest, having tried with might and main, Exclaimed, "This bundle I resign To muscles sturdier than mine." The second tried, and bowed himself in vain. The youngest took them with the like success. All were obliged their weakness to confess. Unharmed the arrows passed from son to son; Of all they did not break a single one. "Weak fellows!" said their sire, "I now must show What in the case my feeble strength can do." They laughed, and thought their father but in joke, Till, one by one, they saw the arrows broke. "See, concord's power!" replied the sire; "as long As you in love agree, you will be strong. I go, my sons, to join our fathers good; Now promise me to live as brothers should, And soothe by this your dying father's fears." Each strictly promised with a flood of tears. Their father took them by the hand, and died; And soon the virtue of their vows was tried. Their sire had left a large estate Involved in lawsuits intricate; Here seized a creditor, and there A neighbour levied for a share. At first the trio nobly bore The brunt of all this legal war. But short their friendship as It was rare. Whom blood had joined – and small the wonder! – The force of interest drove asunder; And, as is wont in such affairs, Ambition, envy, were co-heirs. In parcelling their sire's estate, They quarrel, quibble, litigate, Each aiming to supplant the other. The judge, by turns, condemns each brother. Their creditors make new assault, Some pleading error, some default. The sundered brothers disagree; For counsel one, have counsels three. All lose their wealth; and now their sorrows Bring fresh to mind those broken arrows. 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. “Only those who want everything done for them are bored.” — Billy Graham “My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.” — Billy Graham “Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got.” — Norman Vincent Peale “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” — Ralph Marston * Riddle-z-dee: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch... “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. “Never reply to an anonymous letter.” ― Yogi Berra, MLB Hall of Fame catcher “Even Napoleon had his Watergate.” ― Yogi Berra, 10-time World Series champion Riddle: What invention lets you look right through a wall? In a match between Mason-Mackenzie in London in 1882, there were 72 consecutive Queen Moves. Riddle Answer: A window! "Zeitnot" is German for "time pressure." “....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally.” — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee. “Sorry don't get it done, Dude!” — John Wayne, Rio Bravo “Gossip is the devil’s telephone. Best to just hang up.” — Moira Rose <chess writer and poet Henry Thomas Bland. Another example of his way with words is the start of ‘Internal Fires’, a poem published on page 57 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin: I used to play chess with the dearest old chap, Whom naught could upset whatever might hap. He’d oft lose a game he might well have won But made no excuse for what he had done. If a piece he o’erlooked and got it snapped up He took it quite calmly and ne’er ‘cut up rough’.> “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner “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. Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force. “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 Q: How do poets say hello? A: "Hey, haven’t we metaphor?" Thank you Qindarka! Q: What do you call a cow jumping on a trampoline? A: A milkshake. 'Ask no questions and hear no lies * The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1 * Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century * Knight Power: https://fmochess.com/the-power-of-t... 'Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer The Words Of Socrates A house was built by Socrates That failed the public taste to please. Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all Agreed that the apartments were too small. Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece! "I ask," said he, "no greater bliss Than real friends to fill even this." And reason had good Socrates To think his house too large for these. A crowd to be your friends will claim, Till some unhandsome test you bring. There's nothing plentier than the name; There's nothing rarer than the thing. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER <The Chess Player by Howard Altmann They’ve left. They’ve all left. The pigeon feeders have left. The old men on the benches have left. The white-gloved ladies with the Great Danes have left. The lovers who thought about coming have left. The man in the three-piece suit has left. The man who was a three-piece band has left. The man on the milkcrate with the bible has left. Even the birds have left. Now the trees are thinking about leaving too. And the grass is trying to turn itself in. Of course the buses no longer pass. And the children no longer ask. The air wants to go and is in discussions. The clouds are trying to steer clear. The sky is reaching for its hands. Even the moon sees what’s going on. But the stars remain in the dark. As does the chess player. Who sits with all his pieces In position.> Capitonyms are words which change their meaning if the first letter is capitalized. For example: Turkey (the country) and turkey (the bird). “The future reshapes the memory of the past in the way it recalibrates significance: some episodes are advanced, others lose purchase.” ― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men “Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.” ― Douglas MacArthur “Old habits die hard, especially for soldiers.” ― Jocelyn Murray, The Roman General: A Novel On March 4, 1921, Congress approved the burial of an unidentified American soldier from World War I in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Ye Jiangchuan has won the Chinese Chess Championship seven times. Matthew 17:20 Our faith can move mountains. Other people’s wisdom prevents the king from being called a fool. ~ Nigerian Proverb Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand. ~ Guinean Proverb Ingratitude is sooner or later fatal to its author. ~ Twi Proverb The laughter of a child lights up the house. ~ Swahili proverb I have a fear of speed bumps. But I am slowly getting over it. KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA, becomes the first radio station to offer regular broadcasts on November 2, 1920. It’s no time to play chess when the house is on fire. ~ Italian Proverbs If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~ Chinese Proverb The one who wins plays best. ~ German Proverbs “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 "You must play boldly to win." ― Arnold Palmer "Champions keep playing until they get it right." ― Billie Jean King Fred Wellmuth was a strong amateur from California Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. Кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанского Pronunciation: KTOH ni risKUyet, tot ni pyot shamPANSkava) Translation: He who doesn’t take risks doesn’t drink champagne Meaning: Fortune favours the brave "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... “I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind.” — Mikhail Tal * 50 Soviet Attacks: Game Collection: Chernev: The Russians Play Chess * 2008 POTD: Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2008 * 2012-2015 Attacks: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Attacking Games (Naiditsch/Balogh) * 2016 Stunners: Game Collection: 2016 Stunning Victories (Naiditsch/Balogh/Maze) * Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R * One of Pandolfini's Best: Game Collection: Solitaire Chess by Bruce Pandolfini * Two Great Attackers: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... * Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: 0 * Chessmaster 2000 Classic Games: Game Collection: Chessmaster '86 * MC Move-by-Move: Game Collection: Move by Move - Carlsen (Lakdawala) * 100+ Scandinavian Miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Collection assembled by Fredthebear. * Miniatures: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (III) * Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/ * Glossary: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/... F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby in 1925. <Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me). Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!> FTB plays all about but has always been happy with FICS: https://www.freechess.org/ California: San Diego Established in: 1769 San Diego is the second largest city in the state and sits just north of Mexico. Back in the 16th century, the Diegueño, Luiseño, Cahuilla, and Cupeño peoples were some of the first settlers in the area. It was named after explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, but later was renamed for Spanish monk San Diego de Alcalá de Henares in 1602. The numbers 19 and 20 got into a fight. 21. FACTRETRIEVER 2020: Gummy bears were originally called "dancing bears." Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal, at 1 million hairs per square inch. Q: What do you get if you cross a cow and rooster? A: Roost beef. Thank you, Qindarka! Q: What kind of shows do cows like best? A: Moosicals. <chess writer and poet Henry Thomas Bland. Another example of his way with words is the start of ‘Internal Fires’, a poem published on page 57 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin: I used to play chess with the dearest old chap, Whom naught could upset whatever might hap. He’d oft lose a game he might well have won But made no excuse for what he had done. If a piece he o’erlooked and got it snapped up He took it quite calmly and ne’er ‘cut up rough’.> “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner “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. Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force. “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 William Faulkner publishes The Sound and the Fury in 1929. Q: How do poets say hello? A: "Hey, haven’t we metaphor?" On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified prohibiting any U.S. citizen from being denied the right to vote based on sex. Q: What do you call a cow jumping on a trampoline? A: A milkshake. Charles Lindbergh lands "Spirit of St. Louis" in Paris on May 21, 1927, successfully completing the first trans-Atlantic flight. 'Ask no questions and hear no lies * The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1 * Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century * Knight Power: https://fmochess.com/the-power-of-t... 'Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer The Words Of Socrates A house was built by Socrates That failed the public taste to please. Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all Agreed that the apartments were too small. Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece! "I ask," said he, "no greater bliss Than real friends to fill even this." And reason had good Socrates To think his house too large for these. A crowd to be your friends will claim, Till some unhandsome test you bring. There's nothing plentier than the name; There's nothing rarer than the thing. Tennessee schoolteacher John T. Scopes' trial for teaching Darwin's "Theory of Evolution" begins July 1925. “Funny, funny Jude (The Man in the Red Beret). You play with little pieces all day long, and you know what? You’ll live to be an old, old man someday. And here I am.” — Janis Joplin Jude Acers set a Guinness World Record for playing 117 people in simultaneous chess games on April 21, 1973 at the Lloyd Center Mall in Portland, Oregon. On July 2-3, 1976 Jude played 179 opponents at Mid Isle Plaza (Broadway Plaza) in Long Island, New York for another Guinness record. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER A. A. Milne publishes his first collection of stories about the character Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926. <The Chess Player by Howard Altmann They’ve left. They’ve all left. The pigeon feeders have left. The old men on the benches have left. The white-gloved ladies with the Great Danes have left. The lovers who thought about coming have left. The man in the three-piece suit has left. The man who was a three-piece band has left. The man on the milkcrate with the bible has left. Even the birds have left. Now the trees are thinking about leaving too. And the grass is trying to turn itself in. Of course the buses no longer pass. And the children no longer ask. The air wants to go and is in discussions. The clouds are trying to steer clear. The sky is reaching for its hands. Even the moon sees what’s going on. But the stars remain in the dark. As does the chess player. Who sits with all his pieces In position.> Audiences see the first motion picture with sound The Jazz Singer in 1927. Q: Why can’t you explain puns to kleptomaniacs? A: They always take things, literally. Ford Motor Company celebrates as the 15 millionth Model T rolls off its Highland Park, MI, assembly line on May 26, 1927. The fear of running out of something to read is called "abibliophobia." Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.' Researchers from India recently discovered a new species of green pit vipers. They named the snake after Salazar Slytherin, one of the founders of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter universe. Question: What’s the brightest star in the sky? Answer: Sirius – also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, Sirius is the brightest star in Earth’s night sky. The star is outshone only by several planets and the International Space Station. Question: What’s the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard? Answer: Graveyards are attached to churches while cemeteries are stand-alone. Patty Loveless "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi... * Opening Tree: https://www.shredderchess.com/onlin... 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 (The Bishop's Opening, Berlin Defense) Then 3.d4 (Ponziani's Gambit) and some variation thereafter. Wikipedia shows that the following are closely related: * 3...exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 (Center Game, by transposition) * 3...exd4 4.Nf3 (Urusov Gambit) o 4...Bc5 5.0-0 Nc6 (Max Lange Attack, by transposition) o 4...Nc6 (Two Knights Defense, by transposition) o 4...Nxe4 5.Qxd4 (Urusov Gambit Accepted) The Triple Muzio Gambit starts with 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. d4 Qxd4+ 10. Be3 – it’s a sequence that looks like you’re deliberately giving up pawns, but in reality, you’re setting up for a quick strike against your opponent’s king while they are still trying to coordinate their forces. The Nakmanson Gambit is as follows: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Nc3 dxc3 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qd5+ The beauty of this gambit lies in its aggression and unpredictability. It forces your opponent to think on their feet right from the get-go. By sacrificing pieces early on, it may seem like you’re falling behind but don’t be fooled! The goal is not necessarily material gain but rather seizing control of the board and leaving your opponent with tough decisions to make under pressure. The Lucchini Gambit: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5 5. Ng5 f4 – an aggressive sequence of moves designed to unsettle any adversary right from the get-go. But don’t be fooled by its audacious start; this gambit isn’t for the faint-hearted or inexperienced player! The Lucchini Gambit requires careful planning and sharp tactical vision to navigate through its complex mazes, using each piece efficiently while maintaining a strong position on the board. The Stafford Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6. The beauty of the Stafford Gambit lies not in material gain but in seizing control over the center board swiftly and launching an unyielding attack against unsuspecting opponents. Even if they manage to cope with initial pressure, they must continuously be on guard for tactical blows throughout the middle game phase. The Orthoschnapp Gambit: 1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Qb3 dxe4 5. Bc4 – adding a thrilling twist to your arsenal that’ll leave your opponents stunned! The Hyper Accelerated Dragon is like stepping onto a high-speed roller coaster. It offers thrilling turns and tactical maneuvers that’ll keep your opponent on their toes. It’s an aggressive yet flexible opening for black. It comes into play when you make the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6. This chess opening derives its strength from its versatility in creating a solid positional game while also allowing explosive counterplay opportunities. The key to mastering this opening lies in understanding the pawn structures and knowing exactly when to strike back against your opponent. The fianchettoed Bg7 applies pressure on the center and prepares for d7-d5 in one go if possible. This allows you to break open your opponent’s central control early in the game, leading to dynamic positions that often catch them off guard. Moreover, this unique setup gives you greater flexibility with your knights. They can be developed according to how white responds. What sets this opening apart is how quickly it drives at white’s center without committing too many pieces early on. The accelerated development not only provides an element of surprise but also forces white into defensive mode right out of the gate. So next time you’re looking for an adventurous ride through complex tactical terrains while maintaining a secure position, don’t hesitate – hop onto the Hyper Accelerated Dragon! With practice and careful study, you’ll soon become adept at navigating its twists and turns to outmaneuver your opponents. “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” ― Aristotle Old Russian Proverb: A good laugh is sunshine in a house. “Don't just follow your dreams; chase them down, grab hold and don't let go.” ― Kellie Elmore <In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.> “When you have the better of it, play simply. When the game is going against you, look for complications.” — Frank J. Marshall * Pawn Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUq... * Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-... A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote" Cajun: Joie de vivre (Jhwa da veev) – Joy of living. 499 games, 1590-2019 Game of the Day 2013 See Game Collection: Game of the Day & Puzzle of the Day Collections for complete lists of my Game of the Day and Puzzle of the Day collections. 364 games, 1755-2013 Games for teaching Jud Jo ALS * First of each ECO: Game Collection: First of Each ECO “Life has, indeed, many ills, but the mind that views every object in its most cheering aspect, and every doubtful dispensation as replete with latent good, bears within itself a powerful and perpetual antidote. The gloomy soul aggravates misfortune, while a cheerful smile often dispels those mists that portend a storm.” ― Lydia Sigourney “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” ― Harry S Truman, 33rd President of the United States, and former Colonel in the U.S. Army “All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army play a vital role. Don't ever let up. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.” ― General George S. Patton, U.S. Army 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 * The word “checkmate” comes from the Arabic word “shah mat” which translates to “The king is dead” in English. * C45s: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... General chess advice from Joe Brooks: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comm... “On the chessboard lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culmination in checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.” ― Emanuel Lasker “Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands.” ― Renaud & Kahn “Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem.” ― Saudin Robovic “Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe.” ― Indian Proverb “For beginning chess players, studying a Carlsen game is like wanting to be an electrical engineer and beginning with studying an iPhone.” ― Garry Kasparov * The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves for both sides in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000. “Playing chess has many aspects that can be useful in everyday situations like planning, concentration and combinations. You learn to win but also to lose and to be creative.” ― Judit Polgar “In chess the most unbelievable thing for me is that it's a game for everybody: rich, poor, girl, boy, old, young. It's a fantastic game which can unite people and generations! It's a language which you'll find people "speak" in every country. If you reach a certain level you find a very rich world! Art, sport, logic, psychology, a battlefield, imagination, creativity not only in practical games but don't forget either how amazing a feeling it is to compose a study, for example (unfortunately that's not appreciated these days but it's a fantastic part of chess!).” ― Judit Polgar “Chess is thirty to forty percent psychology. You don't have this when you play a computer. I can't confuse it (the computer).” ― Judit Polgar “I was labeled as a tricky player early on and have been regarded as tricky throughout my whole career. It was said that I was able to pull out tricks from nowhere.” ― Judit Polgar “One can say that in the last decades chess has become more of a sport than of a science. I see it from an artistic point of view.” ― Judit Polgar “It's very important not to put pressure on a child. Make sure that she/he feels that whatever happens it's not the end of the world. If they cry after a loss that's normal, as adults also hate to lose. If they win a game you should make them feel very proud but make sure they know the next game will be another challenge.” ― Judit Polgar “If you do your "homework" well you can be sure you'll feel more relaxed. Make sure you have a walk or rest before the game because the most important thing is to be focused during the game itself! If you get tired by preparation you won't have enough energy left for the whole game, and we all know that a single blunder can ruin all the work done beforehand!” ― Judit Polgar “I think it's very natural to get nervous. I've usually got concerns about a specific thing in the opening which might worry me. I have to be relaxed and balanced emotionally and then I can concentrate on the moves during the game. Then things will be ok.” ― Judit Polgar “India and China are improving by leaps and bounds and it will be their chess players who will lead the revolution of the XXI century.” ― Judit Polgar * Chess Tactics For Champions by Susan Polgar and Paul Truong: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Bo... * Strike Like Judit! https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Bo... * The longest game of chess that is possible is of 5,949 moves. <FIDE-rated Swiss tournament observations of Jub1: * Ratings are perceived as gospel. No one ever beat a higher rated opponent because they played well, it's always because the higher rated player "mixed up opening variations" or "I was meant to play this line" when they didn't. * Bishop pair is an automatic win in the minds of <2000 players. No if's or but's. * In post game analysis, EVERY!! player announces "I'm winning" just moments before their position crumbles and insist on analyzing from that point on why their position crumbled. Suggestions that their position wasn't sound before it fell apart are dismissed with "bishop pair", "open file" and other such cliché's. * 1800 - 2000 rating range is particularly toxic. These are players that are on the cusp of having a respectable rating and in the absence of sufficient talent to improve into the 2000+ range, they resort to unsportsmanlike behavior. I've seen an IM accused of violating touch-move because he knocked a queen in the process of moving his hand to pick up a bishop. Have seen a middle-aged man trying to bully a 10-year-old boy into accepting a draw by repetition in a completely lost position, after just 1 repetition. Had an opponent demand I analyze our game, only to ridicule my thought processes and input. * Post game analysis usually starts off with someone reciting memorized opening lines and a declaration of "and white/black is better". When asked why, the answer rarely has any substance. I.e. I read it in a book, so it must be true. They fail to realize that what a GM perceives as a slight advantage is nonsense to a <2000 player, if only because the following moves are unlikely to be of GM quality so as to exploit the slight advantage. * Children have so much fun playing chess! When they're winning, they can't hide the excitement. When they lose, they just go and play another game with their friends and laugh. If only us adults could take this much joy out of chess.> * Alan Turing developed the first computer program for playing chess in 1951. However, no computer was powerful enough to process it, so Turing tested it by doing the calculations himself and playing according to the results, taking several minutes per move. * Attack: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Attacking Games (Naiditsch/Balogh) * Cheating: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... It's not the quantity that counts; it's the quality. * Lasker's 200 Hours: https://chessimprover.com/emanuel-l... * 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) * Positional: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Positional Games (Naiditsch/Balogh) * Miscellaneous: Game Collection: ! Miscellaneous games Anatolia Dawson wrote: The Sword Unsealed The sword, it has been sealed, The sword, it has been pulled, The King, he is revealed, To sleep, the fae are lulled. He shall now sing the song, Of the Once and Future King, Until, not afore long, The End of Times, Christ brings. Gone are his enemies, Yet not defeated, Until the raging seas, Should be depleted. Yet, in fair Avalon, He drinks tea with Merlin, On good Charles he looks upon, From times bygone, his kin. The sun shines briefly, Upon our great land, To be swept away, By our - yes, our - hand. Yet Christ, man-herder, Waits upon England, And His servant, King Arthur, In the highland of highlands. Someday the highlands, Shall be brought quite low, And all on our island, Shall come to know, That the unsealed sword, Was never truly sealed, But that it was forged, To divide royal meals. * The new move where the pawn could move two steps instead of one was introduced in Spain in 1280. Thinking Walter D Wintle If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don’t. If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t, It is almost a certain – you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost; For out in this world we find Success begins with a fellow’s will It’s all in the state of mind. If you think you’re outclassed, you are; You’ve got to think high to rise. You’ve got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win the prize. Life’s battles don’t always go To the stronger or faster man; But sooner or later the man who wins Is the one who thinks he can! * The first mechanical clock to be used instead of sand glass was invented by Thomas Wilson in 1883. The modern push button clock was introduced by Veenhoff in 1900. Andreas68 wrote: The Game my father was not a King my mother was not a Queen I do not come from royalty my uncle was not a bishop my aunt was not a nun hence religion is absent dreams of being a knight in shining armor shroud my thinking but alas am I a pawn of life told what to do and where to go bouncing from side to side encased in a pin ball machine careening towards what unable to control my destiny others wants greater than my needs each day I awake challenging the status quo ready to take on obstacles Nay I am a Rook starting out in a corner but winning at the end of the game * The folding Chess board was invented in 1125 by a Chess-playing priest. Since the Church forbids priests to play Chess, he hid his Chessboard by making it look like two books lying together. Desiderata Max Ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. * The first chess game between space and earth was in June, 1970 by the Soyez-9 crew. Though the game ended in draw, it sure did make headlines. secretlyblushing.inked He who is King Hidden last child under his mother’s teat Final warrior unwilling to accept defeat Weapons forged from a hundred hands Lightning bolted across all the lands He who drew the biggest claim Is now crowned king in cronos’ name weakened the titans in his normal state Sits atop Mount Olympus’ destined fate * A computer called Deep Thought became the first of its kind to beat an international maestro in November 1988, Long Beach, California. Auld Lang Syne Robert Burns - 1759-1796 * Meaning: https://www.dictionary.com/e/auld-l... * Mark the New Year: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ne... Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne! Chorus: For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne. We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne. And surely ye'll be your pint stowp! And surely I’ll be mine! And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne. Chorus We twa hae run about the braes, And pou’d the gowans fine; But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit, Sin’ auld lang syne. Chorus We twa hae paidl’d in the burn, Frae morning sun till dine; But seas between us braid hae roar’d Sin’ auld lang syne. Chorus And there’s a hand, my trusty fere! And gie’s a hand o’ thine! And we’ll tak a right gude-willie waught, For auld lang syne. Chorus * Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMF... The second book to be ever printed in English language was about Chess: * https://www.chess.com/blog/cldng/th... * 40: https://thechessworld.com/articles/... * YS Tactics: Game Collection: Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics * What are the odds? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GXlM... May-07-12 Domdaniel: I'll believe that computers are intelligent -- well, vaguely sentient anyway -- the day they start to have slanging matches and call one another 'idiot' and 'moron'. - Your motherboard was an egg timer! A *failed* egg timer! - Were you built by *humans*? May-07-12 Shams: <Domdaniel> There's always Alex P. Keaton's "I'd get a better game from the microwave!" He was playing against whatever you could buy at Radio Shack in 1986 though, so he may not have been far off. -08l zab2cr: move 19. zootr Frit z dope on a roge Kh4? trolly pickld p'z computr May-07-12 Domdaniel: I'll believe that computers are intelligent -- well, vaguely sentient anyway -- the day they start to have slanging matches and call one another 'idiot' and 'moron'. - Your motherboard was an egg timer! A *failed* egg timer! - Were you built by *humans*? May-07-12 Shams: <Domdaniel> There's always Alex P. Keaton's "I'd get a better game from the microwave!" He was playing against whatever you could buy at Radio Shack in 1986 though, so he may not have been far off. <Shakespearean Puns Perhaps no writer is better known for the use of puns than William Shakespeare. He plays with "tide" and "tied" in Two Gentlemen of Verona: "Panthino Away, ass! You'll lose the tide if you tarry any longer. Launce It is no matter if the tied were lost; for it is the unkindest tied that ever any man tied. Panthino What's the unkindest tide? Launce Why, he that's tied here, Crab, my dog." In the opening of Richard III, the sun refers to the blazing sun on Edward IV's banner and the fact that he is the son of the Duke of York: "Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York." In this line from Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare plays on the different meanings of heavy (which also means sad) and light: "Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling; Being but heavy I will bear the light." Later in Romeo and Juliet, a morbid pun comes from a fatally-stabbed Mercutio, where grave means serious, but also alludes to his imminent death: "Ask for me tomorrow, you shall find me a grave man." If you open any Shakesperean play, you're likely to find at least one pun on the page! Keep an eye out for a clever play on words example the next time you read Hamlet or watch As You Like It on the stage.> harrylime's TOP FIVE FLY ON A WALL MOMENTS IN CHESS 1. 1896 ... Bardelbum leaves his game v STEINITZ Hastings 2. PILLSBURY in 1896 Becomes the best player in the World at Hastings 3. CAPA in Havana 1921 4. BOBBY 1972 5. MORPHY in Paris at the Opera 1858 96 games, 1620-2018 getting a feel for openings (C) "May the sun bring you energy by day, May the moon softly restore you by night, May the rain wash away your worries, May the breeze blow new strength into your being. May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life." Apache Blessing “I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive.” — Goyahkla a.k.a. Geronimo (1829-1909), a POW for 23 years “In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent.” — Vasily Smyslov “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 “My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you.” ― Aeschylus, Agamemnon “Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles.” ― Garry Kasparov “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 “You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard, but that does not prove you the better player.” ― English Proverb “For a period of ten years--between 1946 and 1956--Reshevsky was probably the best chessplayer in the world. I feel sure that had he played a match with Botvinnik during that time he would have won and been World Champion.” ― Bobby Fischer “I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.” ― Alexander Alekhine “We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a chessplayer's nature.” ― Rudolf Spielmann “To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess.” ― Mikhail Tal “Boring? Who's boring? I am Fredthebear. My mind is always active, busy. If you're bored, then follow your uncle around, or go to the park, library, museum, church, chess club, zoo, etc.” “Life is very much about making the best decisions you can. So I think chess is very valuable.” ― Hikaru Nakamura “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 “Age brings wisdom to some men, and to others chess.” ― Evan Esar “All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.” ― Casey Stengel Romans 12:2, King James Bible And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. “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 “In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.” ― Tom Seaver “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 “We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us.” ― Winston S. Churchill “Men fight wars. Women win them.” ― Queen Elizabeth I of England “Ronald Reagan makes me proud to be an American. His intelligence, capability, and Christian brotherhood are so inspiring and his way of leadership is just superb. I consider myself lucky to have been his leading lady in "The Bad Man" and a short subject reel and as a nation all together we are beyond fortunate to have the leadership of such fine people as the Reagan's.” ― Laraine Day “Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement.” ― Alfred Hitchcock “During the course of many years I have observed that a great number of doctors, lawyers, and important businessmen make a habit of visiting a chess club during the late afternoon or evening to relax and find relief from the preoccupations of their work.” ― Jose Raul Capablanca * One of Pandolfini's Best: Game Collection: Solitaire Chess by Bruce Pandolfini * Two Great Attackers: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... * Anderssen - Steinitz Match: Anderssen - Steinitz (1866) * Alekhine getz blitzed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8H... * Basic Rules: https://thechessworld.com/basic-che... * Beauty Prize: Game Collection: Les Prix de Beauté aux Echecs (I) * Brutal Attacking Chess: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess * Brilliancies: Game Collection: brilliacies * Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R * Capablanca - Alekhine video links: https://search.aol.com/aol/video;_y... * Chessmaster 2000 Classic Games: Game Collection: Chessmaster '86 * Common Phrases and Terms: https://www.ragchess.com/chess-basi... * C-K Examples: Game Collection: Caro Kann Lines * CFN: https://www.youtube.com/@CFNChannel * Del's: Game Collection: Del's hidden gems * Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz) https://archive.org/details/the-gol... * Glossary: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar... * Guinness Book: Game Collection: Guinness Book - Chess Grandmasters (Hartston) * 1992: Game Collection: Spassky-Fischer Match 1992 * Bobby Fischer Rediscovered/Andrew Soltis (97 games): Game Collection: Bobby Fischer Rediscovered (Andy Soltis) * 21st Century: Game Collection: 0 * How dumb is it? Game Collection: Diemer-Duhm Gambit * GPA: https://chesstier.com/grand-prix-at... * GK Sicilian: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen * Can you whip Taimanov's Sicilian? http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * B20s: Game Collection: Grand Prix (Ginger’s Models) * LG - White wins: Game Collection: Latvian Gambit-White wins * Uncommon KP Gambits: Game Collection: Unusual Gambits * MC Move-by-Move: Game Collection: Move by Move - Carlsen (Lakdawala) * Miniatures: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (III) * Names and Places: Game Collection: Named Mates * Nakhmanson Gambit: https://chesstier.com/nakhmanson-ga... * People on Another Level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7V... * Become a Predator at the Chessboard: https://www.chesstactics.org/ * Queen vs Rook Ending: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJn... * Red States: https://www.redhotpawn.com/ * The Regulators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAn... * Real Swag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgY... * Katar's Repertoire: Game Collection: An Opium Repertoire for White * King Registration: https://www.kingregistration.com/to... * Chess Records: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/record... * Rubinstein: Game Collection: Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces * Make a Stand: https://www.history.com/topics/amer... * Slow and steady wins the race: https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sp... * Tactical Games: Game Collection: Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics * Will Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S... * Vienna 1903 KG games: Game Collection: Vienna 1903 * 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 Кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанского Pronunciation: KTOH ni risKUyet, tot ni pyot shamPANSkava) Translation: He who doesn’t take risks doesn’t drink champagne Meaning: Fortune favours the brave "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... “I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind.” — Mikhail Tal “The chess heroes nowadays should not forget that it was owing to Fischer that they are living today in four- and five-star hotels, getting appearance fees, etc.” ― Lev Khariton <Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me). Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!> FTB plays all about but has always been happy with FICS: https://www.freechess.org/ High Flight BY JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE JR. Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds,—and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air .... Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark nor ever eagle flew— And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. “Rooks need each other in the middlegame. This is why one should keep their rooks connected until the opposing queen is off the board. She'll snare 'em (usually from a centralized square on an open diagonal or perhaps a poisoned pawn approach of the unprotected b2/b7 and g2/g7 square next to the occupied corner) if the two rooks are not protecting each other.” ― Fredthebear <There are distinct situations where a bishop is preferred (over a knight). For example, two bishops are better than two knights or one of each. Steven Mayer, the author of Bishop Versus Knight, contends, “A pair of bishops is usually considered to be worth six points, but common sense suggests that a pair of active bishops (that are very involved in the formation) must be accorded a value of almost nine under some circumstances.” This is especially true if the player can plant the bishops in the center of the board, as two bishops working in tandem can span up to 26 squares and have the capacity to touch every square. Bishops are also preferable to knights when queens have been exchanged because, Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg, who is ranked 11th in the U.S., explains, “[Bishops and rooks] complement each other, and when well-coordinated, act as a queen.” Conversely, a knight is the preferred minor piece when the queen survives until the late-middlegame or the endgame. Mayer explains, “The queen and knight are [able] to work together smoothly and create a greater number of threats than the queen and bishop.” When forced to say one is better than the other, most anoint the bishop. Mayer concludes, “I think it’s true that the bishops are better than the knights in a wider variety of positions than the knights are better than the bishops.” He continues, “Of course, I’m not sure this does us much good, as we only get to play one position at a time.”> Ye Jiangchuan has won the Chinese Chess Championship seven times. “Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands.” ― Renaud & Kahn “Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem.” ― Saudin Robovic “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” ― Max Euwe “Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game.” ― Being Caballero “If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.” — Garry Kasparov “You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.” — Dale Earnhardt “In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate.” ― Isaac Asimov I have a fear of speed bumps. But I am slowly getting over it. * Riddle-e-dee: https://chessimprover.com/chess-rid... I was wondering why the frisbee was getting bigger, then it hit me. A piece of cake: https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/che... Dionysius1: I had basil on the pub's potage du jour yesterday. Soup herb! Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever. “A God you understood would be less than yourself.” ― Flannery O'Connor The Satyr and the Traveller Within a savage forest grot A satyr and his chips Were taking down their porridge hot; Their cups were at their lips. You might have seen in mossy den, Himself, his wife, and brood; They had not tailor-clothes, like men, But appetites as good. In came a traveller, benighted, All hungry, cold, and wet, Who heard himself to eat invited With nothing like regret. He did not give his host the pain His asking to repeat; But first he blew with might and main To give his fingers heat. Then in his steaming porridge dish He delicately blew. The wondering satyr said, "I wish The use of both I knew." "Why, first, my blowing warms my hand, And then it cools my porridge." "Ah!" said his host, "then understand I cannot give you storage. "To sleep beneath one roof with you, I may not be so bold. Far be from me that mouth untrue Which blows both hot and cold." Ephesians 6:4: "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." Deuteronomy 6:6-9: "These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates." Ecclesiastes 9:9: "Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun." <Riddle Question: What word is always pronounced wrong? Everyone should get this right. Riddle Answer: Wrong! Q: What did one hat say to the other? R: You wait here. I’ll go on a head. Fredthebear created this collection.> Jonathan Moya wrote: The King’s Rumination Befuddled with thought the king sought the oracle. “Count the sands, calculate the seas,” she said. Of the king’s future, she spoke nothing. Henceforth he contented only in his nightmares. Dover publishers have downsized their chess book offerings as decades have passed, but many of the all-time classics written in English descriptive notation remain available at affordable prices: https://doverpublications.ecomm-sea... Those who pitch their tent on the Rogoff page having no use for classic chess books can find adult coloring books at Dover publishers. It's a great, versatile publishing company! For club players, I would recommend "Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur" by Max Euwe and Walter Meiden (as well as Max Euwe's "The Logical Approach to Chess," "Strategy & Tactics in Chess," and "The Road to Chess Mastery" from other book dealers, likely used) before reading James Mason's "The Art of Chess" which is 340 pages! Mason does not spoon-feed the reader as much as Euwe does IMHO. Those readers demanding an algebraic notation offering from Dover Publishers would do well to buy any book by Tim Harding. Also, if memory serves correctly, there are two tournament books published in algebraic notation: Carlsbad International Chess Tournament 1929 by Aron Nimzovich, translated by Jim Marfia (30 games) and Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 by David Bronstein (210 games). The sign says "free shipping" on orders over $25.00. Several chess offerings are available as e-books. You can bundle -- get both versions and save a bunch. For those wondering about adult coloring e-books, well... I'll have to get back to you on that one, the pace of new technology being what it is. <Vukovic's Guidelines for Attack: 01) If you attack the king, make sure that either your opponent cannot counterattack, or at least that your attack is more quick or more dangerous. 02) So, you must look at the whole board, and the chances for both sides, when deciding whether to attack or not. 03) Security in the centre lends support to a wing attack. A central pawn blockade prevents or limits counter-attacks, and makes a pawn attack easier. 04) This is particularly true of attacks with pawns, which must creep forward more slowly than other pieces. If you can make an attack with pieces alone, leave your pawns at home. 05) If you already have a pawn advanced, e.g. to f5, which may block your bishop on the diagonal b1-h7, then you might be better off going for a pawn storm by advancing the g-pawn. 06) As a rule, it is difficult to break through with pawns against the unweakened castled king's position. This is because the pawn wave can be blockaded. 07) So, it is usually important to weaken the castled position first (e.g. by ganging up on h7 you might force ...g6 or ...h6). 08) Pawns don't half get in the way of rooks. If you cannot open a file, you can often get your rooks into action in front of your pawns, for example, by playing them to the third rank. 09) Pawn advances loosen your position, and may be a disadvantage in the ending. 10) Although you must be careful before starting an attack, once you have started you must go in as hard and fast as you can. This is even more important if you realize you shouldn't have started the attack quite yet - if you try to back out you will only make things worse.> Chessgames.com will be unavailable Friday, February 17, 2023 from 11AM through 11:30AM(UTC/GMT) for maintenance. We apologize for this inconvenience. <Pastime with good company I love and shall, until I die. Grudge who list, but none deny! So God be pleased, thus live will I. ― Henry VIII of England> 1.Nf3 is the third most popular of the twenty legal opening moves White has, behind only 1.e4 and 1.d4. 'Don't look a gift horse in the mouth' “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. “Win any way as long as you can get away with it. Nice guys finish last.” ― Leo Durocher “Never chase love, affection, or attention. If it isn’t given freely by another person, it isn’t worth having.” ― Unknown “In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else. For whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and opening must be studied in relation to the end game.” ― Jose Raul Capablanca 'A problem shared is a problem halved' St. Marher, 1225: "And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet." worsdyfun 04zp Znosko-Boring copy that Zdanovs oh no Zelinsky forced Zanzit barrowed Chicago but never returned deposit to sendr Zaza Harganszhiya feeling the pressure high system coming in. 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. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. JACK AND JILL Jack and Jill Went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down And broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after. JJ. 84 games, 1620-2022 GGambit Grimoire by Forney The word “checkmate” comes from the Arabic word “shah mat” which translates to “The king is dead” in English. “My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you.” ― Aeschylus, Agamemnon “Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles.” ― Garry Kasparov “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” ― John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, and former Navy Lieutenant “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 “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” — Abraham Lincoln “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. “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 "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 Oct-09-11 FSR: After 1.e4 e5, 2.Ba6?? is the worst move by a country mile. After that, probably 2.b4 and 2.Ke2 are the worst. 2.Qg4 and 2.g4 are also pretty bad. White still has equality after 2.Qh5, so it's actually not a <terrible> move. * Amazing: Game Collection: Amazing Chess Moves (Emms) * C45s: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... * Cheating: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... It's not the quantity that counts; it's the quality. 20137 * Lasker's 200 Hours: https://chessimprover.com/emanuel-l... * Aggressive England Gambit in 9 Moves Chess notation: 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Bd2 (5. Qd2 Qxb2 6. Qc3 Bb4) 5... Qxb2 6. Bc3 Bb4 7. Qd2 Bxc3 8. Qxc3 Qc1# 0-1. * Ten Crazy Gambits: https://www.chess.com/blog/yola6655... * B20s: Game Collection: Grand Prix (Ginger’s Models) * GPA: https://chesstier.com/grand-prix-at... * Glossary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloss... * Grob Gambit: https://papachess.com/openings/grob... * “September” Earth, Wind & Fire (1978): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs0... * Vienna blitzed Alekhine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8H... * Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/ “Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands.” ― Renaud & Kahn “Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem.” ― Saudin Robovic “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” ― Max Euwe “Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game.” ― Being Caballero “If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.” — Garry Kasparov “You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.” — Dale Earnhardt “In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate.” ― Isaac Asimov “He examined the chess problem and set out the pieces. It was a tricky ending, involving a couple of knights. 'White to play and mate in two moves.' Winston looked up at the portrait of Big Brother. White always mates, he thought with a sort of cloudy mysticism. Always, without exception, it is so arranged. In no chess problem since the beginning of the world has black ever won. Did it not symbolize the eternal, unvarying triumph of Good over Evil? The huge face gazed back at him, full of calm power. White always mates.” ― George Orwell, 1984 Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER 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. When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash; when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak Q: Why did the star have a crush on the sun? A: It was the center of hiz universe. <Riddle Question: What is at the end of a rainbow? It's not a pot of gold. Riddle Answer: The letter W.> Q: Which role in the Star Wars movie was the orange cast for? A: Emperor Pulpatine. Wherever you wander, there's no place like home An Irish Blessing: May we all feel… happy and contented, healthy and strong, safe and protected and living with ease… ~ Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee— With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsmen came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me— Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we— Of many far wiser than we— And neither the angels in Heaven above Nor the demons down under the sea Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride, In her sepulchre there by the sea— In her tomb by the sounding sea. “....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally.” — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee. “Sorry don't get it done, Dude!” — John Wayne, Rio Bravo “Gossip is the devil’s telephone. Best to just hang up.” — Moira Rose 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.> The Wishes Within the Great Mogul's domains there are Familiar sprites of much domestic use: They sweep the house, and take a tidy care Of equipage, nor garden work refuse; But, if you meddle with their toil, The whole, at once, you're sure to spoil. One, near the mighty Ganges flood, The garden of a burgher good Worked noiselessly and well; To master, mistress, garden, bore A love that time and toil outwore, And bound him like a spell. Did friendly zephyrs blow, The demon's pains to aid? (For so they do, it's said.) I own I do not know. But for himself he rested not, And richly blessed his master's lot. What marked his strength of love, He lived a fixture on the place, In spite of tendency to rove So natural to his race. But brother sprites conspiring With importunity untiring, So teased their goblin chief, that he, Of his caprice, or policy, Our sprite commanded to attend A house in Norway's farther end, Whose roof was snow-clad through the year, And sheltered human kind with deer. Before departing to his hosts Thus spake this best of busy ghosts: "To foreign parts I'm forced to go! For what sad fault I do not know; – But go I must; a month's delay, Or week's perhaps, and I'm away. Seize time; three wishes make at will; For three I'm able to fulfil – No more." Quick at their easy task, Abundance first these wishers ask – Abundance, with her stores unlocked – Barns, coffers, cellars, larder, stocked – Corn, cattle, wine, and money, – The overflow of milk and honey. But what to do with all this wealth! What inventories, cares, and worry! What wear of temper and of health! Both lived in constant, slavish hurry. Thieves took by plot, and lords by loan; The king by tax, the poor by tone. Thus felt the curses which Arise from being rich, – "Remove this affluence!" they pray; The poor are happier than they Whose riches make them slaves. "Go, treasures, to the winds and waves; Come, goddess of the quiet breast, Who sweet'nest toil with rest, Dear Mediocrity, return!" The prayer was granted as we learn. Two wishes thus expended, Had simply ended In bringing them exactly where, When they set out they were. So, usually, it fares With those who waste in such vain prayers The time required by their affairs. The goblin laughed, and so did they. However, before he went away, To profit by his offer kind, They asked for wisdom, wealth of mind, – A treasure void of care and sorrow – A treasure fearless of the morrow, Let who will steal, or beg, or borrow. Tomorrow is another day Fred Wellmuth was a strong amateur from California * Riddle-zap-sky: https://chessimprover.com/chess-rid... Q: Where does a waitress with only one leg work? A: IHOP. Feb-13-11 keypusher: <scutigera: They give this as one of Myagmarsuren's notable games with 162 others in the database?> notable games are selected based on how many games collections they are in. Acts 20:35 “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Two blacks don't make a white Checkmate by treecards In front of the king, white moves his pawn. The opponent begins, with a sign and yawn. White Bishop from C, moves to F five. Followed by adrenaline, Queen is more than alive. Black moves his pawn, foolishly to B four. It looks tragically close, to the end of his war. The white Queen glides, elegantly to the right side. Shocks her opponent, and rips out his pride. It was a beautifully executed, and efficient checkmate. Opponent lacked caution, and now rest with his fate. This wonderful game, that we all call chess. Your odds are reduced, each time you guess. Remember to follow, your strategy and tact. When you see opportunity, make sure you act. At the end of the day, hope you enjoy. Many sweet games, it’s much more than a toy. Time is money Old Russian Proverb: "A drop hollows out a stone." Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac Q: What does a house wear? A: Address! To the victor go the spoils The Hare and the Partridge Beware how you deride The exiles from life's sunny side: To you is little known How soon their case may be your own. On this, sage Aesop gives a tale or two, As in my verses I propose to do. A field in common share A partridge and a hare, And live in peaceful state, Till, woeful to relate! The hunters' mingled cry Compels the hare to fly. He hurries to his fort, And spoils almost the sport By faulting every hound That yelps on the ground. At last his reeking heat Betrays his snug retreat. Old Tray, with philosophic nose, Snuffs carefully, and grows So certain, that he cries, "The hare is here; bow wow!" And veteran Ranger now, – The dog that never lies, – "The hare is gone," replies. Alas! poor, wretched hare, Back comes he to his lair, To meet destruction there! The partridge, void of fear, Begins her friend to jeer: "You bragged of being fleet; How serve you, now, your feet?" Scarce has she ceased to speak, – The laugh yet in her beak, – When comes her turn to die, From which she could not fly. She thought her wings, indeed, Enough for every need; But in her laugh and talk, Forgot the cruel hawk! 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 !! Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs “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 “Never run after a man or a bus, there's always another one in five minutes.” ― Cherry Adair, Kiss and Tell Q: Why should you never trust stairs? A: They’re always up to something. “If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don't rush the position; instead, you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg you for a draw.” ― IM Jeremy Silman A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke <This game an Indian Brahmin did invent, The force of Eastern wisdom to express; From thence the same to busy Europe sent; The modern Lombards stil'd it pensive Chess. — Sir John Denham> Thank you Qindarka! "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 Galatians 6:7 in the Bible “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” “Time is the ultimate currency.” ― Elon Musk “Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got.” — Norman Vincent Peale “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” — Ralph Marston King Tutankhamun had lots of cool toys, but one of his most intriguing may have been a dagger, discovered in his tomb in 1925, made of meteoric metal. It wasn't until recently that scientists were able to confirm the material, using a technique called portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. They determined that the dagger's composition of iron, nickel, and cobalt "strongly suggests an extraterrestrial origin." Q: What various kind of fish live in space? A: Starfish. Immortal jellyfish There is a species of jellyfish that never dies. Known as Turritopsis dohrnii—or colloquially, the immortal jellyfish—this sea creature is able to revert back into its adolescent state after going through adulthood, a "process that looks remarkably like immortality." Q: How are false teeth like stars? A: They come out at night. “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.” ― John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, and former Navy Lieutenant “Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ― Thomas A. Edison “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” ― Winston Churchill “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” ― Yogi Berra, 10-time World Series champion “Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. “In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” ― Abraham Lincoln “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 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. Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT Star light, star bright First star I see tonight I wish I may, I wish I might Have this wish I wish tonight Q: What do you say if you want to start a fight in space? A: Comet me, bro. Sing it Frankie! https://www.bing.com/videos/search?... 138 games, 1620-2010 GGumboG's Unorthodox Games-Names [ECO=A,D,E] Games featuring rare openings/variations with unusual names. Not included are the basic uncommon first moves (Ware Opening, St. George Defense, etc.) Due to limitations, this Collection Covers non-King's Pawn Openings. There is another Collection that covers KP Openings: <Game Collection: Unorthodox Games; Unusual Names (ECO=B,C)> “In a gambit you give up a Pawn for the sake of getting a lost game.” — Samuel Standidge Boden <Unorthodox Games; Unusual Names [ECO=B,C]> Thank you GumboGambit! * Gumbo's Favorites: Game Collection: GumboGambit's Selected Games * Emilio's Picks: Game Collection: emilio's favorite games, 2 * 10 Crazy Gambits: https://www.chess.com/blog/yola6655... * Lekhika Dhariyal Chess Ops: https://www.zupee.com/blog/category... Adams Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.d4) Adelaide Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5) Alapin Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bg4 6.h3 h5) Alapin Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3) Albin Counter Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5) Alekhine Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Ne2 dxe4 5.a3 Be7 6.Nxe4 Nf6 7.N2g3 0-0 8.Be2 Nc6) Allgaier Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5) Andreaschek Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 e5 4.c3) Anti-Meran Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5) Anti-Moscow Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 dxc4 8.e4) Balogh Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.e4 d6) Basque Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d4 exd4 7.e5 Ne4 8.c3) Belgrade Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5) Bellon Gambit (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 b5) Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5) Bertin (Three Pawns) Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Bh4+ 5.g3 fxg3 6.0-0 gxh2+ 7.Kh1) Bishop’s Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4) Blackburne Shilling Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4) Blackburne Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Nc3) Blackmar–Diemer Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 – also (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3) Blumenfeld Counter Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 b5) Blumenfeld Reversed Gambit (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.e3 c5 4.b4) Boden–Kieseritzky Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxe4 4.Nc3) Boehnke Gambit (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 e6 3. dxe6 Bxe6) Brentano Gambit (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g5) Breyer Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Qf3) Bronstein Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.c3 Nf6 7.d4) Bryan Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ 4.Kf1 b5) Bryan (Kieseritzky) CounterGambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 b5) Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5) Calabrian Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 f5) Carrera (Basman) Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Qe2) Catalan Queens Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3) Charousek Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 5.dxe4 Nxe4 6.Qe2) Chicago Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nxe5 Nxe5 4.d4) Cochrane Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7) Colorado Gambit (1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5) Cunningham Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7) Dada Gambit (1.g3 e5 2.Bg2 d5 3.b4) Danish Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3) Danube Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.d5 b5) De Smet Gambit (1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 d6) Diemer Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e4) Diemer–Duhm Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.c4) Double Muzio Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0 gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.e5 Qxe5 8.Bxf7+) Duras Gambit (Fred Defence) (1.e4 f5 2.exf5 Kf7) Elephant Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5) Englund Gambit (1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7 4.Qd5 f6 5.exf6 Nxf6) Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4) Evans Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 d5) Fajarowicz Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4) Falkbeer Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5) Four Pawns Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.f4 exf4 5.Nf3 Be7 6.d4 Bh4+ 7.g3 fxg3 8.0-0 gxh2+ 9.Kh1) Franco-Hiva Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 f5) Frankenstein–Dracula Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.Nb5 g6 7.Qf3 f5 8.Qd5 Qe7 9.Nxc7+ Kd8 10.Nxa8 b6) French: Wing Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4) FACTRETRIEVER 2020: Feral pigs ate and completely destroyed $22,000 worth of cocaine that had been hidden in an Italian forest. Fried Liver Attack Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7) From Gambit (1.f4 e5) Fyfe Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.d4) Gent Gambit (1.Nh3 d5 2.g3 e5 3.f4 Bxh3 4.Bxh3 exf4 5.0-0 fxg3 6.hxg3) Ghulam Khassim Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.d4) Gianutio Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 f5) Ginsburg Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.Bc4) Godley Gambit (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6) Göring Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3) Greco Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.f4) Grünfeld Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 0-0) Halasz Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.f4) Halibut Gambit (1.c4 b5) Halloween Gambit (Müller–Schultze) Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5) Hamppe–Muzio Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.Bc4 g4 6.0-0) Hanstein Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.0-0) Harksen Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.c4) Herrstrom Gambit (1.Nf3 g5) Hubsch Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 Nxe4 4.Nxe4 dxe4 4.Bc4) Icelandic Gambit (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 e6) Italian Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d4) Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7) John Tracy Gambit (1.e4 Nf6 2.Nf3) Karpov Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5) Kasparov Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 d5) Keres Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nc3) Khan Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 d5) Kieseritzky Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5) King’s Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4) Kotrč–Mieses Gambit (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.b4) Krejcik Gambit (1.e4 Nf6 2.Bc4 Nxe4 3. Bxf7+) Krol Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.f4 d5 3.Nf3) Lasker Gambit (1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6 (or 4…g6) 5.f3) Latvian Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.g4) Lewis Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.d4) Lisitsin Gambit (1.Nf3 f5 2.e4) Locock Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Ng5 h6 5.Nxf7) Lopez Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5) Lopez Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qe2 Nf6 4.d3 Nc6 5.c3 Ne7 6.f4) Lopez–Gianutio Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 f5) Marshall Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e4) McDonnell Double Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.f4) McDonnell Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Nc3) Michel Gambit (1.Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5) Milner-Barry Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Bd7 8.Nc3 Nxd4 9.Nxd4 Qxd4) Moller Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.0-0 Bxc3 9.d5) Morphy Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3) Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3) Muzio Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0) Nakhmanson Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4 6.Nc3) Nimzowitsch Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Qg4) Orthoschnapp Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 4.Qb3) Paris Gambit (1.Nh3 d5 2.g3 e5 3.f4 Bxh3 4.Bxh3 exf4 5.0-0) Petroff Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 Qe7 5.d4) Philidor Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg7 5.h4) Philidor Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5) Pierce Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.d4 g4 6.Bc4) Poisoned Pawn (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2) Polerio Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4) Ponziani Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 f5) Ponziani Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4) Portsmouth Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4) Portuguese Gambit (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4) Quade Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Nc3) Queen’s Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4) Rasa–Studier Gambit (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3) Relfsson Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bb5) Reti (Landstrasse) Gambit (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4) Rice Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Nf6 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Bd6 8.0-0) Rosentreter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.d4 g4) Ross Gambit – (1.Nf3 e5) Rotary-Albany Gambit (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 b6) Rousseau Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5) Rubinstein Counter Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6) Ryder Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Qxf3) Salvio Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Ne5) Schliemann (Jaenisch) Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5) Scotch Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4) Sicilian Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 Bb4 7.0-0) Slav Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4) Smith–Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3) Sorensen Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.d4 g4 5.Ne5) Spanish Counter Gambit (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d5) Spielmann Gambit (1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6) Stafford Gambit (1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6) Stamma Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.h4) Staunton Gambit Deferred (1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.e4) Staunton Gambit (1.d4 f5 2.e4) Steinitz Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4) Steinitz Counter Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5) Sturm Gambit (1.f4 d5 2.c4) Swiss Gambit (1.f4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4) Tarrasch Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.dxc5 d4 6.Na4 b5) Tartakower (Lesser Bishop’s) Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Be2) Tartakower (Fischer) Gambit (1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 f6 3.e4) Tennison Gambit (1.e4 d5 2.Nf3) Tolush–Geller Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.e5) Triple Muzio Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0 gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.e5 Qxe5 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7) Tumbleweed Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Kf2) Two Knights’ Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5) Urusov Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4) Urusov (Ponziani) Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3) Van Weersel Attack (1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Qb3) Vienna Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4) Villemson Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.d4) Von Hennig–Schara Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4) Vukovic Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Bc5) Wagner Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e4) Ware Gambit (1.a4 e5 2.a5 d5 3.e3 f5 4.a6) White Gambit (1.c4 d5 2.b3 dxc4 3.bxc4 Qd4 4.Nc3) Wild Muzio Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Bxf7+) Wilkes-Barre/Traxler Variation (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5) Williams Gambit (1.f4 d5 2.e4) Wing Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.b4) Wing Gambit Deferred (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 (or 2…e6) 3.b4) Wing Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4) Wing Gambit Delayed (1.e4 c5 2.a3 Nc6 (or 2…e6) 3. b4) Zollner Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.0-0 0-0 9.f4 Qb6 10.e5) Colorado: San Luis Established in: 1851 San Luis has a predominately Hispanic population of less than 700 people, and so the town features a very strong Spanish influence. It was once part of four Spanish land grants decreed by the King of Spain, and a classic adobe architecture and Spanish town layout remain. * Chess History: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ch... This poem is dedicated to all Caissa's members who understand that chess is but a game. Chess is but a Game As he secretly rode his knight out of the castle's gate, still believing that he could escape this inevitable fate, the sky broke open with an array of incredible light. and there smitten to the earth lay nova under his knight. I am who I am and always am, spoke this thundering voice and you, my friend nova, do not at all have another choice but to go forth south and north, west and east loudly proclaiming the good Word to man and beast. Thus beset by the compelling voice from the broken sky nova set about explaining through the word the how and why. He travelled north and south, west and east never losing aim to let all Caissa's members know: chess is but a game. “You cannot play at chess if you are kind-hearted.” ― French Proverb “The first principle of attack–Don’t let the opponent develop!” ― Reuben Fine “You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard, but that does not prove you the better player.” ― English Proverb “For a period of ten years--between 1946 and 1956--Reshevsky was probably the best chessplayer in the world. I feel sure that had he played a match with Botvinnik during that time he would have won and been World Champion.” ― Bobby Fischer “I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.” ― Alexander Alekhine “We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a chessplayer's nature.” ― Rudolf Spielmann “To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess.” ― Mikhail Tal “Boring? Who's boring? I am Fredthebear. My mind is always active, busy.” “When you see a good move – WAIT! – look for a better one.” ― Emanual Lasker “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 “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 “It's a short trip from the penthouse to the outhouse.” ― Paul Dietzel * Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R * Robert Fischer's Best Games by KingG (127 games, a ton of quotes): Game Collection: Robert Fischer's Best Games * Bobby Fischer Rediscovered/Andrew Soltis (97 games): Game Collection: Bobby Fischer Rediscovered (Andy Soltis) * 1992: Game Collection: Spassky-Fischer Match 1992 * Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black * Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES * Nakhmanson Gambit: https://chesstier.com/nakhmanson-ga... * C53s: Game Collection: rajat21's italian game * RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures * Del's: Game Collection: Del's hidden gems * 21st Century: Game Collection: 0 * B20s: Game Collection: Grand Prix (Ginger’s Models) * GPA: https://chesstier.com/grand-prix-at... * GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen * Can you whip Taimanov's Sicilian? http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Glossary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloss... * CFN: https://www.youtube.com/@CFNChannel * Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/ “Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands.” ― Renaud & Kahn “Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem.” ― Saudin Robovic “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” ― Max Euwe “Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game.” ― Being Caballero “If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.” — Garry Kasparov “You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.” — Dale Earnhardt “In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate.” ― Isaac Asimov I have a fear of speed bumps. But I am slowly getting over it. * Riddle-e-dee: https://chessimprover.com/chess-rid... I was wondering why the frisbee was getting bigger, then it hit me. Кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанского Pronunciation: KTOH ni risKUyet, tot ni pyot shamPANSkava) Translation: He who doesn’t take risks doesn’t drink champagne Meaning: Fortune favours the brave "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... “I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind.” — Mikhail Tal “The chess heroes nowadays should not forget that it was owing to Fischer that they are living today in four- and five-star hotels, getting appearance fees, etc.” ― Lev Khariton “I’ve come to the personal conclusion that while all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists.” ― Marcel Duchamp “I've never met a checkers player I didn't like; they're all even-tempered. Chess players are egotistical. They think they're intellectuals and that everyone else is beneath them.” ― Don Lafferty, draughts grandmaster “He examined the chess problem and set out the pieces. It was a tricky ending, involving a couple of knights. 'White to play and mate in two moves.' Winston looked up at the portrait of Big Brother. White always mates, he thought with a sort of cloudy mysticism. Always, without exception, it is so arranged. In no chess problem since the beginning of the world has black ever won. Did it not symbolize the eternal, unvarying triumph of Good over Evil? The huge face gazed back at him, full of calm power. White always mates.” ― George Orwell, 1984 "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." ― Yogi Berra, 10-time World Series champion The Winds of Fate Ella Wheeler Wilcox One ship drives east and another drives west With the selfsame winds that blow. Tis the set of the sails And not the gales Which tells us the way to go. Like the winds of the seas are the ways of fate, As we voyage along through the life: Tis the set of a soul That decides its goal, And not the calm or the strife. Matthew 17:20 Our faith can move mountains. 'Finders keepers, losers weepers' No, turn it over to Lost and Found. Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac Two artists had an art contest. It ended in a draw. FACTRETRIEVER 2020: Gummy bears were originally called "dancing bears." Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal, at 1 million hairs per square inch. Song of the Storm-Swept Plain William D. Hodjkiss The wind shrills forth From the white cold North Where the gates of the Storm-god are; And ragged clouds, Like mantling shrouds, Engulf the last, dim star. Through naked trees, In low coulees, The night-voice moans and sighs; And sings of deep, Warm cradled sleep, With wind-crooned lullabies. He stands alone Where the storm’s weird tone In mocking swells; And the snow-sharp breath Of cruel Death The tales of its coming tells. The frightened plaint Of his sheep sound faint Then the choking wall of white— Then is heard no more, In the deep-toned roar, Of the blinding, pathless night. No light nor guide, Save a mighty tide Of mad fear drives him on; ‘Till his cold-numbed form Grows strangely warm; And the strength of his limbs is gone. Through the storm and night A strange, soft light O’er the sleeping shepherd gleams; And he hears the word Of the Shepherd Lord Called out from the bourne of dreams. Come, leave the strife Of your weary life; Come unto Me and rest From the night and cold, To the sheltered fold, By the hand of love caressed. The storm shrieks on, But its work is done— A soul to its God has fled; And the wild refrain Of the wind-swept plain, Sings requiem for the dead. “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 “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever. “To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?” — Queen Elizabeth II “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.” ― Benjamin Franklin Ye Jiangchuan has won the Chinese Chess Championship seven times. “There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world.” ― Pierre Mac Orlan “You can only get good at chess if you love the game.” ― Bobby Fischer Dear Dad, $chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply can’t think of anything I need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you. Love, Your $on Dear Son, I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics, and oceaNOgraphy are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOr student busy. Do NOt forget that the pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble task, and you can never study eNOugh. Love, Dad Q: What do you call a cat that likes to eat beans? A: Puss 'n' Toots! Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail? A: A silicon! Q: What do you call a deer with no eyes? A: No eye deer!! Q: What do you call a three-footed aardvark? A: A yardvark! Q: What do you call a dancing lamb? A: A baaaaaa-llerina! Q: What do you call a meditating wolf? A: Aware wolf! Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A: A sand-witch! Q: What do you call an avocado that's been blessed by the pope? A: Holy Guacamole! "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 “If you want it, work for it.” “Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?” — Gregory Peck Old Russian Proverb: "If you are given something, take it; if you are being beaten, run. (Дают — бери, а бьют — беги.)" "Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got." — Norman Vincent Peale "What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston <I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I? Pencil lead * Riddle-puffy-dried: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch... A <man> stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The <man> calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it? The river was frozen> “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 'Don't keep a dog and bark yourself' 'Don't cast your pearls before swine' 'Don't count your chickens before they are hatched' The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1807-1882 The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveller hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls. Darkness settles on roofs and walls, But the sea, the sea in darkness calls; The little waves, with their soft, white hands, Efface the footprints in the sands, And the tide rises, the tide falls. The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls; The day returns, but nevermore Returns the traveller to the shore, And the tide rises, the tide falls. “There are good ships, and there are wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, and may they always be.” — Anonymous “It's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish.” “Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.” — Francis Bacon The cat’s play is the mouse’s death. ~ German Proverb “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” ― Theodore Roosevelt Ah, St. Marher, 1225: "And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet." 2pry Zeitnot Zshaa-Tichondrius - 601 Disc Priest 226 Ilvl - 27750 RBG zek247 dint undrstnd Ziyatdinov's planto ignore the LSB on deck of the carrier. “Debt is dumb. Cash is king.” — Dave Ramsey A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events. During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences. Silence is the best reply to a fool. ― Joker Always Remember, the beginning is the hardest part. ― Joker Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers? He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them. .oo. A pencil maker told the pencil 5 important lessons just before putting it in the box: 1. Everything you do you will always leave a mark. 2. You can always correct the mistakes you make. 3. What is important is what is inside of you. 4. In life, you will undergo painful sharpening which will only make you better. 5. To be the best pencil, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you. Lead Pb 82 207.2 1.8 101 games, 1845-2018 Girl watchin Those who want to learn how to pry open the g-file to get at the castled king from other openings should hop down to Joseph Henry Blackburne's games. They called him "The Black Death" for good reason!! The gates could not keep his army out. (Unfortunately, editing tore up his block of games; they're scattered throughout.) “Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.” ― Alexander Alekhine “Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good. It trains you to think before grabbing and to think just as objectively when you’re in trouble.” ― Stanley Kubrick “Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules, take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.” ― Garry Kasparov “Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.” ― Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe “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 “To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game.”― Savielly Tartakower “Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.” ― Winston S. Churchill * Classic games by great players: Game Collection: Guinness Book - Chess Grandmasters (Hartston) * 100+ Scandinavian Miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * 610_Back rank mating tactics: Game Collection: 610_Back rank mating tactics * Fork OVerload (Remove the Defender): Game Collection: FORK-OVERLOAD OR HOOK-AND-LADDER TRICK * Impact of Genius: 500 years of Grandmaster Chess: Game Collection: Impact of Genius : 500 years of Grandmaster Ches * Chess Prehistory Compiled by Joe Stanley: Game Collection: Chess Prehistory * Organized Steinitz collection: Game Collection: Steinitz Gambits * Best (Old) Games of All Time: Game Collection: Best Games of All Time * 'Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the Chess Masters' by Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: 0 * bengalcat47's favorite games of famous masters: Game Collection: bengalcat47's favorite games * Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931: Game Collection: Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931 * Fire Baptisms Compiled by Nasruddin Hodja: Game Collection: Fire Baptisms * maxruen's favorite games III: Game Collection: maxruen's favorite games III * some famous brilliancies: Game Collection: brilliacies * Brilliant games Compiled by madhatter5: Game Collection: Brilliant games * The Fireside Book of Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: Fireside Book of Chess * 'Chess Praxis' by Aron Nimzowitsch: Game Collection: Chess Praxis (Nimzowitsch) * '500 Master Games of Chess' by Savielly Tartakower and Julius Du Mont: Game Collection: 500 Master Games of Chess * Great Combinations Compiled by wwall: Game Collection: Combinations * Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky: Game Collection: Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky * Exchange sacs – 1 Compiled by obrit: Game Collection: Exchange sacs - 1 * 38 Tactics: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... * Wei Yi spent 48 minutes on a move: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF8... * Prize Games: Game Collection: Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the ChessMasters * Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv... * Roger that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S... “The only way to change anything in Russia is a revolution” ― Daniil Dubov https://en.chessbase.com/post/dubov... * Vladimir Bagirov Attacks: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/ * Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II: Game Collection: Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II * Ne5 Holler of a Tree in Fredthebear Country: Game Collection: 5 Ne5 Holler of a Tree in Fredthebear Country * 'The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games' by Graham Burgess, John Nunn and John Emms. New expanded edition-now with 125 games. Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms) * Best of the British Compiled by Timothy Glenn Forney: Game Collection: Best of the British * The Best Chess Games (part 2): Game Collection: The Best Chess Games (part 2) * Annotated Games: Game Collection: Annotated Games * sapientdust's favorite games: Game Collection: sapientdust's favorite games * shakman's favorite games – 2: Game Collection: shakman's favorite games - 2 * Reti Opening Compiled by KingG: Game Collection: Reti Opening * Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Slavko Petrovic): Game Collection: Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Petrovic) * Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek: Game Collection: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek * ray keene's favorite games: Game Collection: ray keene's favorite games * (Variety Pack) Compiled by Nova: Game Collection: KID games * JonathanJ's favorite games 4: Game Collection: JonathanJ's favorite games 4 * jorundte's favorite games: Game Collection: jorundte's favorite games * elmubarak: my fav games: Game Collection: elmubarak: my fav games * assorted Good games Compiled by rbaglini: Game Collection: assorted Good games * Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: 0 * LAST COLLECTION Compiled by Jaredfchess: Game Collection: LAST COLLECTION * 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! “Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands.” ― Renaud & Kahn “Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem.” ― Saudin Robovic “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” ― Max Euwe “Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game.” ― Being Caballero “If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.” — Garry Kasparov “You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.” — Dale Earnhardt “In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate.” ― Isaac Asimov <The Fooles Mate Black Kings Biſhops pawne one houſe. White Kings pawne one houſe. Black kings knights pawne two houſes White Queen gives Mate at the contrary kings Rookes fourth houſe — Beale, The Royall Game of Chesse-Play Beale's example can be paraphrased in modern terms where White always moves first, algebraic notation is used, and Black delivers the fastest possible mate after each player makes two moves: 1.f3 e6 2.g4 Qh4# There are eight distinct ways in which Fool's Mate can be reached in two moves. White may alternate the order of f- and g-pawn moves, Black may play either e6 or e5, and White may move their f-pawn to f3 or f4.> “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 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 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him” (James 1:5). The Bear ~ Author Unknown ~ Here is a cave, (make a fist) Inside is a bear. (put a thumb inside fist) Now he comes out To get some fresh air. (pop out thumb) He stays out all summer In sunshine and heat. He hunts in the forest For berries to eat. (move thumb in circle) When snow starts to fall, He hurries inside His warm little cave, And there he will hide. (put thumb back inside fist) Snow covers the cave Like a fluffy white rug. Inside the bear sleeps All cozy and snug. (cover fist with other hand) Old Russian Proverb: Чему́ быть, того́ не минова́ть Pronunciation: ChiMU BYT’, taVOH ni mihnoVAT’ Translation: You can’t avoid that which is meant to happen Meaning: Whatever shall be, will be. Engineer Ralph Baer is often held to be the "father of video games." His "Brown Box" video game system, designed in 1967, paved the way for all future consoles. “mãos frias, coração quente“. In English, it means “a cold hand, a warm heart” Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac “mais vale um passarinho na mão do que dois a voar“ Contrary to popular belief, the first video game was not Pong. It was preceded by Tennis for Two in 1958 and Spacewar! in 1962. Q: What do you call something that goes up when the rain comes down? A: An umbrella. Q: What do you call a doctor who fixes websites? A: A URL-ologist. Q: What do you call a sleeping dinosaur? A: A dinosnore. Q: What do you call a Christmas tree that knows karate A: Spruce Lee. Q: What does a triangle call a circle? A: Pointless. Q: What do you call a piece of sad cheese? A: Blue cheese. Q: What do you call a cow in an earthquake? A: A milkshake. Q: What do you call an M&M that went to college? A: A smarty. “When you’re lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be your counselor in war.” ― Aristotle “The habit of holding a Man in the hand, and moving it first to one square and then to another, in order to engage the assistance of the eye in deciding where it shall actually be placed, is not only annoying to the adversary but a practical infraction of the touch-and-move principle.” ― Howard Staunton “A bad plan is better than none at all.” ― Frank Marshall <Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" Bombardment of Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, New York, 1865 The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in the middle of the Civil War, wrote this poem which has more recently been adapted as a modern Christmas classic. Longfellow wrote this on Christmas Day in 1863, after his son had enlisted in the Union's cause and had returned home, seriously wounded. The verses which he included and are still generally included, speak of the despair of hearing the promise of "peace on earth, goodwill to men" when the evidence of the world is clearly that war still exists. And in despair I bowed my head; "There is no peace on earth," I said; "For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: "God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men." The original also included several verses referring specifically to the Civil War. Before that cry of despair and answering cry of hope, and after verses describing the long years of hearing of "peace on earth, goodwill to men" (a phrase from the Jesus birth narratives in the Christian scriptures), Longfellow's poem includes, describing the black cannons of the war: Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South, And with the sound The carols drowned Of peace on earth, good-will to men! It was as if an earthquake rent The hearth-stones of a continent, And made forlorn The households born Of peace on earth, good-will to men!> *At some time or other tournament player learns a few opening lines, some tactical ideas, the most basic mating patterns, and a few elementary endgames. As he gets better and more experienced, he significantly adds to this knowledge. However, the one thing that just everybody has problem is planning. From Z to class E (under 1200) D to Master, I get blank stares when asking what plan they had in mind in a particular position. Usually the choice of a plan (if they had any plan at all) is based on emotional rather than chess-specific considerations. By emotional, I mean that the typical player does what he feels like doing rather than the board "telling him what to do. This is somewhat cryptic sentence leads us to the following extremely important concept: if you want to be successful, you have to base your moves and plans on the specific imbalance-oriented criteria that exist in that given position, not your mood, taste and/or feared. Literally every non-master's games are filled with examples of "imbalance avoidance". Beginners, of course, simply don't know what imbalances are. Most experienced players have heard of the term and perhaps even tried to make use of them from time to time, however once the rush of battle takes over, isolated moves and raw aggression (or terror, if you find yourself defending) push any and all thoughts of imbalances out the door. In this case, chess becomes empty move-by-move, threat-by-threat (either making them or responding to them) affair. What is this mysterious allusion of the chessboard's desires (i.e., doing what the chess board wants you to do)? What is this "imbalance-oriented criteria? ― How To Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman The Two Friends Two friends, in Monomotapa, Had all their interests combined. Their friendship, faithful and refined, Our country can't exceed, do what it may. One night, when potent Sleep had laid All still within our planet's shade, One of the two gets up alarmed, Runs over to the other's palace, And hastily the servants rallies. His startled friend, quick armed, With purse and sword his comrade meets, And thus right kindly greets: "You seldom com'st at such an hour; I take you for a man of sounder mind Than to abuse the time for sleep designed. Have lost your purse, by Fortune's power? Here's mine. Have suffered insult, or a blow, I have here my sword – to avenge it let us go." "No," said his friend, "no need I feel Of either silver, gold, or steel; I thank you for your friendly zeal. In sleep I saw you rather sad, And thought the truth might be as bad. Unable to endure the fear, That cursed dream has brought me here." Which think you, reader, loved the most! If doubtful this, one truth may be proposed: There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend – An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear. “To a good listener, half a word is enough” – Portuguese Proverb The Old Man And His Sons All power is feeble with dissension: For this I quote the Phrygian slave. If anything I add to his invention, It is our manners to engrave, And not from any envious wishes; – I'm not so foolishly ambitious. Phaedrus enriches often his story, In quest – I doubt it not – of glory: Such thoughts were idle in my breast. An aged man, near going to his rest, His gathered sons thus solemnly addressed: "To break this bunch of arrows you may try; And, first, the string that binds them I untie." The eldest, having tried with might and main, Exclaimed, "This bundle I resign To muscles sturdier than mine." The second tried, and bowed himself in vain. The youngest took them with the like success. All were obliged their weakness to confess. Unharmed the arrows passed from son to son; Of all they did not break a single one. "Weak fellows!" said their sire, "I now must show What in the case my feeble strength can do." They laughed, and thought their father but in joke, Till, one by one, they saw the arrows broke. "See, concord's power!" replied the sire; "as long As you in love agree, you will be strong. I go, my sons, to join our fathers good; Now promise me to live as brothers should, And soothe by this your dying father's fears." Each strictly promised with a flood of tears. Their father took them by the hand, and died; And soon the virtue of their vows was tried. Their sire had left a large estate Involved in lawsuits intricate; Here seized a creditor, and there A neighbour levied for a share. At first the trio nobly bore The brunt of all this legal war. But short their friendship as It was rare. Whom blood had joined – and small the wonder! – The force of interest drove asunder; And, as is wont in such affairs, Ambition, envy, were co-heirs. In parcelling their sire's estate, They quarrel, quibble, litigate, Each aiming to supplant the other. The judge, by turns, condemns each brother. Their creditors make new assault, Some pleading error, some default. The sundered brothers disagree; For counsel one, have counsels three. All lose their wealth; and now their sorrows Bring fresh to mind those broken arrows. 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. “Only those who want everything done for them are bored.” — Billy Graham “My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.” — Billy Graham “Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got.” — Norman Vincent Peale “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” — Ralph Marston * Riddle-z-dee: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch... “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. “Never reply to an anonymous letter.” ― Yogi Berra, MLB Hall of Fame catcher “Even Napoleon had his Watergate.” ― Yogi Berra, 10-time World Series champion Riddle: What invention lets you look right through a wall? In a match between Mason-Mackenzie in London in 1882, there were 72 consecutive Queen Moves. Riddle Answer: A window! "Zeitnot" is German for "time pressure." “....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally.” — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee. “Sorry don't get it done, Dude!” — John Wayne, Rio Bravo “Gossip is the devil’s telephone. Best to just hang up.” — Moira Rose <chess writer and poet Henry Thomas Bland. Another example of his way with words is the start of ‘Internal Fires’, a poem published on page 57 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin: I used to play chess with the dearest old chap, Whom naught could upset whatever might hap. He’d oft lose a game he might well have won But made no excuse for what he had done. If a piece he o’erlooked and got it snapped up He took it quite calmly and ne’er ‘cut up rough’.> “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner “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. Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force. “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 Q: How do poets say hello? A: "Hey, haven’t we metaphor?" Thank you Qindarka! Q: What do you call a cow jumping on a trampoline? A: A milkshake. 'Ask no questions and hear no lies * The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1 * Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century * Knight Power: https://fmochess.com/the-power-of-t... 'Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer The Words Of Socrates A house was built by Socrates That failed the public taste to please. Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all Agreed that the apartments were too small. Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece! "I ask," said he, "no greater bliss Than real friends to fill even this." And reason had good Socrates To think his house too large for these. A crowd to be your friends will claim, Till some unhandsome test you bring. There's nothing plentier than the name; There's nothing rarer than the thing. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER <The Chess Player by Howard Altmann They’ve left. They’ve all left. The pigeon feeders have left. The old men on the benches have left. The white-gloved ladies with the Great Danes have left. The lovers who thought about coming have left. The man in the three-piece suit has left. The man who was a three-piece band has left. The man on the milkcrate with the bible has left. Even the birds have left. Now the trees are thinking about leaving too. And the grass is trying to turn itself in. Of course the buses no longer pass. And the children no longer ask. The air wants to go and is in discussions. The clouds are trying to steer clear. The sky is reaching for its hands. Even the moon sees what’s going on. But the stars remain in the dark. As does the chess player. Who sits with all his pieces In position.> Capitonyms are words which change their meaning if the first letter is capitalized. For example: Turkey (the country) and turkey (the bird). “The future reshapes the memory of the past in the way it recalibrates significance: some episodes are advanced, others lose purchase.” ― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men “Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.” ― Douglas MacArthur “Old habits die hard, especially for soldiers.” ― Jocelyn Murray, The Roman General: A Novel On March 4, 1921, Congress approved the burial of an unidentified American soldier from World War I in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Ye Jiangchuan has won the Chinese Chess Championship seven times. Matthew 17:20 Our faith can move mountains. Other people’s wisdom prevents the king from being called a fool. ~ Nigerian Proverb Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand. ~ Guinean Proverb Ingratitude is sooner or later fatal to its author. ~ Twi Proverb The laughter of a child lights up the house. ~ Swahili proverb I have a fear of speed bumps. But I am slowly getting over it. KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA, becomes the first radio station to offer regular broadcasts on November 2, 1920. It’s no time to play chess when the house is on fire. ~ Italian Proverbs If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~ Chinese Proverb The one who wins plays best. ~ German Proverbs “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 "You must play boldly to win." ― Arnold Palmer "Champions keep playing until they get it right." ― Billie Jean King Fred Wellmuth was a strong amateur from California Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. Кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанского Pronunciation: KTOH ni risKUyet, tot ni pyot shamPANSkava) Translation: He who doesn’t take risks doesn’t drink champagne Meaning: Fortune favours the brave "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... “I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind.” — Mikhail Tal * 50 Soviet Attacks: Game Collection: Chernev: The Russians Play Chess * 2008 POTD: Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2008 * 2012-2015 Attacks: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Attacking Games (Naiditsch/Balogh) * 2016 Stunners: Game Collection: 2016 Stunning Victories (Naiditsch/Balogh/Maze) * Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R * One of Pandolfini's Best: Game Collection: Solitaire Chess by Bruce Pandolfini * Two Great Attackers: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... * Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: 0 * Chessmaster 2000 Classic Games: Game Collection: Chessmaster '86 * MC Move-by-Move: Game Collection: Move by Move - Carlsen (Lakdawala) * 100+ Scandinavian Miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Collection assembled by Fredthebear. * Miniatures: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (III) * Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/ * Glossary: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/... F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby in 1925. <Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me). Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!> FTB plays all about but has always been happy with FICS: https://www.freechess.org/ California: San Diego Established in: 1769 San Diego is the second largest city in the state and sits just north of Mexico. Back in the 16th century, the Diegueño, Luiseño, Cahuilla, and Cupeño peoples were some of the first settlers in the area. It was named after explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, but later was renamed for Spanish monk San Diego de Alcalá de Henares in 1602. The numbers 19 and 20 got into a fight. 21. FACTRETRIEVER 2020: Gummy bears were originally called "dancing bears." Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal, at 1 million hairs per square inch. Q: What do you get if you cross a cow and rooster? A: Roost beef. Thank you, Qindarka! Q: What kind of shows do cows like best? A: Moosicals. <chess writer and poet Henry Thomas Bland. Another example of his way with words is the start of ‘Internal Fires’, a poem published on page 57 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin: I used to play chess with the dearest old chap, Whom naught could upset whatever might hap. He’d oft lose a game he might well have won But made no excuse for what he had done. If a piece he o’erlooked and got it snapped up He took it quite calmly and ne’er ‘cut up rough’.> “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner “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. Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force. “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 William Faulkner publishes The Sound and the Fury in 1929. Q: How do poets say hello? A: "Hey, haven’t we metaphor?" On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified prohibiting any U.S. citizen from being denied the right to vote based on sex. Q: What do you call a cow jumping on a trampoline? A: A milkshake. Charles Lindbergh lands "Spirit of St. Louis" in Paris on May 21, 1927, successfully completing the first trans-Atlantic flight. 'Ask no questions and hear no lies * The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1 * Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century * Knight Power: https://fmochess.com/the-power-of-t... 'Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer The Words Of Socrates A house was built by Socrates That failed the public taste to please. Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all Agreed that the apartments were too small. Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece! "I ask," said he, "no greater bliss Than real friends to fill even this." And reason had good Socrates To think his house too large for these. A crowd to be your friends will claim, Till some unhandsome test you bring. There's nothing plentier than the name; There's nothing rarer than the thing. Tennessee schoolteacher John T. Scopes' trial for teaching Darwin's "Theory of Evolution" begins July 1925. “Funny, funny Jude (The Man in the Red Beret). You play with little pieces all day long, and you know what? You’ll live to be an old, old man someday. And here I am.” — Janis Joplin Jude Acers set a Guinness World Record for playing 117 people in simultaneous chess games on April 21, 1973 at the Lloyd Center Mall in Portland, Oregon. On July 2-3, 1976 Jude played 179 opponents at Mid Isle Plaza (Broadway Plaza) in Long Island, New York for another Guinness record. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER A. A. Milne publishes his first collection of stories about the character Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926. <The Chess Player by Howard Altmann They’ve left. They’ve all left. The pigeon feeders have left. The old men on the benches have left. The white-gloved ladies with the Great Danes have left. The lovers who thought about coming have left. The man in the three-piece suit has left. The man who was a three-piece band has left. The man on the milkcrate with the bible has left. Even the birds have left. Now the trees are thinking about leaving too. And the grass is trying to turn itself in. Of course the buses no longer pass. And the children no longer ask. The air wants to go and is in discussions. The clouds are trying to steer clear. The sky is reaching for its hands. Even the moon sees what’s going on. But the stars remain in the dark. As does the chess player. Who sits with all his pieces In position.> Audiences see the first motion picture with sound The Jazz Singer in 1927. Q: Why can’t you explain puns to kleptomaniacs? A: They always take things, literally. Ford Motor Company celebrates as the 15 millionth Model T rolls off its Highland Park, MI, assembly line on May 26, 1927. The fear of running out of something to read is called "abibliophobia." Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.' Researchers from India recently discovered a new species of green pit vipers. They named the snake after Salazar Slytherin, one of the founders of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter universe. Question: What’s the brightest star in the sky? Answer: Sirius – also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, Sirius is the brightest star in Earth’s night sky. The star is outshone only by several planets and the International Space Station. Question: What’s the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard? Answer: Graveyards are attached to churches while cemeteries are stand-alone. Patty Loveless "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi... * Opening Tree: https://www.shredderchess.com/onlin... 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 (The Bishop's Opening, Berlin Defense) Then 3.d4 (Ponziani's Gambit) and some variation thereafter. Wikipedia shows that the following are closely related: * 3...exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 (Center Game, by transposition) * 3...exd4 4.Nf3 (Urusov Gambit) o 4...Bc5 5.0-0 Nc6 (Max Lange Attack, by transposition) o 4...Nc6 (Two Knights Defense, by transposition) o 4...Nxe4 5.Qxd4 (Urusov Gambit Accepted) The Triple Muzio Gambit starts with 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. d4 Qxd4+ 10. Be3 – it’s a sequence that looks like you’re deliberately giving up pawns, but in reality, you’re setting up for a quick strike against your opponent’s king while they are still trying to coordinate their forces. The Nakmanson Gambit is as follows: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Nc3 dxc3 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qd5+ The beauty of this gambit lies in its aggression and unpredictability. It forces your opponent to think on their feet right from the get-go. By sacrificing pieces early on, it may seem like you’re falling behind but don’t be fooled! The goal is not necessarily material gain but rather seizing control of the board and leaving your opponent with tough decisions to make under pressure. The Lucchini Gambit: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5 5. Ng5 f4 – an aggressive sequence of moves designed to unsettle any adversary right from the get-go. But don’t be fooled by its audacious start; this gambit isn’t for the faint-hearted or inexperienced player! The Lucchini Gambit requires careful planning and sharp tactical vision to navigate through its complex mazes, using each piece efficiently while maintaining a strong position on the board. The Stafford Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6. The beauty of the Stafford Gambit lies not in material gain but in seizing control over the center board swiftly and launching an unyielding attack against unsuspecting opponents. Even if they manage to cope with initial pressure, they must continuously be on guard for tactical blows throughout the middle game phase. The Orthoschnapp Gambit: 1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Qb3 dxe4 5. Bc4 – adding a thrilling twist to your arsenal that’ll leave your opponents stunned! The Hyper Accelerated Dragon is like stepping onto a high-speed roller coaster. It offers thrilling turns and tactical maneuvers that’ll keep your opponent on their toes. It’s an aggressive yet flexible opening for black. It comes into play when you make the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6. This chess opening derives its strength from its versatility in creating a solid positional game while also allowing explosive counterplay opportunities. The key to mastering this opening lies in understanding the pawn structures and knowing exactly when to strike back against your opponent. The fianchettoed Bg7 applies pressure on the center and prepares for d7-d5 in one go if possible. This allows you to break open your opponent’s central control early in the game, leading to dynamic positions that often catch them off guard. Moreover, this unique setup gives you greater flexibility with your knights. They can be developed according to how white responds. What sets this opening apart is how quickly it drives at white’s center without committing too many pieces early on. The accelerated development not only provides an element of surprise but also forces white into defensive mode right out of the gate. So next time you’re looking for an adventurous ride through complex tactical terrains while maintaining a secure position, don’t hesitate – hop onto the Hyper Accelerated Dragon! With practice and careful study, you’ll soon become adept at navigating its twists and turns to outmaneuver your opponents. “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” ― Aristotle Old Russian Proverb: A good laugh is sunshine in a house. “Don't just follow your dreams; chase them down, grab hold and don't let go.” ― Kellie Elmore <In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.> “When you have the better of it, play simply. When the game is going against you, look for complications.” — Frank J. Marshall * Pawn Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUq... * Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-... A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote" Cajun: Joie de vivre (Jhwa da veev) – Joy of living. 499 games, 1590-2019 GMiniatures from correspondence WCC Cloned “No kingdom on Earth can surpass the great outdoors.” ― Tamanend “Custa muito caro fosse não saber o valor da natureza, da sua rica essência e beleza das pessoas e da natureza em si. O olhar refinado naquilo que aprendeu. Uma vez que caia em si mesmo... Poderá já ser tarde buscar a esmo voltar no tempo e valorizar o que perdeu.” ― Ana Claudia Antunes, Amor de Pierrot “It is better to be lowly among men and exalted in the sight of God than to be honored by men and small in the kingdom of God.” ― Brother Pedro “For everything there is a season, and a time for very purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to break down, and a time to build up, a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak.” — King Solomon “En ocasiones, la sola voluntad no es suficiente para cambiar las cosas; son imprescindibles el trabajo, la constancia y, no pocas veces, el valor.” ― Brenna Watson, Tierra de nieve y fuego “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” — Leo Tolstoy “Don't punch at all if you can help it, he heard his father's voice, clear as if he were standing next to him, but if you must, punch first and punch hardest.” ― John Gwynne, Valor “Tu valor no está en lo que consigas o no, tu valor está en quién eres.” ― Emma Winter, Prohibido besar a Dexter Royal “We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.” — Seneca “Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent.” — Carl Sandburg “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” ― George R.R. Martin “En los días que corren la gente sabe el precio de todo y el valor de nada.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray “Chess, it’s the struggle against error.” — Johannes Zukertort “La frustración es el inicio del fin. Entre más aguda es la pesadilla más cercanos estamos a despertar. Entre más intensas son nuestras tormentas, mejores serán nuestros cielos. Me hubiera gustado saberlo antes. En los peores momentos, en los rincones más obscuros, hubiera reído históricamente al verla llegar: la frustración fue la fuerza silenciosa que provocó mis grietas más luminosas.” ― Ahtziri Lagarde, Las Cenizas de Ícaro “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” — Lao Tzu “Nadie sabe en qué parte del camino se encuentra, cuando lo transita por primera vez, hasta que alcanza el destino. ¡Es normal dudar y tener miedo durante el trayecto!” ― Miguel Fresno, Lo que sabré de Ariadne “He that can’t endure the bad, will not live to see the good.” — Jewish Proverb “One gets to know people well when playing at chess and on journeys.” — Russian Proverb “Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” ― Anna Quindlen “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” — Plato “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” — William Shakespeare “Never leave ’till tomorrow which you can do today.” — Benjamin Franklin “Avoid exposing your king to check.” — Yasser Seirawan, paraphrased “El peso, la necesidad y el valor son tres conceptos internamente unidos: solo aquello que es necesario, tiene peso; solo aquello que tiene peso, vale” ― Milan Kundera “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” — William Shakespeare “El miedo no debe gobernar ni a los gobernantes ni a los gobernados.” ― Martín Balarezo García “A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.” – Frederick the Great “Creo que con el tiempo, tú serás o bien mi mayor error o la mayor de mis victorias.” ― Virginia Boecker, The King Slayer “Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.” — William Penn “Pero sobre todo les pedía a sus alumnos que fueran valerosos. Sin valor, les enseñaba, nunca serían capaces de desarrollar sus habilidades al máximo. Sin valor no llegarían a conocer el mundo con la profundidad con que este ansía ser conocido. Sin valor sus vidas seguirían siendo pequeñas, mucho más pequeñas probablemente de lo que querían.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert, Libera tu magia “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein “The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.” ― Winston Churchill “He is a better man than you are. […] His ‘human fictions,’ as you choose to call them, make for nobility and manhood. You have no fictions, no dreams, no ideals. You are a pauper.” ― Jack London, The Sea Wolf “If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” – J.K. Rowling “As you teach, you learn.” — Jewish Proverb “Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.” — Nelson Mandela “Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel.” — King Solomon “Vengeance clouded my mind. It would have consumed me, had it not been for the wisdom of a few strangers, who taught me to look beyond my instincts. They never preached answers, but guided me to learn from myself.” ― Oliver Bowden, Renaissance “We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” — Khalil Gibran “The power to question is the basis of all human progress.” — Indira Gandhi “Life is like chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game.” — Being Caballero “La vida no es más que un momento. Todo lo que importa es para que usas ese momento. - La Sombra de Ender” ― Orson Scott Card “Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.” — William Shakespeare “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” — Ephesians 4:29 "Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it." — Sai Baba “Vê o que criaste E quem ajudaste Pensa nos que amas, No quanto lhes dás Não tens de ir longe Nem mudar o mundo Podes fazer muito No muro onde estás” ― Débora Henriques, O musgo Tobias “Love is as strong as death; its jealousy as unyielding as the grave. It burns like a blazing fire; like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love, rivers cannot wash it away.” — King Solomon “The real secret of success is enthusiasm.” — Walter Chrysler “He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.” — Socrates How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!" — Isaiah 52:7 “When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.” — Thomas Paine “When a man's mind rides faster than his horse can gallop they quickly both tire.” — John Webster “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.” — Nelson Mandela “It is only after our basic needs for food and shelter have been met that we can hope to enjoy the luxury of theoretical speculations." — Aristotle “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” — King Solomon “Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices, and adjust when circumstances change.” — Susan Polgar “I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.” — Wilma Mankiller “Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.” — Arnold H. Glasow “When valor preys on reason, it eats the sword it fights with.” ― William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra “Valor consists in the power of self-recovery.” ― Peter Rock, My Abandonment “God gave man two ears and one mouth, so listen more and talk less.” — Jewish Proverb “Learn to play many roles, to be whatever the moment requires. Adapt your mask to the situation.” — Robert Greene “Reading can take you places you have never been before.” — Dr. Seuss “During a chess competition a chessmaster should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk." — Alexander Alekhine “It is easy to speak of bravery, but it is difficult to live the words.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough “No man is free who is not master of himself.” — Epictetus “Todo necio confunde valor y precio” ― Antonio Machado “Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” — Gustave Flaubert “Chess isn’t for the timid.” — Irving Chernev “Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.” — King Solomon “What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth.” — Jewish Proverb “Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.” — William Shakespeare “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” — Charles R. Swindoll “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” — Ernest Hemingway “We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” — Max Euwe “Success is dependent on effort.” — Sophocles “No fantasy, however rich, no technique, however masterly, no penetration into the psychology of the opponent, however deep, can make a chess game a work of art, if these qualities do not lead to the main goal – the search for truth." — Vasily Smyslov “Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.” — Madam C. J. Walker “When my opponent’s clock is going I discuss general considerations in an internal dialogue with myself. When my own clock is going I analyze concrete variations." — Mikhail Botvinnik “Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” — Winston Churchill “Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.” — Jewish Proverb “Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” — George Orwell “Attack! Always Attack!” — Adolf Anderssen “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” — William Shakespeare “Chess is 99 percent tactics” — Richard Teichmann “What we think, we become." — Buddha “There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” — Alexander Hamilton “Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey." — Urijah Faber “There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.” — Louis XIV “The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. “A true king is neither tyrant nor pawn. He is more than the sum of his ambitions.” — Mark Lawrence “Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.” — Jewish Proverb “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” — Arthur Ashe “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 “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” — Eleanor Roosevelt “Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.” — Martha Graham “The single most important thing in life is to believe in yourself regardless of what everyone else says.” — Hikaru Nakamura “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” — William Shakespeare “A man of high principles is someone who can watch a chess game without passing comment.” — Chinese Proverb “Wise men store up learning, but the foolish will be destroyed with their mouths.” — King Solomon “Do not be wise in words – be wise in deeds.” — Jewish Proverb “The beauty of a game of chess is usually assessed according to the sacrifices it contains.” — Rudolf Spielmann “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me." — Jesus Christ “They do not love that do not show their love.” — William Shakespeare “Some part of a mistake is always correct.” — Savielly Tartakower “The most important feature of the chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of the game: Opening, Middlegame and especially Endgame. The primary constraint on a piece’s activity is the Pawn structure.” — Michael Stean “Pawns are born free, yet they are everywhere in chains.” — Rick Kennedy “Every Pawn is a potential Queen.” — James Mason “The passed pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient.” — Aron Nimzowitsch “The task of the positional player is systematically to accumulate slight advantages and try to convert temporary advantages into permanent ones, otherwise the player with the better position runs the risk of losing it.” — Wilhelm Steinitz “It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” — Samuel Adams “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” — Booker T. Washington “Simple plans are best. Tactics will prevail.” — C.J.S. Purdy “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” — Abraham Lincoln “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower “One bad move nullifies forty good ones.” — Bernhard Horwitz “The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary." — Aaron Nimzovich “All things being equal, the player will prevail who first succeeds in uniting the efforts of both rooks in an important direction.” — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky “He who has a slight disadvantage plays more attentively, inventively and more boldly than his antagonist who either takes it easy or aspires after too much. Thus a slight disadvantage is very frequently seen to convert into a good, solid advantage.” — Emanuel Lasker “If you don't know what to do, find your worst piece and look for a better square.” — Gerald Schwarz “If I see something dirty or untidy, I have to clean it up.” — Indira Gandhi “Up to this point, White has been following well-known analysis. But now he makes a fatal error: he begins to use his own head.” — Siegbert Tarrasch “After a bad opening, there is hope for the middle game. After a bad middle game, there is hope for the endgame. But once you are in the endgame, the moment of truth has arrived.” — Edmar Mednis “Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.” — King Solomon “If you have made a mistake or committed an inaccuracy there is no need to become annoyed and to think that everything is lost. You have to reorientate yourself quickly and find a new plan in the new situation.” — David Bronstein “Things often did not reach the endgame!” — Boris Spassky “Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys.” — Jewish Proverb “Winning is not a secret that belongs to a very few, winning is something that we can learn by studying ourselves, studying the environment, and making ourselves ready for any challenge that is in front of us.” — Garry Kasparov “To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.” — Buddha “I see only one move ahead, but always the best move.” — Charles Jaffe “Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways, for the Lord detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence.” — Jewish Proverb “Chess is a matter of delicate judgment, knowing when to punch and how to duck.” — Bobby Fischer “As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself.” ― Leonardo da Vinci “It is never safe to take the queen knight pawn with the queen – even when it is safe.” — Hungarian proverb “What one has, one doesn’t want, and what one wants, one doesn’t have.” — Jewish Proverb “Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.” —Harvey Mackay “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” ― Frederick Douglass “Train up a child in the way that he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” — King Solomon “Creating little plans. Now, when we think about plans in chess, we think about [grand] grandmaster plans. You have to calculate ten moves deep. You have to know what's going to happen in ten moves, know that strong. What Jonathan Hawkins talks about [IM Hawkins book: Amateur to IM] is you have to create small plans which are doable which you can execute easily. One, two, three move plans which your opponent is not going to be able to prevent, which are easy to visualize and execute.” — @HangingPawns “Chess is rarely a game of ideal moves. Almost always, a player faces a series of difficult consequences whichever move he makes.” — David Shenk “First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game.” — Siegbert Tarrasch “Consistency is the x to every y.” ― Monaristw “The lesser of two evils is still evil.” — King Solomon “Masterpieces are not single and solitary births; they are the outcome of many years of thinking in common, of thinking by the body of the people, so that the experience of the mass is behind the single voice.” — Virginia Woolf “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” — Buddha "Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." — Proverbs 16:24 “Success is the achievement of a desired goal, such as for obtaining name and fame or wealth or a higher degree, for which a person has tried his level best. It is the positive consequence of one's achievement.” — John Wooden “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” — Albert Schweitzer “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” — Dale Carnegie “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.” — John Wooden “For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” — Nelson Mandela “People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavor to learn what to avoid in the future. You must always have the courage of your convictions. If you think your move is good, make it.” — Jose Raul Capablanca “It is not what we do that matters, but what a sovereign God chooses to do through us. God doesn't want our success; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements; He demands our obedience. The Kingdom of God is a kingdom of paradox, where through the ugly defeat of a cross, a holy God is utterly glorified. Victory comes through defeat; healing through brokenness; finding self through losing self.” — Charles Colson “Growth is a painful process.” — Wilma Mankiller “But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.” — William Shakespeare “I go over many games collections and pick up something from the style of each player.” — Mikhail Tal “Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. “Self-confidence is very important. If you don’t think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for your opponent. You see the opportunity but also greater limitations than you should. I have always believed in what I do on the chessboard, even when I had no objective reason to. It is better to overestimate your prospects than underestimate them.” — Magnus Carlsen “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you know not what a day may bring.” — King Solomon “Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.” — Buddha "For God so loved the World that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." — Jesus Christ “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius “Chess is like life. To succeed in either one takes patience, planning, concentration, the willingness to set goals, and an inclination to see deeply into things. You have to go for the thing beyond. Chess is about seeing the underlying reality.” — Maurice Ashley “Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.” — Buddha “If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for a tomorrow?” — Rebbe Nachman of Breslov Proverbs 8:32-33 "Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it." “Build a worthy family, stay on the path of virtue, and you shall be rewarded.” —Elana Roth “The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.” — Jonas Salk “Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.” — Nelson Mandela * Chess Terms: https://chessmart.com/pages/chess-t... * FIDE Laws of Chess (2018): https://www.schachschiri.de/fide_18... * Records: http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/records... * “Good Life’ By One Republic (2009): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZh... * Wikipedia on Computer Chess: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compu... * Susan Polgar Daily: https://chessdailynews.com/ * Prep for Ivan: http://gettingto2000.blogspot.com/ * John's brother Lee: https://hotoffthechess.com/ * Children's Chess: https://chessimprover.com/category/... * Amateur / Pins: http://amateur-chess.blogspot.com/ * Improver: https://chessimprover.com/author/br... * Jimmy's place: http://www.jimmyvermeer.com/ * Evolution: Game Collection: # Chess Evolution Volumes 51-100 * GPA: https://chesstier.com/grand-prix-at... * “I Gotta Feeling” By The Black Eyed Peas (2009): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwd... InkHarted wrote: Checkmate. I started off as an equal I have everything that they do my life was one and the same as my foe childish battles of lesser I won baring cost of a little but as time outgrew my conscience I found that the pieces were moving against me with time my company reduced they left one by one all in time forgetting me my castles collapsed my religion dissuaded my protectors in hiding I could not run anymore I have been cornered to a wall as the queen left silently without saying goodbye I could not live any longer she was most precious to me I could not win without her by my side so the king knelt down and died. “Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.” — Socrates “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.” — William Shakespeare “I wonder is it because men are cowards in heart that they admire bravery so much, and place military valour so far beyond every other quality for reward and worship?” ― William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair “As proved by evidence, it (chess) is more lasting in its being and presence than all books and achievements; the only game that belongs to all people and all ages; of which none knows the divinity that bestowed it on the world, to slay boredom, to sharpen the senses, to exhilarate the spirit.” — Stefan Zweig “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.” — Mark Twain “Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out.” — Robert Collier “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” — Benjamin Franklin “Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.” — Arthur Schopenhauer My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words. … Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. — Proverbs 4:20, 23 NLT “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 “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” — Ronald Reagan “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” — Soren Kierkegaard “The ideas which now pass for brilliant innovations and advances are in fact mere revivals of ancient errors, and a further proof of the dictum that those who are ignorant of the past are condemned to repeat it.” ― Henry Hazlitt “Better to be king of your silence than slave of your words.” ― William Shakespeare “Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination; Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” — Lord Chesterfield Q: What do you call a can opener that doesn’t work? A: A can’t opener! Spooky music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIv... A man is walking in a graveyard when he hears the Third Symphony played backward. When it’s over, the Second Symphony starts playing, also backward, and then the First. “What’s going on?” he asks a cemetery worker. “It’s Beethoven,” says the worker. “He’s decomposing.” — Submitted by Jeremy Hone Spooky music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIv... A man is walking in a graveyard when he hears the Third Symphony played backward. When it’s over, the Second Symphony starts playing, also backward, and then the First. “What’s going on?” he asks a cemetery worker. “It’s Beethoven,” says the worker. “He’s decomposing.” — Submitted by Jeremy Hone Three Dutch Girls, One Piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHI... “Walking On Sunshine” By Katrina And The Waves (1983): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPU... New Best Game of 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2Q... NIÑO GENIO nos da UNO de los MEJORES MOMENTOS de la HISTORIA del AJEDREZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ps... "Havana" by Camila Cabello https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3v... New Best Game of 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2Q... “Bloody Mary”: https://www.historyhit.com/facts-ab... <Principles of Chess 01. Develop your pieces quickly. 02. Control the center. 03. Try to put your pieces on squares that give them maximum space. 04. Try to develop your knights towards the center. 05. A knight on the rim is dim. 06. Don't take unnecessary chances. 07. Play aggressive. 08. Calculate forced moves first. 09. Always ask yourself, "Can he put me in check or win a piece?" 10. Have a plan. Every move should have a purpose. 11. Assume your opponent's move is his best move. 12. Ask yourself, "why did he move there?" after each opponent move. 13. Play for the initiative and controlling the board. 14. If you must lose a piece, get something for it if you can. 15. When behind, exchange pawns. When ahead, exchange pieces. 16. If you are losing, don't give up fighting. Look for counterplay. 17. Don't play unsound moves unless you are losing badly. 18. Don't sacrifice a piece without good reason. 19. If you are in doubt of an opponent's sacrifice, accept it. 20. Attack with more that just one or two pieces. 21. Do not make careless pawn moves. They cannot move back. 22. Do not block in your bishops. 23. Bishops of opposite colors have the greatest chance of drawing. 24. Try not to move the same piece twice or more times in a row. 25. Exchange pieces if it helps your development. 26. Don't bring your queen out early. 27. Castle soon to protect your king and develop your rook. 28. Develop rooks to open files. 29. Put rooks behind passed pawns. 30. Study rook endgames. They are the most common and most complicated. 31. Don't let your king get caught in the center. 32. Don't castle if it brings your king into greater danger from attack. 33. After castling, keep a good pawn formation around your king. 34. If you only have one bishop, put your pawns on its opposite color. 35. Trade pawns pieces when ahead in material or when under attack. 36. If cramped, free your game by exchanging material. 37. If your opponent is cramped, don't let him get any freeing exchanges. 38. Study openings you are comfortable with. 39. Play over entire games, not just the opening. 40. Blitz chess is helpful in recognizing chess patterns. Play often. 41. Study annotated games and try to guess each move. 42. Stick with just a few openings with White, and a few openings with Black. 43. Record your games and go over them, especially the games you lost. 44. Show your games to higher rated opponents and get feedback from them. 45. Use chess computers and databases to help you study and play more. 46. Everyone blunders. The champions just blunder less often. 47. When it is not your move, look for tactics and combinations. 48. Try to double rooks or double rook and queen on open files. 49. Always ask yourself, "Does my next move overlook something simple?" 50. Don't make your own plans without the exclusion of the opponent's threats. 51. Watch out for captures by retreat of an opponent's piece. 52. Do not focus on one sector of the board. View thw whole board. 53. Write down your move first before making that move if it helps. 54. Try to solve chess puzzles with diagrams from books and magazines. 55. It is less likely that an opponent is prepared for off-beat openings. 56. Recognize transposition of moves from main-line play. 57. Watch your time and avoid time trouble. 58. Bishops are worth more than knights except when they are pinned in. 59. A knight works better with a bishop than another knight. 60. It is usually a good idea to trade down into a pawn up endgame. 61. Have confidence in your game. 62. Play in as many rated events as you can. 63. Try not to look at your opponent's rating until after the game. 64. Always play for a win. (If a win is no longer possible, then play for a draw.)> “Humans Are Defined (The Sonnet) Vegetables are defined, By the comfort they crave, Humans are defined, By the obstacles they brave. Absence of obstacles, Is not a sign of achievement. Absence of obstacles, Indicates a lack of movement. Even the mountains bow, But not for self-absorbed snobs. Oceans part making way, Only for those not afraid of storms. Awake, arise o soldier of valiance and valor. Sleep not, slacken not, the world is in your care.” ― Abhijit Naskar, Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier Oct-27-23 TimmyDurty: Hi, I am new here. I paid for the premium subscription but am still receiving ads and pop ups every time I do something. Is there something I need to do to stop these ads??? Thank you! Best, Tim Oct-27-23 MissScarlett: Click on Prefs in the top left banner, select <Do not display 3rd party ads> and see what happens. “A game played by men of equal strength, if played accurately, will end in a draw, and it is apt to be dull.” — Emanuel Lasker “Casi el único valor de las grandes obras maestras del ingenio humano consiste en haber provocado un libro de crítica o de comentario.” ― Miguel de Unamuno, Niebla “Teach your tongue to say “I don’t know” instead of to make up something.” — Jewish Proverb “Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” — Sun Tzu “Protect your pieces.” — John Herron “Safety first is fine, but first, last and always is fatal" — Al Horowitz “It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes “Life is a chess match. Every decision you make has a consequence to it.” — P.K. Subban “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” — Mark Twain “Under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor wealth to the intelligent, nor success to the skillful, but time and chance govern all. For man does not know his time.” — King Solomon “People often complain about lack of time when lack of direction is the real problem.” — Zig Ziglar “Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.” — Alexander Hamilton “Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” — Theodore Roosevelt “Nothing will work unless you do.” — Maya Angelou “Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.” — William Shakespeare “A game played by men of equal strength, if played accurately, will end in a draw, and it is apt to be dull.” — Emanuel Lasker “Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” — Vince Lombardi “But you don't get the wolf by the tongue without reaching through its teeth.” ― Pierce Brown, Dark Age “The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.” — Wilma Mankiller “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” — Lyndon B. Johnson “¡Asumid vuestro destino con valor!” ― Ricarda Jordan, La canción de los caballos “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” — Samuel Goldwyn “The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” — Gloria Steinem “It is the man or woman of wisdom who will recognize that to embrace the consequences of our choices, and to own the outcome of our behaviors is the single path to freedom, and that any other path will always, always, lead to enslavement.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough “True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca “Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” — Buddha “Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave." Patrick Henry, St. John's Church, Richmond, VA, 1775” ― Patrick Henry, American Patriot “Language is wine upon the lips.” — Virginia Woolf “A bird that you set free may be caught again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return.” — Jewish Proverb “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” — George Washington “A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave man.” — Turkish Proverb “El miedo es solo una emoción, un artificio de tu mente.” ― Rut Nieves, Cree en ti “Valor consists in the power of self-recovery, so that a man cannot have his flank turned, cannot be out-generaled, but put him where you will, he stands. This can only be by his preferring truth to his past apprehension of truth; and his alert acceptance of it, from whatever quarter; the intrepid conviction that his laws, his relations to society, his Christianity, his world may at any time be superseded and decease.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson “Discretion is the better part of valor.” ― William Shakespeare “You men that be known from these others by your Christian profession. Take heed, you bear in mind the piety you owe unto your country and unto your fellow countrymen, whose slaughter by the treachery of the Payneham shall be unto your disgrace everlasting. Unless you press hardily forward to defend them. Fight therefore for your country, and if it be that death overtake you, suffer it willingly for your country’s sake. For death itself is victory, and a healing unto the soul. In as much as he that shall have died for his brethren offers himself as a living sacrifice unto God, nor is it doubtful that herein he follows in the footsteps of Christ, who distained not to lay down his own soul for his breatharian. Who therefore amongst you shall be slain in this battle, unto him shall that death be as full penance and absolution of all his sins, if so be he receive it willingly on this way.” ― Geoffrey of Monmouth, The History of the Kings of Britain “Comprendan el valor del tiempo usándolo bien. Así la juventud será encantadora, la vejez traerá pocas lamentaciones y la vida será dichosa y hermosa” ― Louisa May Alcott, Mujercitas 71 games, 1934-2011 GOwen Defense SwitchingQuylthulg wrote: A hundred and one bits of living chess theory - a collection of important 1.e4 b6 games! These 101 games feature practical examples of almost all sensible variations in the Owen - not even grandmasters can prepare better than you can with this modern theory collection! Study these games and you'll find yourself a master of the King of Openings!! :) * English Defense: Game Collection: English Defense * English - Owen Defense: Game Collection: OWEN DEFENSE - ENGLISH DEFENSE * Passed Pawns: Game Collection: Pretty Maids All in a Row: 3 Connected Ps on 7th “Chess is above all, a fight!” — Emanuel Lasker “The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte “The Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions; for life is a kind of Chess, in which we have points to gain, and competition or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effect of prudence, or want of it. By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First, Foresight; Second, Circumspection; Third, Caution; And lastly, We learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs; the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources.” — Benjamin Franklin, 1779 “Of Chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess.” — William Ewart Napier “The stock market and the gridiron and the battlefield aren't as tidy as the chessboard, but in all of them, a single, simple rule holds true: make good decisions and you'll succeed; make bad ones and you'll fail.” — Garry Kasparov “All that matters on the chessboard is good moves.” — Bobby Fischer “The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” — George Hyman Rickover “The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte “No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.” — William Penn “That's what chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one.” — Bobby Fischer “Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.” — Albert Einstein “Methodical thinking is of more use in chess than inspiration.” — C.J.S. Purdy 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. “The great thing about chess is it's a game for oneself. You don't work on what you can't control, you just work on yourself. And I think if more people did that, we'd all be a lot better off.” — Daniel Naroditsky Mar-07-13 Abdel Irada: In case anyone wonders who Kermit Norris is/was, he's an expert in Santa Cruz against whom I used to play a great deal of blitz. His specialty, when a particularly complex position arose (especially in his pet Owen's Defense), was to lean forward, fix his opponent with a scowl and a withering stare, and say, in a deep and solemn tone, "Chicken parts!" Q: How do you know which cow is the best dancer? A: See which one has the best moo-ves. Q: What does the cow band play? A: Moo-sic! <Visualization Visualizing success in chess can be a powerful tool to help you stay calm and focused during a game. Here are some tips to help you visualize your success: Create an imaginary chessboard: Visualize the board in your mind and try to imagine the pieces moving around the board. You can also try to memorize the position of each piece on the board. Play many games of chess: The more you play, the better you will become at visualizing the board and predicting your opponent’s moves. Learn chess notations: Chess notation is a way of recording moves on the board. By learning chess notation, you can become better at visualizing the board and predicting your opponent’s moves. Visualize with a personalized piece or pieces: You can use a specific piece or pieces to help you visualize the board. For example, you can imagine yourself as the queen or king, and visualize how you would move around the board. Learn chess openings: By learning chess openings, you can become better at visualizing the board and predicting your opponent’s moves. Play blindfold chess: Blindfold chess is a great way to improve your visualization skills. In blindfold chess, you play without looking at the board, relying solely on your memory and visualization skills. Remember that visualization is a skill that takes time and practice to develop. By incorporating these tips into your practice routine, you can improve your visualization skills and become a better chess player.> HEY YOU! You can't win them all You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar You pays your money and you takes your choice You reap what you sow You win some, you lose some Youth is wasted on the young “The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.” — Joseph Joubert This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill Fifteen percent concentrated power of will Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain And a hundred percent reason to remember the name! ― Fort Minor The Lion and the Rat To show to all your kindness, it behoves: There's none so small but you his aid may need. I quote two fables for this weighty creed, Which either of them fully proves. From underneath the sward A rat, quite off his guard, Popped out between a lion's paws. The beast of royal bearing Showed what a lion was The creature's life by sparing – A kindness well repaid; For, little as you would have thought His majesty would ever need his aid, It proved full soon A precious boon. Forth issuing from his forest glen, T" explore the haunts of men, In lion net his majesty was caught, From which his strength and rage Served not to disengage. The rat ran up, with grateful glee, Gnawed off a rope, and set him free. By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never. Q: What do you call a fat pumpkin? A: A pumpkin! Q: What do you call a factory that sells OK products? A: A satisfactory! Q: What do you call a cheese that doesn't belong to you? A: Nacho cheese! Q: What do you call a sleeping wolf? A: An unawarewolf! Q: What do you call a bear that never wants to grow up? A: Peter Panda! Q: What do you call a Jedi with one arm? A: Hand Solo! Q: What do you call a sad cheese? A: A Blue cheese! Q: What do you call an argument between two electric companies? A: A power struggle! 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 !! A quote from the link: https://www.libertarianism.org/what... "Modern day politicians on the left and right sometimes pay lip service to these ideas, but in practice they reject them. Legislation is all about imposing an order from above, rather than letting one emerge from below. And in creating their schemes, politicians all too often fail to give citizens their due as people, treating them as pawns and running roughshod over their rights to decide and plan for themselves." "Zeitnot" is German for "time pressure." “....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally.” — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee. “Sorry don't get it done, Dude!” — John Wayne, Rio Bravo “Gossip is the devil’s telephone. Best to just hang up.” — Moira Rose Below is the acrostic poem by Mrs T.B. Rowland: Tears now we sadly shed apart, How keenly has death’s sudden dart E’en pierced a kingdom’s loyal heart. Dark lies the heavy gloomy pall Upon our royal bower, Kings, queens, and nations bow their heads, Each mourn for England’s flower. Oh! God, to her speak peace divine, For now no voice can soothe but thine. Ah, why untimely snatched away, Loved Prince – alas, we sigh – Before thy sun its zenith reached Athwart the noonday sky. Noble in heart, in deed, and will, Years hence thy name we’ll cherish still. That poem was published on pages 140-141 of Chess Fruits (Dublin, 1884) Excelsior By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior! His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright; Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior! "Try not the Pass!" the old man said; "Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide!" And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior! "Oh stay," the maiden said, "and rest Thy weary head upon this breast! " A tear stood in his bright blue eye, But still he answered, with a sigh, Excelsior! "Beware the pine-tree's withered branch! Beware the awful avalanche!" This was the peasant's last Good-night, A voice replied, far up the height, Excelsior! At break of day, as heavenward The pious monks of Saint Bernard Uttered the oft-repeated prayer, A voice cried through the startled air, Excelsior! A traveller, by the faithful hound, Half-buried in the snow was found, Still grasping in his hand of ice That banner with the strange device, Excelsior! There in the twilight cold and gray, Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay, And from the sky, serene and far, A voice fell like a falling star, Excelsior! 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. “God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.” — Billy Graham “My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.” — Billy Graham <Writing from his experience of the devastation of World War I, Edwardian poet Alfred Noyes' well-known "On the Western Front" speaks from the perspective of soldiers buried in graves marked by simple crosses, asking that their deaths not be in vain. Praise of the dead was not what the dead needed, but peace made by the living. An excerpt: We, who lie here, have nothing more to pray. To all your praises we are deaf and blind. We may not ever know if you betray Our hope, to make earth better for mankind.> “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” ― Voltaire “Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess.” ― Siegbert Tarrasch “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ― Howard Thurman “I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.” ― Nelson Mandela St. Marher, 1225: "And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet." OCFH4 Zedanpovs spun Zelimsky after Zhurfidiot before Perez an z Wang. Why did the cow cross the road? To get to the udder side. Flyin' with Frank: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?... Q: Where do cows get all their medicine? A: The farmacy! 115 games, 1929-2021

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