Sorry I have been ocupied with some body stuff and will come back later.

But for now, I´ll just say that Carlsens silence does no one a favor. It is devasting for him, Hans and the chess communité, IMO.

But we shall see and till then : I wish you the best recovery and some enjoyable moments !

We might go to Sicily for a week. Hopefully the air in Taormina will help my lungs recover.

That sounds great with a trip to Sicily ! And it sounds like it is soon, right ?

So hopefully it will be a help to your lungs for recovery. You certainly have my prayers and best wishes. Sicily can be wonderful this time of the year- have I heard..

Best regards and wishes from me to you. Both of you.

Back to Iasi, played some chess games with better results than expected of late. Now following the ECC in Austria. Not much new otherwise. I hope you're fine.
I still have no comment on Magnus incident. Time will tell and heal.

All is well here, except from we have had a period with some stomach issues. But now it is in the past and we are enjoying the autum with all its beautifull colors and high blue sky. Which unfortunately means the bicycling season is over ): But I have managed before ;)

Glad to hear you have had some great days in good old Sicily in good company with the legendary sicilian people. Can imagine you also enjoyed their food. PASTA ! And seafood ?

But how is your health ? Some issues after the covid ? And is all well, after your operation ?

I sincerely hope so. And your improved chess (congrats !) could indicate that...

I read yesterday in a norwegian newspaper, that rumor has it, that Niemann with help from Max Dlugy and lawyers, are going to sue Carlsen ! Strange times we are living in, I would say.

That was all, but at the same time I will send you all my best wishes for the weekend which has just started and we are looking forward to a couple of days in close company with a lot of sparetime.

Magnus Carlsen, well, still no opinion on that stuff. I mean, this is getting serious, but, you know, somehow I feel like postponing the whole thing. I'll just watch and wait. Of course the American does have a case, but, you see...hm. Anyway, it's not good that it all got so far. Or maybe it is?

Uhm, shortness of breath gone, also caughing (almost). No post-surgery issues for hernia. Some cardiac problems of late though - it all started by the end of July. But it's probably only temporary - I've never had heart or blood pressure issues, so I hope they are not going to start now, at 58, out of thin air...

Soory for beeing so late, but have struggled with some body issues. But things are getting better (fingers crossed;) and autum has arrived i full scale.So much that it should be prewinter by now, but due to the rise in temperatures, the winter may not even arrive. But christmas certainly will ;) Which I always take delight in.

Good to hear about your succesfully trip to Italy-Sicily and how about your "winter". Are you also in to higher temperatures than normally ?

Well, not much new about the lawsuit in the Carlsen- Niemann affair, which seems to drag out for several months. Do you think Niemann (juridically spoken) has a fair chance of winning

I sincerely hope your health has improved since last time ! And how about your chess ? Do you still get a lot of satisfiction playing on the net ?

While I am on pause with bicycling. The bikes are on hold till spring and then I´ll go all in on my favourite hobby again. I simply love it. But handball, as in the ongoing championship, is not a bad substitute. Getting the less loved month of November some extra vtamines ;)

That was it.The diner is waiting to be done. Fish/heering with potatoes, while Hannah is enjoying her weekly visit to the local chorus.

Take care my friend and say hello to Maria from me and from good old Denmark !

Winter has abruptly arrived, this morning everything was covered in snow outside. But only 1 degree Celsius and I can hear it melting and dripping through the pipes. The big championship starts today, and a strange feeling as it's snow outside. But of course over there it should be quite hot. Good luck for Denmark in the ensuing matches! No such luck for Romania though, we didn't qualify. Come to think of it, I don't even remember the last time we did it - was it for France 1998? Something's got to change. But when? And how? Who's gonna do it? Not a great time for the Romanian football fans, I guess... Would you risk a prognostic for the final in Qatar?

Carlsen first in the last day in San Francisco, another confirmation of his good form. Great performance by Pragnanandaa, also Duda. Such a consistent pack of promising youth in the past couple of years, I wonder which one's going to actually hit (and stay in) the top 10, or 5?

Yes, I still get a lot of satisfaction playing chess over the net. Chess is a miracle, and we already discussed why. Now add the fact that one can do it anytime, (almost) anywhere, and very comfortably and with almost no resources required - we realise that it's a double miracle. But, of course, you still need to have the drive to do it. You need to love it. So far, somehow, I didn't get the slightest trace of boredom playing chess. OK, at times, I do get tired, of course. But the next day, the miracle is back.

And thanks for your judgement upon The Neimann-Carlsen case.

Very glad to hear you still get so much out of chess ! I like the word miracle. Also because it gives great flashes to my past !

Right now waiting for USA to score ;) Still recovering from the loss to Norway yesterday in the final ;) So close, but not the final cigar ):But kudos to our brave ladies, who made it easier for some danes to come through this the toughest month of the year.

All the best to you, and once again thanks for dropping by.

Unfortunately we played a fine game, but lost deservedly to a french which was just a bit better. A draw would have netted me a 200 euro profit. But no cigar ):

On the sunny side : All we have to do, is beating the austrailian team and then we are through. (Where most likely the argentinian team is waiting...) Wednesday 16 o,clock will be the meeting with destiny.

I am so tired, so just goodbye for now.

And just as we "speak", Spain is in the lead after 60 minuttes !

Hugs

heh heh

I hope Princess Mary isn't getting a hard time from her Danish subjects.

And thanks to you too, my dear <virginmind> !

This was the worst match we have ever played. In which they performed (?) miles under the normal standard. And very hard to explain. But life goes on and there are more important things in life than football, (But not during the match;).

There's certainly been a few surprises in this World Cup so far.

I didn't think Australia would make it through to the round of 16 and Germany Belgium & Denmark not progressing are real shocks.