So if we were whiskeybottles(with content) our marketvalue would be rather high ;).

The abovementioned Gemzøe made (rapidplay)once a funny move.In a very difficult situation he had to move his rook.Let it hoovering in the air for about a minute ,like the rook had its own life.Which it almost had,as it landed on the same square without the rooks posessor nor the opponent noticing ! (One of the best move in the position as far as I could see ;)

Which only makes sense, come to think of it.

It must be really early at your place,no !? (I just love when the spanish people adds no after a fullborned sentence).

A fine way to put it !

"Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Intellectual productiveness is one of the greatest joys - if not the greatest one - of human existence.

It is not everyone who can write a play, or build a bridge, or even make a good joke. But in chess everyone can, everyone must be intellectually productive, and so can share in this select delight.

I have always had a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity the man who has remained ignorant of love. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy."

– Siegbert Tarrasch

"Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have a center, then you really have something to worry about!"

I have met many people who seems to be happy without having any need for chess.And also some who IMO could need to experience something ells.

And he forgets(or doesn´t know) about the feelings the chessplayer has during the game(afterwards and before would also count for a chessgame in my book)

Otherwise I find his words covering and should be seen in the líght of the time were he lived.

But dear <brankat> it was actually a kind of inspiration to me as I found out I had a dream about one day perhaps coaching inmates in a jail !

"The chess player who has lost his game - who will describe him? I have seen him unable to move. The public was long gone, the lights were out, and still he sat rigidly in his chair staring at the emptied board, because he had overlooked Bg2. A case of complete petrification, with bystanders whispering and tiptoeing by.

I have heard him begging for punishment in blasphemous language. He had forgotten Nh5, and in his dismay he called down annihilation upon himself. Derisively, he rejected our words of solace, demanding insults and chastisements.

Standing afar and horror-stricken, I have witnessed him swearing in orgiastic fury to rip off his genitals, because he had played Qf6 instead of Qb6."

And thanks for posting some extracts from these guys discoverys on the chessscenes.Especiallly about loosing which often is a cruel discipline.
Sometimes it becomes real pathetic when the loser can not understand that he lost because his opponent played better or less foolish than himself.... After my worst losses I could feel so lonely.But from my 58thyearie perspective I may say :if one doesnt get bigger problems than this it must be a happy life :) After one crucial loss a very important game about several (real)buck§§,I simply swept all the pieces away.Which might be the closest I came to true Fischerstyle ;)

Donner I met in the start 80ies and he occured grumpy,but in a lighthearted way.And "the King" is a must read if one loves chess IMO. Particulary I remember how he tried to convince the reader about womens "skills" in chess.

I'm ready to type now. What's up with you? Are you a Grandmaster yet?

I've been playing chess semi-regularly 90 minutes each time control on FICS and GHOD I stink.

And I will at once call doctor patience so he can send you some of his and hers magic powers :). Sometimes recovery happens deeper and faster that we realize in the first place.

Well, about that word <coach>.. I couldn't understand what it means..

So when I woke up this morning I went to my dictionary!!

And I was a bit surprised when I found that it could mean <trainer>. I was happy to learn something new.

But then - maybe half an hour later - then I really woke up and.. WOW! OF COURSE IT MEANS TRAINER!

A coach = a trainer !!

<OF COURSE!> How could I forget that yesterday? I have always knewn that!

One reason of my bad memory yesterday could be that long chess game. It was in some way a bit painful to see that Luke McShane couldn't find a way to win! And I was more and more tired (and no coffe for me).

Another reason could be <aging>.. The brain is aging too. Memory isn't getting better in the long run. :(

See you around the chessboards today, moronovich!

Yes obviously one have to practise more, to avoid being "rusty".