A Game of Chess -
by T. S. Eliot
II. A GAME OF CHESS

The Chair she sat in, like a burnished throne,
Glowed on the marble, where the glass
Held up by standards wrought with fruited vines
From which a golden Cupidon peeped out
(Another hid his eyes behind his wing)
Doubled the flames of sevenbranched candelabra
Reflecting light upon the table as
The glitter of her jewels rose to meet it,
From satin cases poured in rich profusion;
In vials of ivory and coloured glass
Unstoppered, lurked her strange synthetic perfumes, Unguent, powdered, or liquid — troubled, confused And drowned the sense in odours; stirred by the air That freshened from the window, these ascended
In fattening the prolonged candle-flames,
Flung their smoke into the laquearia,
Stirring the pattern on the coffered ceiling.
Huge sea-wood fed with copper
Burned green and orange, framed by the coloured stone, In which sad light a carved dolphin swam.
Above the antique mantel was displayed
As though a window gave upon the sylvan scene
The change of Philomel, by the barbarous king
So rudely forced; yet there the nightingale
Filled all the desert with inviolable voice
And still she cried, and still the world pursues, " Jug Jug " to dirty ears.
And other withered stumps of time
Were told upon the walls; staring forms
Leaned out, leaning, hushing the room enclosed.
Footsteps shuffled on the stair.
Under the firelight, under the brush, her hair
Spread out in fiery points
Glowed into words, then would be savagely still. " My nerves are bad to-night. Yes, bad. Stay with me. " Speak to me. Why do you never speak. Speak.
— " What are you thinking of? What thinking? What? " I never know what you are thinking. Think. "

I think we are in rats' alley
Where the dead men lost their bones.

" What is that noise? "
The wind under the door.
" What is that noise now? What is the wind doing? " Nothing again nothing.
" Do
" You know nothing? Do you see nothing? Do you remember " Nothing? "

— I remember
Those are pearls that were his eyes.
" Are you alive, or not? Is there nothing in your head? " But
O O O O that Shakespeherian Rag —
It's so elegant
So intelligent
" What shall I do now? What shall I do? "
" I shall rush out as I am, and walk the street
" With my hair down, so. What shall we do to-morrow? " What shall we ever do? "
The hot water at ten.
And if it rains, a closed car at four.
And we shall play a game of chess,
Pressing lidless eyes and waiting for a knock upon the door.

When Lil's husband got demobbed, I said —
I didn't mince my words, I said to her myself,
H URRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Now Albert's coming back, make yourself a bit smart. He'll want to know what you done with that money he gave you To get yourself some teeth. He did, I was there. You have them all out, Lil, and get a nice set,
He said, I swear, I can't bear to look at you.
And no more can't I, I said, and think of poor Albert, He's been in the army four years, he wants a good time, And if you don't give it him, there's others will, I said. Oh is there, she said. Something o' that, I said. Then I'll know who to thank, she said, and give me a straight look. H URRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
If you don't like it you can get on with it, I said. Others can pick and choose if you can't.
But if Albert makes off, it won't be for lack of telling. You ought to be ashamed, I said, to look so antique. (And her only thirty-one.)
I can't help it, she said, pulling a long face,
It's them pills I took, to bring it off, she said. (She's had five already, and nearly died of young George.) The chemist said it would be all right, but I've never been the same. You are a proper fool, I said.
Well, if Albert won't leave you alone, there it is, I said, What you get married for if you don't want children? H URRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Well, that Sunday Albert was home, they had a hot gammon, And they asked me in to dinner, to get the beauty of it hot — H URRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
H URRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Goonight Bill. Goonight Lou. Goonight May. Goonight. Ta ta. Goonight. Goonight.
Good night, ladies, good night, sweet ladies, good night, good night.

Ideas in action from Davies tape

<14 million-year-old vehicle tracks According to a researcher called Dr. Koltypin, millions of years ago advanced technologies existed on Earth, and the traces we see in the above image were left behind by vehicles 14 million years ago

As noted by Russian Geologists, these mysterious traces are at least 14 million old and were left behind by "vehicles" that belonged to a currently "unknown ancient civilization" that inhabited our planet in the past.

Many researchers believe that we are not the first society to rule over this planet. In fact, a number of authors have claimed that many other advanced civilizations called this planet home in the past.

According to Dr. Koltypin and many other archaeologists, which have adopted new ways of thinking, these ancient "car tracks" are one of the best-preserved pieces of evidence which undoubtedly prove the existence of highly advanced ancient civilizations that inhabited our planet in the distant past.>

Pawns are the soul of chess. Move too many pawns and you are toast. If you don't move enough pawns, you are cramped for space.

Thank you Jake, lomez.
See French Defence compiled by ChessPraxis.
Opening repertoire key games compiled by chessbuzz

See Play the French 4th Edition by John Watson compiled by shoshonte Another chess creation by Fred Iyak

<Mohenjo-Daro
The archaeological site of Mohenjo Daro is considered by many ancient astronaut theorists as one of the best examples of ancient alien contact.

The destruction of this once great city has been a mystery for archaeologists and experts for decades.

Ancient Astronaut theorists claim that thousands of years ago, advanced alien civilizations visited Earth, and nuclear bombs were used to destroy this city.

The city was discovered in 1992 when Indian archaeologist R. Banardzhi found the ancient ruins on the banks of the Indus River.

Questions such as the cause of the destruction and the fate of its inhabitants remain a mystery to scholars.

Some researchers have postulated theories that this city was destroyed by the gods, with "advanced nuclear weapons.">

"Un croquis vaut mieux qu" — Napoleon Bonaparte

"The World is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good." — Napoleon Bonaparte

"You don't reason with intellectuals. You shoot them." — Napoleon Bonaparte

* French Rep: Game Collection: French Defense

* Hans On French: Game Collection: French Defense

* French Victories: Game Collection: French - Advance/Tarrasch/Exchange/etc

* TFD: https://chessentials.com/category/l...

<The underground city of Derinkuyu Another incredible feat of ancient engineering. Thousands of years ago, ancient people excavated hundreds of meters into the Earth, building one of the greatest ancient underground cities on Earth.

This incredible underground city has challenged the views and theories of archaeologists and engineers ever since its discovery.

Many mysteries engulf this underground city. No one has been able to understand why and how it was built.

While some authors indicate it was created to protect its inhabitants from climate change, extreme temperatures or even war, there are others who believe that its purpose is far more mysterious.>

The Name of France
by Henry Van Dyke

Give us a name to fill the mind
With the shining thoughts that lead mankind,
The glory of learning, the joy of art, —
A name that tells of a splendid part
In the long, long toil and the strenuous fight
Of the human race to win its way
From the feudal darkness into the day
Of Freedom, Brotherhood, Equal Right, —
A name like a star, a name of light.
I give you France!

Give us a name to move the heart
With a warmer glow and a swifter flood, —
A name like the sound of a trumpet, clear,
And silver-sweet, and iron-strong,
That calls three million men to their feet,
Ready to march, and steady to meet
The foes who threaten that name with wrong, —
A name that rings like a battle-song.
I give you France!

Give us a name to move the heart
With the strength that noble griefs impart,
A name that speaks of the blood outpoured
To save mankind from the sway of the sword, —
A name that calls on the world to share
In the burden of sacrificial strife
Where the cause at stake is the world's free life And the rule of the people everywhere, —
A name like a vow, a name like a prayer.
I give you France!

C02
French, advance variation
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

French, advance, Steinitz variation
3...c5 4.dxc5

French, advance, Nimzovich variation
3...c5 4.Qg4

French, advance, Nimzovich system
3...c5 4.Nf3

French, advance variation (3...c5 4.c3)
3...c5 4.c3

French, advance, Wade variation
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4...Qb6 5.Nf3 Bd7

French, advance variation (4...Qb6 5.Nf3 Bd7)
4...Nc6

French, advance, Paulsen attack
5.Nf3

French, advance, Milner-Barry gambit
5...Qb6 6.Bd3

French, advance, Euwe variation
5...Bd7

* Theory:
http://162.203.35.1:78/mediawiki/in...

<A Massive knife discovered underwater Not much can be found about this mysterious image, but we'll include it just for fun.

We see a massive knife, held by three scuba drivers somewhere on Earth's ocean.

The image has been widely shared among people on social networks, and many consider it evidence that, before written history, perhaps tens of thousands of years ago, giants walked on Earth.

More than likely, it's a prop that ended up somehow in the ocean, but who knows for sure?>

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

7,000 year-old road found under the Mediterranean Sea in Croatia

<Sacsayhuamán
Sacsayhuamán is without a doubt one of the most incredible ancient sites ever discovered on the planet. Why? Not only because of the history of this ancient city but because of the supermassive stones used in its construction.

The ceremonial complex is well-known for its impeccable masonry that is so precise that engineers today have no clue how it was made.

Some of the stones at Sacsayhuamán are so perfectly fitted that not a single sheet of paper can fit in between.>

The Fashion of the Champion by Wayne Proudlove
Posted: Aug-26-09

The success of the victor
depends on the factors
that take shape after the dream/
Obstacles that prevent
him from confirming the win
are like walking a thin and high beam/
For the opponent is prepared
and often uses his skills
in ways that are not quite what they seem/
This holds true
for both those working alone
and members of some kind of team/
But one thing remains certain
and it's through much experience
I've deemed/
It takes not just understanding
or mastery even,
but to perform under pressure extreme.

<The Gate of The Sun ( Puerta del Sol) The Gate of the Sun is a megalithic solid stone arch or gateway located in Tiwanaku, an ancient mysterious city located in Bolivia.

Archaeologists believe this ancient city was the center of a vast empire during the first millennium AD.

And despite the fact that we know a lot about South American ancient civilizations, researchers are still not able to figure out the meaning of some of the drawings that are enshrined in the monuments of the ancient city.

Some experts believe these depictions have a great astrological and astronomical value, while other authors believe it is a gateway to another world.>

Question: What is considered the first reality TV show? Answer: The Real World

Q: What do you call a joke you make in the shower? A: A clean joke!

Q: What do you call an elephant that doesn't matter? A: An irrelephant!

Q: What do you call a pony with a cough?
A: A little horse!

Q: What do you call a farm that makes bad jokes? A: Corny!

Q: What do you call a deer that costs a dollar? A: A buck!

Q: What do you call a fake noodle?
A: Impasta!

Q: What do you call a cat on the rocks?
A: One cool cat!

Q: What do you call the fear of being trapped in a chimney? A: Claus-traphobia!

Question: Who was Russia's first elected president? Answer: Boris Yeltsin

<The Longyou Caves
The Longyou Caves are out of this world. This incredible set of caves is little talked about.

The Longyou Caves are a set of artificial caves that are believed to be at least 2000 years old and happen to be one of the largest structures ever excavated by man.

Researchers have been baffled by the size and precision of the caves.

Archaeologists, engineers, architects, and geologists from around the world have tried to figure out how, why and when were these artificial caves were built, but no one has offered a single solution to the many mysteries surrounding the caves.>

The Fireside Book of Chess is a huge grab bag, accenting the lighter side of chess. It is a reservoir into which the reader can dip to provide countless hours of relaxation and entertainment. Since it makes few demands on the reader, it is a virtually perfect gift for Christmas or any other time of the year. Messers. Chernev and Reinfeld have stuffed their grab bag with golden nuggets. They have included stories and articles by unsung chess heroes like Billy Rose, veteran experts like Alfred Kreymborg, and devoted lovers of the game like Gerald Kersh and Solomon Hecht. The chess games contained were selected for their brevity as well as brilliance; some are amusing, others as devastating as an avalanche. There are sections on "Remarkable Games and the Stories Behind Those Games", "Combinations", "Quickies". "Simultaneous Exhibitions", "Women in Chess", "Slugging Matches", and twenty other such diversions. In brief, The Fireside Book of Chess contains everything necessary to delight the reader who knows that this ancient game is the most exciting and entertaining of all civilized sports. The Fireside Book of Chess is the World's Greatest Collection of stories, cartoons and amusing anecdotes about the game of chess. It also has curious and interesting chess games such as the game where the Champion of France lost in four moves, which is the quickest loss in chess history by a master. This book is famous not for the games it contains but for the stories, fiction and cartoons about chess. However, included is a selection of the games converted into Algebraic Notation in the back pages of this book. Nimzowitsch vs J Szekely, 1927

<The underwater city of Yonaguni – Japan Referred to as Japans Atlantis, some authors argue the Yonaguni complex is an ancient monument left behind by an ancient civilization that existed on Earth before the last Ice Age.

These alleged ancient remains were discovered accidentally by scuba instructor Khachiro Arataki.

Some underwater archaeologists, as well as many authors, refer to this ancient complex as one of the most important underwater discoveries in recent years.

The discovery of the Yonaguni complex has questioned several scientific theories.

The incredibly carved rock sank is believed to have sunken more than 12,000 years ago, much before the Ancient Egyptians built the Pyramids.

Mainstream archaeology and science argue that no advanced civilizations existed on Earth before the last Ice Age and that ancient mankind was not able to carve such a complex structure.>

"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." — Ancient Chinese Proverb

* Chess in old newspapers: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-...

* 23 Best in NC: https://www.stuckonthego.com/best-m...

* Charlotte, NC Chess Center: https://www.charlottechesscenter.org/

FIDE covered it in May 2022 before the June candidates.

"If one of the participants of the World Championship Match 2023 refuses to play, he shall be replaced by the player who finished second in the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022."

https://www.fide.com/news/1787
Thank you Sally!

* Nepomniachtchi - Ding World Championship Match (2023)

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqt...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ4...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbq...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzu...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRE...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCh...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psT...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bae...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOH...

* Agadmator's analysis, Game 16: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp0...

* Tournament Archive: https://live.chessbase.com/en/History

* Tournaments added by Chessgames staff:
New Tournaments

The ascension of the improbable new chess world champion Ding Liren (April, 2023) altered that category. Ding Liren, age 30 is the highest rated Chinese player ever and the first to play in the candidates matches. That is a story in itself.

Ding Liren was the highest rated blitz player in the world at 2875 in 2016. GM Ding's skill at speed chess served him well with a mere minute remaining in the dramatic fourth and final rapid tiebreaker when he eschewed a certain perpetual check draw to play for the win and did indeed win in dramatic fashion over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi. GM Ding had found himself in time trouble throughout the match.

Magnus Carlsen of Norway ruled classical chess for 10 years from 2013-2023. He is a five-time world champion. Carlsen, just days before his 23rd birthday, defeated Viswanathan Anand. He defeated Anand in a rematch in 2014. Carlsen defended his title against Sergey Karjakin in 2016, Fabiano Caruana in 2018, and Ian Nepomniachtchi in 2021. Carlsen declined to defend his title against Nepomniachtchi in 2023.

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"Chess is in its essence a game, in its form an art, and in its execution a science." — Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (known in English as Baron von der Lasa, 17 October 1818, Berlin – 27 July 1899, Storchnest near Lissa, Greater Poland, then German Empire) To the modern chess world he is known above all as the main author of the Handbuch des Schachspiels (first published in 1843), along with his friend Paul Rudolf von Bilguer, who died in 1840.

The Baron: Tassilo von der Lasa

King Charles III: https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...

"Kings are the slaves of history." ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

"I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too." ― Queen Elizabeth I

The days that we have seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYc...

"Without error there can be no brilliancy." ― Emanuel Lasker

* Checkers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ry...

* How to Play Chess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-u...

* How to Move the Knight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsW...

* The Arabian Mate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZr...

* All units can FORK two opposing units: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgA...

* How to Win Fast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpB...

* Check! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6b...

* Fool's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oR...

* Rook Roller for Checkmate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lym...

* Scholar's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzY...

* Castling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dL...

* Punish the Wayward Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haO...

* How to Open the Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7C...

* Chess Rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk1...

* Principles of Attack and Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrL...

* Fast Checkmates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrU...

* Powerful X-Ray for Checkmate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWt...

* Smash the Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZR...

* Common Beginner Mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cz...

* The Punisher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0...

* Checkers & Chess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXa...

* Center Fork Trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAz...

* Checkmate with K & Q: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3S...

* Smothered Checkmate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpe...

* Checkmate with K & R: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yf...

* How to Defend Against Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzY...

* Traps with the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAS...

* Checkmate with K & 2 Bishops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJj...

* Smothered Checkmates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbA...

* Checkmate with K & 2 Rooks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK1...

* Legall's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEu...

* Hanging Pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaT...

* Draws: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-i...

* Quick Fried Liver Attacks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbd...

* Ladder Checkmate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaQ...

* Avoid Stalemate if you have an advantage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbC...

* Chess Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yw...

* Mark Twain's Life Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3l...

* Quick trap to beat the C-K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucr...

* Queenside trap to beat the C-K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8...

* Basic EG Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_D...

* Main Ideas of the Italian Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w5...

* How to limit the damage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_x...

* The Hungarian Defense Trap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUj...

* Common Opening Traps (some Smothered Checkmates): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a47...

* Trapping Pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oaz...

* Poisoned Pawn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGV...

* How to Play Against Strange Openings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3p...

* Five Endgames You Must Know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp_...

* Julius Caesar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bi...

* Pawn Structures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPr...

* Create a plan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMu...

* Top 3 Traps in the London System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3K...

* Top 5 Traps in the London System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vuu...

* 5 minutes in the next 50 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbL...

* Castling on Opposite Sides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtU...

* Pawn Storms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skh...

* The Kitchen Sink Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qky...

* Kingdom Principles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkg...

* Endgame King and Pawn vs King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z52...

* Endgame Fight with Your King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ld...

* Endgame Opposition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVM...

* Endgame Pawn Breakthroughs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUc...

* Underpromotion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvW...

* #1 Rule for Queen Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mK...

* Countergambit to the Queen's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCk...

* Multiple Elements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnR...

* Triangulation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH3...

* Top 3 Openings for Beginners 1.e4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcG...

* The Evaluation Bar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bR...

* They Call the Wind Maria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqB...

* Punish the Top 3 Opening Mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz6...

* Half-a-Hundred: https://www.ichess.net/blog/chess-q...

* Future Stars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJK...

* Rubber band Magic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=001...

* The Skewer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kl...

* The Pin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjp...

* Tactics Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYs...

* When to give Check: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waA...

* X-Ray Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAs...

* Tactics Must Know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quj...

* The See-Saw/Windmill Tactic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5x...

* Center Fork Trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms4...

* Tactics on the f-pawns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAM...

* Checkmates with the Heavy Pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXQ...

* Discovered Attacks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpu...

* Practice Puzzles: https://chesspuzzle.net/

* Tactics Put Pieces in Jail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScV...

* Tactics Break Out of Jail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gs...

* Tactics Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN3...

* Exhange Sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dv...

* Tactics 90% of Chess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4F...

* The Greek Gift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30k...

* Tactics 96 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_H...

* Tension: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZK...

* Good vs Bad Bishops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phI...

* Tactics Find 'Em: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sY...

* Give Back Material to Survive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYd...

* Good Knight vs Bad Bishop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wO...

* Magnetic Travel Set - Do Not Buy Plastic Hinges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbS...

* How to Study Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lid...

* Puzzle Storm: https://lichess.org/storm

* You Should Know These Openings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8I...

* Accept the Queen's Gambit or Not? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF4...

* Top 5 QG Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izU...

* 5 things never share with anyone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgv...

* Snare the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ8...

* Spot Good and Bad Pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkX...

* Top 5 Traps in the C-K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB8...

* Top 5 Traps Against 1.d4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkd...

* Seven Most Common Mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXr...

* Force the opponent to take your pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQo...

* When to attack the castled king: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh5...

* Extraordinary Attack of the 2023 World Cup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OV...

* How to attack bad bishops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7w...

* When not to castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cto...

* Improve Your Chess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFl...

* I know thee not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuF...

* Her Chess Career: https://documents.pub/document/my-c...

* Center Fork Trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJS...

* Greatest Bullet Game of 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUy...

* Most Common Mistakes After 1.e4 e5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR1...

* Opening Traps that Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf8...

* Top 6 Opening Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYO...

* Top 6 Opening Traps: https://www.thechesswebsite.com/top...

* Checkmates in the Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmw...

* How to Trap the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmU...

* Hunt the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd0...

* Eight Queen Puzzles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfQ...

* Back Rank Checkmates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTz...

* Winning Middlegame Strategies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO...

* Three Strategies of Bobby Fischer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7o...

* Play Slowly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE2...

* Art of Trading Pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcp...

* Convert Your Advantage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyX...

* Cry Havoc! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIR...

* What to do if losing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X3...

* How to Force a Draw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDg...

* Patience in Closed Positions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6L...

* How to Evaluate a Chess Position: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUM...

* To Consider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcm...

* Promote Your Passed Pawn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjt...

* Bishop Sacrifice in the Openings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TK...

* Ultimate K & P endgame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jab...

* Knight Sacrifice in the Openings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaD...

* Endgame Crazy Rook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KQ...

* Endgame Saavedra Position: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg2...

* Convert Winning Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91L...

* Play it, Sam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vT...

* Endgame Vancura Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjf...

* Endgame Build a Bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyf...

* Endgame Philidor Position: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN_...

* Qe2/Qe7 in the Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcf...

* Endgame R vs B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9T...

* Endgame R vs N: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJd...

* The Power of Be2 in the Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j90...

* The Power of Be2 Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGF...

* Endgame K&Q vs K&R: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQM...

* Jesse's Jab Method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fP...

* Endgame Q vs R Tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq2...

* Ben's EG lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rP...

* When you are old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEH...

* Endgame Trainer: https://endgametrainer.com/

* How to destroy your enemy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADD...

* How Kasparov Chooses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq9...

* Learn from Magnus' Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjI...

* Five Step Thinking Method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeg...

* 100 Laws of Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCq...

* Top 10 Chess Moves Ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I32...

* Zwischenzug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U9...

* 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

Sleeper straddle "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ― Samuel Beckett

Delaware: Lewes
Established in: 1631

The Dutch first settled in Lewes in 1631. It calls itself "The first town in the first state," since Delaware was the first to ratify the Constitution. Lewes enjoys a special sort of charming history. The quaint town is full of historical touches and is a great place to visit. Located where the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean meet, there is also plenty of nature to be found.

* Brief History of Chess: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Chess History: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ch...

* Chess History: https://www.uschesstrust.org/chess-...

* World Chess Championship History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkO...

* Chess Timeline: https://wegochess.com/an-easy-to-re...

Picture History of Chess
by Fred Wilson

This classic photo-history offers up hundreds of photos of all the great players along with many outstanding adversaries who helped fashion the immortals. Excellent captions throughout. Hours of fascinating reading and a book I return to again and again. Many of these photos are quite old and hard to find, but collected here under one cover, in an oversized (10x12") format, printed on high-quality glossy paper.

Publisher‏: ‎ Dover Pubns; First Edition (January 1, 1981) Language: ‎ English
Paperback: ‎ 182 pages
ISBN-10: ‎ 0486238563
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0486238562
Item Weight: ‎ 1.23 pounds
Dimensions: ‎ 8.75 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches

Eilfan ywmodryb dda
Meaning: A good aunt is a second mother

<Giant Stone Spheres
These giant stone spheres have been present from Costa Rica to Bosnia & Herzegovina, they come in all sorts of sizes. They were first found in South America in the 1930s by workers who were clearing jungle to make way for a plantation of bananas.

South American legends say that hidden within the rocks are unimaginable treasures. This has led to the destruction of many of these spheres by people who did not recognize their historical value. Despite the fact that many of these spheres were destroyed, no one has ever found anything inside them. Similar spheres can be found in Europe in Bosnia & Herzegovina near Visoko.

No one can explain what these giant stone spheres are made for.>

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.

"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

<2 billion-year-old Natural Nuclear Reactor In 1972, researchers confirmed the discovery of a set of Natural Nuclear Reactors in Gabon. Ever since, scientists have scratched their heads trying to understand how it is possible that these nuclear reactors developed in Gabon two billion years ago, and did not come into existence at any other place on the Planet.

As claimed by experts, more than two billion years ago, parts of the African uranium deposit spontaneously underwent nuclear fission. According to scientists, this mysterious "natural" nuclear reactor had the ability to produce modest energy. Scientists estimate the Oklo reactors would have had samples with roughly 3.6% uranium-235 — that's close to the enrichment threshold of modern nuclear reactors.>

An underhanded CGs operator has destroyed material once in this collection. More proof that power and privilege corrupts.

Chessgames.com will be unavailable August 28, 2023 from 1:00AM through 1:30AM(UTC/GMT) for maintenance. We apologize for this inconvenience.

<Sweet Is The Swamp With Its Secrets by Emily Dickinson

Sweet is the swamp with its secrets,
Until we meet a snake;
'Tis then we sigh for houses,
And our departure take

At that enthralling gallop
That only childhood knows.
A snake is summer's treason,
And guile is where it goes.>

Seek God's Comfort

1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Proverbs 29:25
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

Isaiah 66:13⁣
As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.

<Like new-laid eggs Chess Problems are, Though very good, they may be beaten;
And yet, though like, they're different far,
They may be cooked, but never eaten.

Source: page 58 of Poems and Chess Problems by J.A. Miles (Fakenham, 1882).>

Willful waste makes woeful want. ~ Scottish Proverb

Mark 3:29
But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

<Anecdote
by Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)

So silent I when Love was by
He yawned, and turned away;
But Sorrow clings to my apron-strings,
I have so much to say.>

"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." ― Corrie ten Boom

"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

"The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only love the reflection of ourselves we find in them" ― Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island

1 Corinthians 13 King James Version

13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

"Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy
Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend
Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence, But never tax'd for speech."
― William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well

"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-soap stone-walleye: 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

Zeitnot or yea?

"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

Hebrews 11:6
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

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.

WISE OLD OWL
A wise old owl lived in an oak.
The more he saw the less he spoke.
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?

Q: What do you call a magic owl?
A: Whooo-dini!

Luck Be A Lady: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

whoa))

Q: Why are pizza jokes the worst?
A: They're too cheesy.

<"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 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." ― Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence>

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) played chess. It was one of his favorite games. He started playing in his 20s and owned several nice chess sets. Dr. William Small probably introduced chess to Jefferson around 1762. Dr. Small was a professor of mathematics at the College of William and Mary who taught Jefferson.

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