From Baker to Farmer to Welder and so on. It is not the intent of this collection to include Lasker, Schlechter, Tartakower, Diemer, or Fischer, as they have their own collections. However, a few of their games will be included. Geller and Bisguier have their own collection now.

"Si vis pacem, para bellum" ― Cicero

St. Lawrence
* Brutal Attacking Chess collection: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

* Glossary of Chess Terms: http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/glo...

* GOTD Submission Page: Pun Submission Page

* Are you broke? https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* M60MG: Game Collection: My Sixty Memorable Games (Fischer)

* Vienna 1903 KG games: Game Collection: Vienna 1903

* 1908 WC Match: Game Collection: Lasker vs Tarrasch WCM 1908

* En Passant Mate: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...

* Frank Marshall - Edward Lasker 1923 Match:
Game Collection: Marshall -- Ed. Lasker 1923 match

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

* Glossary P: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar...

* Opening Tree: https://www.shredderchess.com/onlin...

* Wonders and Curiosities: Game Collection: Wonders and Curiosities of Chess (Chernev)

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!

"Every chess master was once a beginner." — Irving Chernev

"Chess opens and enriches your mind." — Saudin Robovic

"All I want to do, ever, is just play chess." — Bobby Fischer

"Chess is the art of analysis." — Mikhail Botvinnik

"Chess is above all, a fight!" — Emanuel Lasker

"Chess is everything: art, science and sport." — Anatoly Karpov

"Chess is not for timid souls." — Wilhelm Steinitz

"Help (activate all) your pieces so they can help you." — Paul Morphy

"In the beginning of the game ignore the search for combinations, abstain from violent moves, aim for small advantages, accumulate them, and only after having attained these ends search for the combination – and then with all the power of will and intellect, because then the combination must exist, however deeply hidden." — Emanuel Lasker

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.

The laughter of a child lights up the house. ~ Swahili proverb

"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

"Win with grace, lose with dignity!" ― Susan Polgar

"What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, personal and professional discipline, focus, concentration, strong nerves, the will to win, and yes, talent!" ― Susan Polgar

"No matter how successful you are (or will be), never ever forget the people who helped you along the way, and pay it forward! Don't become arrogant and conceited just because you gained a few rating points or made a few bucks. Stay humble and be nice, especially to your fans!" ― Susan Polgar

All that glitters is not gold – this line can be found in a text from c.1220: ‘ Nis hit nower neh gold al that ter schineth.'

A friend in need is a friend indeed – a proverb from c.1035 say this: ‘Friend shall be known in time of need.'

All's well that ends well – a line from the mid-13th century is similar: ‘Wel is him te wel ende mai.' Meanwhile, Henry Knighton's Chronicle from the late 14th-century one can read: ‘ If the ende be wele, than is alle wele.'

Hay dos maneras de hermosura: una del alma y otra del cuerpo; la del alma campea y se muestra en el entendimiento, en la honestidad, en el buen proceder, en la liberalidad y en la buena crianza, y todas estas partes caben y pueden estar en un hombre feo; y cuando se pone la mira en esta hermosura, y no en la del cuerpo, suele nacer el amor con ímpetu y con ventajas. (There are two kinds of beauty: one of the soul and the other of the body; that of the soul shows and demonstrates itself in understanding, in honesty, in good behavior, in generosity and in good breeding, and all these things can find room and exist in an ugly man; and when one looks at this type of beauty, and not bodily beauty, love is inclined to spring up forcefully and overpoweringly.) ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)

Cuando una puerta se cierra, otra se abre. (When one door is closed, another is opened.) ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)

Dijo la sartén a la caldera, quítate allá ojinegra. (The frying pan said to the cauldron, "Get out of here, black-eyed one." This is believed to be the source of the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black.") ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

* One of Pandolfini's Best: Game Collection: Solitaire Chess by Bruce Pandolfini

* Two Great Attackers: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R

* Anderssen - Steinitz Match: Anderssen - Steinitz (1866)

* Chessmaster 2000 Classic Games:
Game Collection: Chessmaster '86

* Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz)

* Glossary: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/...

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* GPA: https://chesstier.com/grand-prix-at...

* B20s: Game Collection: Grand Prix (Ginger's Models)

* How dumb is it? Game Collection: Diemer-Duhm Gambit

* King Registration: https://www.kingregistration.com/to...

* Make a Stand: https://www.history.com/topics/amer...

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

* MC Move-by-Move: Game Collection: Move by Move - Carlsen (Lakdawala)

* Tactical Games: Game Collection: Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics

"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

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/

Connecticut: Windsor
Established in: 1633

Windsor was Connecticut's first English settlement, with a perfect location on the water. Today, the city uses its "first town" status to create a historical atmosphere ideal for tourism.

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

The Kings of Chess: A History of Chess, Traced Through the Lives of Its Greatest Players by William Hartston William Hartson traces the development of the game from its Oriental origins to the present day through the lives of its greatest exponents - men like Howard Staunton, who transformed what had been a genteel pastime into a competitive science; the brilliant American Paul Morphy, who once played a dozen simultaneous games blindfold; the arrogant and certified insane Wilhelm Steinitz; the philosopher and mathematician Emanual Lasker; Bobby Fischer, perhaps the most brilliant and eccentric of them all; and many other highly gifted individuals. Hartson depicts all their colorful variety with a wealth of rare illustrations.

Format: Hardcover
Language: English
ISBN: 006015358X
ISBN13: 9780060153588
Release Date: January 1985
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Length: 192 Pages
Weight: 1.80 lbs.

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.

The Fox With His Tail Cut Off

A cunning old fox, of plundering habits,
Great crauncher of fowls, great catcher of rabbits, Whom none of his sort had caught in a nap,
Was finally caught in somebody's trap.
By luck he escaped, not wholly and hale,
For the price of his luck was the loss of his tail. Escaped in this way, to save his disgrace,
He thought to get others in similar case.
One day that the foxes in council were met,
"Why wear we," said he, "this cumbering weight,
Which sweeps in the dirt wherever it goes?
Pray tell me its use, if any one knows.
If the council will take my advice,
We shall dock off our tails in a trice."
"Your advice may be good," said one on the ground; "But, before I reply, pray turn yourself round." Whereat such a shout from the council was heard, Poor bob-tail, confounded, could say not a word. To urge the reform would have wasted his breath. Long tails were the mode till the day of his death.

Chess for Children by Ted Nottingham, Bob Wade, Al Lawrence Published by Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1989
ISBN 10: 0806904526 / ISBN 13: 9780806904528
Published by Sterling, 1996
ISBN 10: 0806904534 / ISBN 13: 9780806904535

Chess for Everyone: A Step-By-Step Guide to Rules, Moves, & Winning Strategies by Al Lawrence Published by Globe Pequot Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 1599215101 / ISBN 13: 9781599215105

Principles of the New Chess by Bruce Pandolfini
Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 0671607197 / ISBN 13: 9780671607197

Chess Opening Trap of the Day by Bruce Albertson Published by Brand: Cardoza, 2007
ISBN 10: 1580422179 / ISBN 13: 9781580422178

Your First Move: Chess for Beginners by Alexei/Alexey Pavlovich Sokolsky Published by Progress Publishers, 1982
ISBN 10: 0828521603 / ISBN 13: 9780828521604
Published by Raduga Publisher, C.I.S., 1987, 1994 ISBN 10: 5050021790 / ISBN 13: 9785050021793
Published by Russian Chess House/Russkii shakhmatnyi do, 2017 ISBN 10: 594693337X / ISBN 13: 9785946933377

Everyone's First Chess Workbook: Fundamental Tactics and Checkmates for Improvers – 738 Practical Exercises by Peter Giannatos ISBN 10: 9056919881 ISBN 13: 9789056919887
Publisher: New In Chess, 2021

Unbeatable Chess Lessons for Juniors: Instruction for the Intermediate Player by Robert M. Snyder
Published by Random House Puzzles & Games, 2003
ISBN 10: 081293511X / ISBN 13: 9780812935110

Russian Chess Learn from the New Champions by Bruce Pandolfini Published by Fireside, N.Y., 1987
ISBN 10: 0671619845 / ISBN 13: 9780671619848

A Guide to Chess Improvement: The Best Of Novice Nook by Dan Heisman ISBN 10: 1857446496 ISBN 13: 9781857446494
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2010

Winning Chess Tactics (Everyman Chess) by Yasser Seirawan Published by Everyman Chess, Guilford, CT, 2003
ISBN 10: 1857443330 / ISBN 13: 9781857443332

The Winning Way: The How What and Why of Opening Strategems by Bruce Pandolfini ISBN 10: 0684839490 ISBN 13: 9780684839493
Publisher: Fireside, 1998

Logical Chess - Move By Move by Irving Chernev
ISBN 10: 0713484640 ISBN 13: 9780713484649
Publisher: Batsford Chess, 2003
"The novice who plays through Logical Chess can learn an ocean of basic chess wisdom." —Leonard Barden, English chess master and broadcaster

Discovering Chess Openings: Building Opening Skills from Basic Principles by John Emms ISBN 10: 1857444191 ISBN 13: 9781857444193
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2006

Chess for the Gifted and Busy: A Short But Comprehensive Course From Beginner to Expert (First Edition) (Comprehensive Chess Course Series) by Lev Alburt, Al Lawrence
Published by Chess Information & Research Institute, 2011 ISBN 10: 1889323241 / ISBN 13: 9781889323244

Improve Your Chess in 7 Days by Gary Lane
Published by Batsford, 2007
ISBN 10: 0713490500 / ISBN 13: 9780713490503

Chess Tactics for Champions: A step-by-step guide to using tactics and combinations the Polgar way by Susan Polgar & Paul Truong ISBN 10: 081293671X ISBN 13: 9780812936711
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games, 2006

Chess Made Simple by Milton L. Hanauer
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1957

A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
ISBN 10: 1412039061 ISBN 13: 9781412039062
Publisher: Trafford Publishing, 2006

The Logical Approach to Chess by Max Euwe; M. Blaine; J.F.S. Rumble ISBN 10: 0486243532 ISBN 13: 9780486243535
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1982

Prepare to Attack by Gary Lane International Master Published by Everyman Chess (edition First Edition), 2011 ISBN 10: 185744650X / ISBN 13: 9781857446500

Chess and the Art of War: Ancient Wisdom to Make You a Better Player by Al Lawrence, Elshan Moradiabadi
Published by Chartwell Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 0785832815 / ISBN 13: 9780785832812

Colle system: Koltanowski Variation, 5 c3 by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1998
ISBN 10: 0875682863 / ISBN 13: 9780875682860

Colle System: Zukertort Variation, 5 b3: A White Opening You Can Use for the Rest of Your Career by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1998
ISBN 10: 087568288X / ISBN 13: 9780875682884

The Ultimate Colle by Gary Lane
Published by Batsford, 2001
ISBN 10: 0713486864 / ISBN 13: 9780713486865

The Noteboom Variation by GM Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, TX, 1995
ISBN 10: 0875682650 / ISBN 13: 9780875682655

The Soviet Chess Primer (Chess Classics) by Ilya Maizelis, Ilya ISBN 10: 190798299X ISBN 13: 9781907982996
Publisher: Quality Chess, 2015

Common Sense in Chess by Dr. Emanuel Lasker
ISBN 10: 0486214400 ISBN 13: 9780486214405
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1965
ISBN 10: 1376042789 ISBN 13: 9781376042788
Publisher: Andesite Press, 2017

Common Sense in Chess, New 21st Century Edition by Emanuel Lasker ISBN 10: 1888690402 ISBN 13: 9781888690408
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2008

Pillsbury The Extraordinary by Andrew Soltis & Ken Smith Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, 1990
ISBN 10: 0875681875 / ISBN 13: 9780875681870

Sharpen Your Chess Tactics in 7 Days by Gary Lane Published by Batsford, 2009
ISBN 10: 1906388288 / ISBN 13: 9781906388287

More Unbeatable Chess Lessons: Instruction for the Advanced Player Robert M. Snyder
Published by iUniverse, 2007
ISBN 10: 0595453465 / ISBN 13: 9780595453467

The Masters: Rudolf Spielmann Master of Invention by Neil McDonald Published by Everyman Chess, 2006
ISBN 10: 185744406X / ISBN 13: 9781857444063

Vienna Game by Gary Lane International Master
Published by Everyman Chess, 2000
ISBN 10: 1857442717 / ISBN 13: 9781857442717

500 Chess Questions Answered: For All New Chess Players by Andrew Soltis, Published by Batsford, 2021 ISBN 10: 1849947120 / ISBN 13: 9781849947121

Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games by László Polgár ISBN 10: 1579125549 ISBN 13: 9781579125547
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2013

The First Book of Chess by Joseph Leeming
Published by Franklin Watts Inc

First Book of Chess (English Descriptive Notation) by I.A. Horowitz, Fred Reinfeld Published by Barnes and Noble, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1964

E. S. Lowe's Chess in 30 minutes: instruction for beginners by E. S. Lowe Published by NY E. S. Lowe Co (1955)., 1955

A Primer of Chess (English Descriptive Notation) by J.R. Capablanca Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977
ISBN 10: 0156739003 / ISBN 13: 9780156739009

Attack and Counterattack in Chess by Fred Reinfeld Published by Barnes & Noble, New York, 1968
ISBN 10: 0064632040 / ISBN 13: 9780064632041

How Not to Play Chess by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky Published by Dover Pubns
ISBN 13: 8601406456211

How to Improve Your Chess by I.A. Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld Published by Collier Books, New York, 1973
ISBN 10: 0020288905 / ISBN 13: 9780020288909

Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur by Max Euwe & Walter Meiden ISBN 10: 0679140409 ISBN 13: 9780679140405
Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 1978
ISBN 10: 0486279472 ISBN 13: 9780486279473
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1994

How to Win Chess Games Quickly Including 120 Pages Published Under the Title: How to Beat Your Opponent Quickly by Fred Reinfeld Published by Barnes & Noble Inc c.1957, New York,

The Game of Chess (A Penguin handbook) by Harry Golombek Published by Penguin Books, 1955
ISBN 10: 0140460241 / ISBN 13: 9780140460247

Morphy Chess Masterpieces by Fred Reinfeld and Andrew Soltis Published by Collier Books, 1974

Winning Chess Traps: 300 Ways To Win In The Opening by Irving Chernev Published by Chess Review/David McKay, New York, 1967 ISBN 10: 0679140379 / ISBN 13: 9780679140375

Alexander Alekhine - My Best Games of Chess - 1908-1937 by A. Alekhine ISBN 10: 0679140239 ISBN 13: 9780679140238
Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 1978
ISBN 10: 0486249417 ISBN 13: 9780486249414
Publisher: Dover Chess, 2011

Alexander Alekhine's Best Games: Algebraic Edition by A. Alekhine, J. Nunn ISBN 10: 0713479701 ISBN 13: 9780713479706
Publisher: Batsford, 1998
ISBN 10: 0805047239 ISBN 13: 9780805047233
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1996

The Middle Game in Chess by Reuben Fine
Published by Hollis & Carter Ltd London, 1953
Published by D. McKay Co., Inc, 1969, 1972, 1973 ISBN 0679104212
Published by Three Rivers Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0679140212 / ISBN 13: 9780679140214
ISBN 10: 4871875776 ISBN 13: 9784871875776
Publisher: Ishi Press, 2014

Modern Ideas in Chess by Richard Reti
ISBN 10: 0486206386 ISBN 13: 9780486206387
Publisher: Dover Pubns, 1974
ISBN 10: 4871878244 ISBN 13: 9784871878241
Publisher: Ishi Press, 2009

New York 1927 21st Century Edition by Alexander Alekhine Published by Russell Enterprises, Milford, Connecticut, 2011 ISBN 10: 1888690836 / ISBN 13: 9781888690835

Modern Chess Strategy by Ludek Pachman
ISBN 10: 0486202909 ISBN 13: 9780486202907
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1971

How Good Is Your Chess?: Rate Your Skill and Improve Your Strategy by Participating in 35 Master Games by Leonard Barden, William R. Hartston, Raymond D. Keene Published by Dover, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1976 ISBN 10: 0486232948 / ISBN 13: 9780486232942

Discover Your Chess Strength by Raymond Keene
Published by Henry Holt and Company., NY., 1992
ISBN 10: 0805024328 / ISBN 13: 9780805024326

The Pleasures of Chess by Assiac.
Published by Dover Publications, New York, NY, 1960 ISBN 10: 0486205975 / ISBN 13: 9780486205977

The Younger School of Soviet Chess Andrew Soltis Published by G. Bell, London, 1976
ISBN 10: 0713519568 / ISBN 13: 9780713519563

Tal The Magnificent by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest, 1990, 1990

Petrosian The Powerful by Andrew Soltis and Ken Smith Published by Dallas, TX: Chess Digest (1990), 1990

Play for Mate by David Vincent Hooper (1915-1998) and Bernard Cafferty Published by David McKay Co, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0679507701 / ISBN 13: 9780679507703

The Best Chess Games of Boris Spassky by Andrew Soltis Published by David McKay Company, Inc., New York, 1973

Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: 60 Complete Games by Irving Chernev (1900-1981) ISBN 10: 0486242498 / ISBN 13: 9780486242491
Published by Dover Publications, Inc, New York, 1982

The Best of Chess Life and Review, Volume 1 (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini, Published by Touchstone, 1988 ISBN 10: 0671619861 / ISBN 13: 9780671619862

Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy by Frank Brady Published by Dover Publications, New York, 1989
ISBN 10: 0486259250 / ISBN 13: 9780486259253

Confessions of a Chess Grandmaster by Andrew Soltis Published by Thinkers' Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0938650467 / ISBN 13: 9780938650461

Chess Rules of Thumb by Lev Alburt, Al Lawrence
Published by Chess Information, 2003
ISBN 10: 1889323101 / ISBN 13: 9781889323107

Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking: From The First Move To The Last by Neil McDonald Published by Batsford, 2004
ISBN 10: 0713488948 / ISBN 13: 9780713488944

Bird - Larsen Attack: A Complete Opening System with 1 f4 Then 2 b3 by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1989

Winning with 1 F4 by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 1992 ISBN 10: 0875682030 / ISBN 13: 9780875682037

A Complete Opening System For White with 1P-K4 by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest Magazine, U.S.A., 1973

Winning with 1 d4 by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest Inc, 1988
ISBN 10: 0875681751 / ISBN 13: 9780875681757

White Opening System: Combining Stonewall Attack, Colle System, Torre Attack by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, TX, 1992
ISBN 10: 0875682057 / ISBN 13: 9780875682051

Winning with 1 C 4: a Complete Opening System by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 0875681921 / ISBN 13: 9780875681924

The Great Chess Tournaments & Their Stories by Andy Soltis ISBN 10: 0801961386 / ISBN 13: 9780801961380
Published by Chilton Book Company, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1975

The London System: A Complete White Opening System by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1993
ISBN 10: 0875682316 / ISBN 13: 9780875682310

The Agile London System by Alfonso Holmes, Alfonso; Oscar De Prado ISBN 10: 9056916890 ISBN 13: 9789056916893
Publisher: New in Chess, 2016

The London System in 12 Practical Lessons: Strategic Concepts, Typical Plans and Tactical Themes by Oscar De Prado ISBN 10: 9056919652 ISBN 13: 9789056919658
Publisher: New In Chess, 2021

Win with the London System by Sverre Johnsen; Vlatko Kovacevic ISBN 10: 1911465848 ISBN 13: 9781911465843
Publisher: Gambit Publications, 2021

The Trompowsky Attack by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest, 1995
ISBN 10: 0875682731 / ISBN 13: 9780875682730

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit by Gary Lane
Published by Henry Holt & Company, 1995
ISBN 10: 080504230X / ISBN 13: 9780805042306

Laskers Defense to the Queens Gambit by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1993
ISBN 10: 0875682391 / ISBN 13: 9780875682396

The Baltic Defense to the Queen's Gambit by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, Inc., 1993
ISBN 10: 0875682286 / ISBN 13: 9780875682280

Judgment and Planning in Chess by Max Euwe
ISBN 10: 0713504293 ISBN 13: 9780713504293
Publisher: G. Bell & Sons, 1957
ISBN 10: 0679130128 / ISBN 13: 9780679130123
Published by David McKay Co, 1979
ISBN 10: 0679143254 ISBN 13: 9780679143253
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games, 1980
ISBN 10: 0713484365 / ISBN 13: 9780713484366
Published by Batsford Ltd, 1657

Chess to Enjoy by Andrew "Andy" Eden Soltis ( 1947- ) Published by Stein and Day A Scarbrough Book, New York, 1978 ISBN 10: 0812823311 / ISBN 13: 9780812823318

Catalog of Chess Mistakes by Andrew Soltis
Published by David McKay Company, New York, 1979 ISBN 10: 0679141510 / ISBN 13: 9780679141518

Chess Mistakes: How to Detect and Avoid Them by Andrew Soltis Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1980
ISBN 10: 0047940115 / ISBN 13: 9780047940118

Pawn Structure Chess by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0679130500 / ISBN 13: 9780679130505
Published by David McKay Co, 1976
ISBN 10: 0679144757 ISBN 13: 9780679144755
Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 1986
ISBN 10: 0812925297 ISBN 13: 9780812925296
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games, 1995
ISBN 10: 1849940703 ISBN 13: 9781849940702
Publisher: Batsford, 2013

The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings by Reuben Fine ISBN 10: 1131810015 ISBN 13: 9781131810010
Publisher: David McKay, 1943
ISBN 10: 0679140166 ISBN 13: 9780679140160
Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 1980
ISBN 10: 0812917561 ISBN 13: 9780812917567
Publisher: D. McKay Co., 1990
ISBN 10: 4871874605 ISBN 13: 9784871874601
Publisher: Ishi Press, 2012

New Sicilian Gambits by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest 1993, Dallas TX, 1993 ISBN 10: 0875682359 / ISBN 13: 9780875682358

Fischer's Weapon: Winning with The Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation by Andrew Soltis Published by The House of Staunton
ISBN 10: 0875681972 / ISBN 13: 9780875681979

The Ruy Lopez for the Tournament Player by Gary Lane Published by Henry Holt & Company, 1992
ISBN 10: 0805023178 / ISBN 13: 9780805023176

The Ruy Lopez Explained by Gary Lane
Published by Batsford, 2005
ISBN 10: 0713489782 / ISBN 13: 9780713489781

Queen's Indian defense (Understanding the chess openings) Andy Soltis, Edmar Mednis, Raymond Keene, John Grefe Published by R. H. M. Press, 1981
ISBN 10: 0890580510 / ISBN 13: 9780890580516

Karl Marx Plays Chess and Other Reports on the World's Oldest Game by Andy Soltis
Published by Three Rivers Press (CA), 1991
ISBN 10: 0812919068 / ISBN 13: 9780812919066

Opening Ideas and Analysis for Advanced Players (Vol. 1) by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1991
ISBN 10: 0875681905 / ISBN 13: 9780875681900

The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 0812922913 ISBN 13: 9780812922912
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games, 1994

Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic
ISBN 10: 0080111971 ISBN 13: 9780080111971
Publisher: Pergamon Pr, 1965
ISBN 10: 1857444000 ISBN 13: 9781857444001
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 1999

Art of Defence in Chess by Iakov Damsky, Iakov & Lyev Polugayevsky ISBN 10: 0080320597 ISBN 13: 9780080320595
Publisher: Pergamon Pr, 1989
ISBN 10: 1857441540 ISBN 13: 9781857441543
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 1996

Sam Loyd: His Story and Best Problems by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, Inc. / Labateche, 1995 ISBN 10: 0875682677 / ISBN 13: 9780875682679

The Art of Sacrifice in Chess, 21st Century Edition by Rudolf Spielmann Published by Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2015
ISBN 10: 1936490781 / ISBN 13: 9781936490783

Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 by David Bronstein ISBN 10: 0486238008 ISBN 13: 9780486238005
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1979

The Art of the Middle Game by Paul Keres & Alexander Kotov ISBN 10: 0140461027 ISBN 13: 9780140461022
Publisher: Penguin Books, 1973
ISBN 10: 0486261549 ISBN 13: 9780486261546
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1989

Tal-Botvinnik 1960: Match for the World Chess Championship by Mikhail Tal ISBN 10: 1888690089 ISBN 13: 9781888690088
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2001
ISBN 10: 1941270425 ISBN 13: 9781941270424
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2016

From the Middlegame Into the Endgame by Edmar Mednis ISBN 10: 1857440609 ISBN 13: 9781857440607
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 1994

The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev ISBN 10: 0571068499 ISBN 13: 9780571068494
Publisher: Faber and Faber, 1966
ISBN 10: 0486273024 ISBN 13: 9780486273020
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1992

American Chess Masters from Morphy to Fischer
Arthur Bernard Bisguier (1929-2017) and Andrew Eden Soltis Published by MacMillan Publishing Company A Collier Books, New York and London, 1974 ISBN 10: 0025110500 / ISBN 13: 9780025110502

The United States Chess Championship, 1985-1996
by Andrew Soltis and Gene H. McCormick
Published by McFarland and Company, Jefferson, NC, 1997

Grandmaster Secrets Endings by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0938650661 ISBN 13: 9780938650669
Publisher: Thinkers Pr Inc / Chessco, 1997

H.O.T. Chess by Paul Motwani, Paul; Gary Lane
Published by International Chess Enterprises, 1997 ISBN 10: 1879479435 / ISBN 13: 9781879479432

Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances since Nimzowitsch by John Watson ISBN 10: 1901983072 ISBN 13: 9781901983074
Publisher: Gambit Publications, 1999

Grandmaster Secrets: Openings by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0938650688 ISBN 13: 9780938650683
Publisher: Thinkers Pr Inc / Chessco, 2000

Rapid Chess Improvement: A Study for Adult Players by Michael De la Maza Published by Everyman Chess, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 1857442695 / ISBN 13: 9781857442694

Chess Lists by Andy Soltis
ISBN 10: 0786412968 / ISBN 13: 9780786412969
Published by McFarland & Company, 2002

Bobby Fischer Rediscovered by Andrew Soltis
Published by Batsford, 2003
ISBN 10: 0713488468 / ISBN 13: 9780713488463
Revised And Updated Edition Published by Batsford, 2020 ISBN 10: 184994606X / ISBN 13: 9781849946063

Chess Strategy in Action by John Watson
Published by Gambit Publications, U. K., 2002
ISBN 10: 1901983692 / ISBN 13: 9781901983692

Three Days with Bobby Fischer & Other Chess Essays: How to Meet Champions & Choose Your Openings by Lev Alburt, Lev; Al Lawrence Published by Chess Information and Research Center, 2003 ISBN 10: 1889323098 / ISBN 13: 9781889323091

The Four Knights by Jan Pinski
Published by Gloucester Publishers, 2003
ISBN 10: 185744311X / ISBN 13: 9781857443110

Marshall. Mille risorse sulla scacchiera by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 8872640857 / ISBN 13: 9788872640852
Published by Prisma, 2004

Find the Winning Move by Gary Lane
Published by Batsford, 2004
ISBN 10: 0713488719 / ISBN 13: 9780713488715

Turning Advantage into Victory in Chess: Algebraic Notation (McKay Chess Library) by Andrew Soltis Published by Random House Puzzles & Games, 2004
ISBN 10: 0812935810 / ISBN 13: 9780812935813

Winning Chess Endgames: Just The Facts! by Lev Alburt, Nikolay Krogius, Al Lawrence Published by Chess Information, 2005
ISBN 10: 1889323152 / ISBN 13: 9781889323152

Rethinking the Chess Pieces by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0713489049 ISBN 13: 9780713489040
Publisher: Batsford, 2005

How To Choose A Chess Move by Andrew Soltis
Published by Batsford, 2005

Why Lasker Matters by Andew Soltis
Published by B T Batsford Ltd, 2006
ISBN 10: 0713489839 / ISBN 13: 9780713489835

The 100 Best Chess Games of the 20th Century, Ranked by Andrew Soltis Published by McFarland & Co Inc Pub, 2006
ISBN 10: 0786427418 / ISBN 13: 9780786427413

Victory in the Opening!: The Art of Winning Quickly in Chess by Gary Lane Published by Batsford, 2003
ISBN 10: 0713484276 / ISBN 13: 9780713484274

Transpo Tricks in Chess Finess by Andrew Soltis
Published by Batsford, 2007
ISBN 10: 0713490519 / ISBN 13: 9780713490510

Greatest Ever Chess Tricks and Traps by Gary Lane International Master ISBN 10: 1857445775 / ISBN 13: 9781857445770
Published by Everyman Chess, 2008

Tricks, Tactics, and Tips in the Chess Opening: Practical Lessons for Ambitious Improvers by Dean Ippolito ISBN 10: 9493257436 ISBN 13: 9789493257436
Publisher: New In Chess, 2022

The Wisest Things Ever Said about Chess by Andrew Soltis Published by Batsford, 2008
ISBN 10: 1906388008 / ISBN 13: 9781906388003

Chess Openings for Black, Explained: A Complete Repertoire Alburt, Lev; Dzindzichashvili, Roman; Perelshteyn, Eugene; Lawrence, Al (CON) ISBN 10: 1889323187 / ISBN 13: 9781889323183
Published by Chess Information & Research Institute, 2009

Mastering Chess Strategy by Johan Hellsten
ISBN 10: 1857446488 ISBN 13: 9781857446487
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2010

Frank Marshall - US Chess Champion by Andy Soltis ISBN 10: 0786475013 ISBN 13: 9780786475018
Publisher: McFarland Publishing, 2013

The Art of Defense in Chess by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0679141081 / ISBN 13: 9780679141082
Published by David McKay Company, New York, 1975

New Art of Defense in Chess by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 1849941602 ISBN 13: 9781849941600
Publisher: Batsford Chess, 2014

Mikhail Botvinnik: The Life and Games of a World Chess Champion by Andrew Eden Soltis
Published by McFarland Publishing, Jefferson, NC, 2014

ISBN 10: 1476691398 / ISBN 13: 9781476691398
Soviet Chess 1917-1991 by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0786497580 ISBN 13: 9780786497584
Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2014

My 60 Memorable Games: Chess Tactics, Chess Strategies With Bobby Fischer - ISBN 10: 0671509667 ISBN 13: 9780671509668
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1969
ISBN 10: 0671214837 ISBN 13: 9780671214838
Publisher: Fireside, 1972
ISBN 10: 190638830X ISBN 13: 9781906388300
Publisher: Batsford, 2009
Ishi Press produced a Russian edition in 2015

Studying Chess Made Easy by Andrew Soltis
Published by Batsford, 2010
ISBN 10: 1906388679 / ISBN 13: 9781906388676

What It Takes to Become a Chess Master: Chess Strategies That Get Results (Batsford Chess) by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849940266 ISBN 13: 9781849940269
Publisher: Batsford, 2012

World Chess Championship Carlsen v. Karjakin New York, 2016 Lev Alburt, Al Lawrence, Jon Crumiller
Published by Lev Alburt, 2017
ISBN 10: 1889323292 / ISBN 13: 9781889323299

Opening Ideas and Analysis for Advanced Players, Volume One by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, 1991

Opening Ideas and Analysis for Advanced Players (2) by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1992
ISBN 10: 0875682006 / ISBN 13: 9780875682006

Modern Defence (Everyman Chess) by Jon Eelman, Jon & Neil McDonald, Neil ISBN 10: 1857442814 ISBN 13: 9781857442816
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2000

1...d6 Move by Move (Everyman Chess) by Cyrus Lakdawala ISBN 10: 1857446836 ISBN 13: 9781857446838
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2012

Modern Defence: Move by Move (Everyman Chess) by Cyrus Lakdawala ISBN 10: 185744986X ISBN 13: 9781857449860
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2012

A Black Defensive System With 1.d6 by GM Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, Inc, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 1994 ISBN 10: 0875682448 / ISBN 13: 9780875682440

Black to Play and Win with 1.g6. A complete defensive system by GM Andrew Soltis

Beating the Pirc/Modern with the Fianchetto Variation by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, 1993
ISBN 10: 0875682200 / ISBN 13: 9780875682204

A Complete Guide to the Modern/Pirc Complex by Joe Gallagher & Nigel Davies ISBN 10: 1781944687 ISBN 13: 9781781944684
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2018

Opening Repertoire: The Modern Defence by Cyrus Lakdawala ISBN 10: 1781945306 ISBN 13: 9781781945308
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2019

100 Chess Master Trade Secrets from Sacrifices to Endgames by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849941084 / ISBN 13: 9781849941082
Published by Batsford, London, 2013

The Inner Game of Chess by Andrew Soltis
Published by Mongoose Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 1936277603 / ISBN 13: 9781936277605

Your Kingdom for My Horse: When to Exchange in Chess: Tips To Improve Your Chess Strategy by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849942773 ISBN 13: 9781849942775
Publisher: Batsford, 2015

Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at their Best by Mihail Marin ISBN 10: 1784830046 ISBN 13: 9781784830045
Publisher: Quality Chess, 2015

David vs Goliath Chess : How to Beat a Stronger Player by Andrew Soltis Published by Pavilion Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 1849943575 / ISBN 13: 9781849943574

What it Takes to Become a Grandmaster by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849943397 ISBN 13: 9781849943390
Publisher: Batsford, 2016

100 Endgames You Must Know: Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player by Jesus De La Villa ISBN 10: 9056916173 ISBN 13: 9789056916176
Publisher: New In Chess, 2016

The 100 Endgames You Must Know Workbook: Practical Endgame Exercises for Every Chess Player by Jesus De La Villa ISBN 10: 9056918176 ISBN 13: 9789056918170
Publisher: New In Chess, 2019

365 Chess Master Lessons: Take One A Day To Be A Better Chess Player by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849944342 ISBN 13: 9781849944342
Publisher: Batsford, 2017

300 Most Important Chess Positions (Batsford Chess) by Thomas Engqvist ISBN 10: 1849945128 ISBN 13: 9781849945127
Publisher: Batsford, 2019

Most Instructive Games of the Young Grandmasters by Paul Motwani (1962- ) Published by Everyman Chess, London, 1999
ISBN 10: 1857445341 / ISBN 13: 9781857445343

How to Swindle in Chess: Snatch Victory From A Losing Position (Batsford Chess) by Andrew Soltis Published by Batsford, 2020
ISBN 10: 1849945632 / ISBN 13: 9781849945639

Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849946507 ISBN 13: 9781849946506
Publisher: Batsford, 2020

Tal, Petrosian, Spassky and Korchnoi: A Chess Multibiography with 207 Games by Andrew Soltis
Published by McFarland, 2020
ISBN 10: 1476683646 / ISBN 13: 9781476683645

Chessmaster Checklist by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 1849947147 ISBN 13: 9781849947145
Publisher: Batsford, 2021

Smyslov, Bronstein, Geller, Taimanov and Averbakh: A Chess Multibiography with 220 Games by Andrew Soltis Published by McFarland, 2021
ISBN 10: 147667793X / ISBN 13: 9781476677934

The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games: New edn by Graham Burgess, Graham, Dr. John Nunn, John Emms ISBN 10: 1849013683 ISBN 13: 9781849013680
Publisher: Robinson, 2021

Endgame Strategy by Mikhail Shereshevsky
ISBN 10: 9493257371 ISBN 13: 9789493257375
Publisher: New In Chess, 2022

Fabiano Caruana: 60 Memorable Games by Andrew Soltis Published by Batsford, 2022
ISBN 10: 184994721X / ISBN 13: 9781849947213

Zlotnik's Treasure Trove: Enjoyable Chess Training for Amateurs (1600-2200 Elo) by Boris Zlotnik ISBN 10: 9493257894 ISBN 13: 9789493257894
Publisher: New In Chess, 2023

Perpetual Chess Improvement: Practical Chess Advice from World-Class Players and Dedicated Amateurs (New in Chess) by Ben Johnson ISBN 10: 9083336549 ISBN 13: 9789083336541
Publisher: New In Chess, 2023

Technique in Chess by Mark Dvoretsky
ISBN 10: 1949859649 ISBN 13: 9781949859645
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2023

World Chess Champion Strategy Training for Club Players: From Bobby Fischer to Ding Liren by Thomas Willemze ISBN 10: 9083328481 ISBN 13: 9789083328485
Publisher: New In Chess, 2023

Re-Engineering The Classics: A Silicon Reappraisal of Thirty-Five Classic Games by Mattew Sadler & Steve Giddins ISBN 10: 9083311260 ISBN 13: 9789083311265
Publisher: New In Chess, 2023

The Modern Gurgenidze: A Counterpunching Repertoire for Black by Jaan Ehlvest ISBN 10: 1949859568 ISBN 13: 9781949859560
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2023

Deadline Grandmaster: A Chess Memoir by Andrew Soltis Published by McFarland, 2024
ISBN 10: 1476689989 / ISBN 13: 9781476689982

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Riddle Question: I am wet when drying. What am I? Riddle Answer below.

The Human Seasons
by John Keats

Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;
There are four seasons in the mind of man:
He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear
Takes in all beauty with an easy span:
He has his Summer, when luxuriously
Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves To ruminate, and by such dreaming high
Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves
His soul has in its Autumn, when his wings
He furleth close; contented so to look
On mists in idleness—to let fair things
Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook.
He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,
Or else he would forego his mortal nature.

Riddle Answer: A towel.

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind." — Blasie Pascal

"You can only get good at chess if you love the game." — Bobby Fischer

"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.

Chess master and writer Fred Reinfeld (1910-61) once wrote that Wilhelm Steinitz was "a fine writer of English prose, equally bold in expression when he is conveying some nuance of technical judgement and when he is grinding his teeth over some fancied insult."

"The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary." — Aaron Nimzowitsch

"Openings teach you openings, endgames teach you chess!" — Stephan Gerzadowicz

"The king is a fighting piece. Use it!" — Wilhelm Steinitz

"Why must I lose to this idiot?" — Aaron Nimzowitsch

"You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one" — Mikhail Tal

"Don't even mention losing to me. I can't stand to think of it." — Bobby Fischer

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.

"Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die"
― Lord Tennyson Alfred (1809-1892)

M.Hassan: <Eggman>: Scarborough Chess Club which is said to be the biggest chess club in Canada, arranges tournaments under the name of "Howard Rideout" tournaments. Is he the same Rideout that you are mentioning?. I only know that this is to commemorate "Rideout" who has been a player and probably in that club because the club is over 40 years old. This tournament is repeated year after year and at the beginning of the season when the club resumes activity after summer recession in September. Zxp

PeterB: Eggman and Mr. Hassan - you are right, Howard Ridout was a long time member of the Scarborough Chess Club! He was very active even when I joined in 1969, and was still organizing tournaments at the time of his death in the 1990s. This game is a good memorial to him! Theodorovitch was a Toronto master rated about 2250 back then, perhaps about 2350 nowadays.

A toast to friendship:

‘Here's to Tall Ships,
Here's to Small Ships,
Here's to all the Ships at Sea.
But the best Ships are Friendships,
Here's to You and Me!'

* The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev

* Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century

"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.

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.

Oct-04-10
I play the Fred: said...
You're distraught
because you're not
able to cope
feel like a dope
when Lasker hits
Puttin on (the Fritz)

"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

"A wise man never knows all; only a fool knows everything." — African Proverb

"I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." ― Nelson Mandela

"Out of clutter, find simplicity." ― Albert Einstein

"Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well." ― Mahatma Gandhi

"Mathematics expresses values that reflect the cosmos, including orderliness, balance, harmony, logic, and abstract beauty." ― Deepak Chopra

"In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism, skepticism and humbug, and we shall want to live more musically." ― Vincent Van Gogh

"Always ask yourself: "What will happen if I say nothing?" ― Kamand Kojouri

"Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will." ― Pythagoras

"I play until my fingers are blue and stiff from the cold, and then I keep on playing. Until I'm lost in the music. Until I am the music--notes and chords, the melody and harmony. It hurts, but it's okay because when I'm the music, I'm not me. Not sad. Not afraid. Not desperate. Not guilty." ― Jennifer Donnelly, Revolution

"If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nations. When there is order in the nations, there will peace in the world." ― Confucius

"The hardest thing in the world is to let go of who you once thought you were and to manifest your true self, at the risk of being unloved. This is self-actualization." ― Kamand Kojouri

"Nature can be so soothing to the tormented mind." ― Alexander Humboldt

"It is not about finding the right person. People are not that right. Even if they start out right, we soon have a litany of complaints. The only answer is to be the right person ourselves. Then everything will tend to work together in a good way." ― Donna Goddard, Circles of Separation

"Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay." ― Sallust

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." ― Mahatma Gandhi

"Virtue is harmony." ― Pythagoras

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

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.

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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. This description may be from another edition of this product. Nimzowitsch vs J Szekely, 1927

"If you're good at tactics, you're good at chess. Opening theory may help you start well. Endgame knowledge may help you finish well. Tactical skill helps you win games and avoid losses. Tactics include pins, forks, removing the defender, attacking two pieces at the same time, and threatening to mate your opponent." — Tim Sawyer, author

A cavalryman's horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be allowed to know this.

A safe army is better than a safe border.

An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

Be All You Can Be.

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

Death is lighter than a feather. Duty is heavy as a mountain.

Discipline is the soul of an Army.

Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people.

Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.

He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.

If I charge, follow me. If I retreat, kill me. If I die, revenge me.

It is fatal to enter a war without the will to win it.

Live for something rather than die for nothing.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

Ten soldiers lead wisely will beat a hundred without a head.

The army consists of the first infantry division and eight million replacements.

The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The only easy day was yesterday.

The soldier is the Army. No Army is better than its soldiers.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity.

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

To defend a country you need an army, but to defend a civilization you need education.

To find us, you must be good. To catch us you must be fast. But to beat us… you must be kidding.

Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men.

We live by chance, we love by choice, we kill by profession.

"Go until you can't go anymore." ― "Alone" contestant

Delaware: Lewes
Established in: 1631

As the first town in the first state, 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/...

* Stonehenge: You can use PGN Upload Utility for uploading games. PGN Upload Utility

<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.

* 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.'>

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.

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.

"There just isn't enough televised chess." — David Letterman

"Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself." — Eleanor Roosevelt

"Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess." — Siegbert Tarrasch

Z is for Zookeeper (to the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?")

Oh do you know the zookeeper,
The zookeeper, the zookeeper?
Oh, do you know the zookeeper
Who works down at the zoo?

Q: What did the 0 say to the 8?
A: Nice belt!

<There are more possible games of chess than atoms in the universe.

Discover how to rule the universe of chess.

Chess is 1500 years old and still going strong. That's older than any game ever invented.

Do you want to know why it's still a trend?

After the second pair of turns, there are 197,742 possible games, and after three moves, 121 million.

The highest number of possible chess games is INFINITE.

You're far more likely to win the lottery than ever play the same game of chess twice.

Chess will never get boring… if you know how to play the game the right way. ― Andy Dunn, author>

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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.

<The Man In The Glass
Peter Dale Wimbrow Sr.

When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself
And see what that man has to say.

For it isn't your father, or mother, or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life Is the one staring back from the glass.

He's the fellow to please – never mind all the rest For he's with you, clear to the end
And you've passed your most difficult, dangerous test If the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years And get pats on the back as you pass
But your final reward will be heartache and tears If you've cheated the man in the glass.

This poem was first published in 1934 and is still very popular today.>

Question: How old was Tiger Woods when he won his first Master's? Answer: 21

Question: What TV show's creator had a rule that its characters couldn't learn lessons or hug to end episodes? Answer: Seinfeld