SU'MAE!

"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." ― Thomas Paine

"Chess is a fairy tale of 1,001 blunders." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Chess taught me patience." ― Yuzvendra Chahal

"Pawns are the soul of the game." ― François-André Danican Philidor

"The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy." ― Helmuth von Moltke

"When you see a good move, look for a better one." ― Emanuel Lasker

"The goal (to gain a superior force of material) is to trade a piece of lesser value for a piece of greater value or capture an undefended piece." ― Hugh Patterson

Epic Battle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOC...

"If you wage war, do it energetically and with severity. This is the only way to make it shorter and consequently less inhuman." ― Napoléon Bonaparte

"Never draw your dirk when a blow will do it." ― Scottish Proverb z

"There is no such thing as an absolutely freeing move. A freeing move in a position in which development has not been carried far always proves illusory, and vice versa, a move which does not come at all in the category of freeing moves can, given a surplus of tempi to our credit, lead to a very free game." ― Aron Nim zowitsch

"No guts, no glory." ― Major Gen. Frederick C. Blesse

‘A pin occurs when a man screens a unit of higher value.' ― Reuben Fine, Chess The ez Easy Way

"Critical thinking is the most important factor with chess. As it is in life, you need to think before you make decisions." ― Hikaru Nakamura

‘The pin is mightier than the sword' ― Fred Reinfeld's dictum, on page 293 of The Treasury of Chess Lore (New York, 1951)

Really, sayz agadmator: https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...

"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things." ― Ronald Reagan

"People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess." ― Nicolas Chamfort

"The future reshapes the memory of the past in the way it recalibrates significance: some episodes are advanced, others lose purchase." ― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men

Moral Storiez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTk...

"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." ― General Douglas MacArthur

From page 133 of Aron Nimzowitsch's original text, Mein System (Berlin, 1925): ‘Ein gefesselter Stein deckt nur imaginär. Er tut nur so, als ob er decken würde; in Wirklichkeit ist er ja gelähmt und unbeweglich. Daher darf man seine eigenen Offiziere getrost en prise stellen; der gefesselte Stein darf doch nicht zugreifen.'

‘A pinned piece's defensive power is only imaginary. He only makes a gesture as if he would defend; in reality he is crippled and immobile. Hence, we may confidently place our piece en prise to a pinned piece, for he dare not lay hands on it.' ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber." ― Yuliya Snigir

"Modern war is the most highly developed of all sciences. We have perfected our weapons but failed to perfect the men who use them." ― Billy Graham

Mato explains a masterpiece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zb...

"This will remain the land of the free so long as it is the home of the brave." ― Elmer Davis

The Purdy rule: "Always unpin" ― C.J.S. Purdy

"If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"Someone once said that failure is easier to live with than regret, and it pierced my heart like an arrow." ― Robert Dugoni, The World Played Chess

"Chess is my life, but my life is not chess." ― Anatoly Karpov

"I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess." ― Bobby Fischer

"Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head." ― Magnus Carlsen

"Chess: It's like alcohol. It's a drug. I have to control it, or it could overwhelm me. I have a regular Monday night game at my home, and I do play a little online." ― Charles Krauthammer

"To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness" - Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542 - 87)

It's the simpler things in life we should appreciate.

"Only the long-distance pieces - the Queen, Rooks, and Bishops - can execute a skewer (through two opposing units on the same line)." ― Hugh Patterson

St. Luke

* Fianchetto: Opening Explorer

* 0-1s: Game Collection: English Opening A29

* Xmas English 4 Knts: Game Collection: English 1...e5 4Ns' 4..Bb4

* Openings Playlists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRk...

* Kid's Guide: https://www.playgroundequipment.com...

* Annotated Games: https://gameknot.com/

* Brilliancies: Game Collection: Brilliancy Prizes (Reinfeld)

* B&N Checkmate in the corner of the bishop's color: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BV...

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

* Chess Links: http://www.chessdryad.com/links/ind...

* Chess TV: https://www.twitch.tv/tcec_chess_tv

* Chessclub.com (ICC): https://www.chessclub.com/

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

* Diagrammed Checkmate Patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* Dumb Parents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xl...

* Elementary Checkmate with two Bishops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaR...

* Epic: Game Collection: Epic Battles of the CB by R.N. Coles - keypusher

* FIDE: https://www.fide.com/

* Alapins: Game Collection: Alapin

* Aggressive Gambits: https://thechessworld.com/articles/...

* bazinga! http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/

* 101 Brevities: Game Collection: 7

* Basic tactics course using miniatures:
http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/x/FTP...

* Bowman's Beginner's Guide:
http://chess.jliptrap.us/BowmanBegi... Not perfect but dedicated, passionate.

* Biglo traps: Game Collection: Traps

* Bit Collection: Game Collection: Special Gambit Collection

* Checkmate Art: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

* Chess Records: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/record...

* Colle System: Game Collection: colle system

* Checkmate brevities: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

* Crouch's book: Game Collection: Chess Secrets - Attackers (Crouch)

* Eugene Znosko-Borovsky's little book "How Not to Play Chess"

* First one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyo...

* Game 23 of 99 Schönheitspreise (Steinkohl)

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

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

* I'm only one: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E1nl...

* I'm the one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRS...

* One minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3N...

* Round 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i2...

* 2...f5?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3a...

* Animal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8u...

* The Brown Bomber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPe...

* Looked harmless: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H-C2...

* Golden: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/avSA...

* Bird swoop: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2leD...

* Ponziani Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9gKN...

* Vienna Sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jD53...

* Advantage of the 2 Bishops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dG...

* BC Dumb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2I...

* So she did this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGq...

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

* 3 Kiddie Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jP...

* KID killer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3Xaf...

* 3 Wise men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws0...

* What about trams? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SzMQ...

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

* Come Jesus Come:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IcMT...

* Crazy Rook trick: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kLM3...

* Double Rook Lift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQ...

* Jaw Dropper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0o...

* C-K in 3 EZ steps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtP...

* Never say 3 things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3i...

* 3 months to live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPm...

* 3 Viral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7n...

* 3 for Black vs 1.e4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXM...

* 4 mantras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4w...

* Knightly MG: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XRP3...

* 4 seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kt...

* 5 Owls of NA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdE...

* Five in '25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1...

* Let 'em have it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wi...

* Furious Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpd...

* Dominate the LS in 5 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iro...

* Do the Hustle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3k...

* 5 Rare gambits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_r...

* 5 middlegame minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLA...

* 5 embarrassments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdM...

* Endgame tactics in 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA9...

* 5 occurrences AD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eJ...

* Yes, they do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mi...

* Get better in 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mc...

* Tigran's Top 5 Exch Sacs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-...

* 6 Essential Structures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zu...

* Freedom is not Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89P...

* Deflection on f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S1em...

* Punish Common Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsD...

* H2P the Delay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9a...

* Pink Elephants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVK...

* Scary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6...

* 7 Deadliest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scz...

* 7 realities: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/20AY...

* 7 truths: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4LfX...

* 7 Endings to know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrL...

* 8 Q tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amz...

* 8 min time lapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih2...

* 9 ways to defeat: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aaHZ...

* A10 Warthog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMI...

* Top 10 Dog Coms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlV...

* 10 Recent discoveries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePj...

* 10 min of Ukranian Hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l_...

* 10 Common Traps in the Sicilian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzu...

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

* Fraction equation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMK...

* RP knows 'em well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZw...

* GPA short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q_...

* FM GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Y...

* Model GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glm...

* Win w/the GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ae...

* Anti-GPA trap #645: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyN...

* Annoying line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_L...

* GPA refuted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqr...

* Extinguish the GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6P...

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

* Quick either way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z0...

* Special Pete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCi...

* Fuzzy Wuzzy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scU...

* The Government forbid Church attendance during COVID-19, so we did this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krU...

* Of course, JT set our example back in the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmH...

* BGs sort of ran together: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JCQO...

* Before that... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgv...

* How to be brave: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cQI3...

* Get Discipline: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l3EI...

* Going out in style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMf...

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

* The Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAA...

* lIke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5W...

* Joel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4L...

* Morphy Miniatures:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Now the day bleeds... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4wVC...

* Own key squares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x-...

* On the Road: https://ontheroadtochessmaster.com/

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

* Logic Puzzles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToI...

* Play: https://play.chessbase.com/en/

* Promise: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u-sY...

* Prophylaxis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qj...

* 12 smells Verminters hate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eh...

* Don't poke your eye out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkD...

* Week 13 of '67: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPJ...

* RR on King Tut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59...

* RPO invention: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9FOb...

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

* F14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2d...

* 15 Home Depot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlB...

* A lot of shoveling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoO...

* Senator asks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKO...

* September: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UFmU...

* 20 Fox facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu3...

* Spider's Weave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_C...

* Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI6...

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

* Wooden stick: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JUQD...

* Won't ever forget: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5...

* Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Variation (B12) Beauty | Reykjavik Open 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtU...

* 50-year-old tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_0...

* Owls attack! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq-...

* Learn these and burn them! https://herculeschess.com/chess-tac...

* Tactics by a different Gary: https://chessdelights.com/chess-tac...

* Tactical Mix: Game Collection: mastering Tactical ideas by minev

* The Best of... Game Collection: World Champions' Best Games

* Best Games of 2018: Game Collection: Best Games of 2018

* The Unthinkable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9z...

* Vladimir Bagirov Attacks: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Women: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/wom...

* Will Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...

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

* Z Vol 105: Game Collection: 0ZeR0's collected games volume 105

* Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/

<<<<The Man In The Glass > by 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.>

His bark is worse than his bite. ~ Canadian proverb

Do not yell "dinner" until your knife is in the loaf. ~ Canadian proverb

Easier said than done. ~ Canadian proverb

All Hallows moon, witches soon. ~ Canadian proverb

You can't catch skunks with mice. ~ Canadian proverb

Waste not want not. ~ Canadian proverb

God our Father, Lord, and Savior

Thank you for your love and favor

Bless this food and drink we pray

And all who share with us today.
Amen.

Easter, 1916 by William Butler Yeats

I have met them at close of day
Coming with vivid faces
From counter or desk among grey
Eighteenth-century houses.
I have passed with a nod of the head
Or polite meaningless words,
Or have lingered awhile and said
Polite meaningless words,
And thought before I had done
Of a mocking tale or a gibe
To please a companion
Around the fire at the club,
Being certain that they and I
But lived where motley is worn:
All changed, changed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.

That woman's days were spent
In ignorant good-will,
Her nights in argument
Until her voice grew shrill.
What voice more sweet than hers
When, young and beautiful,
She rode to harriers?
This man had kept a school
And rode our winged horse;
This other his helper and friend
Was coming into his force;
He might have won fame in the end,
So sensitive his nature seemed,
So daring and sweet his thought.
This other man I had dreamed
A drunken, vainglorious lout.
He had done most bitter wrong
To some who are near my heart,
Yet I number him in the song;
He, too, has resigned his part
In the casual comedy;
He, too, has been changed in his turn,
Transformed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.

Hearts with one purpose alone
Through summer and winter seem
Enchanted to a stone
To trouble the living stream.
The horse that comes from the road.
The rider, the birds that range
From cloud to tumbling cloud,
Minute by minute they change;
A shadow of cloud on the stream
Changes minute by minute;
A horse-hoof slides on the brim,
And a horse plashes within it;
The long-legged moor-hens dive,
And hens to moor-cocks call;
Minute by minute they live:
The stone's in the midst of all.

Too long a sacrifice
Can make a stone of the heart.
O when may it suffice?
That is Heaven's part, our part
To murmur name upon name,
As a mother names her child
When sleep at last has come
On limbs that had run wild.
What is it but nightfall?
No, no, not night but death;
Was it needless death after all?
For England may keep faith
For all that is done and said.
We know their dream; enough
To know they dreamed and are dead;
And what if excess of love
Bewildered them till they died?
I write it out in a verse -
MacDonagh and MacBride
And Connolly and pearse
Now and in time to be,
Wherever green is worn,
Are changed, changed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.

Actor Tommy Lee Jones and former vice-president Al Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard.

The doctor who claimed there was a link between autism and vaccines created fraudulent data for his study and lost his medical license.

Africa's population will more than double to 2.3 billion people by 2050.

<There once was a fly on the wall,

I wonder why didn't it fall.

Because its feet stuck,

Or was it just luck,

Or does gravity miss things so small?>

Engineer Ralph Baer is often held to be the "father of video games." His "Brown Box" video game system, designed in 1967, paved the way for all future consoles.

"mãos frias, coração quente". In English, it means "a cold hand, a warm heart"

Drive sober or get pulled over.

"For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable." — Assiac

"mais vale um passarinho na mão do que dois a voar"

Contrary to popular belief, the first video game was not Pong. It was preceded by Tennis for Two in 1958 and Spacewar! in 1962.

<"Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.">
― Langston Hughes

People believe what they want to believe, truth or not.

"Search for the grain of truth in other opinions." ― Richard Carlson

Messages from the human brain travel along nerves at up to 200 miles per hour (322 km/h).

The Bear
~ Author Unknown ~

Here is a cave, (make a fist)
Inside is a bear. (put a thumb inside fist)
Now he comes out
To get some fresh air. (pop out thumb)
He stays out all summer
In sunshine and heat.
He hunts in the forest
For berries to eat. (move thumb in circle)
When snow starts to fall,
He hurries inside
His warm little cave,
And there he will hide. (put thumb back inside fist) Snow covers the cave
Like a fluffy white rug.
Inside the bear sleeps
All cozy and snug. (cover fist with other hand)

Old Russian Proverb:
Чему́ быть, того́ не минова́ть Pronunciation: ChiMU BYT', taVOH ni mihnoVAT' Translation: You can't avoid that which is meant to happen Meaning: Whatever shall be, will be.

"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.

James 1:5 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him"

Q: What do you call someone who draws funny pictures of cars? A: A car-toonist.

Q: What do you call a magician on a plane?
A: A flying sorcerer.

Q: What do you call fruit playing the guitar?
A: A jam session.

Q: What do you call the shoes that all spies wear? A: Sneakers.

Q: What do you call something you can serve, but never eat? A: A volleyball.

Q: What did the alien say to the garden?
A: Take me to your weeder.

Q: What do you call a skeleton who went out in freezing temperatures? A: A numb skull.

Q: What do you call a farm that grows bad jokes? A: Corny.

The Raven Wishing To Imitate The Eagle

The bird of Jove bore off a mutton,
A raven being witness.
That weaker bird, but equal glutton,
Not doubting of his fitness
To do the same with ease,
And bent his taste to please,
Took round the flock his sweep,
And marked among the sheep,
The one of fairest flesh and size,
A real sheep of sacrifice –
A dainty titbit bestial,
Reserved for mouth celestial.
Our gormand, gloating round,
Cried, "Sheep, I wonder much
Who could have made you such.
You're far the fattest I have found;
I'll take you for my eating."
And on the creature bleating
He settled down. Now, sooth to say,
This sheep would weigh
More than a cheese;
And had a fleece
Much like that matting famous
Which graced the chin of Polyphemus;
So fast it clung to every claw,
It was not easy to withdraw.
The shepherd came, caught, caged, and, to their joy, Gave croaker to his children for a toy.

Ill plays the pilferer the bigger thief;
One's self one ought to know; – in brief,
Example is a dangerous lure;
Death strikes the gnat, where flies the wasp secure.

"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." — Charles R. Swindoll

"When you have the better of it, play simply. When the game is going against you, look for complications." — Frank J. Marshal

<"Every time I coach people, I <emphasize> the following key concepts:

^Develop your pieces off the back rank at the beginning of the game (Extremely underrated by beginners) Quickly activate both Knights and Bishops before Queen and Rooks.

^Control the center (Chess pieces control a lot more squares and have more directional choices, sudden strikes from the center of the board)

^Make sure your king is safer than the opponent's Get castled away from the battle in the center; do not leave your King exposed to check, especially the opposing queen advancing to the flank w/a check and fork of a LPDO

Every opening in chess is based on these fundamental principles. Thus, if you can understand such concepts and put them into practice, your chess strength will skyrocket!" ― IM Luis Torres>

> Protect your pieces. Loose Pieces Drop Off. Your middlegame position generally tends to be in good standing as long as you have a grip on the center, the king is castled and rooks connected, your pieces are active, and you don't drop material. Know all the possible ways of responding to a threat of capture.<

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

Newspapers and magazines were once a daily habit, but digital media has taken over. Young people consume news and entertainment online through apps, websites, and social media, making printed publications feel outdated.

Declining subscriptions mean many well-known magazines and newspapers have shut down their print editions and gone entirely digital to stay afloat in a world where information is just a tap away.

Q: How does the ocean say hi, hello? A: It waves!

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

"I am not afraid of an army of lions lead by a sheep; I am afraid of sheep lead by a lion." ― Alexander the Great

"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all." ― George Washington

"Freedom is never free." ― Anonymous

"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude." ― Cynthia Ozick

St. Luther

The Rat and the Elephant

One's own importance to enhance,
Inspirited by self-esteem,
Is quite a common thing in France;
A French disease it well might seem.
The strutting cavaliers of Spain
Are in another manner vain.
Their pride has more insanity;
More silliness our vanity.
Let's shadow forth our own disease –
Well worth a hundred tales like these.

A rat, of quite the smallest size,
Fixed on an elephant his eyes,
And jeered the beast of high descent
Because his feet so slowly went.
On his back, three stories high,
There sat, beneath a canopy,
A certain sultan of renown,
His dog, and cat, and concubine,
His parrot, servant, and his wine,
All pilgrims to a distant town.
The rat professed to be amazed
That all the people stood and gazed
With wonder, as he passed the road,
Both at the creature and his load.
"As if," said he, "to occupy
A little more of land or sky
Made one, in view of common sense,
Of greater worth and consequence!
What see you, men, in this parade,
That food for wonder need be made?
The bulk which makes a child afraid?
In truth, I take myself to be,
In all aspects, as good as he."
And further might have gone his vaunt;
But, darting down, the cat
Convinced him that a rat
Is smaller than an elephant.

Stop pretending to be offended, troll. You have read/said so much, much, much worse on Kibitzer and Rogoff.

An hour of play discovers more than a year of conversation does. ~ Portuguese Proverb

"You don't play against opponents; you play against the game of basketball." ― Bobby Knight

"The chess pieces are the block alphabet which shapes thoughts; and these thoughts, although making a visual design on the chess-board, express their beauty abstractly, like a poem." ― Marcel Duchamp

<I'd rather have Clawz than Toez,

I'd rather have Earz than a Noze.
And as for my Hair,
I'm glad it's all there,
I'll be awfully sad, when it goez.>

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"I regard Bobby Fischer as a mythological combination of sorts, a centaur if you will, a synthesis between man and chess." ― Garry Kasparov

<<<<<<<<A>m>a>n>d>a> Kay wrote:>

Checkmate
You were my knight
Shining armor
Chess board was our home
Queen's fondness you garnered
A kiss sweeter than honeycomb>

"My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring." ― Prince William

Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

"It is atheism and blasphemy to dispute what God can do: good Christians content themselves with His will revealed in His Word." ― King James I

"Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." ― Andy (Tim Robbins), "The Shawshank Redemption" hp?y=1927&t=NYA

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<from the simpleton poet:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.

Chess is creative.
And a journey too.

Good in the morning.
Or just before bed.

Play cheater_1, with engine.
Or OTB, all in your head.>

Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.

"The Lord is first, my friends are second, and I am third." ― Gale Sayers

"To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?" — Queen Elizabeth II

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ― Benjamin Franklin

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

"The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal." — Criss Jami

<<<The Blossom> by William Blake>

Merry, merry sparrow!
Under leaves so green
A happy blossom
Sees you, swift as arrow,
Seek your cradle narrow,
Near my bosom.
Pretty, pretty robin!
Under leaves so green
A happy blossom
Hears you sobbing, sobbing,
Pretty, pretty robin,
Near my bosom.>

Psalm 96: 1-3
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

"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

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."

Zechariah 3:9 - See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,' says the LORD Almighty, 'and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.

Bless Us, O Lord
Traditional Catholic Prayer

Bless us, O Lord,

And these Thy gifts

Which we are about to receive,

Through Thy bounty

Through Christ our Lord we pray.
Amen.

"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

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman

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"Stay sharp, play smart, and take care." ― NM Nelson Lopez

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?

Sing it Frankie! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEc...

XoY

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 Stregth 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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