Jun-13-09 technical draw: My first "advise" is to learn to spell "advice".

* 50 Games to Know: https://en.chessbase.com/post/50-ga...

* Famous Chess Photos: https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/585256...

* Forney's Collection: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

"When you see a good move – WAIT! – look for a better one." ― Emanuel Lasker The Portuguese chess player and author Pedro Damiano (1480–1544) first wrote this in his book "Questo libro e da imparare giocare a scachi et de li partiti" published in Rome, Italy, in 1512.

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

* 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...

* C-K stabs f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MFoo...

* 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...

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

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

* 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...

* French b3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxV...

* C00 French Defense: Horwitz Attack, Papa-Ticulat Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTS...

* 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-...

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* Common Gambits Video: https://saintlouischessclub.org/blo...

* Linus: https://zoboko.com/text/o1qn0yy8/ch...

"Pawns are such fascinating pieces, too...So small, almost insignificant, and yet--they can depose kings." ― Lavie Tidhar, The Bookman

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." — Albert Einstein

"To find something, anything, a great truth or a lost pair of glasses, you must first believe there will be some advantage in finding it." — Jack Burden, All The King's Men

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." — Jimmy Dean

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

"In chess, at least, the brave inherit the earth." — Edmar Mednis

"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

St. Margaret

Democritus and the People Of Abdera

How do I hate the tide of vulgar thought!
Profane, unjust, with childish folly fraught;
It breaks and bends the rays of truth divine,
And by its own conceptions measures mine.
Famed Epicurus' master tried
The power of this unstable tide.
His country said the sage was mad –
The simpletons! But why?
No prophet ever honour had
Beneath his native sky.
Democritus, in truth, was wise;
The mass were mad, with faith in lies.
So far this error went,
That all Abdera sent
To old Hippocrates
To cure the sad disease.
"Our townsman," said the messengers,
Appropriately shedding tears,
"Has lost his wits! Democritus,
By study spoiled, is lost to us.
Were he but filled with ignorance,
We should esteem him less a dunce.
He says that worlds like this exist,
An absolutely endless list, –
And peopled, even, it may be,
With countless hosts as wise as we!
But, not contented with such dreams,
His brain with viewless "atoms" teems,
Instinct with deathless life, it seems.
And, never stirring from the sod below,
He weighs and measures all the stars;
And, while he knows the universe,
Himself he does not know.
Though now his lips he strictly bars,
He once delighted to converse.
Come, godlike mortal, try your art divine
Where traits of worst insanity combine!"
Small faith the great physician lent,
But still, perhaps more readily, he went.
And mark what meetings strange
Chance causes in this world of change!
Hippocrates arrived in season,
Just as his patient (void of reason!)
Was searching whether reason's home,
In talking animals and dumb,
Be in the head, or in the heart,
Or in some other local part.
All calmly seated in the shade,
Where brooks their softest music made,
He traced, with study most insane,
The convolutions of a brain;
And at his feet lay many a scroll –
The works of sages on the soul.
Indeed, so much absorbed was he,
His friend, at first, he did not see.
A pair so admirably matched,
Their compliments erelong despatched.
In time and talk, as well as dress,
The wise are frugal, I confess.
Dismissing trifles, they began
At once with eagerness to scan
The life, and soul, and laws of man;
Nor stopped till they had travelled over all
The ground, from, physical to moral.
My time and space would fail
To give the full detail.

But I have said enough to show
How little It's the people know.
How true, then, goes the saw abroad –
Their voice is but the voice of God?

Drive sober or get pulled over.

The Chess Poem by Ayaan Chettiar

8 by 8 makes 64
In the game of chess, the king shall rule
Kings and queens, and rooks and knights
Bishops and Pawns, and the use of mind

The Game goes on, the players think
Plans come together, form a link
Attacks, checks and capture
Until, of course, we reach a mate

The Pawns march forward, then the knights
Power the bishops, forward with might
Rooks come together in a line
The Game of Chess is really divine

The Rooks move straight, then take a turn
The Knights on fire, make no return
Criss-Cross, Criss-Cross, go the bishops
The Queen's the leader of the group

The King resides in the castle
While all the pawns fight with power
Heavy blows for every side
Until the crown, it is destroyed

The Brain's the head, The Brain's the King,
The Greatest one will always win,
For in the game of chess, the king shall rule,
8 by 8 makes 64!

7&8* zealousz

Chess
Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Exactly four different men have tried
to teach me how to play. I could never
tell the difference between a rook
or bishop, but I knew the horse meant

knight. And that made sense to me,
because a horse is night: soot-hoof
and nostril, dark as a sabled evening
with no stars, bats, or moon blooms.

It's a night in Ohio where a man sleeps
alone one week and the next, the woman
he will eventually marry leans her body
into his for the first time, leans a kind

of faith, too—filled with white crickets
and bouquets of wild carrot. And
the months and the honeyed years
after that will make all the light

and dark squares feel like tiles
for a kitchen they can one day build
together. Every turn, every sacrificial
move—all the decoys, the castling,

the deflections—these will be both
riotous and unruly, the exact opposite
of what she thought she ever wanted
in the endgame of her days.

8 Tips to Become a Better Chess Player:

01) Know The Rules: Light square on the lower right corner for each player, Queen on her color facing the opposing Queen, the White army always moves first, Castle the unmoved King two squares sideways and then bring the unmoved Rook around inside the King, Touch-Move, Priority of Check: 3 responses, En Passant Pawn Capture option, Underpromotion to N+ or R to avoid stalemate, 5 Ways to Draw, How to keep scoresheet and use the time clock -- don't forfeit on time, tournament etiquette, etc.

02) Control of the center is vital. Keep a close eye on the center pawns, advanced pieces, and the f2/f7 squares guarded by the King. King safety is the top priority, but if you lose your mighty queen without compensation, the game will probably be lost. The Rook is often the last piece to move on the back row; usually inward toward the center. Rooks are safest when connected to protect each other with no other pieces between them (or maybe the Queen, since she can move like a Rook). Two Blind Swine gobbling pawns on the opponent's 2nd/7th rank are powerful. Don't obstruct your bishop with your own pawns on the same color in front of your bishop, a self-imposed road block. Long range pieces should seize open lines to extend down the board. Squares/lines that are aimed at more than once are hot spots where the action often ensues. Knights are best within the Big Center (16 squares) and/or blockading the square in front of the opponent's weak pawn. Do not allow penetration of weak squares between/behind your pawns. Avoid weak pawns that cannot be protected by another pawn, requiring a piece to babysit it.

03) Play Lots of Games: Experience builds chess intuition. Generally, use your pieces off the back row more than your pawns. Aim at opposing soldiers to threaten capture, aim at your own for protection.

04) Learn from Your Games: Review completed games w/an experienced player. See computer analysis. Reduce, eliminate your mistakes in the future.

05) Practice Solving Chess Puzzles: Become GREAT at finding tactics, especially double attacks!

06) Study Basic Endgames: K&Ps, K&Ns, K&Bs, K&Rs, K&Q, etc.

07) Learn Common Traps and Checkmates in your Favorite Openings: Don't get ambushed in the beginning! The center pawn fork trick is very common. Can you prevent Scholar's Mate from happening to your King?

08) Double-Check Your Moves BEFORE You Move: The main way games are lost is not seeing/preventing what your opponent will do next. Ask yourself "Will this move be safe on this square? Will it leave behind something unprotected? Are my other pieces sufficiently protected? Can my opponent add/pile upon current targets w/an extra attacker?" Outnumbering (more attackers than defenders of a square) is a key concept used in chess.

"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

St. Lawrence

French Proverb: "Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard." ― (Nothing should be left to chance.)

"There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world." ― Pierre Mac Orlan

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

"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight." — The Revenant

"Anybody can become angry — that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within everybody's power and is not easy." ― Aristotle

"Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested." ― Queen Elizabeth I

Old Russian Proverb: A golden handshake convinces even the most skeptical judge.

"I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them." — Clara Barton

"A friend to all is a friend to none." ― Aristotle

"The past can not be cured." ― Queen Elizabeth I

Old Russian Proverb: A good borrower is a lazy payer.

"If I were to speak of war, it would not be to show you the glories of conquering armies but the mischief and misery they strew in their tracks; and how, while they marched on with tread of iron and plumes proudly tossing in the breeze, some one must follow closely in their steps, crouching to the earth, toiling in the rain and darkness, shelterless themselves, with no thought of pride or glory, fame or praise, or reward; hearts breaking with pity, faces bathed in tears and hands in blood. This is the side which history never shows." — Clara Barton

"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny." ― Aristotle

"Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor." ― Queen Elizabeth I

Old Russian Proverb: A good citizen owes his life to his country.

"No matter what, we have to keep moving forward, even if we have to crawl." ― Kellie Elmore

"Happiness depends upon ourselves."
― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

"Don't just follow your dreams; chase them down, grab hold and don't let go." ― Kellie Elmore

"No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." ― Aristotle

"Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested." ― Queen Elizabeth I

Old Russian Proverb: A drop of water in the eyes of the Tsar costs the country many handkerchiefs.

"It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence that makes preparation in the hour of peace for assuaging the ills that are sure to accompany war." — Clara Barton

"Hope is a waking dream." ― Aristotle

"The past can not be cured." ― Queen Elizabeth I

Old Russian Proverb: A good merchant has neither money nor goods.

"Everybody's business is nobody's business, and nobody's business is my business." — Clara Barton

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." ― Aristotle

"Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor." ― Queen Elizabeth I

Old Russian Proverb: A good wife and a wholesome cabbage soup, what more could you want?

"I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past." — Clara Barton

"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A good-looking man is pleasant to look at, but it is easier to live with an amusing one.

"Social media has infected the world with a sickening virus called vanity." ― Kellie Elmore

"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A goose doesn't befriend a pig.

"The surest test of discipline is its absence." — Clara Barton

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ― Aristotle, Metaphysics

"The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally. You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass." ― Queen Elizabeth II

Old Russian Proverb: A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest.

"Don't just follow your dreams; chase them down, grab hold and don't let go." ― Kellie Elmore

"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A hammer breaks glass, but also forms steel.

"Sometimes you have to put yourself in other people's shoes to really understand the hardships of their souls." ― Kellie Elmore

"Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A drop of water in the eyes of the Tsar costs the country many handkerchiefs.

"This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I can't be a soldier, I'll help soldiers." — Clara Barton

"Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A drowning man will clutch at straw.

"Putting on a cowboy hat and a pair of boots doesn't make you country; like puttin' on a ball gown and glass heels won't make me Cinderella." — Kellie Elmore

"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A field held in common is always ravaged by bears.

"You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it." — Clara Barton

"Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A fisherman can recognize another fisherman from afar.

"Putting on a cowboy hat and a pair of boots doesn't make you country; like puttin' on a ball gown and glass heels won't make me Cinderella." — Kellie Elmore

"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A fly cannot enter a closed mouth. (It is desirable, and may be more effective, remain silent in some circumstances)

"My business is stanching blood and feeding fainting men; my post the open field between the bullet and the hospital. I sometimes discuss the application of a compress or a wisp of hay under a broken limb, but not the bearing and merits of a political movement. I make gruel--not speeches; I write letters home for wounded soldiers, not political addresses." — Clara Barton

"He who has overcome his fears will truly be free." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A fool is not afraid to lose his mind.

"An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness." — Clara Barton

"To perceive is to suffer." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A fool may throw into a well a stone which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.

"What armies and how much of war I have seen, what thousands of marching troops, what fields of slain, what prisons, what hospitals, what ruins, what cities in ashes, what hunger and nakedness, what orphanages, what widowhood, what wrongs and what vengeance." — Clara Barton

"Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A friendly word is like a spring day.

"Man is not made better by being degraded." ― Dorothea Dix

"The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead." ― Aristotle

Old Russian Proverb: A bad dancer always has trouble with his balls.

"Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do." — Clara Barton

"Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god." ― Aristotle

"It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained." ― Queen Elizabeth II

Old Russian Proverb: A bad peace is better than a good quarrel.

"People should not say that this or that is not worth learning, giving as their reason that it will not be put to use. They can no more know what information they will need in the future than they will know the weather two hundred years from today." — Clara Barton

"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self." ― Aristotle

"A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing" ― Queen Elizabeth I of England

Old Russian Proverb: A bad rumour flies on wings.

"The surest test of discipline is its absence." — Clara Barton

"Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime." ― Aristotle

"There is only one Christ, Jesus, one faith. All else is a dispute over trifles." ― Queen Elizabeth I

Old Russian Proverb: A beaten one is worth two unbeaten ones.

"You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it." — Clara Barton

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." ― Aristotle

"There are long periods when life seems a small, dull round, a petty business with no point, and then suddenly we are caught up in some great event which gives us a glimpse of the solid and durable foundations of our existence." ― Queen Elizabeth II

Old Russian Proverb: A bird may be known by its flight. (A person is know and judged by his actions or behavior)

"I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past." — Clara Barton

"It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace." ― Aristotle

"Families, friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. Indeed, sadly, it seems that it is tragedy that often draws out the most and the best from the human spirit." ― Queen Elizabeth II

Old Russian Proverb: A bird may be known by its flight.

"No matter what, we have to keep moving forward, even if we have to crawl." ― Kellie Elmore

"The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend." ― Aristotle

"Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare." ― Queen Elizabeth II

Old Russian Proverb: A boat stands firmer with two anchors.

"Sometimes you have to put yourself in other people's shoes to really understand the hardships of their souls." ― Kellie Elmore

"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." ― Aristotle

"I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together." ― Queen Elizabeth II

Old Russian Proverb: A cat always knows whose meat it eats.

"What could I do but go with them Civil War soldiers, or work for them and my country? The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins." — Clara Barton

"The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think." ― Aristotle

"When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future." ― Queen Elizabeth II

Old Russian Proverb: A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

"I have learned to live each day as it comes, and not to borrow trouble by dreading tomorrow." ― Dorothea Dix

"To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man." ― Aristotle

"There is only one Christ, Jesus, one faith. All else is a dispute over trifles." ― Queen Elizabeth I

Old Russian Proverb: A cross-eyed Tsar, one-eyed ministers, blind subjects.

"I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them." — Clara Barton

"One swallow does not make a summer, neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy." ― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

"To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it." ― Queen Elizabeth I

Old Russian Proverb: A day is long, but a lifetime is short.

"Social media has infected the world with a sickening virus called vanity." ― Kellie Elmore

"Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human. Society is something that precedes the individual. Anyone who either cannot lead the common life or is so self-sufficient as not to need to, and therefore does not partake of society, is either a beast or a god." ― Aristotle, Politics

"Grief is the price we pay for love." ― Queen Elizabeth II

Old Russian Proverb: A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master.

"Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do." — Clara Barton

"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny." ― Aristotle

"There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue." ― Elizabeth I

Old Russian Proverb: A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

"An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness." — Clara Barton

Best Country Girl Quotes
"Social media has infected the world with a sickening virus called vanity." ― Kellie Elmore

"No matter what, we have to keep moving forward, even if we have to crawl." ― Kellie Elmore

"Don't just follow your dreams; chase them down, grab hold and don't let go." ― Kellie Elmore

"Putting on a cowboy hat and a pair of boots doesn't make you country; like puttin' on a ball gown and glass heels won't make me Cinderella." — Kellie Elmore

2. "You don't just wake up one day and become a country girl. It's how you were raised. If it's not who you truly are, it'll show." — Anonymous

3. "Country girls are just like normal girls. Only prettier, more fun, and can shoot a gun." — Anonymous

5. "The country girl—she is strong-willed and independent. She is as beautiful inside as outside. She will never take no for an answer, and when she is told she cannot do it because she is a girl, she will prove you wrong every time." —Anonymous

9. "Southern girls are God's gift to the entire male population. There is absolutely no woman finer than one raised below the Mason-Dixon line." — Kenny Chesney

11. "Cowgirls are God's wildest angels. They have cowboy hats for halos and horses for wings." — Anonymous

12. "No, it can't be bought. It's something you're born with. That's what the country is." — Anonymous

13. "Country girls are not meant to be tamed. They are supposed to run wild until they find someone just as wild to run with." — Anonymous

14. "Country girls play like a boy, love like an angel, and know their way around a shotgun." — Anonymous

15. "I am a Southern woman, born with revolutionary blood in my veins. Freedom of speech and of thought were my birthright, guaranteed, signed, and sealed by the blood of our fathers." — Rose O'Neal Greenhow

16. "If you can find a nice pretty country girl that can cook and carries her Bible, now there's a woman." — Phil Robertson

17. "Because the thing about being a Southern girl is they let you run loose until the time comes to shape you." — Claire Fullerton

18. "Here's to the girls who grew up playing in the dirt, who ran outside barefoot, and weren't afraid to be one of the boys." — Anonymous

19. "If a country girl is smiling, she wants to do something crazy; if she is laughing, she has already done it." — Anonymous

Short Country Girl Quotes for Instagram
20. "I was born a country girl, I will die a country girl." — Alan Hawkshaw

21. "Life is better in boots. Even on Mondays." — Anonymous

22. "I'm a sassy talkin', sweet tea drinkin', jeans and t-shirt kind of girl." — Anonymous

23. "Country girls don't retreat. They reload." — Anonymous

24. "I'm a simple, country, small-town girl at heart." — Tori Bowie

25. "City lights got nothin' on country nights." — Anonymous

26. "Talkin, true blue, out in the woods, down-home, country girl." — Jason Aldean

27. "Cut off jeans and a baseball hat; them city girls can't do like that." — Anonymous

28. "How to get the attention of a country girl: ‘Hi, I drive a lifted truck.'" —Anonymous

29. "I was raised on country sunshine." — Anonymous

30. "Country divas know how to hunt, ride on dirt roads, bait a hook." — Anonymous

Country Girl Quotes You Can Relate To
31. "You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl." — Anonymous

32. "A pickup truck is her limousine, and her favorite dress is her faded blue jeans." — Anonymous

33. "There is a name for girls who shoot guns, listen to country, and ride four-wheelers—keepers." — Anonymous

34. "You can dress like a country girl. But can you work like one?" — Anonymous

35. "Girls who like hunting, fishing, and guns aren't weird. They're a rare gift!" — Anonymous

36. "A girl doesn't have to wear jeans, a plaid shirt, or cowgirl boots to prove she is country. Her personality should be all the proof you need." — Anonymous

37. "I'm a country girl at heart! I love dressing up in the latest fashion, but I would rather be in the mud, fishing, or swimming in a pond!" — Anonymous

38. "I can go from heels to boots, pink to plaid. And give up anything for that smell of the barn. Because that is how country girls roll." — Anonymous

39. "We all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside; no matter where you're from, you just can't hide it." — Anonymous

Country Girl Quotes That'll Pique Your Interest 40. "I can be as stubborn as a mule, sweet as tea, angry as a hornet, or loyal like a soldier. It all depends on you." — Anonymous

41. "You don't ever wanna cheat or hurt a country girl 'cause your truck will be broken, and you'll be six feet." — Anonymous

42. "Some girls dream of big weddings. I'm happy with a big ole' barn." — Anonymous

43. "Gravel roads, bonfires, deer hunting, four-wheeler riding through fields of mud, and some good ole country friends. Most of the girls would say hell no to country life. But my reaction would be a big ole, ‘Hell yeah!'" — Anonymous

44. "I'm a country girl. The more big cities I go to, the more fashionistas and designers I meet who want to dress me. The more I have all these kinds of superficial but amazing experiences, the more I just realize that I'm from Gloucestershire." — FKA Twigs

Country Girl Quotes to Better Understand Them
45. "I grew up like a lot of country boys and girls do—amongst the pine trees, dirt roads, farms, mules, and people who were real." — Josh Turner

46. "When a Southern woman offers you a home-cooked meal, you're only rude if you refuse. That goes for seconds and thirds too, by the way." — Brandy Heineman

47. "Not only do I know how to milk a cow, but I know how to herd a bunch of cows, too. Which is a life skill that I think may come in handy someday." — Martina McBride

48. "Being the farm girl that I am, one who loves farm-fresh eggs, I include tips on preserving and cooking with fresh eggs in every chapter." — Ann Accetta-Scott

Country Girl Quotes That You Don't Want to Miss Out On 49. "I would rather hear cows mooing and roosters crowing than horns honking." — Anonymous

Country Girl Quotes for All Southern Belles Out There 53. "Southern women like their men religious and a little mad." — Michael Shaara

54. "Southern women can say more with a cut of their eyes than a whole debate club's worth of speeches." — Allison Glock

55. "She was so Southern that she cried tears that came straight from the Mississippi, and she always smelled faintly of cottonwood and peaches." — Sarah Addison Allen

More Quotes About Country Girls
56. "As a farm girl, even when I was quite young, I had my ‘farm chores,' but I also had time to be alone, to explore the fields, woods, and creekside, and to read." — Joyce Carol Oates

57. "Here's to the girls that don't wake up with perfect hair, who don't wear 50 pounds of makeup, and who'd rather spend the day in jeans than in a dress." —Anonymous

59. "I'd rather have a guy with jeans, boots, and truck than a guy with a suit, shiny shoes, and Ferrari any day." — Anonymous

60. "I like sundresses with cowboy boots, little shorts with big wedge heels, and a big piece of turquoise. I also love classic, Old Hollywood romantic styles. I'm ‘country girl meets city girl' circa 1930." — Anonymous

"Semper eadem" ― Isabel I de Inglaterra

"Video et taceo (I see and remain silent)." ― Queen Elizabeth I

"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

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* LG - White wins: Game Collection: Latvian Gambit-White wins

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* Volo plays the KP faithfully: Volodymyr Onyshchuk

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"One of the supreme paradoxes of baseball, and all sports, is that the harder you try to throw a pitch or hit a ball or accomplish something, the smaller your chances are for success. You get the best results not when you apply superhuman effort but when you let the game flow organically and allow yourself to be fully present. You'll often hear scouts say of a great prospect, "The game comes slow to him." It means the prospect is skilled and poised enough to let the game unfold in its own time, paying no attention to the angst or urgency or doubt, funneling all awareness to the athletic task at hand." — R.A. Dickey

* 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

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"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous & varied ways." ― Vladimir Kramnik

"Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people." ― Elizabeth Green

The Horse and the Wolf

A wolf, what time the thawing breeze
Renews the life of plants and trees,
And beasts go forth from winter lair
To seek abroad their various fare, –
A wolf, I say, about those days,
In sharp look-out for means and ways,
Espied a horse turned out to graze.
His joy the reader may opine.
"Once got," said he, "this game were fine;
But if a sheep, it were sooner mine.
I can't proceed my usual way;
Some trick must now be put in play."
This said,
He came with measured tread,
As if a healer of disease, –
Some pupil of Hippocrates, –
And told the horse, with learned verbs,
He knew the power of roots and herbs, –
Whatever grew about those borders, –
And not at all to flatter
Himself in such a matter,
Could cure of all disorders.
If he, Sir Horse, would not conceal
The symptoms of his case,
He, Doctor Wolf, would gratis heal;
For that to feed in such a place,
And run about untied,
Was proof itself of some disease,
As all the books decide.
"I have, good doctor, if you please,"
Replied the horse, "as I presume,
Beneath my foot, an aposthume."
"My son," replied the learned leech,
"That part, as all our authors teach,
Is strikingly susceptible
Of ills which make acceptable
What you may also have from me –
The aid of skillful surgery;
Which noble art, the fact is,
For horses of the blood I practise."
The fellow, with this talk sublime,
Watched for a snap the fitting time.
Meanwhile, suspicious of some trick,
The wary patient nearer draws,
And gives his doctor such a kick,
As makes a chowder of his jaws.
Exclaimed the wolf, in sorry plight,
"I own those heels have served me right.
I erred to quit my trade,
As I will not in future;
Me nature surely made
For nothing but a butcher."

"Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy." ― Norman Vincent Peale

"Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

Amanda Kay wrote:

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

Dick Cavitt: "And you like that moment of just crushing the guy?"

RJ Fischer: "Right *nodding and smiling*, yeah."

"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes." — Mahatma Gandhi

"Never be bullied into silence, never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, define yourself." — Robert Frost

"An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind." — Mahatma Gandhi

"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.

"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

There are distinct situations where a bishop is preferred (over a knight). For example, two bishops are better than two knights or one of each. Steven Mayer, the author of Bishop Versus Knight, contends, "A pair of bishops is usually considered to be worth six points, but common sense suggests that a pair of active bishops (that are very involved in the formation) must be accorded a value of almost nine under some circumstances." This is especially true if the player can plant the bishops in the center of the board, as two bishops working in tandem can span up to 26 squares and have the capacity to touch every square.

Bishops are also preferable to knights when queens have been exchanged because, Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg, who is ranked 11th in the U.S., explains, "Bishops and rooks complement each other, and when well-coordinated, act as a queen." Conversely, a knight is the preferred minor piece when the queen survives until the late-middlegame or the endgame. Mayer explains, "The queen and knight are able to work together smoothly and create a greater number of threats than the queen and bishop."

When forced to say one is better than the other, most anoint the bishop. Mayer concludes, "I think it's true that the bishops are better than the knights in a wider variety of positions than the knights are better than the bishops."

He continues, "Of course, I'm not sure this does us much good, as we only get to play one position at a time."

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not... If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize. Voltaire

Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices. Voltaire

If there's life on other planets, then the earth is the Universe's insane asylum. Voltaire

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of... The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom. Voltaire

So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men. Voltaire

The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech. Voltaire

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere. It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere. Voltaire

You have no control over the hand that life deals you, but how you play that hand is entirely up to you. Voltaire

Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities. Voltaire

Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said. Voltaire

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood. Voltaire

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong. Voltaire

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others... Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason. Voltaire

The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor. Voltaire

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes. Voltaire

We are all guilty of the good we did not do
Voltaire

The more a man knows, the less he talks.
Voltaire

The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity. Voltaire

Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it. Voltaire

Je ne suis pas d'accord avec ce que vous dites, mais je d‚fendrai jusqu'... la mort le droit que vous avez de le dire/ I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it Voltaire

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. Voltaire

The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us Voltaire

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake. Voltaire

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. Voltaire

"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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