There are four phases of a typical chess game:
1) Opening (Focus on rapid piece development and central control) 2) Middle game (Focus on tactics and strategy)
3) Endgame (Focus on promoting a pawn and checkmate w/the new queen) 4) Excuses (Keep telling yourself you should have won if...) Please be a good sport, win, lose or draw. Calm and quiet will suffice. A friendly chat afterward might make you a new friend, especially if an egoless person understands the art of a compliment, encouragement. Actually, a brief introductory chat before the clocks start is peaceful and inviting; it goes a long way to defeat the hardened isolationism of competition. The two of you will continue to mix in the same chess circles, so why not be friendly?

After all, if those who lose don't return to future tournaments, there won't be many left at future tournaments! We all need future opponents. More players mean better quality, better matchups. So please, be a good sport, win, lose or draw.

Four Knights Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6

Four Knights Game (Scotch)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4

Four Knights Game (Belgrade Gambit)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5

Four Knights Game (Spanish)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5

Four Knights Game (Rubinstein Variation)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4

Four Knights Game (Svenonius Variation)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6

Four Knights Game (Symmetrical Variation)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6

* What's your preference? Opening Explorer

* Spooks & Goblins 4 Knights: Opening Explorer

* Spanish 4 Knights: Game Collection: POTD Four Knights

* 12 games of the Sicilian Four Knights:
Game Collection: Sicilian Four Knights

* 12 games of the Sicilian Four Knights: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* 40 games of the Sicilian Four Knights: Game Collection: 0

* Sicily Starters: https://chessklub.com/the-sicilian-...

* By the Numbers: Game Collection: tpstar 4N

ES wrote a book for beginners with opening gambits. Fredthebear has used it with a few students privately (along with internet videos), but not school groups.

"Si vis pacem, para bellum" ― Cicero

"Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose." ― Bette Davis

"Chess is a matter of vanity." ― Alexander Alekhine

"As a chess player one has to be able to control one's feelings, one has to be as cold as a machine." ― Levon Aronian

"Sometimes it happens that the computer's assessment is very abstract. It's correct, but it's not useful for a practical game. You have to prove the assessment with very strong moves and if you don't find all of these strong moves you may lose very quickly. For a computer this is not a problem, but for humans it is not so easy." ― Vassily Ivanchuk

"A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit." ― John Milton

"Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory." ― Max Euwe

"A sport, a struggle for results and a fight for prizes. I think that the discussion about "chess is science or chess is art" is already inappropriate. The purpose of modern chess is to reach a result." ― Alexander Morozevich

"No one man is superior to the game." ― A. Bartlett Giamatti, in reference to Pete Rose, the all-time MLB hits leader banned for gambling.

"To err is human; to forgive, divine." ― Alexander Pope

"I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais himself. In all his games with me, he has not only played, in every instance, the exact move, but the most exact. He never makes a mistake; but, if his adversary commits the slightest error, he is lost." ― Adolf Anderssen

"After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes" ― Howard Staunton

"I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed." ― Emanuel Lasker

"With opposite coloured bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop." ― Mikhail Botvinnik

"A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune." ― Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

"Be warned! From Satan's viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess." ― Adrian Rogers

"Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position." ― Anatoly Karpov

"The object of the state is always the same: to limit the individual, to tame him, to subordinate him, to subjugate him." ― Max Stirner

"It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned." ― Richard Reti

"A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes." ― Ajahn Brahm

"As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an exact calculation of tactical possibilities." ― Alexander Alekhine

"It would be idle, and presumptuous, to wish to imitate the achievements of a Morphy or an Alekhine; but their methods and their manner of expressing themselves are within the reach of all." ― Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move." ― David Bronstein

"If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public." ― Agnes Repplier

"If you watch it, you should watch it with other players and try to find moves, like it was before. Now on many sites you watch together with the computer and the pleasure is gone." ― Boris Gelfand

"I believe that Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a game of chess and other events can seem quite unimportant in comparison with a catastrophe on the chessboard." ― Vlastimil Hort

"It's funny, but many people don't understand why I draw so many games nowadays. They think my style must have changed but this is not the case at all. The answer to this drawing disease is that my favorite squares are e6, f7, g7 and h7 and everyone now knows this. They protect these squares not once but four times!" ― Mikhail Tal

"Having spent alarmingly large chunks of my life studying the white side of the Open Sicilian, I find myself asking, why did I bother?" ― Daniel J. King

"Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development." ― Alexey Suetin

"Not infrequently ... the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which can be found in the textbooks and to which players try to conform because they cannot think up anything better or equal, anything original." ― Mikhail Chigorin

"The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but also on the disposition with which he sits down at the board." ― Efim Geller

"Despite the development of chess theory, there is much that remains secret and unexplored in chess." ― Vasily Smyslov

"No matter how much theory progresses, how radically styles change, chess play is inconceivable without tactics." ― Samuel Reshevsky

"Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous." ― Abdelkader El Djezairi

"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and diligence." ― Abigail Adams

"When I was preparing for one term's work in the Botvinnik school I had to spend a lot of time on king and pawn endings. So when I came to a tricky position in my own games, I knew the winning method." ― Garry Kasparov

"As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively." ― Mark Dvoretsky

"It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock." ― Viktor Korchnoi

"The fact that the 7 hours time control allows us to play a great deep game is not of great importance for mass-media." ― Alexei Shirov

"For me, each game is a new challenge, which has to be dealt with rationally and systematically. At that time, every other thought fades into oblivion." ― Viswanathan Anand

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." ― Albert Einstein

"One bad move nullifies forty good ones."
― Israel Albert Horowitz

"It is a well-known phenomenon that the same amateur who can conduct the middle game quite creditably, is usually perfectly helpless in the end game. One of the principal requisites of good chess is the ability to treat both the middle and end game equally well." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors." ― Pola Negri

"Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so often, few have mastered them thoroughly. They are often of a very difficult nature, and sometimes while apparently very simple they are in reality extremely intricate." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"Capablanca used to talk calmly and moderately about everything. However, when our conversation turned to the problems of the battle for the world championship, in front of me was a quite different person: an enraged lion, although with the fervour typical only of a southerner, with his temperamental patter, which made it hard to follow the torrent of his indignant exclamations and words." ― Alexander Koblencs

"A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of the adverse King, with only one square between them. This is often an important advantage in ending games." ― Howard Staunton

"A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without necessarily obtaining a lost position. In the endgame ... an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance." ― Paul Keres

"Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns." ― Benjamin Franklin

"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that." ― Boris Spassky

"Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and more serious avocations - should not absorb or engross the thoughts of those who worship at its shrine, but should be kept in the background, and restrained within its proper province. As a mere game, a relaxation from the severe pursuits of life, it is deserving of high commendation." ― Paul Morphy

"Incidentally, when we're faced with a "prove or disprove," we're usually better off trying first to disprove with a counterexample, for two reasons: A disproof is potentially easier (we need just one counterexample); and nitpicking arouses our creative juices. Even if the given assertion is true, our search for a counterexample often leads to a proof, as soon as we see why a counterexample is impossible. Besides, it's healthy to be skeptical." ― Ronald Graham

"Attackers may sometimes regret bad movez, but it's much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by." ― Garry Kasparov

"Even the laziest king flees wildly in the face of a double check." ― Aron Nimzowitzch

"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.

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

"Winning is about commitment, discipline, hard work, dedication, determination, courage and sometimes even luck!" ― Susan Polgar

"Every defeat is an opportunity to learn from our mistakes! Every victory is a confirmation of our hard work!" ― Susan Polgar

"A chess player uses his/her knowledge to prepare for next game while a passionate coach preparez for next generation!" ― Susan Polgar

French Proverb: "Ce n'est pas à un vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire la grimace." ― (There's no substitute for experience.)

HACKED!

* Brilliant (and mostly famous)! Game Collection: Brilliant Miniatures

* Blackburne strikes! games annotated by Blackburne

* Brutal Attacking Chess: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

* Bishop's Opening Miniatures: https://www.chessonly.com/bishop-op...

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

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

* Checkmate brevities: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

* Chess Mafia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLa...

* Giannis says: https://www.suffernchessclub.com/se...

* PGN Language Conversion: http://www.code.gr/chess-converter/...

* Red States: https://www.redhotpawn.com/

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

* Short Match: Game Collection: Match Short-Karjakin

* Today's Titans: search "Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen"

* Tim's list of records: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/record...

* Loser: User: ljfyffe

* Same Loser: User: Larryfyffe

* Predator On-line: https://www.bustedmugshots.com/ohio...

* Dec-12-20 MissScarlett: My advice to <acapo> is to close the pop-up ads by clicking on the little <x> in the top right corner.

Take care of your pennies and your dollars will take care of themselves. ~ Scottish Proverb

* Basic Rules: https://thechessworld.com/basic-che...

* Attack and Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc-...

* 10 Tips: https://www.uschess.org/index.php/L...

* 10 Crazy Gambits: https://www.chess.com/blog/yola6655...

* 25 Opening Traps: https://www.chess.com/blog/ChessLor...

* B23-B25: Game Collection: Sicilian Closed / Grand Prix Attack

* 50 Soviet Attacks: Game Collection: Chernev: The Russians Play Chess

* 150 Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH4...

* 700+ games of QGD D06: Queen's Gambit Declined (D06)

* 2008 POTD: Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2008

* 2012-2015 Attacks: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Attacking Games (Naiditsch/Balogh)

* 2016 Stunners: Game Collection: 2016 Stunning Victories (Naiditsch/Balogh/Maze)

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

* Be aggressive! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFl...

* Checkmate patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* Basics of the Caro-Kann Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8a...

* Brief Caro-Kann Defense Variations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-...

* Black stops losing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgX...

* Use the Caro-Kann Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtP...

* Three Caro-Kann Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNp...

* The Caro-Kann Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3H...

* Beat the Caro-Kann Quickly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhj...

* Crush the Caro-Kann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXv...

* The Caro-Kann, Advance Variation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npq...

* Gokerkan vs Niemann 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gw...

* Classical Caro-Kann Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA1...

* Main Ideas of the Caro-Kann Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pN...

* Magnus plays the Caro-Kann Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDa...

* Karpov's Caro-Kann Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa4...

* ...c6 against all by Hansen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCZ...

* ...c6 speedrun by Hansen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDU...

* Dangerous Caro-Kann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI_...

* C-K Advance, Botvinnik-Carls Variation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWb...

* Caro-Kann, Fantasy Variation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4e...

* Caro-Kann, Korchnoi Variation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF3...

* Complete Caro-Kann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZ...

* Instructive Caro-Kann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLp...

* Intro to FRC: https://www.chessable.com/blog/an-i...

* Glossary: Wikipedia article: Glossary of chess

* Funny moments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mx...

* Tactical Motifs: https://chesstempo.com/tactical-mot...

* Bill Wall miniatures: Bill Wall

* Puzzles: Tactics Archive

* Play for free: https://www.freechess.org/

* Short and Quick:
Game Collection: SHORT AND QUICK

* How to Play Chess! http://www.serverchess.com/play.htm...

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

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

* Caviar: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* C21-C22 miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Center Fork Trick is very common: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R

* Checkmate patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

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

* ChessCafe.com column, The Openings Explained: Abby Marshall

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

* Common Checkmate Patterns:
http://gambiter.com/chess/Checkmate...

* Chess Hotel: https://www.chesshotel.com/

* Cats: Game Collection: Catalan Opening I

* Lekhika Dhariyal Chess Ops: https://www.zupee.com/blog/category...

* Danish treats: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (I)

* Double attack: Game Collection: DOUBLE ATTACK

* 4 Miniz: zPonziani, zKieseritzky, zPhilidor, zFrankenstein-Dracula: z https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76c...

* Free play: https://poki.com/en/chess?campaign=...

* Fischer's Brilliance: https://www.chesspuzzler.com/Histor...

* Gain space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ7...

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

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

* Artful Mates: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

* Arjun Awakens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toK...

* Unleash the Knight: https://cardclashgames.com/blog/che...

* KP Beauties: Game Collection: Beautiful mates

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

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

* Neon Moon, smooth and easy: https://www.bing.com/search?q=Neon+...

* Puzzling: https://www.365chess.com/puzzles.php

* Roger that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...

"The only way to change anything in Russia is a revolution" ― Daniil Dubov https://en.chessbase.com/post/dubov...

* Steinitz Attack: Game Collection: STEINITZ ATTACK

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

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

* Fischer Random: https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...

* FM Schiller disagrees: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

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

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

* Greatest Hits: Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)

* 62 Masterpieces: Game Collection: Instructive Games (Chernev)

* Murder by Email: Brendan Searson

* Play whatever you like: Opening Explorer

* J Gambit for Black: Opening Explorer

* A good way to lose for White? Opening Explorer

* Krejcik Variation: Opening Explorer

* How to Play Chess! http://www.serverchess.com/play.htm...

* Garry Kasparov Teaches Chess (Batsford 1986): Game Collection: Garry Kasparov Teaches Chess

* Rare but playable: https://www.chessable.com/blog/ches...

* Internet tracking: https://www.studysmarter.us/magazin...

* Suba's book: Game Collection: The Hedgehog by Mihai Suba

* Almost like giving odds: Opening Explorer

* Jaenisch Gambit: Opening Explorer

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

* James' Jedi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ta...

* GM Perelshteyn teaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq3...

* Prizes: Game Collection: Brilliancy Prizes (Reinfeld)

* Reasonable book choices: https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell...

* Rubinstein: Game Collection: Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces

* Random Zs: Game Collection: ZHVNE

* Secrets of Combination: Game Collection: Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II

* tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania

* Top Chessgames by ECO Code: http://schachsinn.de/gamelist.htm

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

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

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

* 960Chess: https://lichess.org/variant/chess960

* 1967: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PiFW...

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

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

WTHarvey:
There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles did daily delay,
The brain-teasers so tough,
They made us all huff and puff,
But solving them brought us great satisfaction today.

There once was a website named WTHarvey
Where chess puzzles were quite aplenty
With knight and rook and pawn
You'll sharpen your brain with a yawn
And become a master of chess entry

There once was a site for chess fun,
Wtharvey.com was the chosen one,
With puzzles galore,
It'll keep you in store,
For hours of brain-teasing, none done.

There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles were posted daily,
You'd solve them with glee,
And in victory,
You'd feel like a true chess prodigy!

"Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands." ― Renaud & Kahn

"Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem." ― Saudin Robovic

"Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory." ― Max Euwe

"Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game." ― Being Caballero

"If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure." — Garry Kasparov

"You win some, you lose some, you wreck some." — Dale Earnhardt

"In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate." ― Isaac Asimov

"Stick a fork in him. He's done." ― Leo Durocher

"The pin is mightier than the sword." ― Fred Reinfield

"A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"As day is to a sword, night is to a shield." ― Anthony Liccione

New Hampshire: Dover
Established in: 1623

Dover was originally settled in 1623 by fishermen and traders. Dover is the seventh oldest settlement in the United States. It was once known as Northam, and in 1692, Northam became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Cocheco River in Dover was the first place water power was used, when a sawmill was built in 1642.

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

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

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

* Magnus Carlsen's 5 tips for beginners: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

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

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

Кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанского Pronunciation: KTOH ni risKUyet, tot ni pyot shamPANSkava) Translation: He who doesn't take risks doesn't drink champagne Meaning: Fortune favours the brave

"Tal has a terrifying style. Soon even grandmasters will know of this." - Vladimir Saigin (after losing to 17-year-old Tal in a qualifying match for the master title) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5S...

"I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind." — Mikhail Tal

<poem by B.H. Wood which appeared in the following issues of the Chess Amateur: March 1930 (page 127).

The Chess Cafe III – The Spectator

Quiet in the corner sitting, not a word
He utters, but, his eyes glued on their board,
Where in oblivion the players brood,
He spends his lifetime's dearest hours.
His food
Is cold, his lighted pipe goes slowly out ….
Yet when the game ends, when they talk about
Its ins and outs, its characteristic twist,
He's seen that winning line a master missed!
You ask him for a game – ‘I never play
Myself – hardly a game a year', he'll say.>

Cash or Credit?
John-Shepherd Barron is credited with inventing the first fully-functional ATM (Automated Teller Machine). The first ATM was installed on June 27, 1967, for Barclays Bank in Enfield Town, London. The maximum withdrawal allowed was £10. Today, ATMs are just around the corner in most modern towns.

The Fly and the Ant

A fly and ant, on a sunny bank,
Discussed the question of their rank.
"O Jupiter!" the former said,
"Can love of self so turn the head,
That one so mean and crawling,
And of so low a calling,
To boast equality shall dare
With me, the daughter of the air?
In palaces I am a guest,
And even at your glorious feast.
Whenever the people that adore you
May immolate for you a bullock,
I'm sure to taste the meat before you.
Meanwhile this starveling, in her hillock,
Is living on some bit of straw
Which she has laboured home to draw.
But tell me now, my little thing,
Do you camp ever on a king,
An emperor, or lady?
I do, and have full many a play-day
On fairest bosom of the fair,
And sport myself on her hair.
Come now, my hearty, rack your brain
To make a case about your grain."
"Well, have you done?" replied the ant.
"You enter palaces, I grant,
And for it get right soundly cursed.
Of sacrifices, rich and fat,
Your taste, quite likely, is the first; –
Are they the better off for that?
You enter with the holy train;
So enters many a wretch profane.
On heads of kings and asses you may squat;
Deny your vaunting I will not;
But well such impudence, I know,
Provokes a sometimes fatal blow.
The name in which your vanity delights
Is owned as well by parasites,
And spies that die by ropes – as you soon will By famine or by ague-chill,
When Phoebus goes to cheer
The other hemisphere, –
The very time to me most dear.
Not forced abroad to go
Through wind, and rain, and snow,
My summer's work I then enjoy,
And happily my mind employ,
From care by care exempted.
By which this truth I leave to you,
That by two sorts of glory we are tempted,
The false one and the true.
Work waits, time flies; adieu:
This gabble does not fill
My granary or till."

This poem is dedicated to all Caissa's members
who understand that chess is but a game.

Chess is but a Game

As he secretly rode his knight out of the castle's gate, still believing that he could escape this inevitable fate, the sky broke open with an array of incredible light. and there smitten to the earth lay nova under his knight. I am who I am and always am, spoke this thundering voice and you, my friend nova, do not at all have another choice but to go forth south and north, west and east
loudly proclaiming the good Word to man and beast. Thus beset by the compelling voice from the broken sky nova set about explaining through the word the how and why. He travelled north and south, west and east never losing aim to let all Caissa's members know: chess is but a game.

InkHarted wrote:

Checkmate.
I started off as an equal
I have everything that they do
my life was one and the same as my foe
childish battles of lesser
I won baring cost of a little
but as time outgrew my conscience
I found that the pieces were moving against me
with time my company reduced
they left one by one
all in time forgetting me
my castles collapsed
my religion dissuaded
my protectors in hiding
I could not run anymore
I have been cornered to a wall
as the queen left silently
without saying goodbye
I could not live any longer
she was most precious to me
I could not win without her by my side
so the king knelt down and died.

"Everyone should know how to play chess." — José Raúl Capablanca

Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

'Finders keepers, losers weepers'
No, turn it over to Lost and Found.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.' — W.E. Napier (1881-1952)

This poem is dedicated to all members
who strive to become Masters of chess.

yakisoba's combination

in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night
a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight
but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba
together with a bishop and queen chasing nova.
though the old bishop was getting pooped out
the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about
while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought
"I know what to do with that nova when caught."
there on top of the castle was nova in hiding
strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding, then trembling he realized to his consternation: he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination.

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<limerick, entitled ‘The Solver's Plight' was by ‘A.J.F.' A.J. Fink and was published on page 22 of Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931):

There was a man from Vancouver
Who tried to solve a two-mover;
But the boob, he said, ‘"Gee",
I can't find the "Kee",
No matter HOW I manouvre.'>

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

"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.

In God we trust; all others pay cash. ~ American Proverb

Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles. ~ Senegalese Proverb

<A Burnt Ship
By John Donne (1572-1631)

Out of a fired ship, which by no way
But drowning could be rescued from the flame,
Some men leap'd forth, and ever as they came
Near the foes' ships, did by their shot decay;
So all were lost, which in the ship were found,
They in the sea being burnt, they in the burnt ship drown'd.>

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An Irish Blessing:

May we all feel…
happy and contented,
healthy and strong,
safe and protected
and living with ease…

~

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

^Develop your pieces at the beginning of the game (Extremely underrated by beginners)

^Control the center (Chess pieces control a lot more squares from the center of the board)

^Make sure your king is safer than the opponent's

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

"Zeitnot" is German for "time pressure."

"....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally." — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe

The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee.

"Sorry don't get it done, Dude!" — John Wayne, Rio Bravo

"Gossip is the devil's telephone. Best to just hang up." — Moira Rose

<chess writer and poet Henry Thomas Bland.

Another example of his way with words is the start of ‘Internal Fires', a poem published on page 57 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin:

I used to play chess with the dearest old chap,
Whom naught could upset whatever might hap.
He'd oft lose a game he might well have won
But made no excuse for what he had done.
If a piece he o'erlooked and got it snapped up He took it quite calmly and ne'er ‘cut up rough'.>

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore." ― William Faulkner

"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.

Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force.

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ― Leonardo da Vinci

Q: How do poets say hello?
A: "Hey, haven't we metaphor?"

Thank you Qindarka!

Q: What do you call a cow jumping on a trampoline? A: A milkshake.

'Ask no questions and hear no lies

* The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1

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'Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer

The Words Of Socrates

A house was built by Socrates
That failed the public taste to please.
Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all
Agreed that the apartments were too small.
Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece!

"I ask," said he, "no greater bliss
Than real friends to fill even this."
And reason had good Socrates
To think his house too large for these.
A crowd to be your friends will claim,
Till some unhandsome test you bring.
There's nothing plentier than the name;
There's nothing rarer than the thing.

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

Capitonyms are words which change their meaning if the first letter is capitalized. For example: Turkey (the country) and turkey (the bird).

Below is the acrostic poem by Mrs T.B. Rowland:

Tears now we sadly shed apart,
How keenly has death's sudden dart
E'en pierced a kingdom's loyal heart.

Dark lies the heavy gloomy pall
Upon our royal bower,
Kings, queens, and nations bow their heads,
Each mourn for England's flower.

Oh! God, to her speak peace divine,
For now no voice can soothe but thine.

Ah, why untimely snatched away,
Loved Prince – alas, we sigh –
Before thy sun its zenith reached
Athwart the noonday sky.
Noble in heart, in deed, and will,
Years hence thy name we'll cherish still.

That poem was published on pages 140-141 of Chess Fruits (Dublin, 1884)

101 Best Riddles

Easy Riddles
1. Riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: An egg

2. Riddle: I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A candle

3. Riddle: What month of the year has 28 days?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: All of them

4. Riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A sponge

5. Riddle: What question can you never answer yes to? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Are you asleep yet?

6. Riddle: What is always in front of you but can't be seen? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: The future

7. Riddle: There's a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: There aren't any—it's a one-story house.

8. Riddle. What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A promise

9. Riddle: What goes up but never comes down?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Your age

10. Riddle: A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn't get a single hair on his head wet. Why? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: He was bald.

11. Riddle: What gets wet while drying?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A towel

12. Riddle: What can you keep after giving to someone? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Your word

13. Riddle: I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A barber

14. Riddle: You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn't a single person on board. How is that possible? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: All the people on the boat are married.

15. Riddle: You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: The match

16. Riddle: A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: He was born on February 29.

17. Riddle: I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A bank

18. Riddle: What can't talk but will reply when spoken to? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: An echo

19. Riddle: The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Darkness

Riddles for Kids
20. Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: David

21. Riddle: I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can't touch me or catch me. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Your shadow

22. Riddle: What has many keys but can't open a single lock? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A piano

23. Riddle: What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Your right elbow

24. Riddle: What is black when it's clean and white when it's dirty? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A chalkboard

25. Riddle: What gets bigger when more is taken away? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A hole

26. Riddle: I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest person can't hold me for five minutes. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Your breath

27. Riddle: I'm found in socks, scarves and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Yarn

28. Riddle: Where does today come before yesterday? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: The dictionary

29. Riddle: What invention lets you look right through a wall? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A window

30. Riddle: If you've got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven't kept me. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A secret

31. Riddle: What can't be put in a saucepan?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: It's lid

32. Riddle: What goes up and down but doesn't move? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A staircase

33. Riddle: If you're running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Second place

34. Riddle: It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Your name

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Funny Riddles
35. Riddle: What has lots of eyes, but can't see? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A potato

36. Riddle: What has one eye, but can't see?
Riddle Answer: A needle

37. Riddle: What has many needles, but doesn't sew? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A Christmas tree

38. Riddle: What has hands, but can't clap?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A clock

39. Riddle: What has legs, but doesn't walk?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A table

40. Riddle: What has one head, one foot and four legs? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A bed

41. Riddle: What can you catch, but not throw?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A cold

42. Riddle: What kind of band never plays music? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A rubber band

43. Riddle: What has many teeth, but can't bite? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A comb

44. Riddle: What is cut on a table, but is never eaten? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A deck of cards

45. Riddle: What has words, but never speaks?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A book

46. Riddle: What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A fence

47. Riddle: What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A stamp

48. Riddle: What has a thumb and four fingers, but is not a hand? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A glove

49. Riddle: What has a head and a tail but no body? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A coin

50. Riddle: Where does one wall meet the other wall? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: On the corner

51. Riddle: What building has the most stories?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: The library

52. Riddle: What tastes better than it smells?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Your tongue

53. Riddle: What has 13 hearts, but no other organs? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A deck of cards

54. Riddle: It stalks the countryside with ears that can't hear. What is it? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Corn

55. Riddle: What kind of coat is best put on wet? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A coat of paint

56. Riddle: What has a bottom at the top?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Your legs

57. Riddle: What has four wheels and flies?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A garbage truck

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Math Riddles
58. Riddle: I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Seven

59. Riddle: If two's company, and three's a crowd, what are four and five? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Nine

60. Riddle: What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they're added or multiplied? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: One, two and three

61. Riddle: Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Five—each daughter has the same brother.

62. Riddle: Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Neither—they both weigh a ton.

63. Riddle: Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: None. He has three sisters.

64. Riddle: Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: They are a grandfather, father and son.

65. Riddle: The day before yesterday I was 21, and next year I will be 24. When is my birthday? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: December 31; today is January 1.

66. Riddle: A little girl goes to the store and buys one dozen eggs. As she is going home, all but three break. How many eggs are left unbroken? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Three

67. Riddle: A man describes his daughters, saying, "They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but two." How many daughters does he have? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Three: A blonde, a brunette and a redhead

68. Riddle: If there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: You have two apples.

69. Riddle: A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Four sisters and three brothers

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Word Riddles
70. Riddle: What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Short

71. Riddle: What begins with an "e" and only contains one letter? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: An envelope

72. Riddle: A word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remains. What is it? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Dozens

73. Riddle: What would you find in the middle of Toronto? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: The letter "o"

74. Riddle: You see me once in June, twice in November and not at all in May. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: The letter "e"

75. Riddle: Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: The letter "r"

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76. Riddle: I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I'm the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Also the letter "e"

77. Riddle: What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: NOON

78. Riddle: Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: The word "not"

79. Riddle: What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Chicago

80. Riddle: I am a word of letters three; add two and fewer there will be. What word am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Few

81. Riddle: What word of five letters has one left when two are removed? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Stone

82. Riddle: What is the end of everything?
Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: The letter "g"

83. Riddle: What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Queue

84. Riddle: I am a word that begins with the letter "i." If you add the letter "a" to me, I become a new word with a different meaning, but that sounds exactly the same. What word am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Isle (add "a" to make "aisle")

85. Riddle: What word in the English language does the following: The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Heroine

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Really Hard Riddles for Adults
86. Riddle: What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Silence.

87. Riddle: What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A river

88. Riddle: Speaking of rivers, a man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: The river was frozen.

89. Riddle: What can fill a room but takes up no space? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Light

90. Riddle: If you drop me I'm sure to crack, but give me a smile and I'll always smile back. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A mirror

91. Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Footsteps

92. Riddle: I turn once, what is out will not get in. I turn again, what is in will not get out. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A key

93. Riddle: People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Money

94. Riddle: What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Day, and night

95. Riddle: What goes through cities and fields, but never moves? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A road

96. Riddle: I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Fire

97. Riddle: The person who makes it has no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A coffin

98. Riddle: A man looks at a painting in a museum and says, "Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is in the painting? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: The man's son

99. Riddle: With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A stapler

100. Riddle: I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: A map

101. Riddle: What does man love more than life, hate more than death or mortal strife; that which contented men desire; the poor have, the rich require; the miser spends, the spendthrift saves, and all men carry to their graves? Scroll down for Riddle Answer...

Riddle Answer: Nothing

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.

Lamentations 3:22-23
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.

Ephesians 3:20
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.

Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Bibles Verses About Fear

Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, or the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Romans 8:31
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Psalm 31:24
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!

Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.

Bible Verses About Possibilities

Mark 10:27
Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.'

Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Bible Verses About Faith & Strength

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.

Matthew 17:20
Our faith can move mountains.

Proverbs 31:28
Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her.

Bible Verses That Celebrate God's Love

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

Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Psalm 34:8
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Nehemiah 8:10
Go, eat rich foods and drink sweet drinks, and allot portions to those who had nothing prepared; for today is holy to our Lord. Do not be saddened this day, for rejoicing in the Lord is your strength!

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.

Seek God's Comfort

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

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

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

wordy fun:
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