Hans Ree, from New in Chess 2008#8:
“To me, ‘historical predetermination’ is an empty concept. What has happened, has happened. The idea that it had to happen cannot be denied, nor in any meaningful way affirmed.”
I am having issues updating the sidebar in my current wordpress theme, so for now I will link you all to a new c_u feature. Started for the first time for the Nanjing Pearl tournament: the Live Blog! with commentary, discussions, and comments regarding the games. You can post replies, responses, comments, or questions as […]
Wow. I never thought I would allow my blog to ‘die’ for this long.
In my defense, I am now a father of two. Thankfully they are both now of the age where, yes, even I can find some free time during the day for such silly things as chess and blogs.
Instead of quickly rushing through […]
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An e-mail exchange with LM Brian Wall, of Denver:
On Jan 19, 2008 10:41 AM, Brian Wall < BrianWallChess3@taom.com> wrote:
Bobby Fischer was 12 years older than me so his exploits were always on my mind.
When he died I suddenly wanted to quit Chess. I […]
This really is what I live for each year.
I love the ChessBase Christmas puzzles. They are very challenging, and a lot of fun.
Today’s only took me five minutes. I must be on to their sneaky ways! (The solution is a bit of a trick…)
Enough! For the solution, click read more.
Here is a link to the […]