Friday, May 30, 2003

Every moment in life is precious, that's why I play chess. The poorest chess player is more to be envied than the most favored servant of the Golden Calf; for the latter grovels all his life long in the mire of materialism; while the former dwells high aloft, in the bright realms of imagination and poetry ...Weiss For those of you who wonder what's chess I offer these rhetorical flowers arranged in a bouquet to my taste.   Continue reading here . . .     Move over Judit, here comes Kateryna! 29.05.2003 One of the greatest talents in current-day women's chess is 13-year-old Kateryna Lahno from Kramatorsk (Ukraine). She completed her WGM norms at the tender age of 12 years, four months and two days, breaking Judit Polgar's celebrated record. Today she is 13 and sports an Elo rating of 2417. We bring you a portrait and pictures of this remarkable young lady. Ratmir Kholmov, the 'Central Defender' 29.05.2003 Grandmaster Ratmir Kholmov has chalked up victories against such players as Keres, Tal, Petrosian, Spassky or even Fischer and Kasparov. For polictical reasons he could only participate in a few tournaments abroad, so he is practically unknown in the West.  More... 2:24:47 PM     Confessions and confusions I pray to be granted the unrealistic clarity I seek by the cleansing power of confession.  I wish to stop confusing reading with writing, and blogging with both. Continue reading here . . . 2:06:23 AM

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