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A Faux War is no War

Posted on September 23, 2012 by
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I’d like to discuss the popular use of warfare comparisons to games, chess in particular. Fischer was a fan of such analogies and I suspect that this is the source of such phrases’ popularity in the chess world. Just know … Continue reading →

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Ghosts: Inside the Bestiary, Part One

Posted on September 6, 2012 by
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Some ghosts serve their creators as carriers of transcendental truth, as visible or audible signs of Spirit. Other ghosts carry the burden of tradition and collective memory…ancestral apparitions often act as correctives to the insularities of individuality, as links to … Continue reading →

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Just off the Beaten Path

Posted on August 26, 2012 by
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This is Gurgenidze versus Spassky, 1959. The opening is the Bird Defense to the Ruy Lopez. I like how Spassky acquits himself here. I’ve made some annotations, since I’m an aficianado of the opening. Spassky is one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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Anand vs. the World

Posted on August 17, 2012 by
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Vishy Anand won the 2012 Chess World Championship and already ranks among the strongest players of all time. The chess community knows him as a fantastically consistent competitor. This is due in part to his excellent preparation, evidenced by the … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Wine-Dark Sea

Posted on August 13, 2012 by
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It snowed from the north/ rime bound the fields/ hail fell on earth/ the coldest of seeds – Anonymous, 9th century But nowadays when we read this there is an added poetry. There is the poetry of a nameless Saxon having … Continue reading →

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The Autumn of the Patriarch

Posted on July 19, 2012 by
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Over the weekend the vultures got into the palace by pecking through the screens on the balcony windows and the flapping of their wings stirred up the stagnant time inside, and at dawn on Monday the city awoke out of … Continue reading →

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The Will to Win

Posted on July 11, 2012 by
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I saw a black cat eating grass the other day during a drive through Philadelphia. I looked into its lantern eyes and there wasn’t a trace of contempt; it was thankfully rooting shoots up from the ground even as our … Continue reading →

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The Human Stain

Posted on June 28, 2012 by
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I just finished reading The Human Stain by Philip Roth. Two years before the millennium, sex scandals rocked President Clinton’s White House as, closer to home, Coleman Silk’s academic career suffered from the withering attack of morality pundits. Now, if you … Continue reading →

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The 2012 World Open

Posted on May 30, 2012 by
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I’m taking a little vacation to the City of Brotherly Love. On July 4th, with any luck, I’ll be celebrating my independence from the worst run of chess I’ve ever played. In the spirit of a wonderful holiday, I declare … Continue reading →

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The Chess Ecosystem: Children of the Corn

Posted on May 25, 2012 by
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They get their designation from the American horror of the same name. The plot involves crazy children doing a lot of unkind things to adults. If you’ve ever lot to anyone less than 4’6″ then you understand this label. Note: … Continue reading →

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