I feel like I'm witnessing the systematic destruction of a people's ability to survive. It's horrifying.
The Bishop moves diagonally forwards or backwards, to the extent of the Board.
The game of chess is the most fascinating and intellectual pastime which the wisdom of antiquity has bequeathed to us.
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.
The Queen is usually reckoned equal, in average situations, to two Rooks and a Pawn, but towards the end of a game she is hardly so valuable as two Rooks.
A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece and two Pawns. Two Rooks may be exchanged for three minor Pieces.
After black's reply to 1. e4 with 1. . e5, leaves him always trying to get into the game
Minds ripen at very different ages.
I like relationships and being in love, but I also like being single - you have to embrace all those different things.
It is odd how, when you have a secret belief of your own which you do not wish to acknowledge, the voicing of it by someone else will rouse you to a fury of denial.
I will be patient till even patience tires of my patience.