Angel: What's sauerkraut? Max: You don't want it. Trust me.
The Chess-board must be placed with a white square at the right-hand corner.
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
Taoism has no rules. It's a suggestion for preceiving life in its wholeness, without unnessary categorization, yet enjoying the beauty of categorization.
Let my name die everywhere, let even my friends forget me, if by that means the cause of the blessed Jesus may be promoted
Couldn't I just be a bit loony instead of gifted?
I have high-tech tastes. If I had $100 million, I would spend it on research equipment rather than a yacht.