A dream dirty and bruised is better than no dream at all.
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.
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.
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
After white's reply to 1. e4 e5 with 2. f4 the game is in its last throes
To do work that's not going to be fulfilling doesn't make sense.
The first step toward changing the world is to change our vision of the world and of our place in it.
As the eye naturally seeks the light and vision, and our body naturally desires food and drink, so our mind is possessed with a becoming and natural desire to become acquainted with the truth of God and the causes of things.
In exchange for freedom of inquiry, scientists are obliged to explain their work.