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Amy
Los Angeles, United States

Member Since: May 1, 2009
Last Login: Nov 20, 2009
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Status:   Toxic Chess (33 hours ago)

Occupation: Anthropology student and Gamergirl

About Me:
I'm a grad student and more of a chess groupie than a chess player. I'm interested in chess history, especially the lives of the great players, and I am fascinated by the representation of chess in art, literature, photography and other media. I'm an avid follower of the professional tournament and match scene. I suppose you could say that I'm interested in chess from an anthropological perspective. Nevertheless, I still love to play and study the game. I have a chessboard permanently set up on my desk so I can turn to it during any spare moment. As you can probably discern from my blog, I'm a fanatical player of chess variants, and I'm also a huge fan of Asian chess, including shogi, xiangqi, janggi, and makruk. I only like to play chess in wonderful venues (not tournament halls...yuk!) If you see some girl leaning over a checkered board on a high bluff above the Pacific or in a meadow in Yosemite, it's probably me. My favorite chess quote is by the Dutch Grandmaster Jan Timman: "Chess is a narrow way. I leave all pleasure behind. It is a time without pleasure, yes." This statement sums up the game for me. I get no great joy from chess, but I am extremely addicted to the pain it produces in my brain. [P.S. I don't play turn-based online chess. Sorry.]

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A Rook House For Bobby

Submitted by qixel on Oct 19, 2009 11:37am.

Bobby Fischer once said: I got strong ideas about my house. I’m going to hire the best architect and have him build it in the shape of a rook. Yeah, that’s for me. Class. Spiral staircases, parapets, everything. I want to live the rest of my life...Read more »

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