*not accepting new game challenges at the moment*
ig: chesswind1
"I will be there!" Said my friend Of a distant life |
Cast off your garments of fear — Replace them With love |
Celestial travellers Have always been here With us |
Covered in greens Of a golden age Set in stone |
Most of all Play with the game Of the age |
Set in the homes Of the universe We have yet to go |
"Follow me!" He sounded of dreams supreme! "Follow me..." |
Highest of places Remain all as one With you |
Countless expansions Will arrive and flow Inside of us |
Drifting within the glow And the after-glow Of the eve |
Giving us light And the freedom Of the day |
My friend, he of fantasy, Dancing with the spirit Of the age. |
And if that firelight, I could match the inner flame Sacred ships Do sail The seventh age. |
And if that firelight, I could match the inner flame Sacred ships Do sail the seventh age, And have always been here. |
— Yes, Madrigal (1978) |
Any man who must say "I am the king" is no true king. ~Tywin Lannister
There is no such thing as luck on the battlefield. ~The Boss
Mikhail Tal is a Magician
Mikhail Tal (1936-1992), the eighth world champion, was known as the "Magician of Riga". Tal was famous for his unpredictable, intuitive sacrifices - many of which were scarcely believable. Nevertheless, he set so many traps and problems for his opponents that they often worked in practice. Indeed, he once said: "There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones, and mine." His play was all about creating complications and unusual situations. Although he sought sharp, crazy positions, he typically didn't out-calculate his opponents, but rather out-imagined them.