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Feb 16, 2019
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That must have taken a lot of work. Congratulations on doing such a good job.
Feb 16, 2019
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@ masterly-humiliation . . . When I create anything on my profile I'm able to pick what I want, there are selectors on the top line . . . I clicked on a little down arrow and about thirty colors popped up and I selected blue and red.
But I'm using a pc or a kindle. Try pushing the little things on the top line . . .
Hope this helps you . . .
Thanks for looking at my profile every one . . .
DENVER
Feb 16, 2019
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@Heather_Stephens
When your doing something you like it only takes time it wasn't work . . .
DENVER
Wow! That was an interesting read. I think it's the best. So sad about the butterflied.
Feb 16, 2019
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@ AliMcK
The butterflies died about 100 years ago. . .
the wings were only on the white squares . . .
Hmm maybe they could have use black butterfly wings . . .
thanks for reading and commenting . . .
DENVER
DENVERHIGH wrote:
@ AliMcK
The butterflies died about 100 years ago. . .
the wings were only on the white squares . . .
Hmm maybe the could have use black butterfly wings . . .
thanks for reading and commenting . . .
DENVER
I realised the board must be very old. Happily, most people's attitude to wildlife has changed. I'm not sure why you think black butterfly wings would be OK? I'm afraid black or white it would be like ivory or a fur coat to me - beautiful yes but not something I could live with in my home. Anyway, your grandson was a cutey. Does he still play?
THANKS FOR DROPPING IN.
Hope you read most of it.
Just call me "Denver!"
Can I offer you Coke with real sugar?
Out of Coke, sorry . . .
Sorry, I don't have Diet Coke, water?
How about a cold PEPSI?
I like to watch, read, analyze chess and read anecdotes of old time masters.
I play RATED group team chess games.
I will play challenges from members of my groups.
I DON'T like to play UNRATED games. . . . but I might.
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This September through December 18 I'm teaching beginning chess to kids 8 - 18 and the parents in Santa Rosa, California 4pm to 5:30 pm . . . I supply everything needed. It's a FREE PROGRAM for 2019 . . .
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I'm playing games for:
The Geezers group
The Bobby Fischer group
PHOTO IS MADE UP OF LITTLE CHESS PHOTOS .
Team Colorado,
If you live in Colorado and are rated you could join us!
The Pi Group:
3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279....
Latino, plays a lot!
I was born in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, Central America. December 14, 1937.
Migrated with family to the USA in 1946.
I was raised in San Francisco, California.
I went To Lowell High, on Hayes Street.
Became a USA citizen . . .
Chess for me, began sixty eight years ago in 1951, when I was 13, on a boring foggy San Francisco summer day. Six friends and I got several chess books at the library and learned to move the pieces.
We used a red and black checker board and cheap plastic hollow pieces that always fell over all the time. They came in a forty game box. Only Bill my best friend took to playing chess regularly.
I played in a playground tournament and won my matches easily because they barely knew how to move the pieces.
In the semi-final games at the 19th avenue park, I lost badly.
DENVER, 14 YEARS OLD IN MY SUNDAY BEST
One day in the 1950's I watched Master George Koltanowski performed a blindfold 30 game presentation at the Fairmont Hotel in
San Francisco, California.
I was impressed when he performed the Knights tour. I became a member of his Chess Friends Association and joined his chess club. We became friends.
At that time I was a rookie at chess. I used to play in any tournament that Kolty would run and I would always win my round robin matches. They were groups of four and we played six games against each other three games as black and white.
I got tired of winning and I would receive a book from Kolty as the first prize.
One day I said, "Hey, Kolty you gave me this last tournament. Just let me play the others that won their matches so I know I can beat them also."
In his exhibitions KOLTY loved the Max Lange Attack and Pushed the Colle System Opening,
The Turk Knights Tour was a favorite of George Koltanowski's.
It is fairly easy and I have colored so that you can follow the sequence easier.
Just copy it if you want to.
Start at H8 with Black moving the knight!
Change on D8 to Blue
Change on F8 to Red
Change on D4 to Green
Start with one color on the board
eventually with no board.
Good Luck
This is the Turks tour that Kolty used.
DENVER DURING ROCK & ROLL DAYS
I USED TO PLAY THE PIANO AND MY FAVORITE PIECES WERE
"IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT" by The Satins
"AIN'T THAT A SHAME?" by Fats Domino
"HONKY TONK 1 AND 2." by Bill Doggett
"BLUE MONDAY." by Fats Domino
"BLUE BERRY HILL." by Fats Domino
"EARTH ANGEL." by the Penguins
AND ANY DO WOP SONG.
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When I was 21 year old I used to play blindfold chess with another employee. We learned because if they caught us playing while working we would be fired. I learned using descriptive notation
I played a blindfold game with 1plus1is4 here on Chess.com.
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/how-we-played-blindfold-chess-on-chess-com
Another blindfold is:
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/blindfold-chess-play----memoir
I have over two dozen chess sets, a demo board and some clocks. I carry a complete chess set and clock in my car. You never know when a chess game might start..
I have a chess set that is played with cards. The moves are determined by the card that you draw. So when I play a , beginning chess player or even a grand master "CARD CHESS" anyone can win.
I like the happiness in the eyes of beginners when they learn something and execute it in a game. I teach them that it doesn't matter if they win or if they lose. I teach them to love the game.
People think I'm a good chess player. I'm not. In reality everyone I play casually aren't good players, because they only know how to move the pieces.When I play a good player, I lose.
Above are my four kids, now grown men. They play chess, bowling and soccer and I was their coach.
My grown sons have families now. Two have beaten me at chess several times. Four of my six grandchildren play chess.
DENVER
DENVER AT 81 YEARS OLD @ PRESENT
I am retired now.
Chess is old and I'm older than dirt!
My 2 1/2 year old grandson moves the horsey to Nf3.
Notice that he moved the other horsey twice to NC3 and NB5.
That was 15 years ago, now he's in college . . .
KAI & I ARE PLAYING A REL GAME he is screaming "ATTACK!
MY TIME AT SAN QUENTIN PRISON
Oh no. Looks like San Quentin Prison
I wrote some memoirs and if the piece is fiction, I mark it so. I hope you read one at least.
"My Time in San Quentin Prison"
click on it
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/fun-with-chess/my-time-at-san-quentin-prison
My profession used to be a Scale Technician also a Mechanic on Brunswick and AMF bowling equipment.
I taught Soccer for 27 years and have a United States Soccer Federation License . . .
I also taught bowling since 1961 I am a Silver Level Bowling Coach. I have been teaching chess to youths while we bowling in a Adult . Jr league.
Here is a photo, each player had to make a chess move or more before they took their turn at bowling. This is at Double Decker lanes in Rohnert Park, California.
Here is a group of bowlers watching a game while they also bowled.
Besides chess Bobby Fischer USA World Champion also bowled for relaxation.
When was the last time you bowled?
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I take classes at the Jr. College. for my enjoyment. I take many different genres just to learn things for my pleasure.
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Above I have a chess board made of butterfly wings and cannot be made anymore. The butterflies are on the endangered species. It truly is beautiful. Made in Brazil in the 1930's . . .
Given to me because of my love of chess and because I train all beginners.
"May all your moves be great, but not against me." "It's your move now."
Some of my favorite music videos.
The best Rock and Roller
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
https://youtu.be/HcGoY4COi-I