The mating game
The Mating Game
(The Thomas Crown Affair; 1968) Probably the most seductive chess scene in any Hollywood film todate.
Category: A pic is worth a 1000 words
Today’s winning A.J.
Today’s winning EXALTATION
The one and only A.J.
“Dearer to me than a host of base truths is the illusion that exalts.” – Alexander … Read the rest
Wednesday’s chess games and tactics
Flashy Moves and Tactics
The Queen is always inspirational! Today’s selection of equally inspiring tactics and games are from recently played international tournaments and matches. … Read the rest
Chess, gay-coffee, potpourri and other nonsense!
Fuck-you, Monday!
Today’s blog feature is dedicated, partially, to the absurd. If some readers feel a bit offended, then write to me and I will … Read the rest
Today’s winning Shy!
Today’s winning SHY
“Deep rivers run quiet.” – Haruki Murakami. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World… Read the rest
Today’s winning TAIL!
Today’s winning TAIL!
The lovely Latvian model Olga de Mar ( real name Olga Marackovska). Born Riga, August 12, 1991. Instagram. FaceBook. The … Read the rest
Today’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
From one Artist to Another…
The above photo of a young Adam Cohen (born 1972) with his father Leonard Cohen was featured on the flip … Read the rest
The Secret Chess Life of Leonard Cohen
The Secret Chess Life of Leonard Cohen
Of course Leonard Cohen played chess! What is more, I suspect that Cohen had a life-long passion for … Read the rest
INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
LIFE, and other fairy tales…
Why is LIFE so unlike what we are taught at school when youngsters? Perhaps because LIFE is really a contradiction. … Read the rest
Wild Thing!
Wild Thing
Ariana Saavedra. Born Venezuela. Model and author.
“Me siento feliz cuando estoy sola, porque cuando estoy sola, puedo estar en donde desee … Read the rest
Today’s Pix’ & Quotes
Pix & Quotes
A entertaining and sometimes goofy melange of pictures and quotations, with the express purpose of offending the rational and promoting the preposterous. … Read the rest
Chess, Sex, Potpourri and other nonsense
Chess, Sex, potpourri and other nonsense
(Hello Wednesday! I present a collage of colourful observations from today’s social media, especially related-but not always-to
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Trump’s America
MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!?
… Read the restErotic photography theme of the day
THE PIANO AND THE NUDE
“When you play, never mind who listens to you.” ― Robert Schumann
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Chess, potpourri and nonsense
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Going to be in Gent, Belgium this Thursday?
Always nice to see chess used in innovative ways! Not
… Read the restInteresting photos!
