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Category Archives: Chess
ACTION ITEM! NEEDED – Traditionalist Catholic Titled Chess Player
It often happens that when I ask you for help to find something out or explain something – BAM! – within hours, sometimes minutes – an answer arrives. I’m looking for a Tradition-leaning Catholic titled chess player. What do I … Read More
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Daily Rome Shot 744 – The day of days
Welcome new registrant: MAK At the Piazza Navona there is a store that has many chess sets for sale. For example, various crusaders going at each other. Right Click for larger. I don’t enjoy playing with fancy pieces. I like … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 03: Relics, rabbits and rates
Today the sun rose at 06:02. This evening the sun will set at 20:18. The Ave Maria Bell will not ring at 20:15, though it should. In the Novus calendar it is the Feast of Sts. Philip and James the … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 645 and an Action Item!
Photo by The Great Roman™ Welcome registrants: jerryforZ Christine Rose Meanwhile, NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Interested in learning? Try THIS. Meanwhile, at Tata Steel, Magnus Carlsen has … Read More
Completely crazy game and a bold move
I simply am compelled to bring this to your attention. Even if you are not so much into chess… tua maxima culpa – you can see how totally nuts this game was between Hungarian Richard Rapport (now playing for Romania) … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 583, etc.
Simple and simply wonderful. The pasta are ferretti, made from flour and water. With salmon, zest from various citrus, and dill. I have to do this one myself. The trick will be the “manticare” stage. I ate out only about … Read More
ROME 22/10 – Day 4: A stroll and an “I dunno”
In Rome sunrise, still to take place as I write this part of this post, will be at 7:08. It will appear to set at 18:49 and the Ave Maria is in the 19:00 phase. It is the Dies Natalis … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 571, etc.
From a friend in Rome, today. TAN BOOKS has been faithful for years. Their recent titles are excellent. I’m just now looking at their new edition of the Seven Last Words of St. Bonaventure, due out later. Priestly chess players, … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 555, etc., high drama
High chess drama in St Louis yesterday where the Sinquefield Cup is underway with some of the best players in the world… except… Yesterday the arguably-best-player-ever, Magnus Carlsen, stunned everyone by withdrawing from the tourney with a cryptic comment intimating … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 546, etc.
27 August 1972. Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union sat down for Game 19 of the Match of the Century in the Laugardalshöll Arena in Reykjavík, Iceland. On this same day … Read More
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