“Extrication” (A. R. Ammons)
I tangled with
the world to
let it go…
Chess Quips & Quotes
from “Only the Good Die Young”
Mystery madman
A victim of cruel charade
Some innocent pawn
In an endgame, one more stalemate
Commonplacing
from “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again”
Today, however, is the day I am mated in 23 moves by a nine-year-old girl…
My Music Listening
I listen to a lot of music. I mean, a lot. On the order of 16,000 tracks on apps and
Karklins-Goldberg, 2004
Sometimes a simple tactic can be quite aesthetically pleasing…
Reshevsky-Bisguier, 1957
…former wunderkind Samuel Reshevsky puts the hurt on Art Bisguier
Hello and Good Knight
My partner (in life and crime) returned from Norway with a perfect gift for me: a t-shirt from The Good Knight chess
‘Tis a Good Move
Perhaps because I am an ancient (unwise) elder, I feel the little thrill of serendipity more often in the chess
“Considering the Case” (V. P. Loggins)
It is sensible, certainly, to assert
that feelings are partly the problem…