Qoute for the day

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

Qoute for the day

In chess the rules are fixed and the outcome is unpredictable, in Putin’s Russia the rules are unpredictable and the outcome is fixed. - Garry Kasparov

Quote for the day

«I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer.» — Colette

Chess Quatation for the day

Thank you, darling, for learning to play chess. It is an absolute necessity for any well organized family. - (in a letter to his wife) - Alexander Pushkin

Qoute for the day

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

About Love

"The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration."

Almost but not quite

I thought February 12, 2012 will be the day I will be beaten by xanthe in our chess battle. I employed a rare variation against Pirc Defence (Bf4) which of course she is already familiar with. I took me morethan 30 minutes to decide if I will accept her pawn sacrifice which I did after so much thought on the next moves I will employ. She is improving each day and very resourceful. She told me later on that she showed our game to his coach and requested on what variations will she use against me. I was really surprised but still prevailed in tactical ending.