by greenpawn34 on Aug 13 2014 19:08 | 2661 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Aug 15 2014 13:11
Been on holiday, nowhere exotic. Up north in Scotland. I never go abroad.
Abroad is not Scotland. Nowhere is like Scotland and anyway I was forced to
my surrender my passport a few years ago. (that’s another story for another blog).
I went on a boat and saw dolphins and minky whales. These dolphins don’t
half jumped some height in the air when you throw fireworks into the water.
Picked up one of these in a 2nd hand shop by Loch Ness for £1.50....
by greenpawn34 on Jul 15 2014 18:52 | 3704 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Aug 04 2015 00:43
George Hatfield Dingley Gossip (1841 - 1907)
What jury in the free world would not be impressed by such a magnificent name.
When the prosecution call their next witness giving that name in full then you are doomed.
In the 5th round of the 6th USA Chess Congress held in New York in 1889...
by greenpawn34 on Jul 04 2014 15:15 | 3999 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Jul 06 2014 02:00
Hi,
A game with Damiano’s Defence appeared in the Chess Forum
and this brought up a question and an interesting moment.
rnbqkbnr/pppp2pp/5p2/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 3
Some opening books claim that 3.Nxe5 is the best move here but if
Black knows what he is doing then White may play himself into trouble...
by greenpawn34 on Jun 29 2014 10:28 | 3196 views | 4 edits | Last edit on Jun 29 2014 10:39
Book Review No.4
Rare chess books are a speciality of mine. I don’t have any.
However I bet only a few of you have this classic from 1957
written by none other than Richard Ellington (Duke’s elder brother.)
As you can guess from the cover it all about the dangers of leavin...
greenpawn34
on Aug 20 2014 18:01 | 2566 views | 3 edits | Last edit on Aug 21 2014 12:31
