The Queen's Gambit

 

Chess isn't always competitive. Chess can also be beautiful. It was the board I noticed first. It's an entire world of just 64 squares. I feel safe in it. I can control it. I can dominate it. And it's predictable, so if I get hurt, I only have myself to blame.

Old days

"Yeah now, well, the thing about the old days...they the old days."

Slim Charles

The Hateful Eight

Well, I'll be double-dog damned!

Keeping you at a disadvantage is an advantage I intend to keep.

*with Fisher and Wonderboy @ Three Kings

Kings

Beer cold as the night,
Prepare for a fight,
Each move a coarse grind,
Dust covered the mind,
And when the bell rings,
No begging for plea,
All gather at three...

Boxing is like chess just with fists.

WBC Heavyweight champion Vitaly Klitschko playing chess with chess world champion Vladimir Kramnik before his title defense against Manuel Charr.

Machado de Assis

" Well, I love chess. Good Lord, it's such a delicious game! ...
The Queen eats the Pawn, 
the Pawn eats the Bishop, 
the Bishop eats the Knight, 
the Knight eats the Queen ... everybody eats everybody else. 
It's a very charming type of anarchy..."   


by Machado de Assis