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Category Archives: Chess
Yes, chess. Look away now.
In which I revisit my youth as a chess-playing dweeb. Sort of. Contrary to an earlier threat, I haven’t posted much here about my chess-playing activities over the last year and a bit. Partly this is because these days chess … Continue reading
Posted in Chess, Getting old, Nerdishness, Procrastination, Uncategorized
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Out of it – probably, but not out of here
In which I procrastinate. About procrastinating. Goodness. I knew it was a long time since I’d posted anything, but I hadn’t realised it was over four months. Oh dear. I’m not sure why the quite-so-extended hiatus. It has certainly been … Continue reading
Bobby Fischer against the world
In which I am reminded that once stuff is in your brain somewhere cluttering it up, it can be pretty hard to get it out. Random bits of chess knowledge included. It is probably another of those middle-aged things, but … Continue reading
Posted in Chess, Family business, Getting old, History, Nerdishness, Procrastination
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Chess and the battle of the ages
I’ve decided to separate the actual chess GAME I played last week, and that I was talking about in the last post, into a separate post here. The main reason for this is that specifically chess analysis-related comments can now … Continue reading
Posted in Chess, Getting old
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Where to put the chess?
In which I ponder where to hide my latest, and oldest, obsessive enthusiasm… I have another of my chess games, played last week, I thought I might post up… but as I was thinking about this, a question arose. Or … Continue reading
Posted in Blog-ology, Chess, History, Nerdishness, Procrastination, Uncategorized
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Not much more than a decade until the bus pass*
*assuming bus passes haven’t been abolished by then (see also a defence of bus passes here). ——————————————————————- In which, in a post-academic-year reverie, I decide not to look forward, and try some looking back instead. So no surprise there, then. … Continue reading
