Do anybody play chess? I play chess a long time ago. I was a good chess player until the grandmasters show up. They beat me in 10 moves. 
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I enjoy chess in moderation. My older brother and I used to play it a lot, but while I'm decent at it, I wouldn't consider myself good at it by any means. I lose most of the games I play against him.
~Rudyard Kipling, The Cat Who Walks By Himself
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We play chess. I play chess poorly, but the Hubby is good. The kids are decent players, but Sharkbait is sneaky while Chickadee is pretty straightforward.Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of HistoryPagan Devotionals, because the wind and the rain is our Bible
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I play a bit.life itself was a lightsaber in his hands; even in the face of treachery and death and hopes gone cold, he burned like a candle in the darkness. Like a star shining in the black eternity of space.
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
"But those men who know anything at all about the Light also know that there is a fierceness to its power, like the bare sword of the law, or the white burning of the sun." Suddenly his voice sounded to Will very strong, and very Welsh. "At the very heart, that is. Other things, like humanity, and mercy, and charity, that most good men hold more precious than all else, they do not come first for the Light. Oh, sometimes they are there; often, indeed. But in the very long run the concern of you people is with the absolute good, ahead of all else..."
John Rowlands, The Grey King by Susan Cooper
"You come from the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve", said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth; be content."
Aslan, Prince Caspian by CS Lewis
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I've a question to ask everybody, do you think that I could beat a chess grandmaster? The reason why I'm asking because I'm thinking of playing chess again and my skill level at chess is pretty average. I beat so many unskilled players and I lost against skilled players.Comment
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Dedication and training trump talent. Playing Chess well is a skill and like any skill, it can be improved if you're willing to put in the effort. Just understand that the path to mastery involves losing hundreds if not thousands of games.life itself was a lightsaber in his hands; even in the face of treachery and death and hopes gone cold, he burned like a candle in the darkness. Like a star shining in the black eternity of space.
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
"But those men who know anything at all about the Light also know that there is a fierceness to its power, like the bare sword of the law, or the white burning of the sun." Suddenly his voice sounded to Will very strong, and very Welsh. "At the very heart, that is. Other things, like humanity, and mercy, and charity, that most good men hold more precious than all else, they do not come first for the Light. Oh, sometimes they are there; often, indeed. But in the very long run the concern of you people is with the absolute good, ahead of all else..."
John Rowlands, The Grey King by Susan Cooper
"You come from the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve", said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth; be content."
Aslan, Prince Caspian by CS Lewis
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The total USA grand masters currently ranked is 89 ... That is how hard it is ... But if you practice a lot anything is possible ... The newest American is Jeffery Xiong (born 2000) is an American chessGrandmaster. He completed his final grandmaster norm at age 14 years, 6 months, 25 days in 2015.I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them ... John Bernard Books
Indian Chief 'Two Eagles' was asked by a white government official; "You have observed the white man for 90 years. You've seen his wars and his technological advances. You've seen his progress, and the damage he's done."
The Chief nodded in agreement.
The official continued; "Considering all these events, in your opinion, where did the white man go wrong?"
The Chief stared at the government official for over a minute and then calmly replied.. "When white man find land, Indians running it, no taxes, no debt, plenty buffalo, plenty beaver, clean water. Women did all the work, Medicine Man free. Indian man spend all day hunting and fishing; all night having sex."
Then the chief leaned back and smiled; "Only white man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that."
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Eh, I'm somewhat good at chess. I can beat people I meet casually, but I only go a few rounds before being knocked out at tournaments. I don't practice, though, which is probably why I'm not better at it.Comment
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I used to be good at chess when I was a little girl. I have a chess set in storage. It looks like the one from the first X-Men movie. Got to find it.Anubisa
Dedicated and devoted to Lord Anubis and Lady Bast. A follower of the path of Egyptian Wicca.
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TEN MOVES!?!? I feel your pain bro. CHess is one of my favorite passtimes. I use the same trick on my grandfather everytime we play and i still win nearly every time. Do you have an account on chess.com? If so I challenge you to a deul
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