Not Tonite....

I wish i had such resilience, i on the other hand have lost upward 3 games because my fiancee was flirting and seeking attention while i was playing the last tournament. lol

Great cartoon, and it points out one of the great differences between chess in the early 19th century and chess today:  they players came armed.

What would have happened at Gormallygate if Gormally and Aronian had been carrying swords?  Or at Toiletgate with Kramnik and Topalov?

Here is a cartoon of Napoleon and Cornwallis I thought you would enjoy - maybe you could write about them.

Enjoy!

Dozy quote:

Hi qtsii, Thanks for commenting.

And thanks also for your invite to join the chess history group, but the kind of research I've done into chess history may not be welcome there.

That is what the forums are for man - Iron sharpens iron. We all have mistakes in our information but we can all learn from one another besides I am the admin and you are good to go...

Hi qtsii, Thanks for commenting.

And thanks also for your invite to join the chess history group, but the kind of research I've done into chess history may not be welcome there.

Vishy Anand's excellent article, The Indian Defence, on the origins of the game is plausable and supported by historical documents, but even he didn't go back far enough.  In fact, had he read the article I published on the Rooty Hill Chess Club web page a couple of Christmases ago, he would have realised that India was only second in the Great Game's journey to the 21st Century.

Don't believe me?  Then read this account of Die Gotterdammerung.

Interesting you should joint the Chess History Group and post this.

http://www.chess.com/groups/home/chess-history