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rambling

Submitted by gretagarbo on Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:57pm.

I was reading a story and in it, the character was reminiscing about a summer when he was a child and in summer camp. I put down the book and starting thinking about summers when I was young. I can still feel the heat of my summers and the cooln... Read more »

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a moment of smugness

Submitted by gretagarbo on Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:00pm.

Chess is such a demanding game. Even when you think you did well, once the smoke has cleared, it turns out that you made some horrid miscalculations. It's a wonder that all chess players don't just jump off a bridge and get it over with. Read more »

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Varsity Lettered Chess Players

Submitted by gretagarbo on Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:15am.

Oct 21, 1939   Checkety-eck-tee-eck-tee-eck- Checkmate..You don't hear cheers like that anymore. Read more »

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ON THE CASE OF A FEEBLE-MINDED CHESS PLAYER

Submitted by gretagarbo on Fri Jan 9, 2009 3:11pm.

  On The Case Of A Feeble-minded Chess Player. During the course of this study several cases of chess playing among the feeble-minded have been reported to the writer, but it has been impossible to secure definite data except in one case. It ... Read more »

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You must admit to the addiction

Submitted by gretagarbo on Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:32am.

            I am alone. In my real life, no one plays chess. When I talk about it to friends, family or people in my office, I am greeted by an indulgent stare. They do not understand. They do not feel ... Read more »

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In ceremonies of the horsemen,

Submitted by gretagarbo on Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:21am.

Even the pawn must hold a grudge.   Read more »

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do you have to be nuts to play chess..or is it only me?

Submitted by gretagarbo on Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:43am.

    I think it helps. Read more »

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