Online chess community where you can play chess, learn strategies and tactics, read chess news, see book reviews, find rules & tips, get free downloads, and more! http://www.chess.com/ 2007 Chess.com Eldorado   Gaily bedight,A gallant knight,In sunshine and in shadow,Had journeyed long,Singing a song,In search of Eldorado.But he grew old-This knight so bold-And o'er his heart a shadowFell as he foundNo spot of groundThat loo...http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/eldoradoSat, 05 Apr 2008 07:49:50 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/eldoradoEdgar Allan Poe. 1809–1849 87. The Conqueror Worm LO! 't is a gala night   Within the lonesome latter years. An angel throng, bewinged, bedight   In veils, and drowned in tears,&nbsp...http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/conqueror-wormSat, 05 Apr 2008 07:48:15 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/conqueror-wormThe City in the Sea by Edgar Allan Poe(1809-1849) Lo! Death has reared himself a throne  In a strange city lying aloneFar down within the dim West,Where the good and the bad and the worst and the bestHave gone to their eternal rest.There shr...http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/the-city-in-the-seaSat, 05 Apr 2008 07:46:01 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/the-city-in-the-seaA Dream Within A Dream   Take this kiss upon the brow!And, in parting from you now,Thus much let me avow-You are not wrong, who deemThat my days have been a dream;Yet if hope has flown awayIn a night, or in a day,In a vision, or in ...http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/a-dream-within-a-dreamSat, 05 Apr 2008 07:43:15 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/a-dream-within-a-dreamThe Bells by Edgar Allan PoeIHear the sledges with the bells-Silver bells!What a world of merriment their melody foretells!How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,In the icy air of night!While the stars that oversprinkleAll the heavens, seem to twinkleWit...http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/the-bellsSat, 05 Apr 2008 07:39:58 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/the-bellsThe Ravenby Edgar Allan PoeOnce upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rappin...http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/the-ravenFri, 04 Apr 2008 20:14:57 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/the-ravenArs Poetica Wildflowers bloom in any season For there is a reason Their beauty sparkles in the sun Or end in a bun   They stand in mute testimony That is their destiny Wildflowers are the symbol of life They are there in our greatest strife &...http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/poem-for-sakuraTue, 18 Mar 2008 14:49:02 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/poem-for-sakuraEverybody has secrets. I do too. But my friend is really sensitive about others getting angry at her. I know the truth is hard. But sometimes you just have to tell them. http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/liesTue, 18 Mar 2008 14:26:18 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/liesI have a friend named Sakuya and she is teaching me Japanese. She says it's easy but I think it is hard. After all, she has lived in Japan for 10 years. I think Japan is fascinating in many ways. So much raw food and cool anime. That could be ...http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/learning-japaneseFri, 14 Mar 2008 06:48:54 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/learning-japaneseI am a pretty good chess player, but my uncle always beats me. I don't know if he has bigger brains or something but he is really good. (I think it's because he always plays Chinese chess and it's really similar to chess.) By the way, I am not cop...http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/defeatsSat, 16 Feb 2008 14:46:46 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Ilikelamborghinis/defeats