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lastlib

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11. I play chess

Sun Feb 5, 2017, 11:33 AM

Feb 2017

I get profound enjoyment from studying the great games of top masters--never cease to be amazed at the brilliance and creativity they show in demostrating why they are at the top of the heap. It's very relaxing and gives me time to shut out some of the crapola that goes on in the world outside.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008419
This is a favorite: R. Byrne-Fischer, US Championship 1963 ("The Brilliancy Prize&quot

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