Showing posts with label games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label games. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

And we are the pawns of the latter

Chess champion Bobby Fischer was born on this day in 1943. He died on January 17, 2008.


"Chess is the greatest waste of human intelligence that can be found outside of an advertising agency." -- Raymond Chandler.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Trumped

Charles Goren, bridge expert, born on this day in 1901.

"Bridge I regard as only one degree better than absolutely vacuous conversation." -- A. C. Benson.