Archive for April, 2007

 
¶ Constitutionalist Gives Speech, Gets Airport Hassle

 
¶ Kucinich has Iraq Track Record, Exit Plan

 
¶ Questions Not Asked in Studio Not Answered on Street

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¶ The Ogallala Aquifer

 
Brothers and sisters,
In an effort to broaden his appeal in the Middle East,
President Bush has decided to start working in music
videos. In his latest work, he co-stars with Kuwaiti
singer Shams, who is quite the little Jezebel.
Entitled Ahlan! Ezzayak, (Hi, How are you?), the video
was produced in Cairo, and is popular throughout the
Arab world.
Link to the […]

Several Masters are playing a consultation game. Kasparaov says: “The weak point in our opponent’s position is g7, therefore we should play R-g1.” Direct attack. Spassky says: “yes, we should attack g7 but let’s play N-d4 first, then we can attack g7 with N-e6 or N-f5, either before or aftter R-g1.” Combination. Karpov says: “Those […]

Book Review: Bobby Fischer’s Conquest of the World Chess Championship by Reuben Fine
“The psychology and tactics of the title match”
David McKay Co, November 1973
Review by James Schroeder published in 1974
For several years one of the best analysts in the world, Fine degenerated rapidly after he quit playing chess in 1952. In this book the […]