Christian living is beautiful living.
Tolkien sang a song in his school days that went something like, “Oftentimes defeat is splendid; in victory there can be shame; luck is good, the prize is pleasant, but the glory is in the game.” That’s nice to believe, especially if you have egalitarian ideals. We have a similar adage, “It’s not [...]
I played Joe again yesterday. He won the first game. And in the second game, I had him from the get-go. But through the meanderings of our pieces, there came a point where we were pretty even. Then, I pulled out a great tactic and forked his rook and king with [...]
Our church had a homeschool co-op that met for a while a couple of years ago. During the co-op, we took advantage of one of our grandfathers’ chess-playing ability and had him come in to give the older students lessons. I had already been playing chess (rather, I knew how to move the [...]
I’ve been playing chess over the past couple of years. Trying to learn
the game and become a little more competitive. This is my good buddy,
Joe Diaz. He’d love you to guess his age. We play fairly often and
are closely matched.
There’s a chess club in Lafayette. I’m not a member, but I know some
of the [...]