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| Name: | "Never Look Back" |
| Created: | 26-Jan-12 |
| Description: |  ENJOY THE GAME We play for fun and fun alone, we accept all new members whatever their age, nationality, sex, colour, creed, rating and sexual preferences. And remember CRUSH YOUR OPPONENT. (Sorry didn't mean that Bobby Fischer invaded my body again), HAVE FUN. "I play for the fun. The joy of discovery. The treasure hunt of finding a move, knowing you have found treasure and anticipating the reply, even if it's an opponent's refutation. Yes, I treasure the experience of finding that elusive move hiding itself amidst pieces and squares, like a wild stallion in the hills camouflaging itself amongst bush and trees, just waiting to be coaxed out. Yet the struggle involves two of us, harnessing fantasies of our minds and hopes of our hearts. Ours is a game for two, not a puzzle for one. A game of counterplay, whose evolving position is to be imagined, played and ridden to where it takes us , like that camouflaged bronco. This harnessing of brains, will and desire can make our game a masterpiece that we as two combatting artists create together. For a game of chess can be a work of art as well as a martial art. I play to have fun, for understanding. I play chess to understand life. I play chess to understand the importance of taking the initiative, playing for the future of the position, of investing for the future (sacrifice), actively defending the fortress, of taking action when having the advantage, always maintaining a credible threat and knowing that the latent energy of a dynamic future will always trump a current static structure. I play to understand this importance , not only in chess, but in life. Otherwise chess is merely a game for me as an adult, chess is a Rosetta Stone that often illuminates life, especially those aspects of life that involve Competition and they are everywhere around us, affecting all opportunities that call to us. So my moves are based on hopes, plans, judgment, and taking risks; in other words, not on tactics but on dreams." Shamash Number 1 on ladder ----- 13 June 2012 It was a long way to the top but we rock and rolled 21 January 2015 And again 13 November 2016. And again 19/20/21/22/23/24 March 2020. Again 13th, 22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 29th and 30th April April 2020. 1st May2020 ...... Team Ladder History gameknot.com ******* ******* PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2018 ..... frank64 PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2019 ..... baloghstivan PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2021 ........ jamseh PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2022 ....... einhorn VETERANS CLUB (For Valour on the Chequered Battlefield). 100+ GAMES mc75 aidyty pieczarka apaloosa rotbarsch dancro mitemuse yogachess piero61 stibera rookie888 willyvw hankbrown dwl1 valarphankulis maestroboy mjwalsh12 tony2times daveg srihari06 250+ GAMES jjimenez skunk_77 mastrovet dingolino billyjack banjones63 rtyfd ulrich einhorn fight-knight hinno annaatje dachone maleeniets 500+ GAMES toth69d mountainmagic baloghistvan dingolino drduke33 normaal tatabrada ichessya axileas igottabeme kkindelhi maslo1982 bj1949 elkhuneho le-tal bgp_student 1000+ GAMES neurokarma dinofan frank64 matamuff kev9429 bojim jameseh onyino whitewine yorgosdest |
| Team ladder rank: | 21 |
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| Team rating: | 1293 |
| Average player rating: | 1593 |
| Team score: | 761 |
| Finished games: | 56684 |
| Members: |
 = available to play team matches. Players can see the specific reason why they are marked as unavailable for new team matches via "TEAMS" in the main menu. |