International Chess Master and Professional Blogger

Joined February 2007
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There is but one truly serious question, and all the rest are shadows circling it.
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Suicide whispers of ending pain; real disruption is turning that pain into purpose.
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If you’re too proud to listen, you’re just choosing ignorance over growth. Stay loud, stay wrong.
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One brilliant check never defines you. Greatness reinvents endlessly.
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We often abandon the tracks of reason, not because the train is wrong, but because we fear the landscape it reveals.
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Since no one knows how high they can climb, it’s wiser to keep climbing than to waste time guessing the height of the mountain.
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Never let one moment, however bright, become the edge of who you are. Greatness lives in the courage to keep becoming.
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How to crush the Bogo-Indian Defence #chesspunks youtube.com/watch?v=Fb-KJIbd…

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Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.
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Darkness passes. I remain. Quiet, steady, and built for the rise.
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It takes real strength to feel empathy for those who have hurt us, because that is where the deepest healing begins.
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It seems Esipenko was stolen, Pragg prepared #FIDECandidates in a coffee shop and Hikaru forgot to play without a mouse. Perfect game by Matthias.
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No one truly knows their highest potential, so instead of fearing your limits, invest your energy in exploring how far you can really go.
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