chess

ALMOST AS TREACHEROUS AS N.IRELAND POLITICS

Posted on by SAM FLANAGAN

An interesting scenario is being played out in Norway at the minute.  Garry Kasparov is making a bid to become President of the world chess organisation, which is named FIDE. I get the distinct impression internal FIDE politics is almost as treacherous as the politics of N.Ireland!

Presently FIDE do not recognise the local Ulster Chess Union so local chess enthusiasts have no input in the matter.  There is also a massive competition taking place at the same venue featuring most of the world`s nations.
Here is an interview with Gary Kasparov speaking on a variety of issues. One of the important topics he mentions is the use of chess as an educational tool. This can be heard about 3 minutes on the timeline.

The guy doing the interview is called Danny King, he is an English GM and he has a brilliant personality for interviewing people. Here are some of his interviews with female chess players.

Female one. It is hilarious when she says “she was always butting her nose into everyone`s business!” It is not a healthy pastime to do that here in N.Ireland.

Female two

Female three

Female four

They are very clever women aren`t they? A bit too clever maybe?????? lol lol

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

PUTTING THINGS INTO EVEN MORE PERSPECTIVE

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When I initiated the North Belfast Chess project I sent messages to all the political parties I could think of. Guess what?

None of them even replied, what is worse, they did  not even acknowledge my message!!!

If the so-called “Political parties” cannot do something so simple as establish a mere “Chess Club” it stands to reason they are not capable of governing N.Ireland, are they?

You have to laugh at them all running round trying to get votes!!!

I will tell you what, if I had got in touch with Gerry Kelly and asked him for help, a North Belfast Chess Club would be up and running, or would be well on way to be up and running by now!!!!!

Just think, Gerry and the gang have got all the Northern Bank loot to launder, and they have some sort of “Invisible process” running  to maintain confidence in the “Peace Process.”  So it says in today`s Irish News anyway.

Here is one of my favourite Chess video clips.  “Imagine bringing home an opened wage packet to her?” lol lol lol

Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

PUTTING THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE

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This is an update to my “Volunteers wanted for a chess project.”

Funding01

Last week a news story emerged which illustrates just how much money is available to fund various projects.

The MP for North Belfast who is known affectionately by the Paisley family as, “The cheeky sod,” managed to play a leading role in engineering £3.9 million for various sporting activities in the North Belfast/Newtownabbey area.


Providing a mere, measly £1 million for the provision of a North Belfast Chess club ought to be no problem for Nigel and his party.


Of course we ought to be aware that we are now in election time and “the cheeky sod`s” wife, needs all the vote and good publicity she can get.


I must now inform the DUP about this latest article.


James 4:14  For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

I DON`T WANT TO SCARE YOU BUT…………………….

Posted on by SAM FLANAGAN

A few weeks ago I posted an article VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR A NEW “CHESS ENTERPRISE”

I don`t want to scare anyone but here is a link to an article which outlines the psychological challenge of playing real tournament chess.

A very first thing a player needs to understand before he goes to a chess tournament that it’s a huge challenge, both mentally and physically. A player who only played a semi-competitive game of chess with his friends, no clock and no real pressure don’t know what he is about to face in a real tournament.  

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

DISASTER IN GIBRALTAR

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Here is a short video of the Gibraltar Challengers and Amateur Chess tournament round three, just prior to the commencement.

Disaster, I have now lost 2 games in a row.  This is sufficient proof that I have now legal grounds for taking action against the N.Ireland Police service for the confiscation of ALL my computers and ALL my Chess work, ALL the Dbases and ALL my Chess studies.

The PSNI have caused me unnecessary trauma, emotional upset, loss of time and financial loss as well.  I am sure there will be a few other things I can think of, to add to the list, before I go home and see my solicitor about this grievous matter.

My Chess performance has rapidly deteriorated since my UNNECESSARY arrest on November 11th.

I would now like to know why I was not afforded the same treatment ask Gerry Kelly the CONVICTED Old Bailey bomber?

What was I not politely asked if I could make an appointment to attend a Police station with my solicitor, instead of being arrested at my home?

Why have my computers not been returned? You can be sure none of Kelly`s computers were siezed?

2 Tim 2:3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR A NEW “CHESS ENTERPRISE”

Posted on by SAM FLANAGAN

This is an educational, recreational, cultural and re-imaging project.  The video below is a possible promotional video for the enterprise.

One of the main purposes of this planned endeavour is to encourage NON Chess players to become Chess Players, then encourage them to become COMPETITIVE Chess players.

People of all Chess playing abilities will be welcome.

Remember, when you learn to play Chess you are not just learning to play a game/sport or a science, you are learning a widely accepted International Language!

Anyone who is interested please contact me or contact the Ulster Chess Union.

Further developments will be published here and on the proposed NBCC website.

The Lord Jesus Christ encouraged people think and consider!

Matt 6:29,29 Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:  And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

WARNING ABOUT “RUMOUR-MONGERING”

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A very odd video has appeared featuring some “Pop Singer” and Chess. I first came across it on the Chess Club Live Facebook page.  It seems they were willing to pay chess players money to take part in the video.

These “show biz” people must have money to burn.

“Pop-singers” have a long history of having more money than sense.

Proverbs 7:7-9  For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

 

UPPITY FEMALE ISSUES A CHALLENGE?

Posted on by SAM FLANAGAN

How would you like the chance to teach an uppity female a lesson she will never forget?

All you have to do is move a chess piece around a chessboard quicker than Alexandra Kosteniuk can do it?

I am sure there is a vast amount of male “brainboxes” in N.Ireland who can easily do this. There are bound to be quite a few in the Holywood MI5 bunker who could do it, when they can find time to drag themselves away from listening to people`s phonecalls and monitoring people`s cyberspace communications.

Then there is the “Popes PSNI.” No doubt there are large number of male “brainboxes” in the highest echelons of the peelers who could put Mrs Kosteniuk to shame. Sean Wright the man who could not solve the Northern Bank robbery and who now has the task of hunting down all those pesky “fleggers,” could easily manage to move a knight around a chessboard I would think?

What about it? Any takers?

Psalm 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.