Chess is...

Madness

"Chess and theatre often lead to madness."

Arrabal, Sur Fischer, 1974

“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.”

Blaise Pascal

chess is pie

@divegeester

A game, it is not a sport, art or science.

... philosophical

@torunn said
... philosophical

Chess is a game where language isn't a barrier the rules are the same. One can play OTB games without speaking a word. Also a game where you start off by shaking hands and finish the game win or lose by shaking hands. People of all ratings, and ages can play.

-VR

". . . like sex: you don't have to be a pro to have fun at it."


--Paul Leggett

... an intellectual pastime.

...all about noticing your opponent’s mistakes before they notice yours.

Chess is a cruel mistress.

Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices and adjust when circumstances change. ― Susan Polgar

“Chess doesn’t drive people mad, it keeps mad people sane.” – Bill Hartston

@moonbus said
". . . like sex: you don't have to be a pro to have fun at it."


--Paul Leggett

My wife asked me if I preferred sex or chess.
I replied it depends upon the position.

Recipe: Alana's Irish Brown Bread
Makes one loaf

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon of pinhead oats, plus more for topping (also known as steel cut, or Irish, oats)
• 1 tablespoon of wheat germ
• 1 egg
• Buttermilk (see recipe note for amount)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of bread soda (baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate)
• 1 teaspoon of brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• sunflower oil (for pan greasing)
Cooking instructions: 

1. Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees Celsius (about 400 degrees Fahrenheit).
2. Stir dry ingredients in large mixing bowl.
3. Crack egg into dry ingredients and mix.
4. Slowly mix in buttermilk until batter is wet. (The consistency is similar to a thick American oatmeal. In Alana's words: "As much liquid until it's sloppy. It will nearly pour off your spoon; it's really wet."😉
5. Grease a nonstick steel loaf pan with sunflower oil.
6. Pour batter into loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes.
7. Sprinkle extra pin oats across the top as batter begins to set.
8. Knock on bread. If it sounds hollow, pop out the loaf and turn it over in the pan. Bake for another 10 minutes, or until the bottom is crispy. (As Alana says, "Nobody likes a soggy bottom."😉

@rookie54 said
Recipe: Alana's Irish Brown Bread
Makes one loaf

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon of pinhead oats, plus more for topping (also known as steel cut, or Irish, oats)
• 1 tablespoon of wheat germ
• 1 egg
• Buttermilk (see recipe note for amount)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of bread soda (baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate)
• 1 teaspoon of brown suga ...[text shortened]... r another 10 minutes, or until the bottom is crispy. (As Alana says, "Nobody likes a soggy bottom."😉

LOL@ rookie...Now that is quite an out look on what "Chess is"!!!

copy & paste or from memory? 😉

-VR