Work is that true worth which carries a man through life, be it by the sweat of his brow or the sweat of his mind.

The greatest men, when you come to know them, are not without their weak sides as well as others.

“The chess is stronger than the ablution.” Aron Nimzowitsch, ‘My Digestive System’ #realchessquotes

We are pawns in the fist of fate.

Long may the grim winner of that most chequered of all games – the game of life – withhold his final move from Mr Barden. theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep…

Carelessly we live, thinking death will never come.

Long may the grim winner of that most chequered of all games – the game of life – withhold his final move from Mr Barden. theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct…

Long may the grim winner of that most chequered of all games – the game of life – withhold his final move from Mr Barden. theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct…

A continental catastrophe. #betterbuyStaunton

Long may the grim winner of that most chequered of all games – the game of life – withhold his final move from Mr Barden. theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct…

Long may the grim winner of that most chequered of all games – the game of life – withhold his final move from Mr Barden. theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct…

A quixotic calamity. #betterbuyStaunton

Long may the grim winner of that most chequered of all games – the game of life – withhold his final move from Mr Barden. theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan…

Long may the grim winner of that most chequered of all games – the game of life – withhold his final move from Mr Barden. theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep…

Special life update.

#chess #horror

Jan Timman (1951-2026). RIP.