Stories Before a Goodnight Kiss

Chapter 6 Synopsis

In 1969, Boris Spassky becomes World Chess Champion. He becomes an independent individual, a chess king, reigning away from the Soviet System. He gives hope to his comrades, and he inspires them with his wit, humor, and gameplay. As the bond that links the Soviet team seems to get stronger, Fischer fails to find a [...]

Chess Hymn

I composed this poem as part of the story in chapter 5 of my Graphic Novel “Bobby Fischer: The Knight Who Killed the Kings”, and I thought you might like to read each verse the good ol’ way. Related PostsChapter 5 SynopsisThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyProtected: Heart-rending Midnight AdventureChapter 4 SynopsisKasparov vs. Fischer: The Battle [...]

Chapter 5 Synopsis

The events in this chapter take place in Cuba, Havana, 1966, where the 17th Chess Olympiad was held. Fidel Castro decided to organize the biggest chess festival in history: 300 chess players from 52 countries came to Havana to participate in the 17th Chess Olympiad. An overall of 1944 games were played and millions of [...]

The Lowest Point of Debasement

Up here, there are all kinds of chemtrails in the sky. You have chemtrails that are white, you have, um, chemtrails that are pink, red, green, and sometimes you even have black chemtrails. You hear, um, you hear all kinds of lies about chemtrails. You hear politicians saying that this is just a conspiracy theory, [...]

How Can a Mere Game Express All Infinity?

A sexy wallpaper for the spirits who want to stealthily express their affection for chess. Click here to download the wallpaper in various resolutions. Click on the image below to read online the Graphic Novel. Related PostsChapter 6 SynopsisChapter 5 SynopsisChapter 4 SynopsisChess HymnKasparov vs. Fischer: The Battle of All Battles

The Best Way to Use Google Alerts

“Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your queries.” That’s how Google describes this notification service. For reasons too complicated to explain here, I disagree with Google’s description. Instead of another definition, I would like to show you how I perceive this tool. Below is a [...]

Vampires of the Afternoon

“Today, the afternoon drifted away,” said grandpa Joe. “It was one of those afternoons which you get the feeling that everything is possible, that the evening will regale you with unspoken adventures. “You see the dog lying on the floor in front of the vinyl phonograph. The phonograph speaker seems like a rose that opened [...]

Our Dream World

From the 366 days of this year, we have less than 310 days until New Year’s Eve. We have less than 7,440 hours to do the things we planned to do; after that—just like magic!—a new year will come. From these 7,440 hours, we’ll be awake for 4,960; 2,480 hours will be spent on sleeping [...]

The Word I’m Thinking of is

The word I’m thinking of is ‘Patent’. What shocked me most when I learned about patents was the existence of an ongoing war on who owns the best patents; this war began a century ago. I suddenly realized that almost all good designs have been patented. You can obtain a patent for something you invented [...]

Chapter 4 Synopsis

Chapter — 4: Nobody’s There The events in this chapter take place in 1965. FIDE didn’t accept Fischer’s proposals to change the rules of the game, and this led Fischer to a three-year hiatus. An absence, however, from chess is to Fischer nothing but punishment, and this comes to an end when he decides to [...]