Long before chess came to Europe from India, the British Celts were playing board games where the object was to capture a central ‘king’ piece. Two variants of this game existed, Gwyddbwyll and Tallfwrdd.
Card games are a favorite of both parents and children. They can serve a variety of age levels, and they are inexpensive and easy to find. If Mr Kurzdorfer had found out what those who had gone before him had learned, he would have ascribed the quotation to Edward, not Emanuel, Lasker. is #1 in online chess with million of members from around the globe. is built by chess players and enthusiasts who really love chess, not just programmers tinkering around with chess.
Let’s look at some real life illustrations. A 25 year-old guy, living a wild and hard life, full of promiscuous sex and drug abuse, gets AIDS. Bad? What kind of life does a … Read More