My favourite radiostation is Magic 105.4 and they played earlier tonight - on my way home - again some of my favourite music of course. Earlier this year I blogged about wine – Luddite – some red South African wine that was given as a pressie. When I listened to the music – Red Red Wine, it was the Luddite [...]
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Magic Today
Posted in music videos, musiek, tagged Luddite, red wine, wine on 14/12/2010 | 4 Comments »
Fire and Ice
Posted in art, field fires, Fire and Ice, Fire images, Kim Berman, Lowveld Fires, Mpumalanga Plantations, music videos, poems, Poetry, Robert Frost, tagged art, Blue Danube, field fires, Fire and Ice, fire art, Fire images, Kim Berman, Lowveld Fires, Mpumalanga Plantations, music videos, poems, Poetry, Prayer of a fireman, Robert Frost on 21/10/2008 | 5 Comments »
http://www.lefpa.co.za/index.php/media/our-photo-gallery All links will open in a new window. The day we arrived in South Africa for our holiday (2007), we were quite shocked to see on the news that the plantations in the Eastern part of the country…The Lowveld… were all under fire! Especially for me it was very sad to watch the news [...]
Sonnet of the moon
Posted in art, Beethoven, Don McLean, downloadable mp3 music, flowers, lillies, moon images, moon poetry, Moonlight Sonata, music videos, poems, poems about the moon, Poetry, song, Stargazer, Starry Night, Starry Starry Night, tagged Allen Poe, art, Beethoven, Biography of Poe, Charles Best, Don McLean, downloadable music file, E A Poe, flowers, lillies, love poems, moon images, moon poetry, Moonlight Sonata, Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement, Mp3 music file, music videos, poems, poems about the moon, Poetry, Stargazer, Starry Night, Starry Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, youtube video on 22/09/2008 | 13 Comments »
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unluckypuppy/482675237/in/set-72157594195589241/ I know Wipneus is going to freak out about these images from “unluckypuppy” on flickr. She’s a “stargazer!” and loves anything about space. This lily-flower’s name is also Stargazer! I think it’s beautiful! When I came across these images, I had to post it with some poems and I’ve found these lovely poems, enjoy them with [...]
Dance of the Knights
Posted in audio files, ballet, Chess, classical music, composers, downloadable music files, drama, Knight's tour, knights, music, music audio files, music videos, Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet, Sanskrit, Shakespeare drama, skaak, The Apprentice, Theme music of the Apprentice, tagged audio files, ballet, Chess, classical music, Dance of the Knights, downloadable music files, drama, Knight's tour, knights, music, music audio files, music files, music videos, Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet, Sanskrit, Shakespeare drama, skaak, The Apprentice, Theme music of the Apprentice, tv programmes on 20/09/2008 | 8 Comments »
I’ve seen Romeo and Juliet ages ago, I can only recall certain parts of it, think I need to go and see it again. The Dance of the Knights is quite fresh in my mind…I’ve found the music for you to download too if you want to! Take a listen and enjoy the youtube movie. [...]
Yellow–Geel Aura
Posted in colours, Elton John, moods, music videos, songs, tagged Aura test, auras, Coldplay, colour personalisties, colours, Elton John, geel, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, moods, music videos, Ode to some yellow flowers, Pablo Neruda, songs, test to know what colour is your aura, what colour is geel, yellow, Yellow Aura, Yellow Brick Road, yellow in Afrikaans, yellow poem, yellow poetry on 18/09/2008 | 11 Comments »
Is jy ‘n GEEL persoon….are you a YELLOW person? Read and decide! Lees en besluit of dit jou persoonlikheid is! Enjoy the mosaic of yellow-images from my pc…which I’ve found on google…of course you will always find Africa/South Africa/Chess in my mosaics! How can I NOT have it…I do love yellow as a colour…more sunflower-yellow. [...]
How do you do!
Posted in Gordon Lightfoot, music videos, Pony Man lyrics, Pony Man video, song, The Pony Man, tagged How do you do, music videos, song, The rising sons, video on 01/08/2008 | 2 Comments »
Enjoy your weekend!
I’ll swim the Seven Seas!
Posted in For a Kiss, music, music videos, tagged For a Kiss, music, music videos, Venice on 26/07/2008 | 3 Comments »
Venice: For a Kiss!
Eendag as ek groot is…One day when I’m grown up
Posted in classical music, General, music videos, tagged Air Hostess image, Alexandra Kosteniuk, classical music, Classical music videos, General, highest mountain in Africa, interests, Kenya, Kilimandjaro, Kosteniuk, Mozart Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, music videos, Radetzky history, Radetzky Mars, Strauss, tag, Tanzania, Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, what I want to be one day!, When I grow up... on 12/07/2008 | 10 Comments »
I was tagged by ZEE to write about a couple of things I want to be/do when I’m a “grown-up”…so, here’s my homework, done like a sweet little child! I love music and in particular piano music and it was a dream of mine to play this piece of music of Mozart! Just like on [...]
Song for the World
Posted in music videos, Nadine, Song for the World, South Africa, tagged music videos, Nadine, Song for the World, South African artists on 05/07/2008 | 2 Comments »
Nadine sings Celion… Nadine…Song for the World… Nadine is a young South African artist. In the following video you can listen to a song in Afrikaans with the English sub-titles. The song was written by Nadine and it’s about South Africa…enjoy!
Songbird
Posted in Eva Cassidy, Fields of Gold, music files, music videos, Songbird, tagged Eva Cassidy, Fields of Gold, music files, music videos, Songbird on 26/06/2008 | 7 Comments »
Fields of Gold Wade in the Water Autumn Leaves Wayfaring Stranger Songbird Time Is A Healer I Know You By Heart People Get Ready Oh, Had I A Golden Thread Over the Rainbow ~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is one of my favourite CD’s in my collection. You can read about Eva here and on the link at [...]
Remembrance
Posted in music, music file, music videos, Piano, piano music, piano music video, Remembrance, tagged art, audio file Remembrance, Carl Reber, Chess, music, music file, music videos, Percy Montgomery, Piano, piano music, piano music video, Poetry, Remembrance, Remembrance music video, Romance sans paroles on 02/06/2008 | 12 Comments »
Image:icecreamjournal.turkeyhill.com My blog is this month…ONE year old!! The actual “birthday” is the 9th….I’ve decided to link this “celebration” to some “memories”…after a year, you always think back/reflect on things that happened throughout the year..and you try to improve the next year…so: I’ve decided to “reflect” a bit…not really…hehehe…it’s just a blog! but to “refresh” [...]
Hallelujah
Posted in Freedom, geskiedenis, Gregorian calendar, Hallelujah, Handel, Independence Day South Africa, music files, music videos, non-smoking, non-tobacco, Princess Diana, Republic Day South Africa, Republiek Dag, smoking, smoking news, South Africa, South African history, Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, tagged 31st May 1961, Chess for peace, Freedom, geskiedenis, Gregorian calendar, Hallelujah, Handel, History, Independence Day South Africa, music files, music videos, non-smoking, non-tabacco, Princess Diana, Republic Day, Republiek Dag, smoking, smoking news, South Africa, South African history, Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, World Statesmen on 31/05/2008 | 4 Comments »
Image: Beautiful South Africa! See more beautiful images HERE from TessaJoughin. Image: heliconsportponies.com….This image symbolizes: FREEDOM!! 31st May is the 151st day of the year and there are 214 days remaining…that is in the Gregorian calendar. It’s also a non-tabacco day throughout the world. On Yahoo you can read about “Tougher controls including plain packaging, [...]
Kyk hoe glinster die maan…dreams…
Posted in Afrikaans, Afrikaans songs, Dictionary of 10 000 dreams interpreted, dreams, dreams interpreted, drome, Egyptian dreams, Egyptian history about dreams, foto's, Free State, Gustavus Hindman Miller, images, Kyk hoe glinster die maan, Laurika Rauch, meaning of dreams, music videos, Olive Schreiner, photos, South Africa, South African artists, South African writers, Suid-Afrika, The Story of an African farm, tagged Afrikaans, Afrikaans songs, Clocolan, Dictionary of 10 000 dreams interpreted, dreams, dreams interpreted, drome, Egyptian dreams, Egyptian history about dreams, Egyptians, foto's, Free State, Gustavus Hindman Miller, images, Kyk hoe glinster die maan, Laurika Rauch, music, music video, Olive Schreiner, photos, South Africa, South African artists, South African writers, Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrikaanse kunstenaars, The Story of an African farm, Vrystaat on 29/05/2008 | 17 Comments »
Image:eso-garden.com This song is one of my favourites, sung by Laurika Rauch, also one of my favourite South African artists. Laurika is a legend in South Africa and many South Africans love her for her music…and I’m definitely one of them. If you click on the page-link that says…”don’t miss this song”, you can listen [...]
Loch Lomond
Posted in folk songs, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond images, Lyrics, Molly Malone, music, music videos, Nanci Griffiths, pictures Loch Lomond, Red is the Rose, Scotland, Scottish folk songs, songs, tagged Banks of Loch Lomond, By yon bonnie banks, Cockles and mussels, folk songs, images of Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond, Lyrics, Molly Malone, music, music videos, Nanci Griffiths, pictures of Loch Lomond, Red is the Rose, Scotland, Scottish folk songs, songs, video song Loch Lomond on 16/05/2008 | 5 Comments »
Image: …highlandexperience.com Image: visit-loch-lomond.co.uk/i/LLomond.jpg I think I had a fantastic music teacher during my Primary school years…we used to love her lessons — even the boys! — and she always taught us great songs…also folk songs from different countries. I’ve blogged earlier the Irish Folk song… Cockles and Mussels –the balad of Molly Malone [...]
What a Beautiful Noise
Posted in Dana Winner, music videos, musiek videos, Natasha Sutherland, Neil Diamond, South African artists, Steve Hofmeyr, tagged Beautiful Noise, Dana Winner, Ik hou van jou, music, music videos, musiek videos, Natasha Sutherland, Neil Diamond, South African artists, Steve Hofmeyr on 18/04/2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve blogged before…ages ago…about Steve Hofmeyr…but now I have one of my favourite videos for you to watch… Beautiful Noise. I do enjoy Neil Diamond’s music and have a few ND CD’s. This song by Steve…was sung during his tour in the USA…in 2007. On this video the word “Afrikaans” is mispronounced and you can see [...]
I won’t give up!
Posted in Inno, Italian, Italian song, Mia Martini, music, music videos, musiek, musiek videos, Steve Hofmeyr, tagged Bruce Millar, I won't give up, Inno, Mia Martini, mp3 music, music, music artists, music videos, South African music artists, Steve Hofmeyr on 11/04/2008 | 28 Comments »
This is Steve Hofmeyr’s version: Update: 22/04/2012 Listen to Bruce’s version: Update October 2011 If you are interested in emailing/contacting Bruce Millar – see his message in the comments box. Here is also an email that was left by ‘Natasha Millar’ – assume it is his wife? – or relative – see the comments box. [...]
One Knight!
Posted in Chess, music videos, tagged Chess, music, music movies, One night in Bangkok on 05/04/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bangkok, Oriental setting And the city don’t know that the city is getting The creme de la creme of the chess world in a Show with everything but Yul Brynner Time flies — doesn’t seem a minute Since the Tirolean spa had the chess boys in it All change — don’t you know that when [...]
Lied van die lewe…song of life!
Posted in Afrikaans, Cape Town, Ge Korsten, Lied van die lewe, Liefling, Mp3 music files, music, music audio fiels, music files, music videos, musiek, song about young and old, Song of life, South African tenor, Tenors, tagged Afrikaans, Afrikaans songs, Afrikaanse liedere, audio file, Cape Town, Ge Korsten, Ge Korsten sings Liefling, Lied van die lewe, Liefling, Mp3 music files, music, music audio files, music files, music videos, musiek, song about young and old, Song of life, South African tenor, Suid-Afrika, Tenors, translated song on 31/03/2008 | 11 Comments »
You can listen to a snippet from his song…”Liefling”. This song was a big hit for many, many years in South Africa and I do believe that many South Africans still love this song! It’s a love song. My old time favourite…Ge Korsten…. opera tenor singer… …enjoy the video!! Singing Afrikaans, but worth [...]
Oranje Blanje Blou
Posted in culture, flags, geskiedenis, History, kultuur, music videos, musiek videos, Oranje Blanje Blou, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged culture, flags, geskiedenis, History, kultuur, music videos, musiek videos, Oranje Blanje Blou, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Vlae on 25/03/2008 | 3 Comments »
Flag of 1928-1994 Following the Union of South Africa , that is the joining if the former colonies of Natal, Cape, Transvaal and Orange River on 31 May 1910, South Africa used defaced red and blue ensigns. Having suffered defeat in the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), many South Africans particularly of Boer extraction found these [...]
Just another train…
Posted in London, London Lite, London stations, London Underground, Metro newspaper, music videos, The London Paper, tagged Abba, Just another train, London, London Lite, London Underground, London Underground Stations, Metro newspaper, music videos, The London Paper on 22/03/2008 | 2 Comments »
On this short video…you can see London Underground…the station is Green Park..you can hear the announcement… “This is Green Park, change here for the Piccadilly and Victoria lines” … Green Park is where I change every day from the Piccadilly line….to go on the Jubilee line…this train on the video is a Jubilee-line train. There are certain “rules” [...]
Anne Frank
Posted in Anne Frank, Boer War, books, concentration camps, Germany, History, holocaust, Jews, Jode, konsentrasie kampe, music videos, No place for a lady, South Africa, South African history, South African War, Suid-Afrika, The diary of Anne Frank, WWII, tagged Anne Frank, Anne Frank musical, Anne Harries, Boer War, Boer-British-War, books, concentration camps, Germany, History, Hitler, holocaust, holocaust books, Jews, Jode, Kathy Kacer, konsentrasie kampe, music videos, Nazis, No place for a lady, South Africa, South African history, South African War, Suid-Afrika, The diary of Anne Frank, The Underground Reporters, WWII on 08/03/2008 | 26 Comments »
On THIS LINK on my blog, you can read more about the Boer War. You will find some Boer War art, poetry and a lengthy entry about the war with many links to other sites too. Today I was inspired by Rosalind due to her post about the concentration camps during the British/Boer-War in the late 1800′s-early [...]
Hartbeespoortdam
Posted in Hartbeespoortdam, holiday, music videos, Pretoria, South Africa, tagged Hartbeespoortdam, holiday, music videos, Pretoria, South Africa on 19/02/2008 | 5 Comments »
I came across this song about the Hartbeespoortdam on youtube… I don’t know the artist… but it’s a funny song… if you listen to the artist, you will hear a very distinct “accent” which is very typical of some Capetonians… he sings a mix of Afrikaans and English and it’s an accent which you get in [...]
Ex Unitate Vires
Posted in Afrikaans, music videos, South Africa, tagged Afrikaans, Boer/British War, Bok van Blerk, De la Rey, discrimination, General De La Rey, History, music, music videos, Ons vir jou Suid-Afrika, South African-British-War, South Afrika on 11/02/2008 | 4 Comments »
On THIS LINK and on THIS link you can read more about the British/Boer-War. You can also view some War-Art… and HERE you can also read about the War. On THIS LINK you can read more about General De La Rey…. Words of the second song in English…. I’ve asked Jasper to translate the song [...]
Chess the musical in London
Posted in London Theatre guide, music videos, musicals, musiekblyspele, news, One night in Bangkok, skaak, theatre, tagged chess musical, London Theatre guide, London Theatres, music videos, musicals, musiekblyspele, news, One night in Bangkok, skaak, theatre on 04/02/2008 | 3 Comments »
Read on THIS LINK on my blog about the musical “Chess”…in South Africa. Tim Rice brings back musical Chess for a Royal Albert Hall concert starring Idina Menzel Tim Rice has been busy plotting all the right moves to bring his musical Chess back to London. The lyricist wrote Chess with Abba’s Bjorn Ulvaeus [...]
Electric band
Posted in Free electric band, It never rains in Southern California, music, music videos, tagged Albert Hammond, Free electric band, It never rains in Southern California, music, music videos, videos on 03/02/2008 | 2 Comments »
On the chess site I was sent this link with a goodie when I finished a game against a player and I like these two songs on this video! Enjoy it with me! While we are on the word “electric”… South Africans will know why I’m posting the next line…. IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT: [...]
Poor boy
Posted in Just another poor boy, Lady in Red, music videos, tagged Chris de Burgh, Just another poor boy, Lady in Red, music, music videos on 26/01/2008 | 8 Comments »
If you are a fan of Chris de Burgh, like me…. enjoy this song of him – ”Just another poor boy”! On his site you can listen to some short bits of his music and see the schedule of his tour in Europe 2008! I wish he could come and sing here in London! Anyway, you [...]
St Elmo’s Fire
Posted in music, music videos, tagged music, music videos on 26/12/2007 | 4 Comments »
Enjoy!
Suncatcher! – song
Posted in Afrikaans, artists, Helmut Lotti, Laurika Rauch, music, music videos, musiekvideos, Poetry, Sarie Marais, Song translated, Sonvanger, South Africa, Suncatcher, tagged Helmut Lotti, Kinders van die Wind, Laurika Rauch, music, music video, Song translated, Sonvanger, South Africa, Suncatcher, The Old Folk, Valiant Swart on 21/12/2007 | 14 Comments »
This is the most beautiful song by Laurika Rauch and Valiant Swart. They sing about the sun….”Suncatcher” - ….Laurika Rauch is really one of our best artists in South Africa… she’s a beloved singer, well, I do love her music and I think most other South Africans too as you will notice the reaction of the audience when she [...]
Hilary Stagg
Posted in audio music files, classical music, classical music files, harp music, Hilary Stagg, Mp3 music files, music, music videos, tagged classical audio music, classical music, classical music files, harp music, Hilary Stagg, Mp3 music files, music, music files, music videos on 08/12/2007 | 26 Comments »
Hilary Stagg’s music is really beautiful….harp music! Clickhere to see more of his albums. There are 30 sec bits of tracks to listen to! Enjoy! but, I would suggest you get yours as it is really worth it! I have The edge of Forever….beautiful! Although you might not understand the words here on the [...]
Love-light Bitterbessie
Posted in Afrikaans poems, gedigte, Ingrid Jonker, Kyk hoe glinster die maan, Laurika Rauch, music, music videos, musiek videos, poems, Poetry, South African artists, South African Poets, Suid-Afrikaanse digters, tagged Bitterbessie Dagbreek, Ingrid Jonker, Kyk hoe glinster die maan, Laurika Rauch, Love-light, Madeliefies in Namakwaland, music video, music videos, musiek videos, poem, Poetry, South African poet, Suid-Afrikaanse digters, Suid-Afrikaanse kunstenaars, Vernon Scannell, Youtube Laurika Rauch on 07/12/2007 | 12 Comments »
7 December-poem This poem comes from a “poetic calendar”. There’s a poem for every day and it’s actually a book used by Teachers and I want to share a poem for today from this book! Fridays always feel to me like a special day for poetry! A day to relax! So…relax and enjoy! As student, Ingrid [...]
Walk in the clouds
Posted in music, music videos, tagged Bette Midler, music, music video, Walk in the clouds on 03/11/2007 | 2 Comments »
A WALK IN THE CLOUDS SOUNDTRACK lyrics http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Meet in the middle
Posted in Diamond Rio, music, music videos, tagged Diamond Rio, Meet in the middle, music, music videos, song on 01/11/2007 | 2 Comments »
I was introduced to this song by one chess player and I really like this song! http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
The Word
Posted in Bible, Daily Bible, God, Joahnn Sebastian Bach, Kevin Macleod, music, music videos, Sheep may safely graze, tagged Bach, Bible, Daily Bible, Johann Sebastian Bach, Kevin Macleod, music, music videos, Sheep may safely graze on 28/10/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Bible …. Enjoy this music by Kevin Macleod…it’s beautiful! ….you can find the music file HERE….by Kevin Macleod Enjoy this video …music composed by Bach…The sheep may safely graze http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Peer Gynt
Posted in Animation, classical music, Eduard Grieg, education, Grieg, Hall of Mountain King, Hendrik Ibsen, Mountain King, music, music videos, Norwegian composers, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt animation, Peer Gynt for children, Radio3, tagged Anitra's Dance, classical music, Eduard Grieg, education, Hendrik Ibsen, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Mountain King, music, music videos, Norwegian composers, Peer Gynt, Peer Gynt animation, Peer Gynt for children, Radio 3, trolls, youtube videos on 21/09/2007 | 5 Comments »
Chris from My kop op ‘n blok inspired me to write about Peer Gynt. I read his post about Peer Gynt and that took me back to my secondary school when I was 14. Our music teacher discussed the story about the music/play of Peer Gynt, composed by Edvard Grieg. I loved it, and “Anitra’s [...]
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A nation that forgets its past has no future - Winston Churchill
Docendo discimus [by teaching we learn]
Gary Player: 'I am a South African, a nation which is the result of an African graft on European stock and which is the product of its instinct and ability to maintain civilized values and standards amongst the aliens'.
In Renaissance Europe chess was part of the education of the nobility and was proclaimed the “Royal Game.” In 1732 Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay, The Morals Of Chess, in which he said “The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualties of the mind useful in the course of human life are to be acquired and strengthened by it....”
'Rebranding the Afrikaner: World Cup watershed?' [CNN] A good link: read all of Jabulani74's comments on this link.
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. Dante Aligheri
Sow the wind - Reap the hurricane
Istanbul Chess 2012 [Click the image for the official site]
Biel Chess Festival 2011- Click the image for the official site
"Mag aldus die Afrikaner stam, van wie die toekoms altyd vol hoop was, in die einde opgroei tot 'n kragtige boom, en ons dade toon dat ons waardig is om 'n plek in te neem in die ry van die volke..." Paul Kruger
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass... It's about learning how to dance in the rain-Vivian Greene
No one can know or appreciate the Boer who does not know his past, for he is what his past has made him- Conan Doyle - Click HERE to read more by Doyle.Don't click on THIS LINK unless you want to see a photo of Cecil J Rhodes's Officials happy with their 'job' - if you were a leader and against the 'Chartered Company', then this is what happened to you in Rhodesia.
An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it.
South Africa. Other than Germany probably the most misunderstood White country in the world. A country that has now degenerated into anarchy.Let’s take an unbiased look at their noble history.[click for the link]
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson
Any dead thing can go with the stream; it takes something ALIVE to swim against it.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
This LINK is a must read by a University Professor/Journalist and photographer: Anthony LoBaido...read what he says about the "Mandela Myth"-which not many people know about!
The man who does not know who his great-grandfather was, naturally enough would not care what he was...the man who fears to disgrace his ancestor is certainly less likely to disgrace himself. Charles Major, When Knighthood was in FlowerDie grootheid van die mens kan gesien word in hoe hy teenoor sy minderheid optree.
Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.-Confucius
Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words. ~Robert G.Ingersoll
'And lastly, we learn by chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs; the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of preserving in the search of resources.' -Benjamin Franklin, 'The Morals of Chess'
The hardest game to win is a won game --Emmanuel LaskerAvoid the crowd. Think independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece- Rumi
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. -Herman Melville
While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an artist is essentially individual, the method of an artist is absolutely universal. The first is personality, which no one should copy.
Did you know: Chess has the most extensive literature of any game, sport or pastime.
Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe –Indian proverb
Chess is the touchstone of the human intellect.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the Universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature and the player on the other side is hidden from us--Thomas Huxley.
God created the world just like a knife and left it up to us to take it by the handle or the blade--C J Langenhoven
Jou persepsie hang waarskynlik alles af van hóé wyd jou opvatting van die poësie is-Joan Hambidge.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.- Proverb. I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I am.-Rene Descartes-
Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.- Paul Tillich
He who knows nothing, doubts nothing. Spanish proverb. Wisdom begins in wonder.- Socrates
Val eerder in my sop as in my rede--Langenhoven
Seek in the past everything that is good and clean and build thereon your future.
Vriende moet soos boeke wees, min, maar goed uitgesoek --Langenhoven
Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected --Langenhoven
Goeie boeke en musiek verryk jou siel --Langenhoven
Good books and music enrich your soul --Langenhoven
Let those love now who never loved before. Let those who always loved now love the more. --Thomas Parnell
Love is like quicksand--the deeper you fall in, the harder it is to get out.
Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same.
There is no failure except in no longer trying--Elbert Hubbard.
The secret of success is the ability to survive failure --Noel Coward.
You cannot step twice in the same river, for other waters are continually flowing in--Knowing not how to listen is knowing not how to speak--Heraclitus, Fragments. Vuil wasgoed is om te was!-- Langenhoven
'I think one move ahead - but it is always the best move'-Reti
Some part of a mistake is always correct. - Savielly Tartakover
Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively when you're in trouble.--Stanley Kubrick A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.
Leo Tolstoy
Love is like a knife, it can stab the heart or it can carve wonderful images into the soul that will last a lifetime.
A rising tide raises all boats! - JFKennedy
The artist creates in order to free himself, only to find himself again in the end-Irma Stern
And think not you can guide the course of love. For love, if it finds you worthy, shall guide your course.Kahlil Gibran
Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.Tarrasch
Chess is a beautiful mistress.Larsen
Chess is as much a mystery as women.Purdy
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.Benjamin Franklin
Love is like a Game of Chess: One False Move and You're Mated ~ Anonymous~
Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.Mikhail Botvinnik
The pawns are the soul of chess.Philidor~~Play to win, if not, be an artist and draw~~
Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle
By learning we teach and by teaching we learn
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Education is the apprenticeship of life -Robert WillmotChess Grandmaster -Vassily Ivanchuk says:
"And do you like playing chess against women?
I wouldn’t say I do particularly, but I also wouldn’t say I don’t like it. In general, I try not to make an exception out of games against women. In chess, female logic differs little from male logic, which you can see just by analysing games. After all, the strongest female players work with men in one way or another. I don’t know what the female style of play is. Or more precisely, I don’t see any difference when compared to male play. In everyday life I also don’t divide people into men and women. For me, personal qualities, mentality and upbringing are the important things when spending time with people."
Recent Chess Tournaments
Karen Asrian Memorial[click image for the link]
Tata Steel Chess - Click the image for the Official site of Tata Steel Chess [previously Corus Chess]
London Chess Classic
Dortmund 2010
South African Open 2010
British Chess Championships 2010
Nalchik 2010 Fide Women's Grand Prix -25 April to 8 May
Thinking is fed from subjective and in unconscious roots and from objective data transmitted through sense perceptions.--Carl Jung
2009 - 2-12th July - Dortmund Live 2009
SA Open 3-11 July in Cape Town
MTel 2009
Nalchik Live Games 2009
Corus 2010
Linares 2010
World Youth Chess Championships 2009in Kemer-Antalya - Turkey 11-22 Nov----
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Everyone is a genius.But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.
The real challenges on the way to become a master test your strength of character more than they test your chess skill!-Kevin Spraggett
A people are what its women are. The woman is the conscience of her nation as well as the measure of its values. The moral life of a nation is controlled by the women and by the women can we measure the moral condition of the people. - Postma
Descartes: cogito ergo sum (ek dink, daarom is ek)
==The stupid neither forgive nor forget, the naive forgive and forget,the wise forgive but do not forget--Thomas Szasz
Wanneer jy groot dinge dink, groot dinge glo en groot dinge bid, gebeur groot dinge - N V Peale
Mense sonder boeke, is soos arende sonder vlerke-G.D.Labuschagne
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great. -Joshua Reynolds
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Jou beeld is 'n verflenterde foto in 'n skewe, versplinterde raam en 'n sestal geskommelde letters spel jou tweelettergrepige naam Jou woorde is dor manuskripte vir die motte bewaar op die rak en ons dae 'n kralesnoer syfers op 'n outydse muuralmanak. - Koos du Plessis
Love means nothing in tennis, but it's everything in life.
Einstein:Chess grips its exponent, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom and independence of even the strongest character cannot remain unaffected.Die woord 'skaak' kom van die Persiese woord 'sjah', wat koning beteken. Ook die woord 'mat' is Persies en beteken 'dood'.
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2010!
If chess is a science, it's a most inexact one. If chess is an art, it's too exacting to be seen as one. If chess is a sport, it's too esoteric. If chess is a game, it's too demanding to be just a game. If chess is a mistress, she's a demanding one. If chess is a passion, it's a rewarding one.
If chess is life, it's a sad one-Unknown
Anand vs Topalov 21 April 2010
Book of the moment: In Search of South Africa by H V Morton
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Don't Quit
by: Unknown AuthorWhen things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
