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“What work I have done I have done because it has been play. If it had been work I shouldn't have done it.”

Book:Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews

Work

This book presents an extensive compilation of interviews with Mark Twain, showcasing his insightful observations on various subjects, including literature, society, and personal anecdotes. more

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Mark Twain

Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a renowned American author and humorist in the 19th century. His works are characterized by humor, satire, and profound social insight, with notable novels such as 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. more

“Here and there in the ancient literature we encounter legends of wise and mysterious games that were conceived and played by scholars, monks, or the courtiers of cultured princes. These might take the form of chess games in which the pieces and squares had secret meanings in addition to their usual functions.”

Might Form Literature Games Secret Pieces Wise Function Ancient Chess Mysterious Encounters Squares Legends Usual Scholar Monk Here And There Chess Game Courtiers Ancient Literature

Author:Hermann Hesse

“The world is not likely to tire of an amusement which never repeats itself, of a game which today presents features as novel and charms as fresh as those with which it delighted, in the morning of history, the dwellers on the banks of the Ganges and Indus.”

World Today Games Morning Novel Chess Features Repeats Charm Tire Amusement Delighted Dwellers

Book:The book of the first American chess congress: containing the proceedings of that celebrated assemblage, with the papers read in its sessions, the games played in the grand tournament, and the stratagems entered in the problem tournay ; together with sketches of the history of chess in the old and new worlds

Source: The book of the first American chess congress: containing the proceedings of that celebrated assemblage, with the papers read in its sessions, the games played in the grand tournament, and the stratagems entered in the problem tournay ; together with sketches of the history of chess in the old and new worlds

“...for chess, that superb, cold, infinitely satisfying anodyne to life, I feel the ardour of a lover, the humility of a disciple.”

Feels Humility Cold Lovers Chess Satisfying Disciple Superb

Author:H. Russell Wakefield

“Carlsen came with a line that was not very theoretical, trying to challenge the World Champion to play chess. [...] But Anand proved that even this obscure line is something he has studied before, and it was Carlsen that was set back.”

World Trying Play Challenges Lines Chess Champion Obscure Theoretical World Champions

Author:Alejandro Ramirez

“It feels a little silly to annotate a game in which I didn't make a single move on my own, just following my preparation all the way. [...] A pretty finale. I was obviously hoping for the beauty prize sacrificing both my rooks and all, but OK, Im [sic] afraid requirements are one makes a move of his own for that it seems. Something I could avoid doing in the last five rounds in Dresden. Silly game, this chess.”