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Another Day - Another Game of Chess

Sat down to the battle last night pieces lined up on the board White vs. Black First game - I tried an unusual opening and triumphed In the next battle I went down to defeat The game can be maddening so many different choices like life I have heard playing it can prevent Alzheimers Hope the hell it does! Russians love the game as do some blacks, Spanish people and yes Israelis Perhaps I will look at a chess book tonight So next time I can trounce my opponent and feel the rush that victory brings

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Date: 5/31/2016 4:56:00 AM
enjoyed this Matthew, thank you for sharing... ~Linda~
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Date: 5/25/2016 10:42:00 PM
I hate chess type games and puzzles (unless they are word puzzles) I hope just writing poems helps with alzheimers because I can't stand this boring game!! Checkers, now that is another story hahaha
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Date: 5/25/2016 9:51:00 PM
This is great, Matthew! Love the form..beautiful.
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