Sunday, December 17, 2006

A matter of perspective


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Originally uploaded by firstfret.

A fortune is simply a reminder of possibilities, while busy is a matter of perspective. All pale in comparison to happiness which, in all its splendor and glory, is simply a state of mind.

Ed.

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Hi Sean


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Originally uploaded by firstfret.

Sean,

Dave says Hi!

We all miss you out here in the Pioneer Valley.

Ed.

PVCC Saturday, December 16, 2006

I made it to the chess club at around 9pm. It was a much bigger crowd than last week. When I walked in there was:

Paul Budney
Larry Williams
Antonio Laudati
Paul Spattarella
Willie
Dave Hall
Enrique McDonald
and, of course, me.

Larry and Paul were talking, Antonio was walking around the room, Paul and Willie were engrossed in a game as were Dave and Enrique. After a few minutes Enrique resigned and he and I talked for a few minutes. Then I asked Dave if he was up for a game and we ended up playing 3 (g/10 except the 2nd game where I gave Dave 5 minutes so it was dave 10, me 5).

David Hall - Ed Borowski 0-1
Ed Borowski - David Hall 1-0
David Hall - Ed Borowski 0-1

At this point Larry said he'd like to play a game against me, so he grabbed the white pieces and started resetting up the board. We ended up playing 2 blitz games (g/5).

Larry Williams - Ed Borowski 0-1
Ed Borowski - Larry Williams 1-0

Sometimes you just find the zone.

Paul beat Willie in their first game, and they were in the middle of a 2nd when I left.

Have a great weekend!

Ed.

PVCC Saturday, December 9, 2006


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Originally uploaded by firstfret.

It was a small group that gathered at the Buger King on Saturday for the Pioneer Valley Chess Club. I didn't get there until late, but when I did it was just Dave and Chuck sitting around the chess board bashing about. But as luck would have it, I had my camera. So here's a pic of Dave and Chuck at the chessboard. I did play a game against Chuck a little later on. I won.

Enjoy the picture...

Ed.