Chess Limericks
Re: Chess Limericks
My favourite one of his (there have been some very good ones by others, too) -
Francis Fields wrote:I played chess on a gorgeous summers day
The board was placed upon a bale of hay
The sun was shining
It was more like dining
And a fox trotted along the way.
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Francis Fields tries his best to write verse
Though reviews are invariably terse.
He might cause less distress
If he stuck to his chess
Though it's hard to know which might be worse
Though reviews are invariably terse.
He might cause less distress
If he stuck to his chess
Though it's hard to know which might be worse
Re: Chess Limericks
Well, David, I'd say his chess is, arguably, better - I'll never forget when he defeated Marcus Osborne in a N & Ps endgame.
Also, his game at the London Classic where, I believe, he had a winning position against FM Robert Eames, but only drew.
He's also beaten RdC at the Classic.
Admitted the limericks do not stand up so well to the scrutiny of the literati, but they provide some light relief in this cultural desert.
Also, his game at the London Classic where, I believe, he had a winning position against FM Robert Eames, but only drew.
He's also beaten RdC at the Classic.
Admitted the limericks do not stand up so well to the scrutiny of the literati, but they provide some light relief in this cultural desert.
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A man shall be judged by his verse
All else is distraction, or worse
Mitigatory pleas
Bring a man to his knees
No judgement thereafter perverse
All else is distraction, or worse
Mitigatory pleas
Bring a man to his knees
No judgement thereafter perverse
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Touché! Neither I nor Francis, I suspect, can bandy ballads with a master wordsmith like you.
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A young GM named Wei Yi
Attacked with great brilliancy
His rook sac on f7
Was just pure heaven
And he mated Black on h3
Attacked with great brilliancy
His rook sac on f7
Was just pure heaven
And he mated Black on h3
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Surely "Brings" should be "Bring"?David Robertson wrote:A man must be judged by his verse
All else is distraction, or worse
Mitigatory pleas
Brings that man to his knees
No judgement thereafter perverse
Normally I hesitate to play the grammaticaster but I'm assured that you are a master wordsmith
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.
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There was a chess forum online
Whose members thought they were divine
How wrong could they be
When all came to see
Their clocks had all run out of time
Whose members thought they were divine
How wrong could they be
When all came to see
Their clocks had all run out of time
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For Carl
There is an alternative forum
Supposedly showing decorum
When questions are set
With statements they're met
and hence there is rarely a quorum
Keep up the good work!
There is an alternative forum
Supposedly showing decorum
When questions are set
With statements they're met
and hence there is rarely a quorum
Keep up the good work!
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When a K&P endgame looked dead
I decided to take it to bed
My girl wasn't willing
But I still wanted thrilling
So I triangulated wildly instead
I decided to take it to bed
My girl wasn't willing
But I still wanted thrilling
So I triangulated wildly instead
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hmmAndy Stoker wrote:When a K&P endgame looked dead
I decided to take it to bed
My girl wasn't willing
But I still wanted thrilling
So I triangulated wildly instead
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