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Anyone want to take a crack at the Latin?
Meanwhile, in the Chessable Masters (an online tournament with different divisions and a large field) Magnus has reached the Final in Division 1. He lost a game to Denis Lazavik, half Magnus’ age, whom we shall keep an eye on, but prevailed in the end 2.5 to 1.5. In the game Denis won, he had black and he had to scramble in the endgame with only 10 seconds. In the lower bracket Nep beat Fedoseev and Puer beat Martinez. In Division 2 Levon and Vincent Keymer have come to the top. In 3, Grischuk and Sarana.
Meanwhile, white to move and mate in 2.

The Benedictines in Norcia make three kinds of beer. Try them all. You’ll be helping them build their monastic complex.
























A retired priest at my parish was saying his last mass before being transferred to a new parish. At the end of mass (like he always does), he makes a final brief comment. Yesterday, he ended mass by saying “In chess, the King is the most important piece… and the pawn is the least important piece. But after the game is finished, they both go back into the box together.”