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<div id="content-main"> <div class="post-19831 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-magnus-carlsen tag-chess tag-fabiano-caruana tag-magnus-carlsen" id="post-19831"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/shades-of-chess/" rel="bookmark">Shades of Chess</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">24/11/2024 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19832" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/shades-of-chess/chess-magnus-2024/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/chess-magnus-2024.jpg" data-orig-size="742,712" data-comments-opened="1" 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‘As usual chess tries to sell with nudity🔞’</p> <p>Me: Chill Magnus, this is 50 shades of chess.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19835" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/shades-of-chess/image-37/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image.png" data-orig-size="642,738" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image.png?w=500" width="642" height="738" 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data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6818.jpeg" data-orig-size="2048,1536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724239133","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.00076687116564417","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_6818" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6818.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6818.jpeg?w=500" width="2000" height="1500" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6818.jpeg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-19789" style="width:415px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6818.jpeg?w=2000 2000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6818.jpeg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6818.jpeg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6818.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6818.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></figure> <p>This is Carew Castle – also in Pembrokeshire. These castles have a rich history – too much to take in however, very interesting. </p> <p>The Carew family take their name from this Castle and have owned the castle for more than 900 years. It is leased to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for administration purposes.</p> <p> </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19793" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/more-castles/img_6859/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6859.jpeg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724240415","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0042918454935622","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_6859" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6859.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6859.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6859.jpeg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-19793" style="width:262px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6859.jpeg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6859.jpeg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6859.jpeg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6859.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <p>At the end of the 11th century, the Normans extended their conquest of England into Wales and Pembroke Castle became the centre of Norman rule in South Pembrokeshire.</p> <p>Gerald de Windsor was constable of the Castle on behalf of Henry I when he decided to build his own fortification on the Carew River, some ten miles up the tidal waterway from Pembroke. In the late fifteenth century the Castle was greatly improved and extended by a very colourful character, Sir Rhys ap Thomas (1449-1525). He altered both the east and west ranges, and was responsible for many of the Bath stone windows and other features. Gaining the implicit trust of both Henry VII and Henry VIII, he was said ‘to rule this corner of Wales like a King’.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19796" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/more-castles/img_6858/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6858.jpeg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724240407","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0031948881789137","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_6858" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6858.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6858.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6858.jpeg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-19796" style="width:284px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6858.jpeg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6858.jpeg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6858.jpeg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6858.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <p>All bats are welcome. </p> <p>A ten minute walk from the castle is a mill that ceased to work in 1937.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19799" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/more-castles/img_6880/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6880.jpeg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724244876","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.00081900081900082","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_6880" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6880.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6880.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6880.jpeg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-19799" style="width:220px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6880.jpeg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6880.jpeg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6880.jpeg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6880.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <p>The mill. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19801" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/more-castles/img_6815/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6815.jpeg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724238775","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0012135922330097","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_6815" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6815.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6815.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6815.jpeg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-19801" style="width:302px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6815.jpeg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6815.jpeg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6815.jpeg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6815.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <p>The flag of Wales explained. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19810" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/more-castles/1-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1.jpg" data-orig-size="348,421" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724238775","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0012135922330097","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1.jpg?w=348" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1.jpg?w=348" loading="lazy" width="348" height="421" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1.jpg?w=348" alt="" class="wp-image-19810" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19803" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/more-castles/img_6889/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6889.jpeg" data-orig-size="2048,1536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724250402","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.00075815011372252","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_6889" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6889.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6889.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1500" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6889.jpeg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-19803" style="width:366px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6889.jpeg?w=2000 2000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6889.jpeg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6889.jpeg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6889.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6889.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></figure> <p>This is Pembroke Castle – the birth place of King Henry VII. This castle dates back to 1093.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19805" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/more-castles/img_6895/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6895.jpeg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724250981","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0014577259475219","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_6895" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6895.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6895.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6895.jpeg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-19805" style="width:222px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6895.jpeg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6895.jpeg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6895.jpeg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6895.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <p>If you scan the QR code with your phone, you can listen to the audio we listened to. Around the castle, there are various of these codes scattered around for you to listen to. Tour guides are also available – for free – if you are on time to join them.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19807" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/more-castles/img_6922/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6922.jpeg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724252147","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0010030090270812","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_6922" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6922.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6922.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6922.jpeg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-19807" style="width:283px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6922.jpeg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6922.jpeg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6922.jpeg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6922.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19813" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/more-castles/img_6921/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6921.jpeg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724252107","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0040160642570281","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_6921" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6921.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6921.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6921.jpeg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-19813" style="width:272px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6921.jpeg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6921.jpeg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6921.jpeg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6921.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19815" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/more-castles/img_6930/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6930.jpeg" data-orig-size="2048,1536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724254243","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.00036403349108118","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_6930" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6930.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6930.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1500" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6930.jpeg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-19815" style="width:319px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6930.jpeg?w=2000 2000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6930.jpeg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6930.jpeg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6930.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6930.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></figure> <p>From the tour guide: the ‘dark’ spot you see on the left – it’s an opening of a bedroom. This is (apparently) where King William III (Prince of Orange) slept and he (with his officials, of which one was a cousin) planned in this room (where you can see a group of people) how to invade Ireland in 1690.</p> <p></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/castles/" rel="category tag">Castles</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/history/" rel="category tag">History</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/pembrokeshire/" rel="category tag">Pembrokeshire</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/wales/" rel="category tag">Wales</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/wallis/" rel="category tag">Wallis</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/castles/" rel="tag">Castles</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/geskiedenis/" rel="tag">geskiedenis</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/history/" rel="tag">History</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/kastele/" rel="tag">Kastele</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/king-henry-vii/" rel="tag">King Henry VII</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/pembrokeshire/" rel="tag">Pembrokeshire</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/wales/" rel="tag">Wales</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/wallis/" rel="tag">Wallis</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/more-castles/#comments">6 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19768 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-castles category-geskiedenis category-history category-kastele category-pembrokeshire category-picton-castle category-wales category-wallis tag-castles tag-geskiedenis tag-history tag-kastele tag-picton-castle tag-wales tag-wallis" id="post-19768"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/kastele-galore/" rel="bookmark">Kastele galore</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">26/08/2024 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19770" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/kastele-galore/img_6695/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6695.jpeg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724156371","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0012658227848101","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_6695" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6695.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6695.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6695.jpeg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-19770" style="width:190px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6695.jpeg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6695.jpeg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6695.jpeg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6695.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <p>Ons was vir ‘n paar dae na Wallis – maar die keer in die suidelike deel: Pembrokeshire. Die vorige keer was ons verder noord by die kusdorpie – Aber. Wallis is pragtig en oral oor in Pembrokeshire is daar kastele – sommige dateer terug na die 1100s en ander die 1300s – ‘n ryk geskiedenis waarvoor jy ure nodig het om alles in te neem. Ons het met Picton Castle begin wat redelik naby ons blyplekkie was en daarna Carew Castle en Pembroke Castle. Picton kasteel is in die 1300s gebou deur ‘n Flaamse ridder (Sir John Wogan) – gedurende daardie tyd was daar oorstrominge in hulle land (dit was ook die land van die koning se ma) en die koning (Koning Henry I) het toe Flaamse vlugtelinge toegelaat om hier in die deel van die land hulle te vestig – weg van die see en weg van riviere. Dit was in die 1400s dat die kasteel aan die Philipps-familie behoort het – nadat hulle dit gekoop het van die koning – James I – hy het geld nodig gehad vir sy weermag en sodoende het hy die kasteel verkoop.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19772" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/kastele-galore/img_6711/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6711.jpeg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724156653","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.00026802465826856","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_6711" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6711.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6711.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6711.jpeg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-19772" style="width:257px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6711.jpeg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6711.jpeg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6711.jpeg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6711.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19773" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/kastele-galore/img_6709/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6709.jpeg" data-orig-size="2048,1536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724156603","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0014409221902017","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_6709" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6709.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6709.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1500" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6709.jpeg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-19773" style="width:268px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6709.jpeg?w=2000 2000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6709.jpeg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6709.jpeg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6709.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6709.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></figure> <p>Tot en met die middel 1980s het die Philipps-familie hier gewoon en is dit toe oorhandig na die Picton Castle Trust. Daar is pragtige tuine reg rondom die kasteel en binne is hulle besig met restorasie werke en was groot dele afgeblok.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19775" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/kastele-galore/img_6714/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6714.jpeg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724156679","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0003469812630118","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_6714" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6714.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6714.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6714.jpeg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-19775" style="width:275px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6714.jpeg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6714.jpeg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6714.jpeg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6714.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19776" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/kastele-galore/img_6745/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6745.jpeg" data-orig-size="2048,1536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724161047","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0082644628099174","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_6745" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6745.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6745.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1500" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6745.jpeg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-19776" style="width:278px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6745.jpeg?w=2000 2000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6745.jpeg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6745.jpeg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6745.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6745.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></figure> <p>Natuurlik kon ek die nie mis nie.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19778" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/kastele-galore/img_6749/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6749.jpeg" data-orig-size="2048,1536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724161297","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_6749" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6749.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6749.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1500" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6749.jpeg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-19778" style="width:287px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6749.jpeg?w=2000 2000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6749.jpeg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6749.jpeg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6749.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6749.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19780" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/kastele-galore/picton10/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/picton10.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,904" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"moto g14","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1716994627","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.266","iso":"496","shutter_speed":"0.0099950024987506","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="picton10" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/picton10.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/picton10.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="904" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/picton10.jpg?w=1200" alt="" class="wp-image-19780" style="width:301px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/picton10.jpg 1200w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/picton10.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/picton10.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure> <p>Hierdie spesifieke foto is nie my eie nie – google was so gaaf. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19782" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/kastele-galore/img_6756/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6756.jpeg" data-orig-size="2048,1536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724161494","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_6756" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6756.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6756.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1500" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6756.jpeg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-19782" style="width:339px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6756.jpeg?w=2000 2000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6756.jpeg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6756.jpeg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6756.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6756.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></figure> <p>Allerlei hierdie tipe ware was uitgestal in die kombuis en soortgelyke vertrekke.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19785" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/kastele-galore/img_6789/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6789.jpeg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1724164777","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.00055710306406685","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_6789" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6789.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6789.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6789.jpeg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-19785" style="width:237px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6789.jpeg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6789.jpeg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6789.jpeg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_6789.jpeg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <p>Die kasteel nadat ons in die tuine gaan rondstap het.</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/castles/" rel="category tag">Castles</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/geskiedenis/" rel="category tag">geskiedenis</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/history/" rel="category tag">History</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/kastele/" rel="category tag">Kastele</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/pembrokeshire/" rel="category tag">Pembrokeshire</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/picton-castle/" rel="category tag">Picton Castle</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/wales/" rel="category tag">Wales</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/wallis/" rel="category tag">Wallis</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/castles/" rel="tag">Castles</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/geskiedenis/" rel="tag">geskiedenis</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/history/" rel="tag">History</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/kastele/" rel="tag">Kastele</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/picton-castle/" rel="tag">Picton Castle</a>, <a 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class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19749" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/15/afrikaans-14-augustus/image-33/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-20.png" data-orig-size="526,797" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-20.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-20.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="526" height="797" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-20.png?w=526" alt="" class="wp-image-19749" style="width:205px;height:auto" /></figure> <p>Foto’s van FB geleen: Koms ons lees!</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19751" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/15/afrikaans-14-augustus/image-34/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-21.png" data-orig-size="462,744" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-21.png?w=462" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-21.png?w=462" loading="lazy" width="462" height="744" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-21.png?w=462" alt="" class="wp-image-19751" style="width:219px;height:auto" /></figure> <p><strong>Dit was weer die ‘<em>verjaardag</em>‘ van Afrikaans – 14 Augustus. Ek het die inskrywing gister feitlik klaar gehad en net te besig gewees met te veel ander dinge om dit te publiseer – daarom een dag later as gewoonlik. Ons taal bly die moooiste taal om te praat, stories en gedigte te skryf en sommer nog meer ander dinge ook. As jy in die soek boksie vir ‘Afrikaans’ soek, sal jy al die inskrywings vind wat ek oor Afrikaans gemaak het en verder af in die inskrywing, sal jy die link kry oor die GRA-inskrywing van 2008. Vir ‘n hele paar jaar het ek ook my eie Afrikaanse gedigte geskryf op 14 Augustus om ons mooi taal te herdenk, maar tyd het my ingehaal met allerlei takies waarmee ek besig is. Dalk weer oor ‘n paar dae of oor sowat 2 weke as tyd of werk nie ‘n faktor is nie. </strong></p> <p><strong>Ek het so bietjie rondgekrap en gelees ook Afrikaanse kinderboeke op FB – iets wat my na aan die hart le sedert ek begin skoolhou het en verantwoordelik was vir die aankope van die skoolbiblioteek by elke skool waar ek skoolgehou het – waar dit tans ook die geval vir die afgelope tien jaar. Ek het gekyk na titels wat my aandag getrek het – en wat dalk ook daardie ouderdom kind se aandag sou trek. Hierdie twee in die inskrywing is 2 van ‘n hele paar wat my interesseer. ‘<em>Weg’</em> klink so naby aan die werklikheid as mens dink wat deesdae gebeur – mense gaan met vakansie en skielik moet jy lees dat hulle ‘<em>weg</em>‘ is! Sommer net <em>weg.</em> Soms wonder ek of hulle gekies het om net ‘weg’ te raak vir ‘n rede – dalk is dinge tuis nie aangenaam nie of is daar ‘n ander rede. Dan weer, as hulle gevind word is jy saam bly dat hulle gevind is. Selfs die voorblad ontwerp het my aandag getrek – dit lyk heeltemal anders as die normale voorblaaie en dit gee so bietjie van ‘n leidraad wat die jonger leser dalk mag trek. Die meerkat boek het my aandag getrek vir die feit oordat dit meerkat-karakters is, een van my gunsteling diertjies. Nie net die karakters nie, maar die titel is ook interessant en maak jou nuuskierig oor die drie koninkryke en wat dit mag wees. Vir ‘n onverklaarbare rede het dit my herinner aan ‘n boek wat ek lank gelede gelees het: The Kin – deur Peter Dickinson.</strong></p> Klik asseblief hier <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/afrikaans-14-augustus-1875/"> om die inskrywing te lees oor die GRA 2008 </a> en op die bladsy oor my eie gedigte kan jy ook sommige lees of in die soekboksie met die term ‘Afrikaans’ al die ander vind met die gedigte. <p>My idees om jou kind lief te maak vir lees/boeke:</p> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li>Moenie jou kind forseer om te lees nie, maar maak seker daar is ‘n verskeidenheid van boeke beskikbaar oor ‘n verskeidenheid van onderwerpe – op jou kind se leesvlak. </li> <li>Moenie jou kind sakgeld betaal (!) net om hulle te kry om te lees nie – ja, jy sal verbaas wees, dit is wat een kind my eendag vertel het!</li> <li>Begin vroeg – van baba dae – maak seker dat jy van daardie ouderdom alreeds jou kind aan boeke blootstel. Onthou, ‘n pasgebore baba kan slegs van wit en swart onderskei vir ‘n kort tydperk. Daar is boekies beskikbaar wat slegs wit/swart is vir babas.</li> <li>Jy as ouer moet saam met jou kind lees – lees vir die kind ook stories – maak dit lekker.</li> <li>Luister na jou kind se lees en prys gedurigdeur. Hoe meer jy dit doen, hoe meer sal jou kind wil lees.</li> <li>Laat jou kind boeke kies as jy boeke koop en lei jou kind om goeie keuses te maak, maar koop darem ook so nou en dan ‘n boek wat hulle self kies, al is dit nie die beste boek in die winkel nie – jou kind sal dit waarskynlik ook later erken.</li> <li>As jou kind lees haat, begin by prente boeke of spotprent reekse – (cartoon).</li> <li>Indien jou kind besig is om te lees, moenie jou kind stop en ‘n werkie gee nie!- </li> <li>Indien jy jou ‘wenke’ wil deel – voel gerus so om dit in die kommentaarboksie te laat.</li> </ol> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans-history/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans History</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans-stories/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans stories</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaanse-boeke/" rel="category tag">Afrikaanse boeke</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaanse-kinderboekskrywers/" rel="category tag">Afrikaanse kinderboekskrywers</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/genootskap-vir-regte-afrikaans/" rel="category tag">Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/gra/" rel="category tag">GRA</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaans/" rel="tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaanse-boeke/" rel="tag">Afrikaanse boeke</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaanse-kinderboeke/" rel="tag">Afrikaanse kinderboeke</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/genootskap-vir-regte-afrikaans/" rel="tag">Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/gra/" rel="tag">GRA</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/15/afrikaans-14-augustus/#comments">2 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19706 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-american-history category-apartheid category-apartheid-and-south-africa category-south-africa tag-apartheid tag-apartheid-and-south-africa" id="post-19706"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/" rel="bookmark">Sick and tired</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">12/08/2024 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19708" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-church-square-1975/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1975.jpg" data-orig-size="720,904" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="SA Church square 1975" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1975.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1975.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="720" height="904" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1975.jpg?w=720" alt="" class="wp-image-19708" style="width:450px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1975.jpg 720w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1975.jpg?w=478 478w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></figure> <p>All images: from the FB page: Pretoria ‘Old’ – ‘Ou’ – none my own</p> <p>Church Square, Pretoria 1970s</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19744" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/image-32/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-19.png" data-orig-size="629,749" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-19.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-19.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="629" height="749" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-19.png?w=629" alt="" class="wp-image-19744" style="width:448px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-19.png 629w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-19.png?w=504 504w" sizes="(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px" /></figure> <p>Above image – from a FB page – please read carefully – this is America, not South Africa</p> <p>I always wanted to do this and today is that day. Over the years, I’ve been reading blogs and tweets of South Africans or ex-South Africans (of colour) and then I just screamed in my head to myself. Many times, I have also read what other people are saying – in particular about ‘apartheid’ – this swear word! Apartheid is dead! 1994 is now 30 years ago! Stop bringing this word up and stop with a blame-culture! Start doing something and improve yourself and the country. South Africa is such a beautiful country with beautiful people, people who really want to make things work. It’s only those inviduals and small groups, including some of those in government positions with their corrupt minds, who are spoiling this beautiful place, breaking things down, destroying and ruining places for all. </p> <p>What makes me sick: those who grow up in SA – and think they are the experts and want to inform the ‘world’ about how bad the ‘whites’ were. </p> <p>I read the following: ‘We couldn’t walk past ‘them’ in the streets, we couldn’t speak to ‘them’, we were not allowed to look ‘their’ way, we couldn’t sit near ‘them’, we couldn’t ‘sell’ anything to them, we couldn’t take part in sports, …… and the list goes on. Instead of me saying anything – and to avoid my blood pressure to hit the highs, these photos can do the ‘talk’. </p> <p>During the mid 80s, I was brought in contact with someone in the Netherlands – I still have extended family in the Netherlands as my grandad left the Netherlands to teach in SA – and this person said the following in a letter: The European countries spread negative propaganda about South Africa and one of the ways is: Photos of black people (I prefer to say people of colour) resting on the lawns of Church Square. They show these photos and tell the world this is how the whites shoot (!!) those people! I was in total shock to know this. Of course, we know too that racism was a huge problem in the USA and the UK – in the 1960s and 1970s. So, what do they do? Say all these bad things about SA, so the attention is not on them! Read the history of the USA about the 1960s – if you still don’t know it – this is why there was the person in the name of Martin Luther King coming forward. It was very convenient for these countries to put South Africa out there in the world and shout at us about ‘apartheid’ – in the UK, you have apartheid in a different way. Look at where the Africans live (mainly) – in London – there are various areas with high populations of those arriving from Africa – look at where the Chinese are – the Indians (West London, Southall, etc) – the Turks (North London)- the Polish, and so on. They say it’s better for them to have them with the same ‘culture’ groups – hello?</p> <p>I have Indian teacher friends and they were telling me one day what England was for them in the 1970s and I was in shock to know that this country – one of many – were ‘shouting’ at South Africa during that time but they were in some cases worse then SA! They couldn’t board a bus without the driver refusing them – or if they were on the bus, all people were making rude and derogatory comments in such a way that they preferred to get off from the buses. I don’t want to continue with more examples. I just had to get things off my chest today!</p> <p>I grew up on a farm in the North Eastern part of the country – Mpumalanga. My best friends were the black friends we had on the farm. They were like family – the same for so many other white families on farms. We shared everything and somewhere on my blog you can read about Sannie (2007) when she passed away – just after a visit to her on the farm. I was lucky to see her one more time. I will always treasure those times we had on the farm and so wished my own children could experience it. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19740" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/image-31/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-18.png" data-orig-size="720,964" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-18.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-18.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="720" height="964" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-18.png?w=720" alt="" class="wp-image-19740" style="width:444px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-18.png 720w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-18.png?w=448 448w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></figure> <p>Preroria OK Bazaar – shop – customers (black and white) browsing – 1970 – whites next to blacks where nobody is trying to intimidate anyone else</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19710" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-church-square-1972easter/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1972easter.jpg" data-orig-size="712,728" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="SA Church square 1972Easter" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1972easter.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1972easter.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="712" height="728" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1972easter.jpg?w=712" alt="" class="wp-image-19710" style="width:448px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1972easter.jpg 712w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1972easter.jpg?w=587 587w" sizes="(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px" /></figure> <p>Church Square 1975 – Easter</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19712" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-church-square-street-vendor-1963/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-street-vendor-1963.jpg" data-orig-size="367,500" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="SA Church square street vendor 1963" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-street-vendor-1963.jpg?w=367" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-street-vendor-1963.jpg?w=367" loading="lazy" width="367" height="500" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-street-vendor-1963.jpg?w=367" alt="" class="wp-image-19712" /></figure> <p>Church Square 1963 – street vendor selling ice cream</p> <p>We all liked it when the ice cream man came along and as a mature teenager, I still remember buying ice cream from them. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19714" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-church-square-1974-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1974-1.jpg" data-orig-size="681,932" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1723387320","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"40","shutter_speed":"0.0082644628099174","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="SA Church square 1974-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1974-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1974-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="681" height="932" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1974-1.jpg?w=681" alt="" class="wp-image-19714" style="width:465px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1974-1.jpg 681w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1974-1.jpg?w=438 438w" sizes="(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px" /></figure> <p>1985 Church Square</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19715" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-church-square-1962-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1962-1.jpg" data-orig-size="679,781" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="SA Church square 1962 – 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1962-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1962-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="679" height="781" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1962-1.jpg?w=679" alt="" class="wp-image-19715" style="width:490px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1962-1.jpg 679w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1962-1.jpg?w=522 522w" sizes="(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px" /></figure> <p>1962 Church Square – relaxing time – lunch time</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19717" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-genl-smuts-funeral-1950/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-genl-smuts-funeral-1950.jpg" data-orig-size="1440,1454" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1723387302","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"40","shutter_speed":"0.0082644628099174","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="SA Genl Smuts Funeral 1950" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-genl-smuts-funeral-1950.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-genl-smuts-funeral-1950.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1440" height="1454" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-genl-smuts-funeral-1950.jpg?w=1440" alt="" class="wp-image-19717" style="width:495px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-genl-smuts-funeral-1950.jpg 1440w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-genl-smuts-funeral-1950.jpg?w=594 594w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-genl-smuts-funeral-1950.jpg?w=990 990w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-genl-smuts-funeral-1950.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px" /></figure> <p>1950 Jan Smut’s funeral – black and white together</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19719" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-church-square-1960s/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1960s.jpg" data-orig-size="629,711" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="SA Church square 1960s" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1960s.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1960s.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="629" height="711" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1960s.jpg?w=629" alt="" class="wp-image-19719" style="width:499px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1960s.jpg 629w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1960s.jpg?w=531 531w" sizes="(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px" /></figure> <p>1960 Church Square – black and white walking together</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19720" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-church-square-1970/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1970.jpg" data-orig-size="610,620" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="SA Church square 1970" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1970.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1970.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="610" height="620" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1970.jpg?w=610" alt="" class="wp-image-19720" style="width:518px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1970.jpg 610w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-church-square-1970.jpg?w=590 590w" sizes="(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px" /></figure> <p>1970 Church Square – and oh! He is sitting on a bench, which they said is for ‘whites only’? Oh my. The joy to shut some people up.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19722" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-1940s/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1940s.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,1257" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="SA 1940s" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1940s.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1940s.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="1257" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1940s.jpg?w=1200" alt="" class="wp-image-19722" style="width:442px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1940s.jpg 1200w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1940s.jpg?w=573 573w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1940s.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure> <p>1940s Church Square – I hope the women selling flowers are still on Church Square</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19724" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-1960/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1960.jpg" data-orig-size="720,1036" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="SA 1960" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1960.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1960.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="720" height="1036" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1960.jpg?w=720" alt="" class="wp-image-19724" style="width:438px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1960.jpg 720w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-1960.jpg?w=417 417w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></figure> <p>1960 Church Square</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19726" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-soldate-1980s/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-soldate-1980s.jpg" data-orig-size="960,908" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="SA Soldate 1980s" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-soldate-1980s.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-soldate-1980s.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="960" height="908" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-soldate-1980s.jpg?w=960" alt="" class="wp-image-19726" style="width:400px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-soldate-1980s.jpg 960w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-soldate-1980s.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-soldate-1980s.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /></figure> <p>1980 soldiers</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19728" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-springs/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-springs.jpg" data-orig-size="673,783" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="SA Springs" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-springs.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-springs.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="673" height="783" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-springs.jpg?w=673" alt="" class="wp-image-19728" style="width:396px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-springs.jpg 673w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-springs.jpg?w=516 516w" sizes="(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19729" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/sa-football-team-1899/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-football-team-1899.jpg" data-orig-size="888,698" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="SA Football team 1899" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-football-team-1899.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-football-team-1899.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="888" height="698" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-football-team-1899.jpg?w=888" alt="" class="wp-image-19729" style="width:480px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-football-team-1899.jpg 888w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-football-team-1899.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sa-football-team-1899.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px" /></figure> <p>Football team 1899</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19765" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/image-36/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23.png" data-orig-size="923,452" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="923" height="452" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23.png?w=923" alt="" class="wp-image-19765" style="width:486px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23.png 923w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23.png?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px" /></figure> <p>The South African Cape Corps Platoon in the German East Africa Campaign 1916</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19732" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/image-30/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-17.png" data-orig-size="250,354" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-17.png?w=250" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-17.png?w=250" loading="lazy" width="250" height="354" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-17.png?w=250" alt="" class="wp-image-19732" style="width:191px;height:auto" /></figure> <p>Yes, Apartheid was made in Britain.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p>Newsreport by the Independent – please see link at the bottom.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p>Apartheid: made in Britain: Richard Dowden explains how Churchill, Rhodes and Smuts caused black South Africans to lose their rights.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>IN THE days leading up to the South African election we will be told by journalists and commentators that democracy has finally arrived in South Africa and that black South Africans will be voting for the first time. Neither statement is quite true.</p> <p>Democracy has a long, if contorted, history in South Africa. For nearly 100 years there was a non-racial franchise and the electoral role did not become exclusively white until 1956. The Coloured Vote Bill in that year was the final blow to a non-racial democracy which had been whittled away over the decades. Like many apartheid laws passed by the National Party government in the Fifties, it was not a radical departure from the past. The legislation which created apartheid was based on existing laws and in many cases simply tightened or tidied them.</p> <p>The myth that there has never been democracy in South Africa is linked to a second myth. Most people think they know that apartheid was an invention of the Afrikaners and their belief that South Africa should be ruled exclusively by whites. Conversely, it is usually thought that the English tradition in South Africa was non-racial and democratic. In fact, the British tradition, as purveyed by both English-speaking South Africans and the parliament at Westminster, has played a less than glorious role in establishing democracy.</p> <p>It was two renowned Englishmen, Cecil Rhodes and Winston Churchill, who at crucial moments planted the seeds that were to ripen into policies which deprived black people of democratic rights in South Africa. A third, Jan Smuts – an Afrikaner by birth who became a committed supporter of the British Empire – was also an architect of laws which were later to become the framework of apartheid. Like Churchill, Smuts has a statue in Parliament Square, but in South Africa both will go down as men who destroyed rather than built democracy in the country.</p> <p>Let’s take Rhodes first, the Bishop’s Stortford boy who wanted to build an African empire from Cairo to the Cape, who invented Rhodesia and left us with the De Beers diamond monopoly and 160 Rhodes scholarships at Oxford. A millionaire from diamonds and gold before the age of 30, Rhodes became Prime Minister of the Cape in 1890. For more than 40 years the Cape had had a non-racial franchise which allowed anyone, irrespective of race, with property worth pounds 25 or wages of pounds 50 a year to vote for representatives in an Assembly which made laws for the colony.</p> <p>Rhodes believed that the world should be ruled by the Anglo Saxon and Teutonic races: one of his dreams was to force the United States of America back into the British Empire. Although Africans represented a minority of voters and did not vote as a block, Rhodes passed two laws simultaneously which caused large numbers of them to be struck off the electoral role. One, the Glen Grey Act, limited the amount of land Africans could hold; the other tripled the property qualification for the vote. Many Africans now had insufficient property to qualify and would find it almost impossible to get back on the list because of the legal limit on the amount of land they could hold.</p> <p>The next blow to democracy came after the Boer war. Elsewhere in the world the imperial government in London exercised a veto over its colonialists to protect the interests of the native people of the colony from the settlers. In Kenya, for example, London blocked several attempts by colonists to make Kenya a ‘white man’s country’. Ultimately, in Rhodesia, Britain imposed sanctions to reverse Ian Smith’s Declaration of Independence. In South Africa, however, the veto was abandoned when the Union of South Africa Act was passed in 1910 and the man who played a vital role in its abandonment was Churchill.</p> <p>If you read the debates that led up to the Act of Union, the most striking thing is that the words ‘racial conflict’ referred to the Anglo- Boer war. What we would call the racial issue was then ‘the native problem’. The British had fought the war partly, it was said, to protect the interests of the natives from the Boers, the Afrikaners.</p> <p>During the war the British had encouraged Africans to work for British victory, which they did in large numbers. With victory, Britain might have been expected to extend the Cape non-racial franchise to the conquered territories of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony so that blacks would be represented in the whole territory the way they had been in the British colony. But not only did they not do so, they also limited the ‘native’ vote to the Cape. Africans were to have no say in the election of a national parliament, although they retained their voting rights to the Cape parliament.</p> <p>The young Churchill, then Under-Secretary for the Colonies, had covered the South African war as a journalist and had been captured by – and escaped from – the Boers. His knowledge and influence in making the agreement after peace was signed was crucial. In a debate in July 1906 he called the peace treaty ‘the first real step taken to withdraw South African affairs from the arena of British party politics’. He argued passionately that the Afrikaners should be allowed self-rule, a self-rule which he admitted would mean that black Africans would be excluded from the vote.</p> <p>In parliament he told those who pointed out that the treaty had enshrined the rights of Africans that the Afrikaners interpreted the peace treaty differently. He said: ‘We must be bound by the interpretation which the other party places on it and it is undoubted that the Boers would regard it as a breach of that treaty if the franchise were in the first instance extended to any persons who are not white.’</p> <p>When South Africa was discussed four years later, Churchill’s successor tried to reassure parliament that the Afrikaners would come round to the view that it was wiser to include Africans in the franchise. A delegations of Africans from the South African Native Congress, the forerunner of the ANC, came to lobby parliament at Westminster, but to no avail.</p> <p>Because of Churchill and his policy the British parliament had already washed its hands of responsibility for the rights of its black citizens in South Africa. When the new parliament in South Africa passed the Land Act, making it illegal for Africans to purchase land from Europeans anywhere outside the reserves, a delegation of Africans who came to London to protest were told that it was a matter for the South African parliament.</p> <p>The deputy leader of the party which passed the Land Act was Jan Smuts. He had fought against the British and his troops had been responsible for massacres of unarmed Africans acting as drivers and porters for the British army. After the war he played a crucial role in striking the deal between Britain and the Afrikaners and is usually regarded as the man who represented liberal democratic values in South Africa. In fact, Smuts believed that South Africa should be a ‘white man’s country’ and he believed in ‘segregation’ – which is simply English for apartheid.</p> <p>He passed the first piece of legislation which separated white and black areas and in 1920 the Native (Urban Areas) Act which laid down the principle of residential segregation in urban areas, keeping blacks away from white residential areas. He also initiated the principle of reserving jobs for whites in the Mines and Work Act. In the 1929 ‘Black Peril’ election, when fear of being dominated by Africans became the major issue, Smuts demanded that the rate of black integration into white society must be curtailed. He also called for South African influence to be extended north and east in the creation of a British Confederation of African States.</p> <p>Smuts lost that election to J B Hertzog’s National Party, but five years later they formed a coalition and democracy took another blow. The Native Representation Act of 1936 took away the franchise from Africans in the Cape. Instead, Africans in the whole country were to be able to elect four white men to represent them on a council, with eight other appointed members. Although ‘coloureds’ remained on the Cape electoral role until 1956, the 1936 act was the final stage in a long retreat from democracy in South Africa.</p> <p>When the National Party won the 1948 election on the platform of apartheid, it did not have radically to rewrite South Africa’s laws. The foundations of apartheid were already in place. Sex outside marriage between races was already banned, but it was carried to its logical conclusion in the 1949 Mixed Marriages Act and the Immorality Act of the following year which banned any sex between races.</p> <p>The Native Laws Amendment Act, built on Smuts’ Native (Urban Areas) Act, redefined which Africans were allowed into urban areas. The laws affecting the various pass laws that were already in existence were amalgamated into the Abolition of Passes and Consolidation of Documents Act and forced all Africans to carry a single pass. It was made a criminal offence not to produce the pass book when required by the police.</p> <p>Various laws relating to urban affairs which prescribed segregation were gathered into the Group Areas Act which made separation absolute and gave the government powers to define an area as White, Black, Indian or Coloured. The Industrial Conciliation Act built on the foundations of Smuts’ Mines and Work Act to restrict further black rights at work. On the crucial issue of land, the Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act gave the government power to move African tenants from privately or publicly owned land and tidy up the land into segregated areas. This was the completion of legislation which began with Cecil Rhodes’ Glen Grey Act, nearly 50 years before.</p> <p>The arrival – or rather rearrival – of non-racial democracy in South Africa is clearly cause for celebration, but it should not be an occasion for British self-satisfaction that Western-style democracy and the Mother of Parliaments have won another convert. Perhaps, though, there should be half a cheer for Churchill’s colleague, Lord Elgin, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, who in 1906 expressed the fervent wish that the Afrikaners would, ‘in some time to come’, see the good sense of granting ‘reasonable representation to the natives’. I suppose you could say his wish has come true – at last.</p> <p>Richard Dowden is in South Africa to cover next week’s election.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/apartheid-made-in-britain-richard-dowden-explains-how-churchill-rhodes-and-smuts-caused-black-south-africans-to-lose-their-rights-1370856.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/apartheid-made-in-britain-richard-dowden-explains-how-churchill-rhodes-and-smuts-caused-black-south-africans-to-lose-their-rights-1370856.html</a></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/american-history/" rel="category tag">American History</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/apartheid/" rel="category tag">apartheid</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/apartheid-and-south-africa/" rel="category tag">Apartheid and South Africa</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/south-africa/" rel="category tag">South Africa</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/apartheid/" rel="tag">apartheid</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/apartheid-and-south-africa/" rel="tag">Apartheid and South Africa</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/12/sick-and-tired/#comments">7 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19684 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess tag-bishops tag-checkmate-with-bishops tag-chess tag-chess-games" id="post-19684"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/10/the-polite-bishop/" rel="bookmark">The polite bishop</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">10/08/2024 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19685" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/10/the-polite-bishop/image-20/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-7.png" data-orig-size="677,676" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-7.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-7.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="677" height="676" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-7.png?w=677" alt="" class="wp-image-19685" style="width:278px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-7.png 677w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-7.png?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px" /></figure> <p>This is the reason I like to capture my opponent’s bishops (and or knights) as early as possible in a game. Bishops can be very sneaky! Just out of nowhere and they’re there!</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19687" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/10/the-polite-bishop/image-21/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-8.png" data-orig-size="522,665" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-8.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-8.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="522" height="665" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-8.png?w=522" alt="" class="wp-image-19687" style="width:281px;height:auto" /></figure> <p>Bishops on the chess board need this man – honestly, I think we’re all stunned by his skills. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19688" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/10/the-polite-bishop/image-22/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-9.png" data-orig-size="679,676" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-9.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-9.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="679" height="676" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-9.png?w=679" alt="" class="wp-image-19688" style="width:352px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-9.png 679w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-9.png?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px" /></figure> <p>I’ve been in this position before too. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19702" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/10/the-polite-bishop/image-28/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-15.png" data-orig-size="671,678" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-15.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-15.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="671" height="678" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-15.png?w=671" alt="" class="wp-image-19702" style="width:338px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-15.png 671w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-15.png?w=594 594w" sizes="(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19704" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/10/the-polite-bishop/image-29/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-16.png" data-orig-size="710,855" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-16.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-16.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="710" height="855" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-16.png?w=710" alt="" class="wp-image-19704" style="width:338px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-16.png 710w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-16.png?w=498 498w" sizes="(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px" /></figure> <p></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/bishops/" rel="tag">bishops</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/checkmate-with-bishops/" rel="tag">checkmate with bishops</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess/" rel="tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-games/" rel="tag">chess games</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/10/the-polite-bishop/#comments">2 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19676 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-amina-abakarova category-chess category-chess-and-poison category-dagestan category-umaygana-osmanova tag-amina-abakarova tag-chess tag-chess-game-poison tag-chess-tournament tag-poison tag-russian-chess-champion tag-umayganat-osmanova" id="post-19676"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/09/to-poison-or-not-to-poison/" rel="bookmark">To poison or not to poison</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">09/08/2024 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <div class="embed-youtube"><iframe title="Moment chess champ poisons rival by lacing board with deadly mercury" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BPFV0yBB_X4?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div></figure> <p>Russian chess champion Amina Abakarova, 43, was allegedly caught on camera attempting to poison her longtime rival, Umayganat Osmanova, 30, during a chess tournament in Makhachkala, Dagestan.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19679" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/09/to-poison-or-not-to-poison/image-19/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-6.png" data-orig-size="954,533" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-6.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-6.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="954" height="533" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-6.png?w=954" alt="" class="wp-image-19679" style="width:566px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-6.png 954w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-6.png?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-6.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px" /></figure> <p></p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p>In a startling turn of events, a chess player was filmed placing a suspicious substance on the chessboard and pieces of her opponent. Allegedly, Russian chess champion Amina Abakarova applied mercury to the chessboard and pieces, which reportedly caused her rival, Umayganat Osmanova, to feel nauseous and dizzy shortly after the tournament began.</p> <p>Dailymail shared footage of Abakarova in the act, noting, “Russian chess champion Amina Abakarova was caught on CCTV allegedly trying to POISON her rival. The 43-year-old is accused of smearing mercury on 30-year-old Umayganat Osmanova’s chess board and pieces, which caused her to become dizzy and nauseated shortly after the tournament started. Osmanova was hospitalized, and Abakarova was stripped of her title.”</p> <p>The video shows Abakarova in a room where chess boards are set up. She first checks her surroundings and then proceeds to smear a substance across the chessboard and pieces before leaving the room.</p> <p>The unsettling video has gone viral, amassing numerous views and comments. Reactions include, “She tried a real-life checkmate,” and, “There are cameras everywhere. Always act like you are being recorded.” Others reacted with surprise, such as, “Over a game of chess? Come on!” and questioned, “She was stripped of her title, but was she arrested?”</p> <p>According to Wion, Abakarova, a 42-year-old chess coach from Dagestan, Russia, faces a lifetime ban and potential imprisonment. Dagestan’s Minister of Sport, Sazhida Sazhidova, remarked, “I am perplexed by what happened, and the motives of such an experienced competitor as Amina Abakarova are incomprehensible. The actions she took could have led to a most tragic outcome, threatening the lives of everyone who was present, including herself. Now she must answer for what she did by the law.” Source: TheDailyGuardian</p> </blockquote> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/amina-abakarova/" rel="category tag">Amina Abakarova</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-and-poison/" rel="category tag">chess and poison</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/dagestan/" rel="category tag">Dagestan</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/umaygana-osmanova/" rel="category tag">Umaygana Osmanova</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/amina-abakarova/" rel="tag">Amina Abakarova</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess/" rel="tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-game-poison/" rel="tag">chess game poison</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-tournament/" rel="tag">chess tournament</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/poison/" rel="tag">poison</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/russian-chess-champion/" rel="tag">Russian chess champion</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/umayganat-osmanova/" rel="tag">Umayganat Osmanova</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/09/to-poison-or-not-to-poison/#comments">4 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19661 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-hans-niemann category-magnus-carlsen tag-chess tag-hans-niemann tag-magnus-carlsen" id="post-19661"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/hans-vs-magnus/" rel="bookmark">Hans vs Magnus</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">08/08/2024 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19662" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/hans-vs-magnus/image-13/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image.png" data-orig-size="1170,678" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1170" height="678" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image.png?w=1170" alt="" class="wp-image-19662" style="width:525px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image.png 1170w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image.png?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px" /></figure> <p><br />Magnus Carlsen vs Hans Niemann. September 6. Paris, France.</p> <p>It sounds as if it’s Magnus challenging Hans – if you put his name first, like it’s on X. Who will win? Let’s wait and see. Those hair styles – maybe that will add on to the joy of the challenge. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19671" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/hans-vs-magnus/image-17/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-4.png" data-orig-size="948,638" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-4.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-4.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="948" height="638" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-4.png?w=948" alt="" class="wp-image-19671" style="width:431px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-4.png 948w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-4.png?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-4.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px" /></figure> <p>Magnus is well-known for his sometimes ‘<em>messy</em>‘ or <em>different </em>hairstyles. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19664" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/hans-vs-magnus/image-14/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-1.png" data-orig-size="1070,1338" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-1.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-1.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1070" height="1338" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-1.png?w=1070" alt="" class="wp-image-19664" style="width:463px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-1.png 1070w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-1.png?w=480 480w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-1.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px" /></figure> <p>Some interesting faces here from Ian Nepomniachtchi – images all from X.</p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19669" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/hans-vs-magnus/image-16/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-3.png" data-orig-size="1128,633" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-3.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-3.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1128" height="633" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-3.png?w=1128" alt="" class="wp-image-19669" style="width:540px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-3.png 1128w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-3.png?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-3.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px" /></figure> <p>In other news from X: 15-year-old Shreyas Royal has just become the youngest-ever British chess grandmaster.</p> <p></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/hans-niemann/" rel="category tag">Hans Niemann</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/magnus-carlsen/" rel="category tag">Magnus Carlsen</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess/" rel="tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/hans-niemann/" rel="tag">Hans Niemann</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/magnus-carlsen/" rel="tag">Magnus Carlsen</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/hans-vs-magnus/#respond">Leave a Comment »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19654 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-tiramisu tag-chef tag-tiramisu" id="post-19654"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/07/30/thank-you-roberto/" rel="bookmark">Thank you Roberto!</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">30/07/2024 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19655" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/07/30/thank-you-roberto/roberto_linguanotto_tiramisu/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/roberto_linguanotto_tiramisu.webp" data-orig-size="681,373" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Roberto_Linguanotto_Tiramisu" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/roberto_linguanotto_tiramisu.webp?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/roberto_linguanotto_tiramisu.webp?w=500" loading="lazy" width="681" height="373" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/roberto_linguanotto_tiramisu.webp?w=681" alt="" class="wp-image-19655" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/roberto_linguanotto_tiramisu.webp 681w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/roberto_linguanotto_tiramisu.webp?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px" /></figure> <p>Roberto ‘Loli’ Linguanotto, the Italian pastry chef credited with inventing the popular dessert Tiramisù, died on Sunday at the age of 81. </p> <p>Regoor die wereld ken mense die lekkerny en kan ons net dankie se aan die Italiaanse kok wat die lekkerny vir ons uitgedink het! </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19657" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/07/30/thank-you-roberto/image-12/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image.png" data-orig-size="650,433" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="650" height="433" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image.png?w=650" alt="" class="wp-image-19657" style="width:491px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image.png 650w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image.png?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></figure> <p>Image: giallozafferano.com </p> <p></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/tiramisu/" rel="category tag">Tiramisu</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chef/" rel="tag">Chef</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/tiramisu/" rel="tag">Tiramisu</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2024/07/30/thank-you-roberto/#comments">4 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19602 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess tag-chess tag-chess-and-the-benefits tag-chess-charity tag-game tag-sports tag-strategy" id="post-19602"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2023/12/31/chess-a-global-project/" rel="bookmark">Chess – a global project</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">31/12/2023 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19603" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2023/12/31/chess-a-global-project/chess-mouse-and-lizard/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-mouse-and-lizard.png" data-orig-size="1008,812" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-mouse-and-lizard" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-mouse-and-lizard.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-mouse-and-lizard.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1008" height="812" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-mouse-and-lizard.png?w=1008" alt="" class="wp-image-19603" style="width:381px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-mouse-and-lizard.png 1008w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-mouse-and-lizard.png?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-mouse-and-lizard.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px" /></figure> <p>Happy New Year to all! Let’s hope that 2024 will be a great year and that all wars will come to an end – we hope that Putin’s mindset will change and that Hamas will stop their evil activities and stop wasting all the money countries generously donated to support the Palestinians, which they never got! – so that Israel can stop their war too. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19612" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2023/12/31/chess-a-global-project/chess-sa-charity/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-sa-charity.jpg" data-orig-size="927,587" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="chess-sa-charity" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-sa-charity.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-sa-charity.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="927" height="587" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-sa-charity.jpg?w=927" alt="" class="wp-image-19612" style="width:569px;height:auto" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-sa-charity.jpg 927w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-sa-charity.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chess-sa-charity.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px" /></figure> <p>Chess is a game everyone can play and there are so many benefits. I’ve discovered a charity on X (previously twitter) who is distributing chess sets globally focusing on educational institutions, prisons, community centres, orphanages, refugees and many more. This is amazing what they do as many of the countries and communities would never get the opportunity to meet and play others if it’s not for a game of chess! There are different ambassadors for different countries and from their link below, I found Erick Takawira as South Africa’s ambassador. The photos above is from his account and you can follow his account to view more photos in different parts of the country – even from a care home for the elderly.</p> <p></p> <p>Some of the benefits of chess: a) developing social skills b) critical thinking skills c) hard work d) perseverance e) creating opportunities f) there is no cultural, racial, religion or economic divide g) different generations can play each other and the list goes on. You can also read the <strong>page</strong> on my blog which tells you so much more of the <strong>benefits of playing chess.</strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19608" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2023/12/31/chess-a-global-project/image-10/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image.png" data-orig-size="400,400" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image.png?w=400" loading="lazy" width="400" height="400" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image.png?w=400" alt="" class="wp-image-19608" style="width:174px;height:auto" /></figure> <p>Erick Takawira</p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1649358468971732993/fKJZZpfi_bigger.jpg" alt="" /></figure> <p>@takawirachess</p> <div class="wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code "><pre class="brush: plain; title: ; notranslate" title=""> https://linktr.ee/thegiftofchess </pre></div> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess/" rel="tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-and-the-benefits/" rel="tag">Chess and the benefits</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-charity/" rel="tag">Chess charity</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/game/" rel="tag">game</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/sports/" rel="tag">sports</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/strategy/" rel="tag">strategy</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2023/12/31/chess-a-global-project/#respond">Leave a Comment »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19594 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-19594"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2023/11/18/19594/" rel="bookmark">Skaak & Chess</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">18/11/2023 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19595" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2023/11/18/19594/image-9/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image.png" data-orig-size="675,900" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="675" height="900" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image.png?w=675" alt="" class="wp-image-19595" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image.png 675w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image.png?w=450 450w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" /></figure> <p>Image: David Llada from X (twitter). </p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p class="has-text-align-left">This is what @davidllada says on X and I support this too. Chessclubs do an awful lot to promote the game and they don’t get the recognition for what they do.</p> <cite><em>Let’s use this thread to give a shout-out to our <strong>chess</strong> clubs. They deserve our recognition. And, if you run a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chessclub?src=hashtag_click">#chessclub</a>, feel free to DM to share your location and contact details. I have some ideas to support you and give visibility to your work.</em></cite></blockquote> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2023/11/18/19594/#comments">3 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-16931 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-classical-music category-mozart category-music" id="post-16931"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/11/10/concerto-for-twos-and-three-movements/" rel="bookmark">Haydn and the clock</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">10/11/2022 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"></h3> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <div class="embed-youtube"><iframe title="Sinfonía 101 del reloj (Haydn)" width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7pBTmjVCJMQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div></figure> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Edit: 6/4/2023</h3> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">I had to update this entry wit a new video – also a huge favourite – as the original video was made ‘private’ and not available anymore. How sad. The <strong>Symphony No. 101</strong> in D Major (Hoboken 1/101) is the ninth of the twelve London Symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as <strong>The Clock</strong> because of the “ticking” rhythm throughout the second movement.</h3> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Joseph_Haydn.jpg/800px-Joseph_Haydn.jpg" alt="" style="width:286px;height:361px" /></figure> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Image of Haydn: Wikipedia<br /><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>This is an old time favourite. Three days in a row of parents’ evenings – done! Tired, exhausted is not enough to describe how you feel, especially if you go on till 6:10pm – from 3:30. Now: time to sit back and to relax.  </strong></span></h3> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>The Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1785. The first performance took place at the Mehlgrube Casino in Vienna on 11 February 1785. The concerto is scored for solo piano, flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and string and written in three movements. Source: Wikipedia. #Mozart #Classics</strong></span></h3> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/classical-music/" rel="category tag">classical music</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/mozart/" rel="category tag">Mozart</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/music/" rel="category tag">music</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/11/10/concerto-for-twos-and-three-movements/#comments">3 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19505 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-anglo-boer-war-2 category-boer-war category-boer-war-history category-chess category-chess-history category-history-of-south-africa category-history-of-the-boer-war category-history-south-africa category-history-south-africa-1899-1902 category-salpeterkop category-skaak category-skaak-suid-afrika category-south-africa category-suid-afrika" id="post-19505"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/war-time-chess-2/" rel="bookmark">War-time Chess</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">01/10/2022 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19507" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/war-time-chess-2/chess-and-war/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-and-war.jpg" data-orig-size="600,450" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-and-war" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-and-war.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-and-war.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="600" height="450" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-and-war.jpg?w=600" alt="" class="wp-image-19507" /></figure> <p><strong>A HUGE thank you to Anton Roetz, who visited my blog a little while ago. Anton made me aware of this piece of interesting history. I absolutely love to know that this is what some soldiers did during the Anglo-Boer War to entertain themselves and even more to know what one farmer did. Read this interesting piece of information. <em>Information from the site of Cradock-info.</em></strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>During the early 1900s, British soldiers created a chessboard or chequers board on the top of Saltpeterskop, a 1514m high koppie (hill) in the Park. While using the peak as a lookout point during the Anglo-Boer War, they played chess or chequers with their fellow soldiers on the next lookout point, the Old Fort in Cradock, transmitting moves by means of a mirror, which had the official purpose of communicating warning signals.</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>The story goes that a certain farmer – unbeknown to the soldiers – picked up the signals and started a game against the soldiers while sitting on the stoep of his farmhouse.</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>The chessboard and the names of the soldiers are etched onto a flat slab of rock at the top of Saltpeterskop, which is the first koppie on the right as one drives into the Park.</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>Names recorded include Corporal Pegram of the 1st Coldstream Guards, Corporal Hutchinson, Private W. Chambers of the 5th Lancaster Fusilliers, and many others with dates in 1901 and 1902. The chessboard is still visible today and can be accessed on a guided hike with a SANParks guide.</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>Salpeterkop was supposedly named after a cave on the hill which provided a supply of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), a substance used in the manufacture of gunpowder for firearms in the early days. The cave was reported to have collapsed and its location is not known today.</strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19510" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/war-time-chess-2/salpeterkop-graves/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop-graves.jpg" data-orig-size="1260,550" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="salpeterkop-graves" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop-graves.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop-graves.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop-graves.jpg?w=1260" alt="" class="wp-image-19510" width="673" height="293" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop-graves.jpg?w=671 671w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop-graves.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop-graves.jpg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop-graves.jpg 1260w" sizes="(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Salpeterkop Graves Image: Cradock-info.co.za </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19512" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/war-time-chess-2/salpeterkop/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop.jpg" data-orig-size="600,450" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="salpeterkop" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="600" height="450" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/salpeterkop.jpg?w=600" alt="" class="wp-image-19512" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Salpeterkop image: Thegreatkaroo.com </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19515" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/war-time-chess-2/chess-board-salpeterkop/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-board-salpeterkop.jpg" data-orig-size="750,826" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-board-salpeterkop" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-board-salpeterkop.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-board-salpeterkop.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-board-salpeterkop.jpg?w=750" alt="" class="wp-image-19515" width="465" height="512" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-board-salpeterkop.jpg?w=465 465w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-board-salpeterkop.jpg?w=545 545w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-board-salpeterkop.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Twitter – SANParks </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19520" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/war-time-chess-2/chess-anglo-boer-war/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-anglo-boer-war.jpg" data-orig-size="738,662" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-anglo-boer-war" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-anglo-boer-war.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-anglo-boer-war.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-anglo-boer-war.jpg?w=738" alt="" class="wp-image-19520" width="472" height="423" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-anglo-boer-war.jpg?w=472 472w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-anglo-boer-war.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-anglo-boer-war.jpg 738w" sizes="(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px" /></figure> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19524" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/war-time-chess-2/chess-salpeterkop/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpeterkop.jpg" data-orig-size="900,675" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-salpeterkop" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpeterkop.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpeterkop.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="900" height="675" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpeterkop.jpg?w=900" alt="" class="wp-image-19524" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpeterkop.jpg 900w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpeterkop.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpeterkop.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></figure> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19525" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/war-time-chess-2/chess-salpterkop-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-1.jpg" data-orig-size="675,900" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-salpterkop-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="675" height="900" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-1.jpg?w=675" alt="" class="wp-image-19525" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-1.jpg 675w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-1.jpg?w=450 450w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Mountain Zebra National Park – Chessboard — It is believed that the chessboard was created <br /> during the early 1900s by British soldiers. They created the chessboard or draught board on a rock on top of Saltpeterskop, a 1 514m high hill. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19526" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/war-time-chess-2/chess-salpterkop-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="chess-salpterkop-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-2.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-2.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-2.jpg?w=1280" alt="" class="wp-image-19526" width="699" height="524" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-2.jpg?w=699 699w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-2.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-2.jpg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chess-salpterkop-2.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Names of the British soldiers engraved on the chess board on Salpterkop </figcaption></figure> <p>Resource link: <a href="https://www.cradock-info.co.za/town/article/1270/mountain-zebra-national-park-cultural-heritage-sites" rel="nofollow">https://www.cradock-info.co.za/town/article/1270/mountain-zebra-national-park-cultural-heritage-sites</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.thegreatkaroo.com/listing/cradock_excursions_salpeterkop_hike" rel="nofollow">https://www.thegreatkaroo.com/listing/cradock_excursions_salpeterkop_hike</a></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/anglo-boer-war-2/" rel="category tag">Anglo Boer War</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/boer-war/" rel="category tag">Boer War</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/boer-war-history/" rel="category tag">Boer War History</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-history/" rel="category tag">Chess history</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/history-of-south-africa/" rel="category tag">History of South Africa</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/history-of-the-boer-war/" rel="category 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type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-19501"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii/" rel="bookmark">Queen Elizabeth II</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">08/09/2022 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19502" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii/image-7/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image.png" data-orig-size="715,900" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="715" height="900" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image.png?w=715" alt="" class="wp-image-19502" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image.png 715w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image.png?w=477 477w" sizes="(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px" /></figure> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii/#comments">2 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17334 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17334"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/04/30/vroue-deur-die-eeue-speel-ook-skaak/" rel="bookmark">Vroue het deur die eeue skaak gespeel</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">30/04/2022 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19481" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-bodleian-5/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-5.jpg" data-orig-size="875,490" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-bodleian-5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-5.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-5.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-5.jpg?w=875" alt="" class="wp-image-19481" width="460" height="257" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-5.jpg?w=460 460w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-5.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-5.jpg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-5.jpg 875w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" /><figcaption>Alexandri Magni kan vertaal word met Alexander die Grote. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19484" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-bodleian-library-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-3.jpg" data-orig-size="1397,1039" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="chess-bodleian-library-3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-3.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-3.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-3.jpg?w=1397" alt="" class="wp-image-19484" width="427" height="317" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-3.jpg?w=427 427w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-3.jpg?w=852 852w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-3.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-3.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px" /><figcaption>Die vrou het gewen en die man het opgegee. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19486" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-bodleian-library-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1643,1113" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="chess-bodleian-library-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-1.jpg?w=1643" alt="" class="wp-image-19486" width="326" height="221" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-1.jpg?w=326 326w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-1.jpg?w=652 652w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-library-1.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /><figcaption>Twee vroue speel skaak. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19488" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-bodleian-13/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-13.jpg" data-orig-size="1019,440" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-bodleian-13" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-13.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-13.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-13.jpg?w=1019" alt="" class="wp-image-19488" width="384" height="165" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-13.jpg?w=382 382w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-13.jpg?w=764 764w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-13.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-13.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" /><figcaption>Dit wil voorkom asof die vrou dalk gewen het? </figcaption></figure> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19490" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-bodleian-8/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-8.jpg" data-orig-size="972,447" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-bodleian-8" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-8.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-8.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-8.jpg?w=972" alt="" class="wp-image-19490" width="452" height="208" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-8.jpg?w=452 452w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-8.jpg?w=904 904w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-8.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/chess-bodleian-8.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px" /><figcaption>Ek wonder of hier ‘n dispuut was oor ‘n sekere skuif. </figcaption></figure> <p>Vrouens is vir jare uit die skaakgemeenskap uitgesluit omdat skaak net as ‘n ‘manlike’ sport gesien is. Hier is dan ook bewyse dat vroue van die vroegste tye af ook skaak gespeel het. Hierdie afbeeldings het ek van die Bodleian aanlyn biblioteek gekry. </p> <p>Chess was seen as a ‘male’ sport and it’s great to know that so many females and girls are now playing this sport too. </p> <p>Click <a href="https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/8d17bc13-14b6-4a56-b3b5-d2e1a935c60d/surfaces/d61bc62e-c5f1-4787-b3f1-0122b483019d/"><b> HERE</b></a> to view one of the images on the site of the Bodleian Library. This link will not open in a new tab.</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/04/30/vroue-deur-die-eeue-speel-ook-skaak/#comments">11 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19447 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-chess-in-ukraine category-oorlog-in-oekraine category-war-in-ukraine tag-chess-in-ukraine tag-skaak tag-skaak-in-oekraine tag-skaak-oorlog-in-oekraine tag-ukraine-chess tag-war-time-chess" id="post-19447"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2022/04/24/war-time-chess/" rel="bookmark">War Time Chess</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">24/04/2022 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <pre id="tw-target-text" class="wp-block-preformatted"></pre> <pre id="tw-target-text" class="wp-block-preformatted">Грати в шахи </pre> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19464" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/ukraine-chess-7/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-7.jpg" data-orig-size="995,841" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ukraine-chess-7" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-7.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-7.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-7.jpg?w=995" alt="" class="wp-image-19464" width="256" height="216" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-7.jpg?w=256 256w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-7.jpg?w=512 512w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" /><figcaption>Vrede vir Ukraine!! <br />Al hierdie foto’s – soos jy kan sien – is van Twitter. Ek gee nie kommentaar – lees asb. die tweet met die bygaande foto.<br />Ek hoop net dat Poo Tin tot sy sinne sal kom en ophou om hierdie mooi land en sy mooi mense so koelbloedig te vernietig, maar soos ons hom ken, weet ons dat dit nie sommer sal gebeur nie. Hierdie oorlog tussen – eintlik – die VSA (my mening) en Rusland maak dat Ukraine onnodiglik ‘suffer’. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19465" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/ukraine-chess-5/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-5.jpg" data-orig-size="1279,668" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ukraine-chess-5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-5.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-5.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-5.jpg?w=1279" alt="" class="wp-image-19465" width="456" height="238" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-5.jpg?w=456 456w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-5.jpg?w=912 912w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-5.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-5.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19467" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/ukraine-chess-4/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-4.jpg" data-orig-size="1404,764" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ukraine-chess-4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-4.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-4.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-4.jpg?w=1404" alt="" class="wp-image-19467" width="502" height="273" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-4.jpg?w=502 502w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-4.jpg?w=1004 1004w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-4.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-4.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19450" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/image-1-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-1.png" data-orig-size="680,559" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-1.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-1.png?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-1.png?w=680" alt="" class="wp-image-19450" width="442" height="363" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-1.png?w=442 442w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-1.png?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-1.png 680w" sizes="(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px" /><figcaption>Photo: Atef Safadi – skaak terwyl jy vir jou veiligheid onder in ‘n ‘bunker’ sit en nie weet of jy die volgende dag gaan leef nie. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19452" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/image-2-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-2.png" data-orig-size="496,279" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-2.png?w=496" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-2.png?w=496" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-2.png?w=496" alt="" class="wp-image-19452" width="530" height="298" /><figcaption>People play <strong>chess</strong> at Taras Shevchenko park in downtown Kyiv on Sunday, 10th April 2022 </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19469" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/ukraine-chess-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1176,734" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ukraine-chess-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-2.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-2.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-2.jpg?w=1176" alt="" class="wp-image-19469" width="535" height="334" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-2.jpg?w=535 535w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-2.jpg?w=1070 1070w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-2.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-2.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19470" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/ukraine-chess-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-3.jpg" data-orig-size="1518,741" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ukraine-chess-3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-3.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-3.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-3.jpg?w=1518" alt="" class="wp-image-19470" width="625" height="305" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-3.jpg?w=625 625w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-3.jpg?w=1250 1250w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-3.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-3.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19472" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/ukraine-chess-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1136,779" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ukraine-chess-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-1.jpg?w=1136" alt="" class="wp-image-19472" width="661" height="453" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-1.jpg?w=661 661w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-1.jpg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-1.jpg 1136w" sizes="(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px" /><figcaption>Chess in Odessa – a beaufitul city – before this ugly War </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19474" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/ukraine-chess-6/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-6.jpg" data-orig-size="801,992" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ukraine-chess-6" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-6.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-6.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-6.jpg?w=801" alt="" class="wp-image-19474" width="102" height="126" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-6.jpg?w=102 102w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ukraine-chess-6.jpg?w=204 204w" sizes="(max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px" /></figure> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-in-ukraine/" rel="category tag">Chess in Ukraine</a>, <a 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type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess tag-chess-art" id="post-19410"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/12/28/the-sleepy-knight/" rel="bookmark">The Sleepy Knight</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">28/12/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19429" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-fragment/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/chess-fragment.png" data-orig-size="1070,1280" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-fragment" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/chess-fragment.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/chess-fragment.png?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/chess-fragment.png?w=1070" alt="" class="wp-image-19429" width="280" height="335" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/chess-fragment.png?w=280 280w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/chess-fragment.png?w=560 560w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/chess-fragment.png?w=502 502w" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19433" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-sleepy-knight-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/chess-sleepy-knight-3.jpg" data-orig-size="535,630" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-sleepy-knight-3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/chess-sleepy-knight-3.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/chess-sleepy-knight-3.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/chess-sleepy-knight-3.jpg?w=535" alt="" class="wp-image-19433" width="301" height="355" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/chess-sleepy-knight-3.jpg?w=301 301w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/chess-sleepy-knight-3.jpg 535w" sizes="(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px" /><figcaption>Ek het so bietjie rondgespeel met die verfkwaste<br />Ek wou slegs net die kwaste, verf en papier<br />uitprobeer en sommer vir die lekkerte ook<br />net met die kleure rondspeel. Dan het ek boonop met<br />van my sagteware se nuwe funksies ook uitgetoets –<br />soos jy met die eerste ‘image’ kan sien.<br />Ek noem hierdie sommer ‘sleepy knight’ want<br />hierdie skaakstuk lyk behoorlik moeg. My inspirasie kom van ‘n<br />stuk wat ek gesien het deur ME Ologeanu -Ek het verander waar ek wou.<br /></figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19442" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_3584/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_3584.jpg" data-orig-size="919,671" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1645792613","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.04","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="img_3584" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_3584.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_3584.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_3584.jpg?w=919" alt="" class="wp-image-19442" width="351" height="256" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_3584.jpg?w=351 351w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_3584.jpg?w=702 702w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_3584.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px" /><figcaption>I looked at an image by Valentyna, which is basically<br />the face in this image and I changed it by<br /> adding on till I had ‘enough’ – just another playing around with paint.</figcaption></figure> <p></p> <p>For my inspiration, I used Google images, however, I made quite a few changes – according to my taste. </p> <p></p> <p>Op die volgende link is daar ‘n uitdaging vir jou – ook ‘n lekker wiskundige uitdaging – maar jy moet die skuiwe van ‘n ruiter op die skaakbord ken vir die uitdaging.</p> <p><a href="https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/knights-move-2.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/knights-move-2.html</a></p> <p>On this link – you can try and move the knight on every single square in as little time as possible. </p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-art/" rel="tag">chess art</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/12/28/the-sleepy-knight/#comments">13 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19387 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-bourton-on-the-water category-cotswold category-river-windrush tag-bird-park tag-bourton-on-the-water tag-cotswold tag-river-windrush" id="post-19387"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/08/23/bourton-on-the-water/" rel="bookmark">Bourton-on-the-Water</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">23/08/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19388" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/bourton-on-the-water/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bourton-on-the-water.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,900" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bourton-on-the-water" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bourton-on-the-water.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bourton-on-the-water.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="900" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bourton-on-the-water.jpg?w=1280" alt="" class="wp-image-19388" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bourton-on-the-water.jpg 1280w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bourton-on-the-water.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bourton-on-the-water.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /><figcaption>Bourton-on-the-Water – Bird Park and Motor Museum</figcaption></figure> <p>Ons het ‘n week gelede hierdie pragtige klein dorpie (village), wat in die Cotswold geleë is besoek. Nog altyd wou ek die Cotswold besoek omdat ek soveel keer al vertel is hoe mooi dit in daardie deel van die land is en nou het ek ‘n klein deeltjie daarvan beleef. Mense, maar dit is mooi! Ongelukkig het ons laat die oggend vertrek en ook nie tred gehou met al die paaie wat in die herstel is nie. In sekere areas was daar heelwat padwerke wat ons tyd nog meer verminder het. Gelukkig kon ons deur die voëlpark loop, wat net so oor die honderd voëlspesies het. Daarna kon ons gou-gou by die motor museum inglip, maar ons was nie betyds om in te gaan nie, maar kon darem van ‘n afstand die antieke motors bewonder wat vir ‘n ‘spin’ deur die klein plekkie gegaan het. </p> <p>Bourton-on-the-Water is gedoop as die ‘Venice’ van die Cotswold en sedert die plekkie die naam gegee is, word dit oorstroom van besoekers van die binneland, waar dit voorheen hoofsaaklik van oorsee was. Die plaaslike inwoners is glo nie baie tevrede met die toestroom van besoekers, veral met die grendeltyd. Mens kan dit verstaan. Daar vloei ‘n rivier – Windrush rivier – deur die ‘village’ wat reg langs van die restaurante en eetplekke is en dis nou ‘n lekker kuierplek vir besoekers! Die Cotswold sal my beslis gou weer sien.</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/bourton-on-the-water/" rel="category tag">Bourton-on-the-Water</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/cotswold/" rel="category tag">Cotswold</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/river-windrush/" rel="category tag">River Windrush</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/bird-park/" rel="tag">Bird park</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/bourton-on-the-water/" rel="tag">Bourton-on-the-Water</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/cotswold/" rel="tag">Cotswold</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/river-windrush/" rel="tag">River Windrush</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/08/23/bourton-on-the-water/#comments">15 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19325 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-afrikaans category-afrikaans-poems category-afrikaans-poetry category-afrikaanse-gedigte category-afrikaanse-taal-2 category-dung-beetle category-gedigte tag-afrikaans tag-afrikaanse-gedigte tag-gedigte tag-miskruiers" id="post-19325"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/n-komplimentere-kaartjie/" rel="bookmark">‘n Komplimentêre Kaartjie</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">14/08/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19327" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/miskruier1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/miskruier1.jpg" data-orig-size="1600,640" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="miskruier1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/miskruier1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/miskruier1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/miskruier1.jpg?w=1600" alt="" class="wp-image-19327" width="314" height="126" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/miskruier1.jpg?w=314 314w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/miskruier1.jpg?w=628 628w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/miskruier1.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px" /><figcaption>Miskruiers </figcaption></figure> <p>Ek was om en by 12-13 jaar oud toe ek eendag (weer) in die veld en in die rantjies rondgeloop het. In een voetpaadjie het ‘n miskruier – in ‘isolasie’ – my aandag getrek. Ek het besluit om die gediertetjie te volg en te kyk waarheen sy misbolletjie hom neem! Na ‘n vreeslike lang gewag en observasie – het ek opgegee, want sy roete was net te lank en dit was ‘n warm Desember! Tuis gekom, het ek in die Kennis-boeke gaan meer lees. Ek het vir ‘n paar dae gewonder oor my onderwerp hierdie jaar en hier is my bydrae tot die Afrikaanse taal vir 14 Augustus, Afrikaanse Taaldag!</p> <p></p> <pre class="wp-block-verse">'<strong>n Komplimentêre Kaartjie</strong> In die snikhete van die twaalfuurson - in skommellende isolasie - beweeg hy ritsellend, ritmies. Ongevraagd dog stemloos, soos 'n baldadige lakei, beskou ek die vasberade, onverskillige kruidjie-roer-my-nie-miskruier! Met sy ongeballanseerde dans verower hy heuwel na heuwel onder die koeltes van die blou wolklose hemel. En ek: onverwags, met belaglike kreune, het die aftog geblaas, welwetend dat als, in die snikhete son en onder die koeltes van die blou hemel, in my glimmende geheue geanker is! 14-8-21 21:30 Nikita</pre> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19329" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/addo_miskruier/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/addo_miskruier.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,889" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="addo_miskruier" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/addo_miskruier.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/addo_miskruier.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/addo_miskruier.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-19329" width="458" height="397" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/addo_miskruier.jpg?w=458 458w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/addo_miskruier.jpg?w=916 916w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/addo_miskruier.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/addo_miskruier.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px" /><figcaption>Miskruiers in die Addo Olifant Park Foto: Mariska Spoormaker News24.com </figcaption></figure> <p>Die kritiek bedreigde vlerklose Addo- miskruier is ’n onmisbare skakel in die Addo-park se gesonde ekologie, maar word ongelukkig nog in hope doodgery wanneer besoekers oor onder meer olifantmis in die pad ry. Lees die artikel op News24. </p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans-poems/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans poems</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans-poetry/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans poetry</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaanse-gedigte/" rel="category tag">Afrikaanse gedigte</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaanse-taal-2/" rel="category tag">Afrikaanse taal</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/dung-beetle/" rel="category tag">Dung beetle</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/gedigte/" rel="category tag">gedigte</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaans/" rel="tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaanse-gedigte/" rel="tag">Afrikaanse gedigte</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/gedigte/" rel="tag">gedigte</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/miskruiers/" rel="tag">Miskruiers</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/n-komplimentere-kaartjie/#comments">15 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19305 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-geskiedenis category-history category-nederland category-oude-doelenstraat tag-amsterdam tag-geskiedenis tag-historiese-winkels tag-holland tag-nederland tag-oude-doelenstraat" id="post-19305"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/08/06/oude-doelenstraat/" rel="bookmark">Oude Doelenstraat</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">06/08/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19306" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/doelenstraat/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat.jpg" data-orig-size="966,615" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="doelenstraat" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat.jpg?w=966" alt="" class="wp-image-19306" width="572" height="364" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat.jpg?w=572 572w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat.jpg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat.jpg 966w" sizes="(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px" /><figcaption>Die foto was ‘n advertensie in ‘n antieke Suid-Afrikaanse resepteboek </figcaption></figure> <p>Net sommer iets interessants vir die dag! </p> <p>Die begenoemde foto kom uit die antieke Suid-Afrikaanse resepteboek: ‘<em>Oranje Koek- en Recepten-boek voor Zuid-Afrika</em>‘ deur Mevr. D. J. H. gepubliseer in 1909.</p> <p>Ek het die resepteboek van my oorlede ma ge-erf en vandag nogal aandagtig deur dit geblaai en by die advertensie-bladsy in detail alles gelees. Van jongs af moes ek altyd alles lees en het ek gevoel ek ‘mis’ iets as ek dit nie doen nie. Selfs op die toilet het ek die kannetjies lugverfrisser geneem en alles lees. In koerante het ek selfs die kleinste of kortste advertensies gelees – net omdat ek gedink ek het dat ek dalk iets interessants sal mis! Dit kan nogal ‘n pyn wees, maar ek het net gevoel ek ‘moet’. Gelukkig is ek nie meer so nie alhoewel ek nog steeds geinteresseerd is in die lees van taamlike detail van artikels of net enige iets wat my aandag trek. </p> <p>In elk geval, net daar spandeer ek ‘n groot gedeelte van die dag op Google en doen ek ‘n behoorlike ‘search’ op hierdie straatname: Oude Doelenstraat h. O.Z. Voorburgwal – net om ook uit te vind dat dit eintlik is: Op die hoek van Oude Doelenstraat & Oudezijds Voorburgwal. Dit het heelwat interessante foto’s opgelewer.</p> <p>Die winkel is nou, lyk my, deel van ‘n museum (want dis op die webwerf van: ‘Onderdiekeizerskroon’ – wat heel moontlik sal meen dat dit nie gesloop of veranderings aan die struktuur gedoen sal mag word nie – en op hierdie link kan jy die volgende beskrywing vind:</p> <p><a href="https://www.onderdekeizerskroon.nl/database/grachtenboek_objecten.php?id=11061" rel="nofollow">https://www.onderdekeizerskroon.nl/database/grachtenboek_objecten.php?id=11061</a></p> <p class="has-drop-cap">Opvallend winkelpand (‘Heeren en Kinderkleedingstukken Gemaakt Op Maat’) op de hoek van de OZ Voorburgwal en de Oude Doelenstraat. Het was een uiterst modern en functionalistisch winkelpand met grote glasvensters, mogelijk gemaakt door een ijzerconstructie van liggers en zuilen. Inwendig waren er grote ongedeelde ruimtes. Een stoommachine zorgde voor verwarming en elektrische verlichting. Aanvankelijk had het pand drie bouwlagen en werd bekroond door een grote gevelreclame, maar het kreeg in ca. 1920 een extra verdieping en een torentje. In 1983 ging deze uitbreiding verloren door een brand; het torentje was toen al verdwenen.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19309" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/doelenstraat-argitek/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-argitek.jpg" data-orig-size="986,1500" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="doelenstraat-argitek" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-argitek.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-argitek.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-argitek.jpg?w=986" alt="" class="wp-image-19309" width="333" height="507" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-argitek.jpg?w=333 333w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-argitek.jpg?w=666 666w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-argitek.jpg?w=394 394w" sizes="(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px" /><figcaption>Alle foto’s: Google – Die argitekstekening van die gebou. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19311" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/doelenstraat-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1042,1500" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="doelenstraat-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-2.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-2.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-2.jpg?w=1042" alt="" class="wp-image-19311" width="411" height="591" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-2.jpg?w=411 411w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-2.jpg?w=822 822w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-2.jpg?w=417 417w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-2.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px" /><figcaption>Die gebou – wat om en by 1890 gebou is. Dit was oorspronklik ‘n winkel vir klere. <br /> </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19313" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/doelenstraat-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-3.jpg" data-orig-size="701,1011" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="doelenstraat-3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-3.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-3.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-3.jpg?w=701" alt="" class="wp-image-19313" width="388" height="559" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-3.jpg?w=388 388w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-3.jpg?w=416 416w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-3.jpg 701w" sizes="(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px" /><figcaption>All images: Google Die winkel van ‘n sy-aansig afgeneem. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19315" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/doelenstraat-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-1.jpg" data-orig-size="359,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="doelenstraat-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-1.jpg?w=359" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-1.jpg?w=359" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-1.jpg?w=359" alt="" class="wp-image-19315" width="271" height="362" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-1.jpg?w=271 271w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-1.jpg 359w" sizes="(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px" /><figcaption>In hierdie foto kan jy sien die winkel het nog ‘n torinkie bo-op die dak gehad. Dit is later in ‘n brand verwoes en nog ‘n winkelvlak is geskep. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19317" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/doelenstraat-4/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-4.jpg" data-orig-size="1156,1156" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="doelenstraat-4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-4.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-4.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-4.jpg?w=1156" alt="" class="wp-image-19317" width="375" height="375" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-4.jpg?w=375 375w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-4.jpg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-4.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px" /><figcaption>Die winkel het verskeie veranderinge ondergaan – soos in die foto’s gesien. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19318" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/doelenstraat-5/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-5.jpg" data-orig-size="1196,1096" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="doelenstraat-5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-5.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-5.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-5.jpg?w=1196" alt="" class="wp-image-19318" width="379" height="347" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-5.jpg?w=379 379w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-5.jpg?w=758 758w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/doelenstraat-5.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px" /></figure> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/geskiedenis/" rel="category tag">geskiedenis</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/history/" rel="category tag">History</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/nederland/" rel="category tag">Nederland</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/oude-doelenstraat/" rel="category tag">Oude Doelenstraat</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/amsterdam/" rel="tag">Amsterdam</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/geskiedenis/" rel="tag">geskiedenis</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/historiese-winkels/" rel="tag">Historiese winkels</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/holland/" rel="tag">Holland</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/nederland/" rel="tag">Nederland</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/oude-doelenstraat/" rel="tag">Oude Doelenstraat</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/08/06/oude-doelenstraat/#comments">2 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19286 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-afrikaans category-art category-europe category-geskiedenis category-history tag-alan-turing tag-erasmus-of-rotterdam tag-erasmus-programme tag-europe tag-thomas-more tag-uitruilstudente" id="post-19286"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/08/04/erasmus-en-leer/" rel="bookmark">Erasmus en Leer</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">04/08/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19287" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/erasmus/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus.jpg" data-orig-size="680,657" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="erasmus" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus.jpg?w=680" alt="" class="wp-image-19287" width="447" height="432" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus.jpg?w=447 447w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus.jpg 680w" sizes="(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px" /></figure> <p>Studente van sekere lande in Europa is regtig meer bevoorreg dan meeste ander studente reg oor die wêreld. Dit is deur danke aan ‘n filosoof van Nederland: Erasmus. In die skildery hierbo kan jy hom sien waar hy die Koningshuis in 1499 besoek en ‘n boek oorhandig aan die kinders van die Konings-gesin. Die Erasmus-program is in 1987 gestig en dis ‘n uitruil skema vir studente vanaf hul tweede jaar op Universiteit. Dit het die lande ingesluit: België, Duitsland, Griekeland, Frankryk, Ierland, Italië, Nederland, Portugal, Spanje en die UK. Na Brexit, het die UK besluit om nie meer deel te neem aan die uitruilskema nie, maar het die UK ‘n nuwe skema in plek geplaas: Die Turing skema – wat na Alan Turing vernoem is. Die ‘Erasmus’ is ‘n akroniem vir: <em>EuRopean Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students</em> – buiten dat dit na die Nederlandse filosoof vernoem is. Ek wonder skielik of Suid-Afrika nog die uitruilskema het? Universiteite het ook ‘n skema gehad – ek hoop dit is nog aktief en in gebruik?</p> <p>Die volgende is van die ‘Explore Parliament’ link -sien die link hierby.</p> <p>Above image: Erasmus of Rotterdam visiting the children of Henry VII at Eltham Palace in 1499 and presenting Prince Henry (the future Henry VIII) with a written tribute. Detail of oil painting in the East Corridor of the Palace of Westminster, London.</p> <p>In this remarkable painting by Frank Cadogen Cowper, the lady in the background dressed like a nun is surely Lady Margaret Beaufort, the pious mother of Henry VII. The babe in arms is one of the younger siblings who died in infancy. The Prince of Wales is not shown since he had his own household at Ludlow. According to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.explore-parliament.net/nssMovies/01/0164/0164_.htm" target="_blank"><em>Explore-Parliament</em></a>:<br />The painting shows the interior of the medieval palace of Greenwich: a man in black kneels before three small children in gorgeous apparel. Behind him and to the right, a tall man stands in profile, leaning on a stick. The story is a charming one, and it is true. Erasmus of Rotterdam was the most famous scholar of his day. In 1499 he was visiting England. He was in Greenwich one day with his young friend Thomas More, who made him an intriguing invitation.<em> </em></p> <p class="has-drop-cap"><em>I prithee, bear me company to a certain great house nigh to here. There thou shalt find friends, who have a great desire to see thee.</em> – Thomas More.</p> <p>The house turned out to be the royal palace, and the ‘friends’ were the royal children. One of them was the future Henry VIII, who was eight years of age at the time. The infant prince promptly demanded that the great scholar should write them a poem – which he did.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19290" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/erasmus-and-thomas-moore/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus-and-thomas-moore.jpg" data-orig-size="1134,360" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="erasmus-and-thomas-moore" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus-and-thomas-moore.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus-and-thomas-moore.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1134" height="360" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus-and-thomas-moore.jpg?w=1134" alt="" class="wp-image-19290" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus-and-thomas-moore.jpg 1134w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus-and-thomas-moore.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/erasmus-and-thomas-moore.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px" /><figcaption>(Left to right) Erasmus, the Royal children: Princess Margaret, Princess Mary and Prince Henry and far right: The King leans forward, carefully observing the reactions of his children with Thomas More to his left. </figcaption></figure> <p class="has-drop-cap">Wikipedia: <em><strong>Sir Thomas More</strong> (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as <strong>Saint Thomas More</strong>, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532. He wrote Utopia, published in 1516, which describes the political system of an imaginary island state.</em></p> <p class="has-drop-cap"><em>More opposed the Protestant Reformation and was against the theology of Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin and William Tyndale. More also opposed Henry VIII’s separation from the Catholic Church, refusing to acknowledge Henry as supreme head of the Church of England and the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. After refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, he was convicted of treason and executed. On his execution, he was reported to have said: “I die the King’s good servant, and God’s first”.</em></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/art/" rel="category tag">Art</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/europe/" rel="category tag">Europe</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/geskiedenis/" rel="category tag">geskiedenis</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/history/" rel="category tag">History</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/alan-turing/" rel="tag">Alan Turing</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/erasmus-of-rotterdam/" rel="tag">Erasmus of Rotterdam</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/erasmus-programme/" rel="tag">Erasmus programme</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/thomas-more/" rel="tag">Thomas More</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/uitruilstudente/" rel="tag">Uitruilstudente</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/08/04/erasmus-en-leer/#comments">2 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19186 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-art category-felt-making category-wet-felt-painting tag-art-and-craft tag-felt-making tag-wet-felt-painting" id="post-19186"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/04/05/maak-jou-eie-make-your-own/" rel="bookmark">Maak jou eie – Make your own</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">05/04/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19191" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_2465-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2465.jpg" data-orig-size="760,684" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1617449041","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.05","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="img_2465" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2465.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2465.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2465.jpg?w=760" alt="" class="wp-image-19191" width="205" height="184" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2465.jpg?w=205 205w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2465.jpg?w=410 410w" sizes="(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px" /><figcaption>Underwater sea scene <br /> </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19219" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_2467/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2467.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1617719433","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="img_2467" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2467.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2467.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2467.jpg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-19219" width="247" height="185" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2467.jpg?w=247 247w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2467.jpg?w=494 494w" sizes="(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px" /><figcaption>I glued some beads to give the impression of corals and other sea life. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19221" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_2471/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2471.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1617719474","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="img_2471" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2471.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2471.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2471.jpg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-19221" width="358" height="269" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2471.jpg?w=358 358w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2471.jpg?w=716 716w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2471.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px" /><figcaption>I added on little tiny bits of glitter </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19193" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_2463/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2463.jpg" data-orig-size="801,619" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1617448867","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="img_2463" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2463.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2463.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2463.jpg?w=801" alt="" class="wp-image-19193" width="235" height="182" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2463.jpg?w=235 235w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2463.jpg?w=470 470w" sizes="(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px" /><figcaption>The practise piece: Random forest with red to represent Red’s cloak and the yellow piece of ‘string’ is supposed to be a footpath. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19194" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_2462/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2462.jpg" data-orig-size="773,1031" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1617448856","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.05","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="img_2462" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2462.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2462.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2462.jpg?w=773" alt="" class="wp-image-19194" width="224" height="299" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2462.jpg?w=224 224w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2462.jpg?w=448 448w" sizes="(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px" /><figcaption>Fun fairy chessboard </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19197" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_2456/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2456.jpg" data-orig-size="1546,1160" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1617366108","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="img_2456" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2456.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2456.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2456.jpg?w=1546" alt="" class="wp-image-19197" width="260" height="195" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2456.jpg?w=260 260w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2456.jpg?w=520 520w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px" /><figcaption>Wool roving covered with net curtain, soaked in soapy water </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19199" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_2458/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2458.jpg" data-orig-size="1031,773" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1617366199","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="img_2458" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2458.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2458.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2458.jpg?w=1031" alt="" class="wp-image-19199" width="278" height="208" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2458.jpg?w=278 278w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/img_2458.jpg?w=556 556w" sizes="(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px" /><figcaption>Testing for more rubbing? </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19202" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/image-1-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-1.png" data-orig-size="393,336" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-1.png?w=393" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-1.png?w=393" loading="lazy" width="393" height="336" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image-1.png?w=393" alt="" class="wp-image-19202" /><figcaption>Different colours of wool roving </figcaption></figure> <p>Enlgish readers: Please read below.</p> <p>Ons het onlangs hierdie tegniek, om jou eie velt te maak, by die skool geleer omdat ons die kinders moes kry om hul eie velt te maak! Dit was heel prettig en ek het besluit om bietjie in te spring en nog meer daarvan by die huis te maak. Die eerste foto, met die onderwater toneel, is my eerste poging tuis. Die tweede een is die een wat ek gemaak het as ‘n toets by die skool met die aanwysings soos in die video – hier in die inskrywing. Dit is veronderstel om deel van ‘n woud te wees en die rooi gedeelte verteenwoordig die rooi kleur in Rooikappie se verhaal – die verhaal wat ons tans in die klas ‘bestudeer’ waar die kinders die storie skryf vanuit die wolf se perspektief. </p> <p>Die skaakbordjie was sommer gemaak, met afvalstukkies, vir die genot daarvan. Die stappe in die video is baie volledig. Ek het nie al die stappe tuis of in my klas gevolg het nie en nog steeds suskes gehad! Soms voel ek dat enige iets wat onnodig langdradig is of nie regtig so belangrik is nie, uitgeskakel kan word as ek steeds dieselfde resultate kan behaal en daarmee kan die tyd kort geknip word! Miskien het ek nie genoeg geduld vir dinge wat onnodig lank neem nie. </p> <p>Ek het ook my masseer-apparaatjie, wat eintlik vir ‘n klas-uitstalling oor die virus gekoop was, gebruik en dit het die tyd om die wol te ‘vryf’ met ‘n hele helfte verminder! Dis die blou dingetjie wat jy in die foto sien. Boere maak mos planne! Op die 5de foto kan jy sien hoe ek die velt getoets het – met jou vingers ‘knyp’ jy die velt om seker te maak dat die wol goed ‘vassit’ of ‘gemeng’ het met die ander wol en maak jy seker dat daar nie ‘los’ draadjies is nie.</p> <p>Recently, we learnt this skill of wet felt painting in order to teach our children in the class how to do it. It was great fun and it inspired me to try more at home too. The underwater sea scene is my first I tried. The second image: a test at school, which is meant to be a forest – on the left – and the red colour represents Red Riding Hood’s cloak – we linked it to our current topic in writing. </p> <p>We followed this video, though I skipped some of the steps, which I thought will save time too and you can still have success. We didn’t do the rolling part. Also, I used my massage tool – in the photo, you can see the blue thingy – for more rubbing. You need to do plenty of rubbing and this halved the time when I used this little tool, which was initially bought for a class display! Well, anything to make your life easier is part of my motto. Give it a try and have fun!</p> <span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K_UxLyphpB0?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span> <p>Video: How to make a wool felt picture.</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/art/" rel="category tag">Art</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/felt-making/" rel="category tag">Felt making</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/wet-felt-painting/" rel="category tag">Wet felt painting</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/art-and-craft/" rel="tag">art and craft</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/felt-making/" rel="tag">Felt making</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/wet-felt-painting/" rel="tag">Wet felt painting</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/04/05/maak-jou-eie-make-your-own/#comments">14 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19084 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-afrikaans category-begaafde-kind category-hoogsbegaafde-leerder category-onderrig category-skole-in-engeland category-skool category-talentvolle-leerder tag-afrikaans tag-hoogbegaafde-leerder tag-skool tag-skoolhou" id="post-19084"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/03/09/die-hoogbegaafde-en-talentvolle-leerder/" rel="bookmark">Die Hoogbegaafde en talentvolle leerder</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">09/03/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19099" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/think-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/think-3.jpg" data-orig-size="720,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="think-3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/think-3.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/think-3.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-19099" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/think-3.jpg?w=720" alt="" width="267" height="267" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/think-3.jpg?w=267 267w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/think-3.jpg?w=534 534w" sizes="(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19101" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/image-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-1.png" data-orig-size="546,412" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-1.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-1.png?w=500" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-19101" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-1.png?w=546" alt="" width="275" height="207" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-1.png?w=275 275w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-1.png 546w" sizes="(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px" /> <figcaption>Elke leerder moet ‘n gelyke geleentheid gegee word.</figcaption> </figure> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Christavanstaden.com het my ‘n geruime tyd gelede gevra om iets te skryf oor die Begaafde leerder. Ek skryf graag daaroor gesien vanaf my oogpunt en ek glo en mag dalk gestenig word uit verskeie oorde. Ek het 34 jaar Onderwys ervaring en twee jaar daarvan is in twee Britse Hoërskole waar ek ‘Computing’ onderrig het. [Lees laer af oor die Britse stelsel rakende die Begaafde en Talentvolle kind]. Ek het veertien jaar Onderwys ervaring in Suid-Afrika waarvan 9 jaar daarvan in Junior Primêr is and spesifiek met graad 3 en die res Gr4-Gr7. Die res van die 34 jaar is in laerskole in die UK, waarvan 10 by die laerskool is waar ek op die oomblik 10 jariges onderrig. Ek het ervaring in die onderrig van 7-11 jariges in die Britse stelsel, maar meestel in die groepe 9-10 wat Jaar 4 en Jaar 5 is – soortgelyk aan Graad 4 en Graad 5 in Suid-Afrika.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Ek het ‘n persoonlike siening oor die hoogsbegaafde leerders wat ek dink nie baie mense met my deel nie. Ek sal verduidelik en dan vra ek dat jy die gedeelte van die Britse stelsel ook lees, want dit het ook ‘n aandeel in my siening wat meer begin verander het. Hoe langer ek hier in Engeland skoolhou, hoe meer negatief neig ek om te wees oor hierdie ‘hoogbegaarde’ stelsel. (Lees asseblief kappies en deeltekens in met sekere woorde – indien jy nie omgee nie. My sleutelbord wil nie lekker saamspeel nie! – Ek hoop ook nie die inskrywing lees soos ‘n ‘essay’ nie.)</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Van my eerste dag van skoolhou, het ek geglo dat die Onderwyser moet absoluut alles gee vir elke liewe kind wat voor jou in die klas sit – op elke vlak. Daar moet onder geen omstandighede ‘n uitsondering gemaak word van sekere kinders wat meer weet as ander of sekere kinders wat beter presteer in sekere areas as ander. Vir my moes almal op ‘n gelyke speelveld wees en van daar af werk ek met elke kind. Geen kind kan met ‘n ander kind vergelyk word – omdat almal op verskillende maniere leer. Die Onderwyser kan die leerinhou vir die kind voorhou en hoop dat dit reg geinterpreteer sal word, maar gou-gou sal hy agterkom dat sekere kinders dit op ‘n ander manier interpreteer of dat sekere kinders meer hulp as ander nodig het om dit beter te verstaan of dit moet meer in detail verduidelik word. Elkeen dink anders of interpreteer ‘n konsep/leerinhoud anders. Dus, die Onderwyser moet gereed wees om meer te verduidelik waar nodig – selfs vir die hoogbegaafde kind – of die hoogbegaafde onderpresteerder. Dit meen, jy moet die kinders in kou klas baie goed ken en weet wat elke kind se potensiaal is en hoe om te werk te gaan om dit vir elke kind moontlik te maak om sukses te behaal in elke les wat onderrig word. Die Onderwyser moet met ander woorde ‘ingryp’ waar dinge bietjie ‘verkeerd’ gaan vir die leerder en seker maak dat die leerinhoud duidelik is.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Nou moet ek dit duidelik maak dat ek hier van die ‘gemiddelde’ kind praat. Die Onderwyser sal kinders in sy klas he wat so ver agter is as die res van die klas as gevolg van verskeie redes en faktore. Ek noem slegs een of twee. Sommige ouers trek gereeld rond van plek tot plek – elke paar weke of maande. Die leerder het nooit geleentheid om leerinhoud sy eie te maak nie en dus gaan daar ‘gaps’ wees in die leer van hierdie groep. Die tweede groep: hierdie leerders is bitter min teenwoordig by die skool/in die klas. Ons het lank terug na hulle verwys as die wat ‘stokkiesdraai’. Daar is geen rede waarom hulle nie in die klas kan wees nie, maar ek moet darem by se, dat baie van sulke leerders wat wel stokkiesdraai, doen dit as gevolg van ‘n lae selfbeeld of keer op keer se mislukkings in die klas. Die ander groep stokkiesdraaiers is die wat net bloot-weg stout is en kattekwaad wil aanvang. Ek sluit nie hierdie groepe in wanneer ek praat van onderpresteerders of begaafdes nie, want hulle sal in die groep geplaas word wat ‘onderpresteer’ – of selfs geklassifiseer kan word as die ‘hoogbegaafde onderpresteerders’ deur skole.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Die Onderwyser se beplanning moet as sodanig wees dat hy elke kind se potensiaal moet kan identifiseer en op daardie kind rig hy sy doelstellings en doelwitte. Met ander woorde, hy moet baie duidelik sy beplanning differensieer in die sin dat die kind wat onderpresteer of gewoonlik meer hulp nodig het, baie vinnig op dieselfde vlak gebring kan word waar hy behoort te wees – vir sy ouderdomsgroep. Die kind wat meer kennis het as sommige ander in jou klas, sal dan ook baat vind by die gedifferensieeerde beplanning want die Onderwyser sal outomaties ook aan die kind aandag gee wat reeds meer kennis het en daaraan dink hy hoe hy daardie kind gaan stimuleer en in sy/haar behoeftes voorsien – nie dat hy noodwendig meer werk vir die kind sal gee nie, maar dalk die werk van so ‘n aard beplan dat daar ‘n dieper studie gemaak kan word in plaas net oppervlakkige (ekstra) werk voorberei. Ek het bv vir ‘n kind verdere navorsing laat doen oor ‘n onderwerp wat die ek sou onderrig – met die hoofpunte wat die kind moes navors – iets wat ‘n uitdaging was vir die kind. Die kind het die navorsing met die klas gedeel – en ek het aangevul waar nodig.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;"> Ek voel ook dat kinders die keuse gegee moet word om die area van navorsing te kies want dit sal ‘n aansporing wees om navorsing te wil doen omdat dit die belangstellingsveld is. Die Onderwyser sal die kind begelei in so ‘n mate hy (die kind) nie sal afdwaal van die onderwerp van studie af nie. Kinders kan in groepe navorsing doen waar elke kind ‘n sekere deel navors – en dis waar die onderpresteerder ook ‘n deel kry om na te vors en daar kan ‘n groepleier wees wat die inligting versamel. Groepwerk is nie my gunsteling nie, want daar is altyd die leerders/kinders wat harder werk as ander, maar dit kan ook suksesvol aangewend word indien die beplanning en leiding reg geskied.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Die kind wat onderpresteer moet nie gesien word as ‘n kind wat glad nie potensiaal het en dan slegs oppervlakkige werk vir die kind voorberei nie. Elke kind moet voel dat die Onderwyser meer van hom/haar verwag of ho-e verwagting koester. Sodra die kind agterkom dat hy (die Onderwyser) meer verwag en ho-e verwagtings koester, sal die leerder gemotiveerd wees en ook voel dat die Onderwyser ‘n ho-e dunk van hom/haar het – die kind sal dus voel dat hy ‘raakgesien’ word en dat hy/sy iets ‘werd’ is en nie net ‘n ‘iemand’ is nie. Dan kry jy ook die kind wat suksesvol is, maar op soek is na bevestiging van die Onderwyser. Die kind is eintlik bang vir mislukking voel hy mag nie foute maak nie. Hierdie leerder sien homself as ‘n perfeksionis. Somtyds is so ‘n leerder bang vir die onbekende en vermy uitdagings en het ‘n vrees vir mislukking. So ‘n kind wil nie graag iets ekstra doen nie. So ‘n leerder het iemand nodig om na te volg, iemand wat risiko’s neem en nie bang is vir mislukking nie. Dan kry jy ook die leerder wat suksesvol is, ook hoogbegaafdes en wil nie graag uitstaan in die groep nie. Sommige sal met opset onderpresteer om in te pas by hul maats – dit gaan oor die sosiale inskakeling. Dit hoef nie noodwendig juis die hoogbegaafde leerder te wees wat dit ‘moedswillig’ doen, slegs om in te pas of om nie maats te verloor nie, maar selfs die gemiddelde kind ook. [sien die video on die einde van die inskrywing].</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Dan is daar ook die groep wat geklassifiseer word as kinders met ADHD, ASD, OCD, ens. of leerders wat disleksies is, dyspraxia het en nog meer. Sommige van hierdie kinders voel soms ‘dom’ en voel hulle kan nie die taak bemeester nie. Hulle voel ook dat hulle dikwels voortdurend onderskat word. Die probleem is dat baie keer word die probleem raakgesien, maar nie die begaafdheid nie. So ‘n kind, omdat hy juis vindingryk is, het baie hanteringsmeganismes ontwikkel om sodoende struikelblokke te kan vermy en later word die probleem geidentifiseer. Hierdie kind het ook aandag nodig van die Onderwyser in die sin van ‘raaksien’ en prys. </span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Sommige ouers sal somtyds na vore kom en vir die Onderwyser kom vertel hoeveel werk die kind by die huis meester en baie trots op die kind voel en wil daarmee ‘voorgee’ dat die kind ‘begaafd’ is – omdat die kind soveel werk doen! Nee, dit is nie ‘n begaafde kind nie, maar ‘n ouer wat net bloot druk op ‘n kind uitoefen om meer werk te doen. Die begaafde kind is die kind wat op sy eie werk ‘wil’ doen, ook dan werk doen en nog meer op sy eie wil leer. Die kind het nie iemand nodig om te motiveer om werk te doen nie, maar sal uit sy eie die werk doen. Die tipe kinders wil ook sekere dinge vir hulself leer – dinge waarin hulle belangstel.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Elke kind het ‘n sekere vlak waarop hy funksioneer en alleenlik die Onderwyser kan daardie vlak bepaal en die leerder motiveer om beter te presteer. Indien die Onderwyser besluit dat die kind in elk geval ‘n onderpresteerder is en altyd sal bly is die gevaar daar dat die Onderwyser se verwagtinge projekteer word op daardie kind en sal daardie kind nie beter doen nie, want die kind besef dat die Onderwyser verwag nie veel meer van hom/haar nie. Dus, jy moet baie duidelik ho-e verwagtinge koester van elke liewe kind en dit uitspel vir die kind. Die kind/leerder moet weet dat die Onderwyser het daardie sekere verwagtinge en dat dit van hom/haar verwag sal word om te presteer – met die hulp of ekstra hulp wat deurentyd verleen sal word.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Kinders moet gedurig gemotiveer word en die Onderwyser moet die kind laat voel dat hy sukses kan behaal en ook help om suksesvol te wees met take en sodanig die vertrouensverhouding daar stel vir hierdie kind om meer te wil <em>waag</em> en risikos te neem. Dit sal aanlyding gee tot die bou van ‘n selfbeeld, selfbeeld verbeter en vertroue in homself/haarself in te boesem. Sodra die kind voel dat sy Onderwyser in hom/haar glo, sal/behoort vordering plaasvind. Ek kan meer uitbrei op Landman se leer-ken-word essensies maar glo nie dit gaan hier nodig wees nie. My punt is: Ek het dit oor en oor gesien – dat elke kind ‘n gawe of ‘n talent het. Die Onderwyser het daardie verantwoodelikheid om dit in die kind raak te sien en te ontwikkel. Dit is so dat baie kinders minder talente het as ander, dit is hoe ons geskape is, ons kan niks verander nie, maar as jy die kind inspireer en aanmoedig en die geleenthede skep, sal kinders agterkom hoeveel meer hulle kan doen en wil doen.</span></h4> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tabel-uk.png"><img data-attachment-id="19131" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/03/09/die-hoogbegaafde-en-talentvolle-leerder/tabel-uk/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tabel-uk.png" data-orig-size="600,315" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Tabel UK" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tabel-uk.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tabel-uk.png?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-19131" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tabel-uk.png?w=500" alt="" width="500" height="263" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tabel-uk.png?w=500 500w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tabel-uk.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p> <p>‘n Tabel volgens die UK se perspektief</p> <p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Die situasie in Engeland:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong> Sedert 1997 tot 2010 was daar al verskeie benaminge vir die begaafde en talentvolle leerders. 1997 is dit G&T genoem – Gifted and Talented. 2002-2007 was dit WAGTY genoem en 2007-2010 GFBT en die akroniem: YGTP is ook gebruik – Young Gifted and Talented Programme en toe is dit altesaam alles ontbind. Daarna is die term: ‘More Able’ gebruik. </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Vir Onderwysers in die klaskamers is gese om ten minste 5% van jou kinders in die klas te identifiseer as G&T. Dit is waarmee ek ‘n gruwelooslike probleem het! Onderwysers het meeste van die tyd geen idee – en slegs bolangse lyding gekry van hoe hulle kinders kan identifiseer. Ek wou elke keer na die hemel skreeu as daar vir ons name gevra is. Die probleem: Jy het baie keer nie in jou klas daardie kind(ers) nie en nou is jy verplig om ‘n paar name voor te stoot! Jy het dalk baie, baie oulike kinders of kinders wat redelike slim is of kinders wat nogal baie weet, maar jy weet dat hierdie kinders beslis nie in daardie kategorie-e pas nie, maar nou ja, name wil hulle he, so name gee jy net om ‘hulle’ te plesier. Dis verkeerd! Dis slegs om boksies af te tik en Ofsted gelukkig te hou. Ek het kinders gekry wat van die vorige jaargroep na my gekom het en waar die vorige Onderwyser kinders geklassifiseer het as G&T en dan is daar weer van my verwag om die betrokke kind(ers) se naam weer op die lys te plaas! Nee, dis totaal verkeerd. Ek het daarteen geskop. My woord was gelukkig aanvaar. Ek wil teen die mure uitklim oor G&T in hierdie land. Daar word ook gekyk na kinders wat uitblink in sekere areas soos bv. Sosiale – leierskap, Liggaamsoefening, akademies bv Wiskunde, Engels en Wetenskap en dan in die kreatiewe areas: musiek, drama, kuns, ens.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>My dogter was geklassifiseer as G&T toe sy 16 was en sy was uiters gefrustreerd daarmee. Sy kon, ten spyte van haar een Europese taal (Frans), nog een neem – Spaans. Sy – en die ander in die skool – is vir baie ekstra dinge in die skool voorgestoot en alhoewel sy dit nie wou doen nie, was sy verplig om dit te doen! Sy het die onregverdigheid raakgesien en geweet daar was ander klasmaats wat sy wou he dat hulle die voorreg ook moes kry om sekere geleenthede te he en dit het net nie gebeur nie. Dit was van daardie spesifieke groep kinders verwag om alles te doen wat daar vir hulle gese is, slegs deur sekere persone wat ‘in beheer’ is van die G&T en hulle wou vir die Inspekteurs bewys lewer – gedurende ‘n inspeksie – wat hulle vir die betrokke kinders doen! Dit is nog ‘n rede waarom ek teen hierdie programme is en voel ek dat daar gelyke geleenthede vir almal geskep moet word. Sommige ander kinders kon daardie ekstra taal aangeleer het of ‘n ekstra musiek instrument leer bespeel het. My dogter het vioollesse gekry, wat ons baie waardeer het want sy het wonderlik presteer en verder gegaan met haar viool – maar die klavierlesse kon vir ‘n ander kind gegee word! Waarom groepe kinders identifiseer en alles net vir daardie kinders reserveer?!</strong></span></p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gifted-and-talented.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="19139" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/03/09/die-hoogbegaafde-en-talentvolle-leerder/gifted-and-talented/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gifted-and-talented.jpg" data-orig-size="1029,731" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="gifted and talented" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gifted-and-talented.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gifted-and-talented.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-19139" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gifted-and-talented.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="500" height="355" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gifted-and-talented.jpg?w=500 500w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gifted-and-talented.jpg?w=1000 1000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gifted-and-talented.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gifted-and-talented.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p> <h4><span style="color:#008080;">Suid-Afrika groepeer ‘begaafdheid’ in verskillende domeine:</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">intellektuele</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">kreatiewe</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">artistieke</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">leierskap</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">akademiese</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008080;">Die VSA se top punte om begaafde leerders uit te ken:</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">By die kategorisering en identifisering van begaafde kinders, word beweer dat sodanige kinders gewoonlik:</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">‘n IK-syfer betref gewoonlik deel uit van die boonste 3 – 5% van skoolpopulasie;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– presteer goed in een of meer skool- of buitekurrikulêre vakke soos sterrekunde, rekenaarwetenskap, meganika, ens.;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– is uiters weetgierig en kan deur hoëdenkvlak-aktiwiteite probleemoplossend te werk gaan en abstraheer maklik;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– kan vinnig memoriseer en leer maklik en vinnig;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– leer vinnig lees, lees baie en geniet dit;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– beskik oor ’n groot woordeskat en kan vir lang tye konsentreer;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– kan verbande raaksien en daarvolgens veralgemeen en is verbeeldingry;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– is oorspronklik en kom met unieke, nuwe gedagtes na vore;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– openbaar leierskap en besit die vermoë om goeie menseverhoudings te stig;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– openbaar talente in kuns, musiek, skryfkuns, drama en dans en openbaar ‘n besondere redenaarsvermoë;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– stel hoë eise en doelwitte, is selfkrities en selfanilities</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– vra na die dieper sin en betekenis van dinge; is sensitief en het ‘n goeie humorsin;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– hou van ouer kinders – slaap min;</span><br /><span style="color:#008080;">– beoefen verskeie stokperdjies, geniet ingewikkelde speletjies en stel belang in wêreldprobleme.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Begaafde onderprestering — volgens die VSA se stelsel.</span><br /><span style="color:#800080;">Begaafde onderprestering dui op die wanverhouding tussen aangebore potensialiteite en gelewerde prestasies. Hierdie begaafde kinders gaan oënskynlik gebuk onder die las van ’n gebrek aan korrelasie tussen hul chronologiese en verstandsouderdom omdat hul geesgenote heelwat ouer as hulself is en daar uiters moeilik in die gewone skoolsituasie in hul besondere onderwysbehoeftes voorsien kan word.</span><br /><span style="color:#800080;">Die oorsake vir onderprestering kan moontlik aan van die volgende faktore gekoppel word:</span><br /><span style="color:#800080;">– hulle handhaaf swak famiJie relasies — met hulle ouers en ander gesinslede — en reken dat hulle nie onvoorwaardelik aanvaar word nie. Dit kan die konsentrasie- en leervermoë beïnvloed en tot emosionele ontwrigting lei;</span><br /><span style="color:#800080;">– hulle heg gewoonlik nie veel waarde aan eerlikheid en getrouheid nie en sal dus ook nie sodanig ingestel wees ten opsigte van huiswerk of eksamenvoorbereiding nie; dit kan tot swak akademiese resultate lei;</span><br /><span style="color:#800080;">– hulle het nie goeie studiegewoontes en -houdings nie. Diesulkes sukkel daarom om met hulle onderwysers oor die weg te kom en werkopdragte te voltooi;</span><br /><span style="color:#800080;">– hulle word groot in een-ouer-gesinne waar hulle emosionele en selfs materiële ongeborgenheid ervaar en waardeur hul prestasies negatief beïnvloed word;</span><br /><span style="color:#800080;">– werklose ouers oefen uit die aard van die saak ’n ooreenstemmende invloed uit.</span></h4> <span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/okBV9d2bsmA?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/begaafde-kind/" rel="category tag">Begaafde kind</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/hoogsbegaafde-leerder/" rel="category tag">Hoogsbegaafde leerder</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/onderrig/" rel="category tag">Onderrig</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/skole-in-engeland/" rel="category tag">skole in Engeland</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/skool/" rel="category tag">skool</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/talentvolle-leerder/" rel="category tag">Talentvolle leerder</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaans/" rel="tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/hoogbegaafde-leerder/" rel="tag">Hoogbegaafde leerder</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/skool/" rel="tag">skool</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/skoolhou/" rel="tag">skoolhou</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/03/09/die-hoogbegaafde-en-talentvolle-leerder/#comments">31 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19107 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-afrikaans category-fotos category-photos tag-173981 tag-afrikaans tag-fotos tag-lockdown tag-lockdown-england tag-photos" id="post-19107"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/03/06/grendel-dagboek/" rel="bookmark">Grendel Dagboek</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">06/03/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19118" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/grendel-dagboek-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-2.jpg" data-orig-size="3901,1017" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grendel-dagboek-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-2.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-2.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="521" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-2.jpg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-19118" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-2.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-2.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-2.jpg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-2.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /><figcaption>Lockdown V3 – January 2021 – March 2021</figcaption></figure> </div></div> <p>English Readers – these are just random photos taken during the lockdown. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19124" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/image-4/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-4.png" data-orig-size="764,823" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image-4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-4.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-4.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="764" height="823" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-4.png?w=764" alt="" class="wp-image-19124" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-4.png 764w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-4.png?w=557 557w" sizes="(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px" /></figure> <p>Hierdie foto’s was almal geneem gedurende die ‘grendel’-tyd hierbo genoem. Op my daaglikse stappie deur die klein plekkie waar ons woon (village), het ek altyd my foon by my gehad en was dit vinnig om gou-gou net te ‘kliek’ as dit nodig was. Ek is lief vir my groot bome en as ‘n boom my aandag trek, dan moet ek dit afneem, soos jy hier kan sien. Selde was dit nodig om in te gaan skooltoe en dan was daar op baie plekke die nodige padwerke. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19121" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/image-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-2.png" data-orig-size="734,801" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-2.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-2.png?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-2.png?w=734" alt="" class="wp-image-19121" width="334" height="364" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-2.png?w=334 334w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-2.png?w=668 668w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image-2.png?w=550 550w" sizes="(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px" /></figure> <p>My twee rekenaarskerms is ‘n duidelike bewys van die aanlyn skoolhou – byna drie keer per dag moes ek my skerm deel met die groep en dan was dit gerieflik om die groep, wat as ‘n gallery op jou skerm opkom, oor te skuif na my tweede skerm – dit was ook dan maklik om almal in die oog te hou – veral daardie wat so nou en dan hul kameras wou afskakel of net plat wou neerval op die bed! Dit was gewoonlik in die eerste groep die geval en hulle was die wat heelwat vroe-er moes opstaan vir hul sessie.</p> <p> Op ‘n stadium het ons te veel piesangs gehad en was dit gou om piesang-muffins te maak. Ek het sommer die resep van ‘n piesanbrood gebruik om die muffins te maak. Hulle was heerlik.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19110" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/grendel-dagboek-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-1.jpg" data-orig-size="3649,1341" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grendel-dagboek-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="734" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-1.jpg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-19110" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-1.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-1.jpg?w=1997 1997w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-1.jpg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grendel-dagboek-1.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /><figcaption>Lockdown V3 – January 2021 – March 2021</figcaption></figure> <p></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/fotos/" rel="category tag">foto's</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/photos/" rel="category tag">photos</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/2021/" rel="tag">2021</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaans/" rel="tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/fotos/" rel="tag">foto's</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/lockdown/" rel="tag">Lockdown</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/lockdown-england/" rel="tag">Lockdown England</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/photos/" rel="tag">photos</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/03/06/grendel-dagboek/#comments">12 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19073 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-afrikaans category-art category-poems category-school category-skool tag-afrikaans tag-art tag-poems tag-school tag-skool tag-skooldinge tag-sommer-net tag-zoom-aanlyn-leer" id="post-19073"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/03/03/klaar-met-zoom-skool/" rel="bookmark">Klaar met Zoom skool</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">03/03/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19074" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/art-poem/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/art-poem.png" data-orig-size="977,1084" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="art-poem" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/art-poem.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/art-poem.png?w=500" loading="lazy" width="977" height="1084" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/art-poem.png?w=977" alt="" class="wp-image-19074" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/art-poem.png 977w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/art-poem.png?w=541 541w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/art-poem.png?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px" /><figcaption>Poem by: John Keats – Ode to a Nightingale </figcaption></figure> <p>Zoom school is finished!</p> <p>Die 8ste Januarie het ons met aanlyn skool begin en vandag – 3 Maart – was die laaste dag – en ek dink ek het ‘n drankie nodig – soos die gedig hierbo se! Dit was harde werk, al die beplanning moes oorgedoen word sodat ons deur Zoom dit kon onderrig en die kinders dit tuis kon doen met die hulp van ouers – na die Onderwyser se aandeel afgehandel is. Dit was ‘n heeltemal ander manier van ‘doen’ en aanpassings moes gemaak word – waarmee Onderwysers baie goed is. Baie keer – byna daagliks, moet jy aanpassings maak, want sommer uit die bloute kan heelwat dinge in die skool gebeur en jy moet op jou tone kan dink en gereed wees vir daardie aanpassings. Dus, jy moet buigbaar wees en dit kan hanteer as jy vinnig dinge moet verander, vir welke rede ookal.</p> <p><em>Die vertaling van die gedeelte van die gedig in plein Engels: I wish I had some vintage wine that has been stored for years deep in the belly of the earth, wine that tastes of flowers and the countryside, of dancing, folk singing, and happy sunshine!</em></p> <p>Ek is nie ‘n wyndrinker nie – daarmee bedoel ek dat dit nie deel is van my daaglikse lewe nie, maar ek is eerder ‘n een-keer-‘n-jaar-glasie-persoon. Rooiwyn is my gunsteling – ek kry hoofpyn van witwyn of sjampanje. </p> <p>Die Karlienblom is my groot gunsteling blom! Ek het so bietjie rondgespeel met die waterverf – iets wat ek nog nooit regtig aangepak het nie – eerder iets wat ek die kinders leer en dis iets wat hulle moet doen – hierdie keer het ek self probeer. Ek het net rondgespeel om die verf en papier te toets, veral die kwaliteit van die verf en wat dit op die tipe papier doen om te weet of ek ander verf moes koop – en ook dalk ander tipe waterverf papier. Ek het dit nogal geniet en dink dat verf met waterverf nogal ‘n lekker tydverdryf kan wees en baie makliker as olieverf is. Ek hou daarvan dat jy ‘n fout ken ‘fix’ met die waterverf. Ek het eenkeer olieverf op ‘n klein doek probeer, dit het nogal uitgekom soos die video wat ek gevolg het, maar dit was uiters moeilik om met die olieverf te werk – veral as jy dit nie voorheen gebruik het nie. Ek dink nie ek sal dit weer probeer nie, terwyl die waterverf iets is wat ek beslis weer wil probeer. Ek hoop jy het my pampoen raakgesien! </p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/art/" rel="category tag">Art</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/poems/" rel="category tag">poems</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/school/" rel="category tag">school</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/skool/" rel="category tag">skool</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaans/" rel="tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/art/" rel="tag">Art</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/poems/" rel="tag">poems</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/school/" rel="tag">school</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/skool/" rel="tag">skool</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/skooldinge/" rel="tag">Skooldinge</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/sommer-net/" rel="tag">Sommer net</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/zoom-aanlyn-leer/" rel="tag">Zoom aanlyn leer</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/03/03/klaar-met-zoom-skool/#comments">6 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-19033 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-stories category-traditional-stories tag-red-riding-hood tag-rooikappie-en-die-wolf tag-stories tag-tradisionele-stories tag-traditional-tales" id="post-19033"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/02/28/rooi-kappie-en-die-wolf/" rel="bookmark">Rooi Kappie en die Wolf</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">28/02/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19044" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/rrh-1-wiki/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/rrh-1-wiki.jpg" data-orig-size="1140,1641" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="rrh-1-wiki" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/rrh-1-wiki.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/rrh-1-wiki.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/rrh-1-wiki.jpg?w=1140" alt="" class="wp-image-19044" width="330" height="475" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/rrh-1-wiki.jpg?w=330 330w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/rrh-1-wiki.jpg?w=660 660w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/rrh-1-wiki.jpg?w=417 417w" sizes="(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px" /><figcaption>Image: google images </figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-file"><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/redridinghood-blibrary.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Red Riding Hood-British Library</a><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/redridinghood-blibrary.pdf" class="wp-block-file__button" download>Download</a></div> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Ek het ‘n studie gemaak van Rooikappie en die Wolf. Dit het als so begin: Sodra ons terug by die skool is na die lockdown – volgende week 8 Maart – is ons opdrag gegee om in elke jaargroep ‘n tradisionele storie te neem en ‘iets anders’ daarmee te doen. Vir ons jaargroep is Rooikappie gegee en ons gaan die kinders kry om hul storie te skryf vanaf ‘n ander karakter se oogpunt hulle kan kies: die wolf, Rooikappie, die Ouma of die houtkapper. Dit is ‘n lekker manier om dit so bietjie ‘fun’ te maak en dis altyd interessant om te sien waarmee die kinders na vore kom. In my rondsoeke na idees om my voorbereiding te doen, het ek afgekom op verskeie interessante artikels en geskiedenis wat my gelei het na meer ‘n studie as om aan beplanning te werk – alhoewel die beplanning ook op die ou end darem gedoen is! Ek was taamlik erg geskok om te sien wat oorspronklik deel was van hierdie ‘onskuldige’ storie! Sien die aangehaalde gedeeltes in blou.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Ek het onder andere op die dokument van die Britse hoofbiblioteek afgekom en ek het die PDF dokument hier ook opgelaai in die inskrywing vir jou om af te laai en self deur te lees. Ek het hier ‘n gedeelte aangehaal. Ook met die lees van artikels, het ek op ‘n blog van ‘n Onderwyseres afgekom waar sy 25 variasies van Rooikappie het! Ek het ook uitgevind dat daar nie minder as 85 variasies bestaan! Dis net ongelooflik hoeveel studie daar rondom die storie gemaak is. In die volgende afbeelding kan die oorsprong van soortgelyke stories gesien word. Ek het die artikels baie interessant gevind en nooit geweet dat daar soveel variasies bestaan nie! Gelukkig is die variasie van Charles Perrault verander – met ‘n gelukkige einde, maar is ook die ‘aaklige’ gedeelte verwyder!</strong></span></h4> <p>Aanhaling van die dokument hierbo geplaas. Quote from the document by the British Library – the PDF in this entry for you to download and to read in your own time.</p> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Charles Perrault’s tale of Le Petit Chaperon rouge (Little Red Riding-Hood) first appears </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>with four other stories in a manuscript Contes de ma Mère l’Oye, which was offered to </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Élisabeth Charlotte d’Orléans, the niece of King Louis XIV, in 1695. </strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>According to Marie Françoise Quignard, Charles Perrault rewrote tales which had been transcribed from the </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>stories of nurses and old women by his son Pierre Perrault d’Armancour. Charles had the </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>tales beautifully written out, and illustrated them himself with little gouache paintings at the </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>head of each story, but signed the dedicatory letter with his son’s name in order to obtain </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>him a post as secretary to Elisabeth Charlotte. The manuscript is now in the Pierpont</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Morgan Library in New York. The tales were intended to be read aloud, as the introduction </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>refers to ‘those who listen’ to the tales. There are corrections to the manuscript, possibly by </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Perrault, and, in the story of Red Riding-Hood, beside the last reply of the wolf that his big </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>teeth are ‘to eat you with’, a note says that these words should be spoken in a loud voice in </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>order to frighten the listening child.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Three more stories were added to the first printed edition Histoires ou contes du temps passé </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>published in 1697 by Claude Barbin. Le Petit Chaperon rouge is the shortest story in the </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>collection. The heroine is a little girl who is idolized by her mother and grandmother; the </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>latter making a little ‘chaperon’ for her to wear. The Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française of </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>1694 defines chaperon as a padded medieval bonnet, and also as a strip of cloth, in velvet, </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>satin or camelot (a material which was a mixture of goat hair, wool and silk), worn by girls </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>and women who were not of the nobility, ‘not long ago’. It was therefore mainly ornamental </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>and quite small, very different from the enveloping capes shown in most English language</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>illustrations of the story. The painted illustration (which is coloured) in the 1695 manuscript </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>shows Red Riding-Hood in bed about to be eaten by the wolf, who is emerging from the </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>curtains at the back of the bed. Red Riding-Hood wears a strip of red cloth laid over her </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>head from her forehead back over her hair as far as her neck. In the first printed edition the </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>engraved line drawing by Antoine Clouzier is not an exact copy of the painting. The image</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>is reversed (by the printing process) and one can see more clearly that the wolf is beneath </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>the covers of the bed, as described in the story. The little piece of cloth on the heroine’s head </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>is just visible. Speculation that this is a picture of Grandmother, because the wolf has no </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>clothes on, is belied by the presence of the red headdress in the original picture 3 Perrault </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>does not describe the wolf putting on Grandmother’s clothes, but he does mention that she </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>is ‘en son déshabillé’, implying a nightdress or shift. Perrault has not shown this, perhaps </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>for the sake of a clearer image; one can excuse him on the grounds that the wolf was</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>‘showing his true nature’.</strong></span></h4> <p><img src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/rrh-b-library.jpg?w=288" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is rrh-b-library.jpg" /></p> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong> The Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française also explains that an older woman who wore this </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>type of headdress was known as a Grand chaperon, a woman who accompanied young girls, </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>whom we would now call a chaperone. In the eighteenth century a riding-hood or capuchin. </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>was a large, soft hood with a deep cape attached, faced with a coloured lining, worn by all</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>classes, and not just for riding. It was generally black with a bright lining.4 This is the </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>garment usually depicted in illustrations, but of course red and not black. So perhaps Robert </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Samber, who first translated the stories of Perrault into English in 1764, thought that a </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>chaperon translated as a ‘capuchin’, the alternative name for a riding-hood. The rolling r’s of </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>‘Red Riding-Hood’ certainly sounded well.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Perrault tells all his Contes very economically, in a precise, polished style. Le Petit Chaperon </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>rouge is as brutal as the original version of Cinderella. The little girl meets the wolf in the </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>forest, and asks where she is going. On hearing that she is to visit her grandmother, he runs </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>ahead and eats the old lady, and then takes her place in bed. When Red Riding-Hood arrives, </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>he pretends to be the old lady, and the little girl assumes that his gruff voice is due to a cold. </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>He tells the little girl to undress and lie down beside him, a detail which is expurgated in later</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>versions. Then follows the famous exchange of comments on the size of his arms, legs, ears, </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>eyes, and finally teeth. Giving the terrible reply that his big teeth are to eat her with, he </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>promptly gobbles her up. End of story, with no rescue. The verse moral explains that young </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>ladies should be on their guard against human wolves. And the most dangerous sort of human </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>wolves are pleasant and gentle, and follow girls into houses and alleys.</strong></span></h4> <p><img class="" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/red-riding-hood-bl.jpg?w=599" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is red-riding-hood-bl.jpg" width="360" height="299" /></p> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>In 1729 an English translation of Perrault’s stories by Robert Samber was published by J. </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Pote and R. Montague as Histories or Tales of Past Times. Samber translates Perrault’s text </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>exactly; the wolf eats up Red Riding-Hood. The only addition is that he calls the little girl </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Biddy, and the wolf Gossop Wolfe, a name which in a later anonymous version turns into </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Gossip Wolf. Samber makes Red Riding-Hood his first story, whereas Perrault begins with </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>La Belle au bois dormant, and Le Petit Chaperon rouge is second. The illustrations in </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Samber’s translation, which are copperplate engravings, copy those by Clouzier in the first </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>French edition.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>The German Romantic writer Ludwig Tieck, who wrote a number of fairy tales,</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>published a dramatic poem in 1800 about Red Riding-Hood, Leben und Tod des kleinen </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Rotkäppchens. An English translation of this was published in 1851 by Groombridge and </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Sons: The Life and Death of Little Red Riding-Hood, a tragedy, by Jane Browning Smith, </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>illustrated by John Mulready. See this link: <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.co.uk/books</a> id=jfcIAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Tieck introduces extra characters, both human and animal.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Red Riding-Hood and her friend Jenny blow dandelions to see how long they will live. Red </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Riding-Hood’s seeds blow away instantly, indicating a short life. A dog has a philosophical </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>dialogue with the wolf about the advantages of being a servant and protector of man, or a </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>free agent and his enemy. The wolf hates man because his mate was killed by peasants, and </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>he was ill-treated and hunted. The wolf kills Red Riding-Hood, and is shot by a huntsman, </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>but too late to save her, and two robins mourn her fate (fig. 3).</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>In their version, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm provide a happy ending. After the wolf has </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>eaten grandmother and the child, a hunter enters the house and cuts open the wolf, releasing </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>them both. The child fetches stones to fill the wolf ’s stomach, and he dies. The Grimms also </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>provide an alternative ending in which Red Riding-Hood is alarmed by the wolf ’s fierce </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>expression, and runs to her grandmother’s house. They shut the door to keep the wolf out.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>He waits on the roof, until grandmother fills a trough with the water in which she has cooked </strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>sausages, and the wolf, tempted down by the smell, falls in the trough and drowns.</strong></span></h4> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="19050" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/rrh-fig-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/rrh-fig-3.jpg" data-orig-size="196,257" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="rrh-fig-3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" 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href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/stories/" rel="category tag">stories</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/traditional-stories/" rel="category tag">traditional stories</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/red-riding-hood/" rel="tag">Red Riding Hood</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/rooikappie-en-die-wolf/" rel="tag">Rooikappie en die Wolf</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/stories/" rel="tag">stories</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/tradisionele-stories/" rel="tag">tradisionele stories</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/traditional-tales/" rel="tag">Traditional tales</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/02/28/rooi-kappie-en-die-wolf/#comments">12 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-18874 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-chess-games category-chess-history category-chess-players tag-chess-games tag-chess-history tag-napoleon-bonaparte tag-napoleon-chess tag-the-turk-and-chess" id="post-18874"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/02/27/the-duke-and-i/" rel="bookmark">The Duke and I</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">27/02/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18991" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/duke-and-i-_-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/duke-and-i-_-2.png" data-orig-size="528,662" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="duke-and-i-_-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/duke-and-i-_-2.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/duke-and-i-_-2.png?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/duke-and-i-_-2.png?w=528" alt="" class="wp-image-18991" width="360" height="451" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/duke-and-i-_-2.png?w=360 360w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/duke-and-i-_-2.png 528w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" /></figure> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/PGNViewer/pgnboard.asp?from=274930&bv=1&bgcolor=000000&fontcolor=ffffff&BlogHeader=jaquie vs. Duke of Wellington - Board 9412601&PgnMoveText=[[1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.h3 h6 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.e3 a6 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 Nf6 8.O-O e6 9.a3 Bd6 10.Re1 O-O 11.Bd2 Nh7 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nf6 14.Nc3 Re8 15.Be3 e5 16.Ne4 Nxe4 17.d5 Nxf2 18.Bxf2 Na7 19.Bxa7 Rxa7 20.Re2 c6 21.Kf1 cxd5 22.Qxd5 Qf6 23.c3 b5 24.Rae1 Rae7 25.Rf2 Qe6 26.Qxe6 Rxe6 27.Rfe2 g6 28.Nd2 f5 29.Re3 Bc5 30.R3e2 e4 31.Nb3 Bb6 32.g3 g5 33.Kg2 f4 34.gxf4 gxf4 35.Nd2 Rg6+ 36.Kh2 e3 37.Nf3 Rg3 38.Rf1 Rd8 39.Nh4 Bc7 40.Nf5 f3 41.Nxg3 fxe2 42.Re1 Rf8 43.Kg1 Bxg3 44.Rxe2 Bf2+ 45.Kg2 Rd8 46.Kf3 Rd2 47.Rxe3 Bxe3 48.Kxe3 Rxb2 49.Kd3 Rh2 50.c4 Rxh3+ 51.Kd4 bxc4 52.Kxc4 Rxa3 53.Kb4 Rg3 54.Ka5 h5 55.Kxa6 Rb3]" target="_new25">Jaquie vs. Duke of Wellington</a></p> <p>This is a game I played against a player called ‘The Duke of Wellington’ – just his nickname. Of course, with a much lower rating than this Duke, I lost the game, but thought it was a good game and good experience. You can play through the game where I played white by clicking on the above link.</p> <p>I have also discovered that Napoleon played also chess! He played a game against the Duke of Wellington though he was not the only person to play chess against Napoleon. Both the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte where gentlemen chess players – Napoleon had a higher rating.  Chess just before battle of Waterloo – Night 17th June 1815.</p> <p>The whole art of Chess consists in getting at what is on the other side of the board.<br />Duke of Wellington</p> <p>Lord Uxbridge: By God, sir, I’ve lost my Queen!<br />Wellington: By God, sir, so you have.</p> <p>Wellington describing Napoleon Game Play. Source – chess.com</p> </blockquote> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19014" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/napoleon-chess-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-3.jpg" data-orig-size="650,398" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="napoleon-chess-3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-3.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-3.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-3.jpg?w=650" alt="" class="wp-image-19014" width="495" height="303" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-3.jpg?w=495 495w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-3.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-3.jpg 650w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" /><figcaption>Image – google images </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19019" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/napoleon-chess-4-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-4-1.jpg" data-orig-size="750,1023" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="napoleon-chess-4-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-4-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-4-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-4-1.jpg?w=750" alt="" class="wp-image-19019" width="314" height="428" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-4-1.jpg?w=314 314w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-4-1.jpg?w=628 628w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-4-1.jpg?w=440 440w" sizes="(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px" /></figure> <p><strong>Johann Baptist Allgaier</strong> (June 19, 1763 – January 3, 1823) was a German-Austrian chess master and theoretician. He was also the author of the first chess handbook in German – <em>Neue theoretisch-praktische Anweisung zum Schachspiel</em>.</p> <p>This is a game played by Napoleon vs the Turk, alias Johann Allgaier.</p> <p><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250610" rel="nofollow">https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250610</a></p> <p>Three games purporting to be played by Napoleon are in existence. One of these (a Scotch Game) said to have been played in St Helena between Napoleon and Bertrand, and first printed in Capt. Kennedy’s <em>Reminiscences in the Life of Aug. Fitzsnob</em> (<em>Waifs and Strays</em>, 1862), is certainly fictitious. The second game, said to have been played with Mme von Rémusat, 29 March 1804, and a third game (<em>I.L.N.</em>, 1844, 352), played against the Automaton in Vienna, are also of very doubtful authenticity.’ from H.J.R. Murray’s <em>A History of Chess. – Source: chess.com</em></p> <span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O_RZllT8YFA?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span> <p>During this game,<em><strong> the Turk</strong></em> was operated by Johann Allgaier<br />The automaton was a chess playing machine known as the Turk. It was invented by a Hungarian baron called Wolfgang van Kempelen in 1770. However, the machine did not really play chess. It was a trick. The automaton was a large box, large enough for someone to hide inside and it was this person who played the game. In 1809 Napoleon played against the Turk.<br />(1)e4e5 (2)Qf3 Nc6 (3) Bc4Nf6 (4) Ne2Bc5 (5) a3d6</p> <p>(6) O-OBg4 (7) Qd3Nh5 (8) h3Bxe2 (9)Qxe2Nf4</p> <p>(10)Qe1Nd4 (11)Bb3Nxh3+ (12)Kh2Qh4 (13) g3Nf3+</p> <p>(14) Kg2Nxe1+ (15)Rxe1Qg4 (16) d3Bxf2 (17) Rh1Qxg3+</p> <p>(18) Kf1Bd4 (19) e2Qg2+(20) Kd1Qxh1+ (21) Kd2Qg2+</p> <p>(22) Ke1Ng1 (23) Nc3Bxc3+ (24) bxc3Qe2#0-1</p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19021" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/napoleon-chess-5/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-5.jpg" data-orig-size="1000,816" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="napoleon-chess-5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-5.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-5.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-5.jpg?w=1000" alt="" class="wp-image-19021" width="382" height="311" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-5.jpg?w=382 382w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-5.jpg?w=762 762w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess-5.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px" /></figure> <p>[Event “Malmaison Castle”]<br />[Site “Malmaison Castle”]<br />Date 1804<br />[White “Napoleon I”]<br />[Black “Madame de Remusat”]<br />[Result “1-0”]<br />[ECO “C41”]<br />Source: Chessbase</p> <p>1.Nc3 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.e4 f5 4.h3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Nc6 6.Nfg5 d5 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qf3 Nh6 9.Nf6+ Ke7 10. Nxd5 Kd6 11. Ne4+ Kxd5 12. Bc4+ Kxc4 13. Qb3+ Kd4 14. Qd3# Napoleon 1-0 Madame de Remusat</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="19016" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/napoleon-chess/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess.jpg" data-orig-size="520,618" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="napoleon-chess" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess.jpg?w=520" alt="" class="wp-image-19016" width="348" height="414" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess.jpg?w=348 348w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/napoleon-chess.jpg 520w" sizes="(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px" /></figure> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-games/" rel="category tag">chess games</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-history/" rel="category tag">Chess history</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-players/" rel="category tag">chess players</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-games/" rel="tag">chess games</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-history/" rel="tag">Chess history</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/napoleon-bonaparte/" rel="tag">Napoleon Bonaparte</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/napoleon-chess/" rel="tag">Napoleon chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/the-turk-and-chess/" rel="tag">The Turk and chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/02/27/the-duke-and-i/#comments">3 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-18975 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-chess-masters category-female-chess-players category-grandmasters category-grandmasters-chess tag-chess tag-chess-grandmasters tag-chess-on-stamps tag-female-chess-grandmasters-of-all-time tag-vera-menchik" id="post-18975"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/02/20/vera-menchik/" rel="bookmark">Vera Menchik</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">20/02/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18976" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-norway-stamp/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-norway-stamp.jpg" data-orig-size="300,185" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-norway-stamp" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-norway-stamp.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-norway-stamp.jpg?w=300" loading="lazy" width="300" height="185" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-norway-stamp.jpg?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-18976" /><figcaption>Image: philatelicdatabase -Norway Chess </figcaption></figure> <p>I don’t think I’ve blogged about chess players and stamps before. As a young child, I collected stamps and still have them all. Just the other day, I actually ordered a new stamp album for some other loose stamps. After a chess dot com article about the best top 5 female chess players of all time, I was intrigued by the name of Verna Menchik and found her on stamp too. That led me to some more <em>exploration</em>. I have a few favourite Grandmaster chess players of which Magnus Carlsen is one and quite like the artistic stamp sheets I’ve found on ebay. With graphic software packages available these days you can create some really artistic collages like these stamp sheets. It’s sad to know that Vera left her country after a family split just to come and die due to a WW2 bomb that hit her house in England – in 1944. She must have had a strong mind to continue playing chess during a time that it was very ‘odd’ for a female to play chess – even in England.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18987" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/vera-menchik/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vera-menchik.jpg" data-orig-size="907,497" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="vera-menchik" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vera-menchik.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vera-menchik.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vera-menchik.jpg?w=907" alt="" class="wp-image-18987" width="503" height="275" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vera-menchik.jpg?w=503 503w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vera-menchik.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vera-menchik.jpg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vera-menchik.jpg 907w" sizes="(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px" /><figcaption>The best top 5 female players of all time </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18979" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-stamp-magnus/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus.jpg" data-orig-size="756,867" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-stamp-magnus" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus.jpg?w=756" alt="" class="wp-image-18979" width="279" height="320" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus.jpg?w=279 279w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus.jpg?w=558 558w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus.jpg?w=523 523w" sizes="(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px" /><figcaption>Image: ebay </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18981" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-stamp-magnus-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus-1.jpg" data-orig-size="991,759" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-stamp-magnus-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus-1.jpg?w=991" alt="" class="wp-image-18981" width="279" height="213" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus-1.jpg?w=279 279w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamp-magnus-1.jpg?w=556 556w" sizes="(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px" /><figcaption> Image: ebay </figcaption></figure> <p></p> <p>More about Vera:</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18984" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-stamps-vera/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamps-vera.jpg" data-orig-size="740,370" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-stamps-vera" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamps-vera.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamps-vera.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamps-vera.jpg?w=740" alt="" class="wp-image-18984" width="332" height="166" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamps-vera.jpg?w=332 332w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamps-vera.jpg?w=664 664w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chess-stamps-vera.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px" /><figcaption>Vera Menchik </figcaption></figure> <p>Vera Menchik was born in Moscow in 1906 to an English mother, a governess, and a Czech father who managed several country estates. Vera’s younger sister, Olga, was born 15 months later. Details of their life in Moscow are sparse but it would appear that the girls enjoyed a relatively comfortable life in pre-Revolutionary Russia. They were introduced to chess by their father when Vera was about 9 years old. The years following the Russian revolution in 1917 were hard for the family. They lost their income and their home, and the family spit up. In 1921, Vera, Olga and their mother moved to England to live with their grandmother, whilst their father returned to Czechoslovakia.</p> <p>It was in England that Vera took up chess more seriously, joining her local chess club in Hastings in 1923. At this time, it would have been unusual to see women playing at a chess club. For Vera it seemed like a natural move as her spoken English was very poor, so sitting in silence suited her perfectly. Vera’s talent was quickly recognised, and she became a pupil of Geza Maroczy, a Hungarian Grandmaster. Soon she was representing both the Hastings Chess Club and Sussex County in team matches and making good progress.</p> <p>In 1927, the World Chess Federation held the first World Championship for women. At the age of 21, Vera was its first winner, beginning a streak ended only by the Second World War. She was the first woman to compete on the international elite chess circuit, travelling Europe and the Americas to do so. In 1937 she married Rufus H S Stevenson, who was involved in the chess world, moving into his house in Clapham, bringing her mother and sister with her. She was Mrs. Stevenson at home, but Vera Menchik in chess. Source: blog.cwgc.org</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The Chess Stamps History</strong></h2> <p>It all starts on May 11, 1923 in Borstendorf when a local German industry decides to advertise its business with a <strong>first specific postmark</strong>: “Papier factories, Draught and Chessboards Industries, Toy Pianos”.</p> <p>The <strong>first International Chess Tournament</strong> to be announced through a postmark was held in Kecskemét, Hungary in 1927 and was won by the future world chess champion Alexander Alekhine.</p> <p>The 6th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE took place between August 16 and August 31, 1935, in Warsaw, Poland. To commemorate this important event and also the 12th FIDE Congress was used a special chess postmark. This was the <strong>first special olympiad postmark</strong>. </p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img src="https://chessonstamps.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/codices-1_portada.jpg" alt="chess stamps" class="wp-image-691" /></figure></div> <p>The <strong>first postage stamp</strong> with a chess topic was issued in Bulgaria in 1947. It was a stamp showing a knight with the vertical inscription ‘Balkan Games 1947’ and the horizontal inscription ‘Republic of Bulgaria’ to commemorate the 1947 Balkan Games, held in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 2-5, 1947.</p> <p>On November 20, 1948 in the Hague (Netherlands) and Moscow (USSR), three chess stamps were issued to commemorate the World Chess Championship match-tournament that brought together the five strongest chess players of the time: Mijaíl Botvínnik, Vassily Smyslov, Paul Keres, Samuel Reshevsky y Max Euwe. These three stamps was the <strong>1st World Chess Championship Stamps</strong>.</p> <p>Another three chess stamps were issued in Budapest, Hungary to celebrate the first Candidates Tournament on April 9, 1950. These was the <strong>first Candidates Tournament Chess stamps</strong>.</p> <p>The <strong>first Chess Olympiad commemorated by a special edition of stamps</strong> held in Dubrovnik (Yugoslavia) on August 20, 1950. There are 5 chess stamps whose FDC you can see above on the left of this page.</p> <p>On November 1, 1951 seven stamps were issued in Cuba as part of the 30th anniversary of Jose Capablanca winning the world chess championship from Emanuel Lasker in 1921. This was the <strong>1st stamps showing a portrait of a chess player.</strong> </p> <p>Source: chessonstamps.com</p> <p></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-masters/" rel="category tag">chess masters</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/female-chess-players/" rel="category tag">female chess players</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/grandmasters/" rel="category tag">Grandmasters</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/grandmasters-chess/" rel="category tag">Grandmasters Chess</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess/" rel="tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-grandmasters/" rel="tag">Chess Grandmasters</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-on-stamps/" 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Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18922" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-2021-b/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-b.jpg" data-orig-size="851,315" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-2021-b" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-b.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-b.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="851" height="315" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-b.jpg?w=851" alt="" class="wp-image-18922" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-b.jpg 851w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-b.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-b.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px" /><figcaption>Tata Steel Chess Tournament – 15th January 2021 – 31st January 2021 – Image: Tata Steel FB</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18924" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-2021-note/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-note.jpg" data-orig-size="631,977" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-2021-note" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-note.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-note.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-note.jpg?w=631" alt="" class="wp-image-18924" width="317" height="490" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-note.jpg?w=317 317w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-note.jpg?w=388 388w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-2021-note.jpg 631w" sizes="(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px" /><figcaption>From Tata Steel’s FB page </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18926" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-chess-2021-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-2021.jpg" data-orig-size="960,610" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-chess-2021" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-2021.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-2021.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-2021.jpg?w=960" alt="" class="wp-image-18926" width="460" height="291" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-2021.jpg?w=458 458w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-2021.jpg?w=916 916w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-2021.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-2021.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" /><figcaption>Chess players are in general smart people. Just look at these boys. <br /> Not necessarily the looks, but smart overall. I leave you with a question: <br />Where are the girls in this tournament? <br />Is it always just males playing in this tournament? <br />If you have the answer, please let me know. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18928" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-chess-game-4/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-game-4.jpg" data-orig-size="960,610" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-chess-game-4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-game-4.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-game-4.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-game-4.jpg?w=960" alt="" class="wp-image-18928" width="376" height="238" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-game-4.jpg?w=376 376w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-game-4.jpg?w=749 749w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-game-4.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px" /><figcaption>Round 4 </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18930" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-1.jpg" data-orig-size="649,779" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-1.jpg?w=649" alt="" class="wp-image-18930" width="285" height="342" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-1.jpg?w=285 285w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-1.jpg?w=570 570w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-1.jpg?w=500 500w" sizes="(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px" /><figcaption>All photos by: © Jurriaan Hoefsmit – Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18932" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-5/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-5.jpg" data-orig-size="1234,731" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-5.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-5.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-5.jpg?w=1234" alt="" class="wp-image-18932" width="321" height="189" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-5.jpg?w=319 319w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-5.jpg?w=638 638w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-5.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px" /><figcaption>Round 4 </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18934" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-4/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-4.jpg" data-orig-size="1331,767" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-4.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-4.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-4.jpg?w=1331" alt="" class="wp-image-18934" width="336" height="193" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-4.jpg?w=336 336w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-4.jpg?w=670 670w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-4.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px" /><figcaption>Jorden 1/2 and Magnus 1/2 in Round 4 </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18938" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-game-19-jan-2021/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-game-19-jan-2021.jpg" data-orig-size="442,441" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-game-19-jan-2021" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-game-19-jan-2021.jpg?w=442" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-game-19-jan-2021.jpg?w=442" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-game-19-jan-2021.jpg?w=442" alt="" class="wp-image-18938" width="317" height="316" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-game-19-jan-2021.jpg?w=317 317w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-game-19-jan-2021.jpg 442w" sizes="(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px" /><figcaption>This is the end position of a game I completed today. <br />I played <strong>white</strong> and I think I had a bit of luck on my side too. Usually, I prefer black as I have more wins with black. <br /> Click on the link below to play through the game. </figcaption></figure> <p><a href="http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/PGNViewer/pgnboard.asp?from=274930&bv=1&bgcolor=000000&fontcolor=ffffff&BlogHeader=jaquie vs. Larkey4 - Board 11910805&PgnMoveText=[[1.d4 d5 2.e3 a6 3.h3 Nf6 4.Bd3 b6 5.Bd2 e6 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.a3 Nc6 8.Nc3 O-O 9.O-O Ne7 10.e4 dxe4 11.Bxe4 Rb8 12.Bg5 Ng6 13.Bxg6 fxg6 14.Bxf6 Rxf6 15.Ne4 Rf4 16.Re1 Bb7 17.Ned2 Qd7 18.Re3 g5 19.Nxg5 Rbf8 20.Nxe6 R8f6 21.Nxf4 Bxf4 22.Rd3 Rg6 23.g3 Qd5 24.Nf3 Qe6 25.Kh2 Bd6 26.Re3 Qf7 27.Qe2 Bc6 28.b3 Bd7 29.c4 Rh6 30.h4 Kf8 31.a4 Bg4 32.Qd3 Rf6 33.Kg2 h6 34.Rf1 g5 35.Ne5 Bxe5 36.dxe5 Rf5 37.f3 Bh5 38.g4 Rf4 39.Kg3 gxh4+ 40.Kg2 Bg6 41.Qd5 Qg7 42.e6 Qb2+ 43.Rf2 h3+ 44.Kg3 Qf6 45.e7+ Kg7 46.Kxh3 h5 47.g5 Bf5+ 48.Kg2 Qxg5+ 49.Kf1 Bh3+ 50.Ke2 Qg6 51.Qe5+ Kh7 52.Qxf4 Qc2+ 53.Ke1 Qc1+ 54.Ke2 Bd7 55.Qf7+ Kh6 56.Qf8+ Kh7 57.e8=Q Bxe8 58.Qxe8 Qg1 59.Qf7+ Kh6 60.Re6+ Kg5 61.Qg6+ Kh4 62.Qxg1 Kh3 63.Qh2+]">jaquie vs. Larkey4</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18955" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-opening/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-opening.jpg" data-orig-size="623,669" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-opening" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-opening.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-opening.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-opening.jpg?w=623" alt="" class="wp-image-18955" width="344" height="369" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-opening.jpg?w=344 344w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-opening.jpg?w=559 559w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/chess-opening.jpg 623w" sizes="(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px" /><figcaption>This is the opening we played in our game. </figcaption></figure> <p>I wish I had more time to play chess! Also, my dream is to play a GM! Does anyone know a GM?</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18945" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-chess-results-2021/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-results-2021.jpg" data-orig-size="1197,426" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-chess-results-2021" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-results-2021.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-results-2021.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-results-2021.jpg?w=1197" alt="" class="wp-image-18945" width="500" height="177" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-results-2021.jpg?w=497 497w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-results-2021.jpg?w=995 995w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-results-2021.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-chess-results-2021.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /><figcaption>Results – Round 3 and Round 4 </figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://tatasteelchess.com/standings/" rel="nofollow">https://tatasteelchess.com/standings/</a> This is the official website for you to follow the games and to view the standings.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18958" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-round-5/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5.jpg" data-orig-size="601,431" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-round-5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5.jpg?w=601" alt="" class="wp-image-18958" width="406" height="291" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5.jpg?w=406 406w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5.jpg 601w" sizes="(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px" /><figcaption>Tata Steel Round 5 Results – from the site of Tata Steel </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18960" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-standings/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-standings.jpg" data-orig-size="374,803" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-standings" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-standings.jpg?w=374" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-standings.jpg?w=374" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-standings.jpg?w=374" alt="" class="wp-image-18960" width="263" height="565" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-standings.jpg?w=263 263w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-standings.jpg 374w" sizes="(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px" /><figcaption>Standings after round 5 </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18962" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-round-5-players/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5-players.jpg" data-orig-size="1247,732" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-round-5-players" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5-players.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5-players.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5-players.jpg?w=1247" alt="" class="wp-image-18962" width="486" height="285" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5-players.jpg?w=486 486w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5-players.jpg?w=972 972w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5-players.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-5-players.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px" /><figcaption>Chess tournaments take a lot of deep thinking. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18964" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-players/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-players.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,1080" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-players" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-players.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-players.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-players.jpg?w=1920" alt="" class="wp-image-18964" width="551" height="309" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-players.jpg?w=549 549w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-players.jpg?w=1099 1099w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-players.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-players.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px" /><figcaption>One thing I like about chess players – they are ‘nice’ in games. Chess is a gentleman’s game. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18966" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-player-magnus/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player-magnus.jpg" data-orig-size="1333,1920" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-player-magnus" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player-magnus.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player-magnus.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player-magnus.jpg?w=1333" alt="" class="wp-image-18966" width="373" height="536" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player-magnus.jpg?w=373 373w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player-magnus.jpg?w=744 744w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player-magnus.jpg?w=417 417w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player-magnus.jpg?w=694 694w" sizes="(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px" /><figcaption>Is it thinking or worry? Game 6 </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18968" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-player/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,1120" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-player" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player.jpg?w=1920" alt="" class="wp-image-18968" width="396" height="231" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player.jpg?w=396 396w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player.jpg?w=792 792w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-player.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px" /><figcaption>I like those cushions! (searching the internet….) </figcaption></figure> <p></p> <span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QY-ZKndaarY?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span> <p>Jorden van Foreest commented on his game in round 6.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18970" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tata-steel-round-6-results/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-6-results.jpg" data-orig-size="589,419" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tata-steel-round-6-results" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-6-results.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-6-results.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-6-results.jpg?w=589" alt="" class="wp-image-18970" width="368" height="262" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-6-results.jpg?w=368 368w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tata-steel-round-6-results.jpg 589w" sizes="(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px" /></figure> <p></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-games/" rel="tag">chess games</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-in-wijk-aan-zee/" rel="tag">Chess in Wijk aan Zee</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-tournaments/" rel="tag">chess tournaments</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-tournaments-2021/" rel="tag">Chess Tournaments 2021</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/grand-master-chess-2021/" rel="tag">Grand Master Chess 2021</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/grandmaster-chess-2021/" rel="tag">Grandmaster Chess 2021</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/magnus-carlsen-tata-steel-chess/" rel="tag">Magnus Carlsen Tata Steel Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/tata-steel-chess-2021/" rel="tag">Tata Steel Chess 2021</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/01/19/to-chess-or-not-to-chess/#comments">3 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-18900 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess tag-chess tag-chess-tournaments tag-tata-steel-chess-tournament-2021" id="post-18900"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/01/17/tata-steel-chess-2021/" rel="bookmark">Tata Steel Chess 2021</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">17/01/2021 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <blockquote> <p>Carlsen’s aggression and Giri’s defensive skills light up day 1 of Tata Steel Masters 2021<br />by Sagar Shah – 17/01/2021<br />It just seems like a normal year when the Wimbledon of chess begins in January! That’s exactly what has happened in 2021! With the Covid-19 pandemic threat, it seemed likely that the Tata Steel Masters would be called off. But the will of the organizers and the excitement of the players to get back on the chess board has ensured an exciting 83rd edition of this world class event in the town of Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands. Day one began with an amazing onslaught by Magnus Carlsen. He won his game against Alireza Firouzja. Anish Giri got the better of Aryan Tari in an Ant-Berlin. Nils Grandelius was the other winner on day one. All of this and much more in our illustrated report from day 1 of Tata Steel Masters 2021.</p> </blockquote> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18902" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tatasteel-2021/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-2021.jpg" data-orig-size="2048,1024" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tatasteel-2021" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-2021.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-2021.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1000" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-2021.jpg?w=2000" alt="" class="wp-image-18902" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-2021.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-2021.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-2021.jpg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-2021.jpg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-2021.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /><figcaption><em>The quaint town of Wijk Aan Zee known for its powerful breeze and scenic beauty</em> – Chessbase. in</figcaption></figure> <p>I quite like to follow the Tata Steel tournament and have blogged about some before, but that’s long ago. I think I might have a few spare minutes to follow the tournament this time – during this lockdown4. I quite like this image quote from @tatasteelchess</p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Er18k7YXcAEfNh_?format=jpg&name=large" alt="Image" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18904" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tatasteel2021-players/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021-players.jpg" data-orig-size="1288,745" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tatasteel2021-players" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021-players.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021-players.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1288" height="745" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021-players.jpg?w=1288" alt="" class="wp-image-18904" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021-players.jpg 1288w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021-players.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021-players.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1288px) 100vw, 1288px" /><figcaption>The 14 TOP players from 10 different countries: Magnus Carlsen, Grandelius Nils, Alexander Donchenko, Anish Giri, Aryan Tari, Pentala Harikrishna, <em> </em>Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Jordan van Foreest, Fabiano Caruana, Andrey Esipenko, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, David Anton Guijarro and Andrey Esipenko. </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18905" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tatasteel2021/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021.jpg" data-orig-size="1269,736" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tatasteel2021" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1269" height="736" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021.jpg?w=1269" alt="" class="wp-image-18905" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021.jpg 1269w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel2021.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1269px) 100vw, 1269px" /><figcaption>Tata Steel – Blue is beautiful! images: @ChessBaseIndia – twitter</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18907" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tatasteel-game1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-game1.jpg" data-orig-size="934,574" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tatasteel-game1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-game1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-game1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="934" height="574" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-game1.jpg?w=934" alt="" class="wp-image-18907" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-game1.jpg 934w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-game1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-game1.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px" /><figcaption>Images: chessbase India</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18909" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tatasteel-game-1-end-position/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-game-1-end-position.jpg" data-orig-size="327,329" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tatasteel-game-1-end-position" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-game-1-end-position.jpg?w=327" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-game-1-end-position.jpg?w=327" loading="lazy" width="327" height="329" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tatasteel-game-1-end-position.jpg?w=327" alt="" class="wp-image-18909" /><figcaption> End position of the game between Magnus and Alireza </figcaption></figure> <p>Follow this link for more about the first day! <a href="https://chessbase.in/news/Tata-Steel-Masters-2021-Day-1" rel="nofollow">https://chessbase.in/news/Tata-Steel-Masters-2021-Day-1</a></p> <span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VkknSU-hQFo?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span> <p>Magnus – Round 2</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess/" rel="tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-tournaments/" rel="tag">chess tournaments</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/tata-steel-chess-tournament-2021/" rel="tag">Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2021/01/17/tata-steel-chess-2021/#comments">4 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17581 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-chess-and-drama category-chess-and-movies tag-beth-harman tag-chess tag-chess-games tag-chess-in-movies tag-movies-about-chess tag-the-queens-gambit" id="post-17581"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/12/04/the-queens-gambit/" rel="bookmark">The Queen’s Gambit</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">04/12/2020 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <div class="embed-youtube"><iframe title="Beth Harmon's Top 5 Chess Moves | The Queen's Gambit - Netflix" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/toWzxjERiKE?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div><figcaption>Beth’s top 5 moves – from the movie: The Queen’s Gambit</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18861" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-philidors-defence/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-philidors-defence.jpg" data-orig-size="636,666" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-philidors-defence" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-philidors-defence.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-philidors-defence.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="636" height="666" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-philidors-defence.jpg?w=636" alt="" class="wp-image-18861" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-philidors-defence.jpg 636w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-philidors-defence.jpg?w=573 573w" sizes="(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /><figcaption> This is the opening we played in my game below – see link – and it’s called: The Philidor’s Defence </figcaption></figure> <p></p> <p><strong><span class="has-inline-color" style="color:#47952f;">When I was at school, I got the <em>looks </em>from boys as chess was always just seen as a <em>boys’</em> game. Luckily, time has changed, however, there are still some of the opposite sex that still think this is true and sadly even some of the Chess Grand Masters. I will not elaborate on this as I already done so a few years ago on my blog. After all the media attention, this Grandmaster denied what he said, but we know what he said is what he meant. Sometimes, when I write my own poems, I do like to weave some chess into my poems – you might find some on my blog to read and spot the random reference to chess in a random poem.</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span class="has-inline-color">This was one of my online games from a few years ago, which I really enjoyed. If you click the link below the image, you van view the game and play through the game by using the arrows. I played black in this game. This image shows the end position.</span></strong></p> <p></p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18842" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chessgame-23/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chessgame-23.jpg" data-orig-size="360,355" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chessgame-23" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chessgame-23.jpg?w=360" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chessgame-23.jpg?w=360" loading="lazy" width="360" height="355" class="wp-image-18842" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chessgame-23.jpg?w=360" alt="" /></figure> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/PGNViewer/pgnboard.asp?from=274930&bv=1&bgcolor=000000&fontcolor=ffffff&BlogHeader=ChJOEY vs. Jaquie - Board 9892244&PgnMoveText=[[1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Bg4 4.d4 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 exd4 6.cxd4 h6 7.d5 Be7 8.Nc3 Bf6 9.Bd3 Ne7 10.O-O Be5 11.Bf4 f6 12.Bxe5 dxe5 13.a4 O-O 14.b4 Nd7 15.a5 Rb8 16.Rfb1 c6 17.a6 b5 18.Rf1 Qb6 19.Qg4 Rbd8 20.Ne2 Nb8 21.Qe6+ Rf7 22.Qg4 Nc8 23.Ra3 Nxa6 24.Rb3 Nc7 25.dxc6 Qxc6 26.Rc1 Qb7 27.h4 a6 28.Ng3 Rdd7 29.Rcc3 Nd6 30.f3 Nce8 31.Nf5 Nxf5 32.Qxf5 Nd6 33.Qh3 g6 34.g4 Kg7 35.Kg2 Rfe7 36.Kg3 Rc7 37.f4 Nxe4+ 38.Bxe4 Qxe4]" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ChJOEY vs. Jaquie</a></p> <p></p> <p><strong><span class="has-inline-color" style="color:#47952f;">I have watched this movie: The Queen’s Gambit and enjoyed it thoroughly. If you haven’t done so, you are missing out, even if you don’t know anything of chess, you will still enjoy it.</span></strong></p> <p></p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18835" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/the-queens-gambit/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-queens-gambit.jpg" data-orig-size="980,978" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="the-queens-gambit" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-queens-gambit.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-queens-gambit.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-18835" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-queens-gambit.jpg?w=980" alt="" width="451" height="450" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-queens-gambit.jpg?w=451 451w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-queens-gambit.jpg?w=902 902w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-queens-gambit.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-queens-gambit.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px" /></figure> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18848" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/queens-gambit-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-3.jpg" data-orig-size="900,650" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="queens-gambit-3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-3.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-3.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="900" height="650" class="wp-image-18848" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-3.jpg?w=900" alt="" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-3.jpg 900w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-3.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-3.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> <figcaption>Beth Harmon – ~The Queen’s Gambit</figcaption> </figure> <p></p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18838" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/queens-gambit-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-2.jpg" data-orig-size="399,399" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="queens-gambit-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-2.jpg?w=399" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-2.jpg?w=399" loading="lazy" width="399" height="399" class="wp-image-18838" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-2.jpg?w=399" alt="" /></figure> <p></p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s4sdFlpqd34?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></div> <figcaption>The Queen’s Gambit – a Netflix <br /><span style="color:#1e1e1e;font-size:16px;"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GYbMxFGXVTA?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></span></figcaption> </figure> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <figcaption>Music from the movie: The Queen’s Gambit</figcaption> </figure> <p></p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18851" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/queens-gambit-opening/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-opening.jpg" data-orig-size="632,632" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="queens-gambit-opening" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-opening.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-opening.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-18851" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-opening.jpg?w=632" alt="" width="485" height="485" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-opening.jpg?w=485 485w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-opening.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/queens-gambit-opening.jpg 632w" sizes="(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px" /> <p> </p> <figcaption>This chess opening is called: The Queen’s Gambit</figcaption> </figure> <p></p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18859" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-kings-gambit/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-kings-gambit.jpg" data-orig-size="640,638" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-kings-gambit" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-kings-gambit.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-kings-gambit.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-18859" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-kings-gambit.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="454" height="453" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-kings-gambit.jpg?w=454 454w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-kings-gambit.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-kings-gambit.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /> <p> </p> <figcaption>This chess opening is called, The King’s Gambit.</figcaption> </figure> <p></p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18866" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-queen-gambit-final-position/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-queen-gambit-final-position.jpg" data-orig-size="720,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-queen-gambit-final-position" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-queen-gambit-final-position.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-queen-gambit-final-position.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-18866" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-queen-gambit-final-position.jpg?w=720" alt="" width="447" height="447" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-queen-gambit-final-position.jpg?w=447 447w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-queen-gambit-final-position.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/chess-queen-gambit-final-position.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px" /> <p> </p> <figcaption>The Final Position on the board in the Netflix Movie.</figcaption> </figure> <p></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-and-drama/" rel="category tag">chess and drama</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-and-movies/" rel="category tag">Chess and movies</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/beth-harman/" rel="tag">Beth Harman</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess/" rel="tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-games/" rel="tag">chess games</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-in-movies/" rel="tag">chess in movies</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/movies-about-chess/" rel="tag">Movies about Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/the-queens-gambit/" rel="tag">The Queen's Gambit</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/12/04/the-queens-gambit/#comments">17 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-18780 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess tag-charlize tag-chess tag-skaak tag-south-africa-chess tag-south-african-chess-players tag-suid-afrikaanse-skaakspelers" id="post-18780"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/11/28/chess-and-charlize/" rel="bookmark">Chess and Charlize</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">28/11/2020 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18781" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-charlize-sa/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-sa.jpg" data-orig-size="960,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-charlize-sa" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-sa.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-sa.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-sa.jpg?w=960" alt="" class="wp-image-18781" width="361" height="361" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-sa.jpg?w=361 361w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-sa.jpg?w=722 722w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-sa.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px" /><figcaption><em>Charlize in 2019</em> at the <em>South African Closed Chess Championship</em></figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18783" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-charlize-batumi-georgia-2018/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-batumi-georgia-2018.jpeg" data-orig-size="720,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-charlize-batumi-georgia-2018" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-batumi-georgia-2018.jpeg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-batumi-georgia-2018.jpeg?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-batumi-georgia-2018.jpeg?w=720" alt="" class="wp-image-18783" width="310" height="412" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-batumi-georgia-2018.jpeg?w=310 310w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-batumi-georgia-2018.jpeg?w=618 618w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize-batumi-georgia-2018.jpeg?w=450 450w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" /><figcaption>Charlize in Batumi, Georgia, in 2018</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="18785" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-charlize/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize.png" data-orig-size="668,375" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess-charlize" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize.png?w=500" loading="lazy" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize.png?w=668" alt="" class="wp-image-18785" width="389" height="218" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize.png?w=389 389w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize.png?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/chess-charlize.png 668w" sizes="(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px" /><figcaption>Credit: Reint Dykema and Chess dot com</figcaption></figure> <p>When there is an opportunity, I do like to blog about chess players from Africa as they don’t get the exposure they should get. Even more so if it is a high profile player and a female! I was quite surprised to find this article about Charlize on Chess.com and was quite excited to know there are more young female players, from South Africa, in this great game! I didn’t copy the complete interview on my blog and you can follow the link to read more about her and to view more other photos of this talented young player. </p> <p><strong>Quick Bio:</strong> Chalize van Zyl age 20</p> <p><em>Occupation:                                      </em>Student (BA Media, Communications and Culture)</p> <p><em>Rating:                                              </em>1686 (FIDE) / 1801 (CHESSA)</p> <p><em>SA rank:                                             </em>9<sup>th</sup> (FIDE) / 7<sup>th</sup> (CHESSA)</p> <p><em>Title:                                                  </em>Woman International Master (WIM)</p> <p><em>Number of Olympiads played:           </em>1 (2018)</p> <p>An interview conducted by WCM beccrajoy</p> <p><strong><em>At what age did you start playing chess, and who introduced you to it?</em></strong></p> <p>My Dad taught my sister and me when I was about 7 – he tried earlier, but we just weren’t into it. I started playing tournaments at 8, and when I was 9, I went overseas.</p> <p><strong><em>What’s your earliest chess memory?</em></strong></p> <p>My memory’s not that good, but I remember in one of my first tournaments, the only point I got was against my sister. We had both lost all our games, so we played in the last round. No one was watching us, and we ended up playing with just our kings until someone came and told us it was a draw!</p> <p><strong><em>How did you prepare for the South African Closed Chess Championships?</em></strong></p> <p>I did a lot of tactics in the days leading up to the closed. I did a bit on the opening, because I wanted to experiment a bit and change my lines, but not much. So, it was mainly hours and hours of tactics, and Puzzle Rush too. I’m addicted to Puzzle Rush – I don’t know if it was really training, but I couldn’t stop playing!</p> <p><strong><em>What is the highlight of your chess career?</em></strong></p> <p>When I was 13 I won the African Zonals, which is when I won my WIM title. And I broke a record for being the youngest South African to get the title.</p> <h4><strong>Please click <a href="https://www.chess.com/news/view/player-profle-wim-charlize-van-zyl-1"> HERE </a> to read the complete article.</strong></h4> <p></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/charlize/" rel="tag">Charlize</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess/" rel="tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/skaak/" rel="tag">skaak</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/south-africa-chess/" rel="tag">South Africa Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/south-african-chess-players/" rel="tag">South African chess players</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/suid-afrikaanse-skaakspelers/" rel="tag">Suid-Afrikaanse skaakspelers</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/11/28/chess-and-charlize/#comments">4 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-18724 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-engeland category-england tag-afrikaans tag-engelse-platteland tag-english-towns tag-village-markets tag-village-markte" id="post-18724"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/village-markte-en-uile/" rel="bookmark">Village markets – en Uile</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">12/09/2020 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18740" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/markdag-9-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-9-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1918,732" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="markdag-9-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-9-2.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-9-2.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1918" height="732" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-9-2.jpg?w=1918" alt="" class="wp-image-18740" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-9-2.jpg 1918w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-9-2.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-9-2.jpg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-9-2.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1918px) 100vw, 1918px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18742" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/markdag-1-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-1-2.jpg" data-orig-size="1536,1042" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="markdag-1-2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-1-2.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-1-2.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="1042" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-1-2.jpg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-18742" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-1-2.jpg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-1-2.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-1-2.jpg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-1-2.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /><figcaption>Verskeidenheid / variety </figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18744" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/markdag-2-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-2-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1536,1190" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="markdag-2-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-2-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-2-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="1190" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-2-1.jpg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-18744" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-2-1.jpg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-2-1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-2-1.jpg?w=1291 1291w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-2-1.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18745" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/markdag-3-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-3-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1536,1085" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="markdag-3-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-3-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-3-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="1085" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-3-1.jpg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-18745" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-3-1.jpg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-3-1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-3-1.jpg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-3-1.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /><figcaption>Spaanse kosse / Spanish foods</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18746" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/markdag-4-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-4-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1536,1367" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="markdag-4-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-4-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-4-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="1367" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-4-1.jpg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-18746" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-4-1.jpg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-4-1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-4-1.jpg?w=1124 1124w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-4-1.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18748" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/markdag-5-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-5-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1536,1132" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="markdag-5-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-5-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-5-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="1132" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-5-1.jpg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-18748" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-5-1.jpg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-5-1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-5-1.jpg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-5-1.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /><figcaption>Uile en nog meer – Franse goedere / Owls and more from France!</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18750" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/markdag-6-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-6-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1217,1940" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="markdag-6-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-6-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-6-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1217" height="1940" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-6-1.jpg?w=1217" alt="" class="wp-image-18750" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-6-1.jpg 1217w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-6-1.jpg?w=376 376w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-6-1.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1217px) 100vw, 1217px" /><figcaption>So oulik! / So cute</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18751" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/markdag-7-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-7-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="markdag-7-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-7-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-7-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="2048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-7-1.jpg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-18751" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-7-1.jpg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-7-1.jpg?w=450 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-7-1.jpg?w=750 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-7-1.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-attachment-id="18753" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/markdag-8-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-8-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1536,1908" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="markdag-8-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-8-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-8-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="1908" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-8-1.jpg?w=1536" alt="" class="wp-image-18753" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-8-1.jpg 1536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-8-1.jpg?w=483 483w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-8-1.jpg?w=805 805w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/markdag-8-1.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /><figcaption>Beursies – Purses</figcaption></figure> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">English: lower down in this post. </span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">Nadat ek Christa se inskrywing <a style="color:#008000;" href="https://christavanstaden.com/2020/09/10/om-groente-en-vrugte-direk-by-die-boere-in-almaty-te-koop" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b> HIER </b></a> gelees het en van haar ondervinding in Kazakhstan, het ek besluit om ook ‘n paar foto’s te deel na vandag se besoek aan ons buur-dorpie. Ons het voorheen in die dorpie gebly en gaan ons nog steeds soontoe vir verskeie redes. Ek besoek die haarsalon daar gereeld en sommer ook die oulike kunswinkeltjie en manlief hou van sy hardewarewinkel – en ek moet byvoeg ek myself ook met veral die kuns-goed wat die ou ook verkoop. Een van die helpers is ook ‘n oud-Suid-Afrikaner wat 40 jaar gelede uit SA is as ‘n Engelsprekende Suid-Afrikaner. Ek het baie respek vir die Omie, want hy groet ons altyd in Afrikaans en maak seker ‘n wissel ‘n paar woorde met ons in Afrikaans. Die verbasing op die ander werksmense se gesigte was in die begin redelik komies. </span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">Elke Saterdag is dit markdag en soos jy in die foto’s kan sien, is daar ware van Frankryk en Spanjaardse kos en geregte ook te koop. Ek het vir my hierdie liewe uiltjies gekoop – in die een foto – en ‘n duidelike ‘merci’ gekry nadat ek betaal het. Ek hou van hierdie markdae, dit bring mense bymekaar en daar’s altyd een of ander oulike iets te koop. As dit nie vir manlief was, het ek met ‘n sak oudhede huistoe gekom! Die foto’s wat jy hier sien is slegs van ‘n paar stalletjies. Daar was heelwat meer. Ek het ook nie die groente/vrugte deel afgeneem nie.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">This is our neighbouring town’s market on a Saturday. We used to live in this town and I still go back to it for various reasons. I’m sharing a few photos of my most recent visit for a hair cut. Do enjoy! </span></h4> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/engeland/" rel="category tag">Engeland</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/england/" rel="category tag">England</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaans/" rel="tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/engelse-platteland/" rel="tag">Engelse Platteland</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/english-towns/" rel="tag">English towns</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/village-markets/" rel="tag">Village markets</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/village-markte/" rel="tag">Village markte</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/village-markte-en-uile/#comments">22 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-18002 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-art category-lees category-lees-gewoontes category-read category-reading category-reading-habits category-sylvie-vanlerberghe category-women-reading tag-art tag-lees tag-lees-gewoontes tag-reading-habits tag-sylvie-vanlerberghe tag-vroue-lees tag-women-read" id="post-18002"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/" rel="bookmark">Vroue wat lees – women reading</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">31/08/2020 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-1.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="18636" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/woman-read-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-1.jpg" data-orig-size="500,500" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="woman read 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-18636" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-1.jpg" alt="" width="320" height="320" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-1.jpg?w=320&h=320 320w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-1.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></a></p> <p>Watter leser is jy? Die ingedagte-leser – jy lees, maar jou gedagtes is ver weg.</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-2.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="18638" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/woman-read-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-2.jpg" data-orig-size="565,750" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="woman read 2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-2.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-2.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-18638" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-2.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="316" height="420" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-2.jpg?w=316 316w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-2.jpg 565w" sizes="(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px" /></a></p> <p>Jy lees en jy is verdiep in wat jy lees. Niks en niemand om jou kan jou pla nie.</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-3.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="18640" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/woman-read-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-3.jpg" data-orig-size="800,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="woman read 3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-3.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-3.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-18640" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-3.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="347" height="347" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-3.jpg?w=347 347w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-3.jpg?w=694 694w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-3.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px" /></a></p> <p>Jy het ‘n opdrag en jy moet die boek lees. Jy sou iets anders wou lees, maar daar’s nie nou tyd nie.</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-4.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="18642" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/woman-read-4/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-4.jpg" data-orig-size="622,750" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="woman read 4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-4.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-4.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-18642" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-4.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="309" height="373" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-4.jpg?w=309 309w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-4.jpg?w=618 618w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-4.jpg?w=498 498w" sizes="(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px" /></a></p> <p>Jy lees hier-en-daar in die koerant – slegs dit wat regtig jou aandag vasvang en jou aandag behou. Al die ander artikels is ‘ou nuus’.</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-5.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="18644" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/woman-read-5/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-5.jpg" data-orig-size="750,750" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="woman read 5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-5.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-5.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-18644" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-5.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-5.jpg?w=300 300w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-5.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <p>Jy lees en deel dit wat jy lees graag met ander.</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-6.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="18646" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/woman-read-6/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-6.jpg" data-orig-size="736,603" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="woman read 6" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-6.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-6.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-18646" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-6.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="376" height="308" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-6.jpg?w=376 376w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-6.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-6.jpg 736w" sizes="(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px" /></a></p> <p>Jy lees en jy absoluut geniet wat jy lees. Jy kan nie wag om die opvolg van die boek te lees nie. Dis spanningsvol, dramaties en jy voel een met die karakter.</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-7.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="18648" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/woman-read-7/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-7.jpg" data-orig-size="700,486" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="woman read 7" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-7.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-7.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-18648" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-7.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="337" height="234" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-7.jpg?w=337 337w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-7.jpg?w=674 674w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-7.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px" /></a></p> <p>Jy is in jou gunsteling plek! Jy wil net meer en meer lees. Jy voel dat tyd stil gaan staan het. Jy hoop nie iemand kry jou hier nie.</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="18649" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/woman-read-8/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8.jpg" data-orig-size="1000,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="woman read 8" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-18649" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="355" height="355" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8.jpg?w=355 355w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8.jpg?w=710 710w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px" /></a></p> <p>Jy is ontspanne, jy geniet dit om te lees, maar jy geniet nie elke bladsy van die boek nie. Hier en daar slaan jy ‘n bladsy oor, want jy wil graag ‘n meer interessante boek lees.</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8-1.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="18651" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/woman-read-8-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8-1.jpg" data-orig-size="600,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="woman read 8" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-18651" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8-1.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="340" height="340" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8-1.jpg?w=340 340w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-8-1.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px" /></a></p> <p>Jy geniet die boek terdeȅ, maar jy is oppad na ‘n afspraak. Jy wil nie graag gaan nie en sou hierdie boek eerder wou klaar lees!</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-9.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="18653" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/woman-read-9/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-9.jpg" data-orig-size="662,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="woman read 9" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-9.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-9.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-18653" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-9.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="295" height="445" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-9.jpg?w=295 295w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-9.jpg?w=590 590w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-read-9.jpg?w=397 397w" sizes="(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px" /></a></p> <p>Jy het nou ‘n tydjie vir daardie spesiale koppie tee – en jou gunsteling skrywer se nuutste boek! Jy probeer jou tee-breuk rek – so lank jy kan met verskonings dat die tee baie warm vandag is, net so lank jy nog een bladsy van die boek kan lees!</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/women-read.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="18655" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/vroue-wat-lees/women-read/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/women-read.jpg" data-orig-size="380,499" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="women read" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/women-read.jpg?w=380" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/women-read.jpg?w=380" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-18655" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/women-read.jpg" alt="" width="321" height="422" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/women-read.jpg?w=321&h=422 321w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/women-read.jpg 380w" sizes="(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px" /></a></p> <p>Daar was ‘n tyd toe daar gedink is dat vroue nie veronderstel is om ‘meer’ te weet nie. Gelukkig is daardie tyd verby en leef ons in ‘n moderne tyd! Al die kunswerke hierbo is deur die kunstenares: Sylvie Vanlerberghe. Sy het heelwat kunswerke van mense wat lees – nie slegs vroue nie – mans en kinders ook.</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/art/" rel="category tag">Art</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/lees/" rel="category tag">lees</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/lees-gewoontes/" rel="category tag">Lees gewoontes</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/read/" rel="category tag">read</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/reading/" rel="category tag">reading</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/reading-habits/" rel="category tag">reading habits</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/sylvie-vanlerberghe/" rel="category tag">Sylvie Vanlerberghe</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/women-reading/" rel="category tag">Women reading</a> | Tagged <a 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category-afrikaanse-taal-2 category-gedagtes category-gedigte category-nature tag-afrikaans tag-afrikaans-poems tag-afrikaanse-gedigte tag-english-poems tag-gedigte tag-nature-poems tag-natuur tag-natuur-gedigte tag-poems-about-a-forest tag-poetry tag-robin-hood tag-sherwood-forest" id="post-18536"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/27/die-voetpad-na-die-boom/" rel="bookmark">Die voetpad na die boom – Poem: The footpath to the tree</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">27/08/2020 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <img data-attachment-id="18538" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_24381/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_24381.jpg" data-orig-size="1632,1224" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1597757830","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="img_24381" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_24381.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_24381.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="1632" height="1224" class="wp-image-18538" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_24381.jpg?w=1632" alt="" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_24381.jpg 1632w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_24381.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_24381.jpg?w=1306 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_24381.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px" /> Die ‘Mayor Oak’ boom in Sherwood Forest <img data-attachment-id="18543" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_2465/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2465.jpg" data-orig-size="1224,1632" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1597759303","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0048543689320388","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="img_2465" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2465.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2465.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-18543" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2465.jpg?w=1224" alt="" width="373" height="497" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2465.jpg?w=373 373w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2465.jpg?w=746 746w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2465.jpg?w=450 450w" sizes="(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px" /> <img data-attachment-id="18571" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/sherwood-forest-knobbelrige-boom/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-knobbelrige-boom.jpg" data-orig-size="510,680" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="sherwood-forest-knobbelrige-boom" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-knobbelrige-boom.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-knobbelrige-boom.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-18571" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-knobbelrige-boom.jpg?w=510" alt="" width="345" height="460" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-knobbelrige-boom.jpg?w=345 345w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-knobbelrige-boom.jpg 510w" sizes="(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px" /> <img data-attachment-id="18542" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_2501/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2501.jpg" data-orig-size="1632,1224" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1597760489","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.0012642225031606","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="img_2501" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2501.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2501.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-18542" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2501.jpg?w=1632" alt="" width="333" height="250" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2501.jpg?w=333 333w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2501.jpg?w=666 666w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_2501.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px" /> <h5>My poem about this forest. My annual contribution to the Afrikaans language. I have translated it for you too.</h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Die voetpad na die boom</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Die voetpad na die boom is nog steeds bedek – half versteek.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Gure weer en aanhoudende reen oor die jare het die toegang onomkeerbaar versper.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Daar was eens ‘n voetpad wat deur die woud na die boom gelei het.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Voorheen was die area boomryk, lowerryk.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008080;">Koeltesoekers het passievol al die bome vereer –</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008080;">snoesig soos ‘n lappieskombers het hul ingekruip</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008080;">onder die wydverspreide skadu-kolle.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008080;">Selfs laventel-pers heide is met deernis aangeplant</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008080;">wat net deur enkeling opgemerk word.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008080;">Baie molle het op hul reis onlangs kom vlerksleep –</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008080;">waarvan al die molshope getuig.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Daar was eens ‘n voetpad deur die woud.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">As jy die soomlose woud binnestap,</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">veral laat, in die laat somer –</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">wanneer die skarlaken-son laag sit</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">en die laat-middag woud-wind om jou fluit</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">en die eekhorinkie speels sy den binnegaan,</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">dan hoor jy die dowwe getrippel van perdehoewe in die verte</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">terwyl die mis ‘n dun wolk-laag begin vorm al om die</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">karbonkelrige boomstamme en welig-groeiende gras</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">en bedek stadig die eens voetpad wat deur die woud gekronkel het.</span></h5> <span style="color:#008000;">~~Nikita – 26-8-2020</span> <h5><span style="color:#0000ff;">English translation</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">The footpath to the tree</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">The footpath to the tree is still covered – half hidden.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Severe weather and persistent rain over the years have irreversibly blocked access.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">There was once a footpath that led through the forest to the tree.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Previously, the area was tree-rich, leafy.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Cooling seekers passionately honored all the trees –</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">cuddly as a rag blanket crept in</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">among the widespread shadow spots.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Even lavender-purple heather was planted with compassion</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">which is noticed only by the individual.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Many moles have recently come to wing on their journey –</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">of which all the molehills testify.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">There was once a footpath through the forest.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">As you walk into the seamless forest,</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">especially late, in late summer –</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">when the scarlet sun sets low</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">and the late-afternoon forest wind around you whistle</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">and the squirrel playfully enters his den,</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">then you hear the faint tripping of horseshoes in the distance</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">while the mist begins to form a thin layer of clouds all around the</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">carbonaceous tree trunks and lush-growing grass</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">and slowly cover the once footpath that wound through the forest.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#008000;">Nikita – 26-8-2020</span></h5> <img data-attachment-id="18573" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/sherwood-forest-ruigtes/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-ruigtes.jpg" data-orig-size="680,510" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="sherwood-forest-ruigtes" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-ruigtes.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-ruigtes.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="680" height="510" class="wp-image-18573" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-ruigtes.jpg?w=680" alt="" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-ruigtes.jpg 680w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sherwood-forest-ruigtes.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px" /> <span class="has-inline-color" style="color:#35761e;">Hierdie gedig het ek geskryf as my bydrae tot Afrikaans en om 14 Augustus, Afrikaans-dag te ‘vier’. Elke jaar probeer ek om my bydrae te maak rondom hierdie datum. Ons het so bietjie in Sherwood Forest gaan rondstap om veral die baie bekende boom waar Robin Hood en sy ‘manne’ vergader het. Die Major Oak – het ongelukkig gedurende die ‘lockdown’ bietjie deurgeloop deurdat vandaliste dele van die boom probeer vernietig het. Die boom is nou afgesper en word dit al vir baie jare gestut om die boom te beskerm – soos jy in die foto kan sien.Dit was eers in die jare ’50 toe mense besef het dat die boom bewaar moet word en is enige persoon verbied om in die boom te klim en klouter – soos dit gereeld die gewoonte was. As jy die kans kry en jy is in die omgewing van Nottingham, maak gerus ‘n draai by die woud. Dan is daar ook die Robin Hood Kasteel in Nottingham wat jy kan besoek en dit is baie beslis die moeite werd – maak net seker jy besoek die grotte ook.</span><span class="has-inline-color" style="color:#31672e;"> Sien die foto.</span>  <img data-attachment-id="18568" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/nottingham-grotte/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nottingham-grotte.jpg" data-orig-size="613,498" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="nottingham-grotte" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nottingham-grotte.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nottingham-grotte.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" width="613" height="498" class="wp-image-18568" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nottingham-grotte.jpg?w=613" alt="" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nottingham-grotte.jpg 613w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/nottingham-grotte.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px" /> You can go on a cave tour when visiting the Robin Hood Castle in Nottingham.  <span class="has-inline-color" style="color:#3b17ca;">English Readers: This is a poem I’ve written after my visit to Sherwood Forest. 14th August is also Afrikaans Language Day. 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South Africa</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">04/08/2020 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h1><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-chrissiesmeer.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17906" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/chrissiesmeer-the-lake-district-of-south-africa/ton-sanders-chrissiesmeer/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-chrissiesmeer.jpg" data-orig-size="996,737" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="TON SANDERS Chrissiesmeer" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-chrissiesmeer.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-chrissiesmeer.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-17906" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-chrissiesmeer.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="500" height="370" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-chrissiesmeer.jpg?w=500 500w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-chrissiesmeer.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-chrissiesmeer.jpg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-chrissiesmeer.jpg 996w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></h1> <p>Ton Sanders, resident in Chrissiesmeer is an authority on the area and a published author on both Lake Chrissie and the Anglo Boer War which focuses on the Battle of Chrissiesmeer which took place on 6 February 1901.</p> <p>Make sure you watch the video – there is a little connection to Scotland – a little legend about this town. This is what the article is about from a SA family magazine.</p> <p>Images above and below: <a href="http://gmssocialmediaservices.blogspot.com/2015/01/wildflowers-and-bird-watching.html" rel="nofollow">http://gmssocialmediaservices.blogspot.com/2015/01/wildflowers-and-bird-watching.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/flamingo-sunset-banner.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17908" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/chrissiesmeer-the-lake-district-of-south-africa/flamingo-sunset-banner/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/flamingo-sunset-banner.jpg" data-orig-size="900,273" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="FLAMINGO SUNSET BANNER" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/flamingo-sunset-banner.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/flamingo-sunset-banner.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-17908" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/flamingo-sunset-banner.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="500" height="152" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/flamingo-sunset-banner.jpg?w=500 500w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/flamingo-sunset-banner.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/flamingo-sunset-banner.jpg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/flamingo-sunset-banner.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p> <h4>I got more interested in Chrissiesmeer after a post on a FB group. Years ago, a radioprogram, about small villages in South Africa, actually got me interested, but I never got to find out more about this place – it was placed on my memory-list. It was only after this post on FB, that I started asking questions and realised some people do know more about this place and they were willing to share.</h4> <h4>After a few references and my old friend Google, I found all of this you can read in this entry! I copied the news articles because previously, I’ve found that some articles ‘disappear’ from sites over time and I end up with broken links to posts. I did though, linked to one or two gorgeous sites for you to read more and to enjoy the actual beauty of this amazing village in South Africa. Do make sure you visit the two links, you will not regret it. One news article below is in Afrikaans, the rest is in English.</h4> <h4>Chrissiesmeer is named after the former President Marthinus Pretorius’ daughter, Christina. It was established in 1860 as a trading post<strong>. Chrissiesmeer is a delightful gem located in the lake district of South Africa, with more than 270 lakes and pans in a 20km radius. </strong></h4> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-huis.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17913" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/chrissiesmeer-the-lake-district-of-south-africa/chrissiesmeer-huis/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-huis.jpg" data-orig-size="1440,811" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chrissiesmeer huis" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-huis.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-huis.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-17913" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-huis.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="500" height="282" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-huis.jpg?w=500 500w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-huis.jpg?w=1000 1000w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-huis.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-huis.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p> <h4>On the site of airbnb, <a href="https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/35597695?_set_bev_on_new_domain=1596569199_ZDZhMzE0OTI2YmQx&source_impression_id=p3_1596569507_Qe%2FDFIRwl%2FFbkMCO"><b> HERE</b></a> you can view more pictures of the above historic house, which you can rent for a nice holiday! (The link will not open in a new window).</h4> <h4>Read on this next link more about this area called: South Africa’s Lake District. You will find some amazing pictures and an interesting read about this small village. eagerjourneys.com/chrissiesmeer/</h4> <p><img data-attachment-id="17988" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/chrissiesmeer-the-lake-district-of-south-africa/chrissiesmeer-blomme/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-blomme.jpg" data-orig-size="784,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chrissiesmeer blomme" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-blomme.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-blomme.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17988" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-blomme.jpg" alt="Chrissiesmeer blomme" width="784" height="960" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-blomme.jpg 784w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-blomme.jpg?w=490&h=600 490w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-blomme.jpg?w=768&h=940 768w" sizes="(max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px" /></p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/roOysXzIido?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>Interessante stukkie geskiedenis.</p> <h1 class="entry-title">Chrissie en die professor</h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <h4><time class="entry-date" datetime="2017-03-02T07:55:50+02:00">March 2, 2017</time></h4> <h4 class="entry-excerpt">Bekende skrywer en inwoner van Chrissiesmeer, prof. Ton Sanders, is onlangs deur Mpumalanga Hoëveld Toerisme vereer vir sy bydrae tot die literêre bewaring van Mpumalanga, Chrissiesmeer en omliggende gebiede se geskiedenis.</h4> <h4><time class="entry-date" datetime="2017-03-02T07:55:50+02:00"> [images from the site: highvelder]</time></h4> </div> <div><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-ton-sanders.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17898" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/chrissiesmeer-the-lake-district-of-south-africa/chrissiesmeer-ton-sanders/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-ton-sanders.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chrissiesmeer Ton Sanders" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-ton-sanders.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-ton-sanders.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17898" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-ton-sanders.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="402" height="268" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-ton-sanders.jpg?w=402 402w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-ton-sanders.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-ton-sanders.jpg?w=768 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-ton-sanders.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px" /></a></div> <div></div> <h4><span style="color:var(--color-text);font-size:1rem;">Prof. Sanders is van Nederlandse afkoms en het in 1963 as 22-jarige in diens van die Nederlandse Bank (vandag bekend as Nedbank) Suid-Afika toe gekom.</span></h4> <h4></h4> <div> <h4>In 1968 het hy die akademiese wêreld betree waar hy aan die regsfakulteit van die Universiteit van Suid-Afrika (Unisa) verbonde was. Later jare het hy ook hofverslae vir Swaziland gedoen en het gereeld vanaf Pretoria via Carolina na Mbabane gereis. So het hy op ‘n dag op pad terug van Swaziland besluit om sy roete te verander en deur Chrissiesmeer gereis.</h4> <h4>Dié dorpie het sy hart gesteel en hy het besluit om daar ‘n blyplek aan te skaf sodat hy naweke uit die stad kon wegbreek. Dis toe dat hy in 1989 die ou tronkie wat slegs uit twee selle bestaan het vir R2 500 van die buitestedelike administrasie gekoop het.</h4> <h4>Ná sy aftrede in 2002 het hy permanent na Chrissiesmeer verhuis, die tronk verkoop en die gewese Barclays Bank sy nuwe tuiste gemaak.</h4> <h4>Hy het nog altyd in geskiedenis, argeologie en antropologie belang gestel en het begin om die gebied te verken en die ryk geskiedenis van Chrissiesmeer na te vors. In 2012 is sy eerste boek: “Chrissie is her name. The story of Lake Chrissie/Chrissiesmeer,” gepubliseer.</h4> <h4>Dié boek is gevolg deur “Lake Chrissie’s Bushman Past” in 2013. Die volgende jaar het sy boek “Lake Chrissie / Chrissiesmeer and the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902″ die lig gesien.</h4> <h4>Verlede jaar het hy twee boeke gepubliseer, die eerste “Carolina’s Ancient Sites. Fiction, Facts and Mysteries” en later “The Village at the Great Lake. Lake Chrissie / Chrissiesmeer / KwaChibikhulu”. Sy liefde vir Chrissiesmeer en omgewing skyn duidelik deur in sy boeke en hoewel hy nog nie ‘n nuwe boek beplan nie, sal nog stories oor die distrik verwelkom word. [Author of article: journalist Erika Nel]</h4> <h4>Link: highvelder.co.za/46427/chrissie-en-die-professor/</h4> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-abo.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17919" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/chrissiesmeer-the-lake-district-of-south-africa/chrissiesmeer-abo/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-abo.jpg" data-orig-size="952,801" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Chrissiesmeer ABO" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-abo.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-abo.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17919" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-abo.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="423" height="356" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-abo.jpg?w=423 423w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-abo.jpg?w=846 846w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-abo.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrissiesmeer-abo.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px" /></a></p> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">Another article on the site of the highvelder dated 23rd March 2016. This article by: Gerald Young.</span></h4> <h3><span style="color:#008000;">Another book, the fourth by Prof Ton Sanders, the adopted son of Chrissiesmeer, has been published.</span></h3> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">This time round Ton has captured the history and fascinating stories of the town of Carolina in a book titled “Carolina’s Ancient Sites – Fiction, Fact and Mysteries,” and it promises to be just as popular as his previous books on the history of Chrissiesmeer (Lake Chrissie) and the town’s indelible connection to the Anglo-Boer War.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">The book traces the history and unearths a treasure trove of archaeological sites in and around Carolina that yield fascinating stories of the town that have hitherto been left buried or untold.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">Supported by a wealth of monochrome photographs which cleverly lend themselves to creating an ancient and historical “feel” to the publication, the reader is transported back in time to the late Stone Age and Iron Age and on through a historical journey of the Indian influence, the Shamanistic era of Bushmen rock paintings and the little known Koni petroglyphs in the Caroliina district.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">Along the way, one invariably finds oneself quietly exclaiming: “That’s interesting,” or “I didn’t know that!” Backed by intensive and meticulous research, Ton is not afraid to disagree with theories and speculations of other historians, which makes for more interesting and fascinating reading.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">All in all, this is another “must have” for any historian and those interested in the rich history of Carolina and the Southern African region. Copies of the book are available at the Highvelder offices at R120 per copy.</span></h4> <h4><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17903" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/chrissiesmeer-the-lake-district-of-south-africa/ton-sanders/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders.jpg" data-orig-size="900,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Ton Sanders" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17903" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="369" height="246" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders.jpg?w=369 369w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders.jpg?w=738 738w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders.jpg?w=600 600w" sizes="(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px" /></a></h4> <p>The author of the book, Lake Chrissie and the Anglo Boer War 1899-1903, Ton Sanders.</p> <h2 class="entry-title"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Prof writes third book on Chrissie</span></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <h4 class="entry-excerpt"><span style="color:#3366ff;">The first of Ton’s three books on Chrissiesmeer documented the history of the town (Chrissie is her name) and the second explored the history of the Bushmen of the area.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#3366ff;"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2014-04-16T09:59:12+02:00">April 16, 2014</time></span></h4> </div> <div> <h4><span style="color:#3366ff;">Lake Chrissie and the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1903 is new on the shelf and the third book by Prof Ton Sanders on the history of Chrissiesmeer.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#3366ff;">A labour of love is the only way one can describe the latest book written by this resident of Chrissiesmeer who unashamedly declares his love for the town also known as Lake Chrissie.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#3366ff;">Born in the Netherlands in 1941, Ton came to South Africa in 1963 and followed a career as a law teacher and researcher. After retiring in 2002, he settled in Chrissiesmeer and so began an intense love affair with the town, its people and its history. He has since established himself as a true son of Lake Chrissie, pursuing a passion for documenting the rich and eventful history of this quaint town.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#3366ff;">The first of Ton’s three books on Chrissiesmeer documented the history of the town (Chrissie is her name) and the second explored the history of the Bushmen of the area.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#3366ff;">Although there are many books and essays describing the Anglo-Boer War, Ton has succeeded in capturing and condensing a plethora of information and anecdotes concerning Chrissiesmeer and the war without neglecting important and relevant facts or diluting the spellbinding charm that the town still holds today. As can be seen in the bibliography section of the book, Ton has waded through piles of references and works in an effort to capture and summarise the events that unfolded all those years ago. The many illustrations that adorn the pages do justice to this fascinating account that is a must-have for any history lover’s book collection.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#3366ff;">From before the Great Trek to the Anglo-Boer War when Lake Chrissie was known as the Bothwell Trading Post, through to the effect the war, particularly the Battle of Lake Chrissie, had on the town, on to the rich Scottish history and through to the New South Africa that resulted from aspects of the Anglo-Boer War, this book, originally intended as a coffee table book to be digested in more than one session, has evolved into a can’t-put-it-down goldmine of history, heritage and spellbinding reading.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#3366ff;">Copies of the book at R130 each can be obtained from the Highvelder offices in Murray Street, tel. 017 811 2221 or the Matotoland Eco-Tourism Association at tel. 082 640 5650 (email: jean.justcountry@gmail.com)</span></h4> </div> </div> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-and-terry.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17910" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/chrissiesmeer-the-lake-district-of-south-africa/ton-sanders-and-terry/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-and-terry.jpg" data-orig-size="480,360" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Gerald Young","camera":"Canon EOS REBEL T3","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1445257056","copyright":"","focal_length":"24","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.025","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Ton Sanders and Terry" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-and-terry.jpg?w=480" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-and-terry.jpg?w=480" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17910" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-and-terry.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="285" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-and-terry.jpg?w=380&h=285 380w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ton-sanders-and-terry.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px" /></a></p> <p>Prof Ton Sanders and Mr Terry Tsujii show the book “Paradise in the world – Chrissiesmeer in South Africa” written by Terry.</p> <h2 class="entry-title"><span style="color:#008080;">Terry honours a promise</span></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <h4><span style="color:#008080;"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2015-10-26T12:59:50+02:00">October 26, 2015</time></span></h4> <h4 class="entry-excerpt"><span style="color:#008080;">Last year, the Highvelder reported on Terry’s visit to Chrissiesmeer and Ermelo and at the time he promised to bring a copy of his book on his next visit. This week he made good on his promise.</span></h4> <h4></h4> </div> <div> <h4><span style="color:#008080;">The Highvelder was privileged this week to receive a visit from Mr Teruyuki Tsujii, a 65-year-old retired teacher from Tokyo, Japan.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008080;">He kept a promise he made during a visit last year to bring a copy of a book he wrote in Japanese, reflecting the history and people of Chrissiesmeer.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008080;">His book, Paradise in the world – Chrissiesmeer in South Africa, was born of his desire to share the rich history of the town and the role it played in the Anglo-Boer War with his fellow countrymen, who, he says, generally do not know much else about South Africa other than Johannesburg and Cape Town.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008080;">Terry, as he is known by his “Western” name, has become a firm friend of Chrissiesmeer since befriending Prof Anton (Ton) Sanders, a resident of Chrissie who has written three books on this quaint town, steeped in history.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008080;">The two gentlemen who have been friends for more than 30 years, met while Ton was a lecturer at the University of South Africa (Unisa) and Terry was studying through correspondence. 15 years ago, Ton, who had since retired, invited Terry to visit him at Chrissiesmeer and his fascination with the town’s history was spawned.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008080;">Regular visits soon followed and were reciprocated by Ton who visited Terry in his home country.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008080;">Last year, the Highvelder reported on Terry’s visit to Chrissiesmeer and Ermelo and at the time he promised to bring a copy of his book on his next visit. This week he made good on his promise.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008080;">He has also made copies of the Highvelder’s report on his visit and these are displayed in shops of his friends in Tokyo. “Now, Ermelo and the Highvelder are also my friends,” he said.</span></h4> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/terry-tsujii.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17915" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/chrissiesmeer-the-lake-district-of-south-africa/terry-tsujii/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/terry-tsujii.jpg" data-orig-size="719,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.5","credit":"Gerald Young","camera":"Canon EOS REBEL T3","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1413804158","copyright":"","focal_length":"21","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.025","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Terry Tsujii" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/terry-tsujii.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/terry-tsujii.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-17915" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/terry-tsujii.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="500" height="334" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/terry-tsujii.jpg?w=500 500w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/terry-tsujii.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/terry-tsujii.jpg 719w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">In this photo: Ton Sanders and Terry met in 2014. Image: the highvelder</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">A book about Chrissiesmeer, its people and history, written in Japanese – why?</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">This is the obvious question one asks when meeting the sprightly 64-year-old, ever-smiling Teruyuki Tsujii, a resident of Tokyo, Japan.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">Terry, his “Western” name, started a love affair with Chrissiesmeer as a result of a 30-year-old friendship with Prof Ton Sanders , a resident of Chrissiesmeer.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">The two first met through correspondence, when Terry, a high school teacher, was studying through correspondence at the University of South Africa where Prof Ton was a lecturer at the time.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">Ton retired to Chrissiesmeer after becoming fascinated by the town and has since written three books about its history. Over the years, the friendship continued and when Ton invited Terry to Chrissiesmeer for a visit 14 years ago, the fascination rubbed off on Terry and the proverbial writing was on the wall.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">Terry became so interested in the rich history of Lake Chrissie and the role the town played in the Anglo-Boer War that he felt compelled to share the story with his fellow Japanese.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">“The Japanese people generally don’t know anything more about South Africa than Johannesburg and Cape Town. There is so much more to South Africa and Chrissiesmeer with its quietness and slow pace of life is just one example. Unlike South Africa, especially the smaller towns, life in Japan life is extremely fast paced. In Chrissie one can relax and find oneself again and recover from the rat race,” Terry explained.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">5 000 copies of Terry’s book, titled “Paradise in the World – Chrissiesmeer in South Africa” have been printed and the book is selling extremely well in Japan.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">“It has been accepted very well by the Japanese people and their knowledge of South Africa, especially with regard to Chrissiesmeer, has been expanded,” he said.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">Another book by Terry, “How to live”, is in the offing and was inspired by life in the quaint town of Chrissiesmeer.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">“I want to teach people how to live a more relaxed life. Still work hard and be productive, but learn to relax as well.”</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">Terry is a man that lives by this philosophy, a fact that became evident during his interview with the Highvelder.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">Still smiling, he related how an amount of R20 000 was stolen from his baggage at the OR Tambo Airport shortly after his arrival.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">“I had just exchanged Japanese Yen for SA Rand and waited inside the terminal building where I thought it would be safer. When I checked again, the money was gone. This will, however, not make me negative. The smiles and hospitality that I receive and experience from South Africans more than makes up for the loss of the money,” he said.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">He will be going back to Japan on Monday. </span><span style="color:#0000ff;">“But I will be back again soon,” he said.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">In the early 1990s, Terry expressed his feelings for Chrissiesmeer on a sandstone pillar at the entrance gate to the Old Jail. The intriguing Japanese characters mean: “To Chrissie, with love.” </span><span style="color:#0000ff;">Chrissiesmeer and South Africa is indeed honoured to have a friend like Terry.</span></h4> </div> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/anglo-boer-war-2/" rel="category tag">Anglo Boer War</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chrissiesmeer/" rel="category tag">Chrissiesmeer</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/highveld/" rel="category tag">Highveld</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/lake-district/" rel="category tag">Lake District</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/ton-sanders/" rel="category tag">Ton Sanders</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/anglo-boer-war/" rel="tag">Anglo-Boer-war</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chrissiesmeer/" rel="tag">Chrissiesmeer</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/lake-district/" rel="tag">Lake District</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/lakes/" rel="tag">Lakes</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/south-africa/" rel="tag">South Africa</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/chrissiesmeer-the-lake-district-of-south-africa/#comments">12 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17846 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-music-videos" id="post-17846"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/12/21/silver-threads-and-golden-needles/" rel="bookmark">Silver threads and golden needles</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">21/12/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1XYs1_FA0OM?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>I listened to about 3-4 different versions of this song on youtube and Barbara Ray’s is still the best!</strong></span><br /> <span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/myhPrVU7eKs?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>These blacks are Afrikaans speaking and they grew up like Afrikaans-speaking people. These people are the silver threads of our society, they are the golden needles. They need to be treasured! Wish I could meet with them!</strong></span></h3> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/music-videos/" rel="category tag">music videos</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/12/21/silver-threads-and-golden-needles/#comments">2 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17508 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-geseende-kersfees category-kersfees category-kersfeeswense category-somerkersfees" id="post-17508"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/12/20/merry-christmas-to-you-all/" rel="bookmark">Merry Christmas to you all</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">20/12/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h4><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZSJu8waQw64?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>With this beautiful Afrikaans song about a Summer Christmas, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year! May you all be blessed!</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>These are the lyrics of this song, translated. This is the only song about Christmas in Summer. All countries in the Southern Hemisphere celebrate Christmas in Summer.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Enter in quiet peace filled night</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>beneath the Southern Cross</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Lend now your ear this starlit night,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>to whispers from the past.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Do you hear how softly the bells</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>are chiming, in ancient dialect</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Even the evening’s starry silence,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>on precious history reflects.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Can you also feel the warmth of His love,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>as we celebrate the day</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>God loved us so much He sent his s</strong><strong>on,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>no other gift as great.</strong></span></h4> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>CHORUS</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Christmas nears, Christmas nears</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Bow before the King</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Grant by Your grace in this great land</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>A bright summer’s Christmas Lord.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Some more to enjoy – the music of Haydn. Piano concerto in D major – one of my favourites!<br /> </strong></span> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-17508-1" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/07-piano-concerto-in-d-major-hobxviii-11-vivace.mp3?_=1" /><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/07-piano-concerto-in-d-major-hobxviii-11-vivace.mp3">https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/07-piano-concerto-in-d-major-hobxviii-11-vivace.mp3</a></audio></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/geseende-kersfees/" rel="category tag">Geseende Kersfees</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/kersfees/" rel="category tag">Kersfees</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/kersfeeswense/" rel="category tag">Kersfeeswense</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/somerkersfees/" rel="category tag">Somerkersfees</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/12/20/merry-christmas-to-you-all/#comments">14 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17810 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-afrikaans category-afrikaans-poems-afrikaanse-taal category-afrikaanse-gedigte category-afrikaanse-taal-2 category-gedigte category-gedigte-oor-seisoene tag-afrikaans tag-afrikaanse-gedigte tag-afrikaanse-taal tag-gedigte-oor-seisoene" id="post-17810"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/11/22/herfs-in-november/" rel="bookmark">Herfs in November</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">22/11/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h4><img data-attachment-id="17812" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/11/22/herfs-in-november/herfsblare/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/herfsblare.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,571" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="herfsblare" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/herfsblare.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/herfsblare.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17812" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/herfsblare.jpg" alt="herfsblare" width="542" height="302" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/herfsblare.jpg?w=542&h=302 542w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/herfsblare.jpg?w=600&h=335 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/herfsblare.jpg?w=768&h=428 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/herfsblare.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px" /></h4> <h4>English Readers: my poem about Autumn in November. In the Southern Hemisphere, Autumn is not in November, but in March/April.</h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">Hierdie gedig is my jaarlikse bydrae tot Afrikaans, wat ek tot dusver 14 Augustus probeer doen het – wanneer dit Taaldag. Ek’s so bietjie laat daarmee hierdie jaar, maar liewer laat as nooit.</span><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></h4> <h4><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Herfs in November</strong></span></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Herfs in November – in die Noorde – </strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>is soos roomys in die winter. Dit pas nie.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Jy loop rond in stofverwaaide strate</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Onverskillig kyk jy rond na</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>‘n mengelmoes van kleure</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Bondels hare waai rond in die wind</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>En om hoeke van geboue fluit ‘n skerp windjie</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Beelde van veranderinge flits om jou verby</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Verslawend staar jy na bloedrooi papawers</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>En jy onthou: dis November maand!</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Soms onthou jy ook van die fyn blomme</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>en die spruit wat iewers voort bly kabbel</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>in die berge waar die bobbejane geel perskes vreet</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Dan dink jy aan die bloekombome en vinke in die lusernland</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Vae gedagtes van die kleigat drentel in jou geheue</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>En jy strompel geduldig verder oor verkleurde blare</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>En wonder oor die liedjies van die lente.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Versperde donker wolke hang laag in die skemeraand</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Dikgeweefde herinneringe van die aandkrieke wat</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>hul betowerende liedjies op vioolnote sing</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>sink en omvou onmiddellik jou gedagtes.</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>In die agterkamers van jou geheue</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>onthou jy die rooskleurige grassade wat buig in die wind</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>en skielik hoor jy die swaeltjies se twitter terwyl hulle</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>die lang, moeilike vlug terug huistoe neem.</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>©Nikita 22-11-2019 19:10</strong></span></h4> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaanse-taal-2/afrikaans-poems-afrikaanse-taal/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans poems</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaanse-gedigte/" rel="category tag">Afrikaanse gedigte</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaanse-taal-2/" rel="category tag">Afrikaanse taal</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/gedigte/" rel="category tag">gedigte</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/gedigte-oor-seisoene/" rel="category tag">gedigte oor Seisoene</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaans/" rel="tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaanse-gedigte/" rel="tag">Afrikaanse gedigte</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaanse-taal/" rel="tag">Afrikaanse Taal</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/gedigte-oor-seisoene/" rel="tag">gedigte oor Seisoene</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/11/22/herfs-in-november/#comments">5 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17790 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-africa category-afrika" id="post-17790"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/africa/" rel="bookmark">Africa</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">03/09/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17791" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/africa/africa-quote/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/africa-quote.jpg" data-orig-size="700,1050" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Africa quote" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/africa-quote.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/africa-quote.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17791" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/africa-quote.jpg" alt="Africa quote" width="443" height="665" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/africa-quote.jpg?w=443&h=665 443w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/africa-quote.jpg?w=400&h=600 400w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/africa-quote.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17793" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/africa/meryl-streep-robert-redford/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/meryl-streep-robert-redford.jpg" data-orig-size="615,440" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Meryl Streep Robert Redford" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/meryl-streep-robert-redford.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/meryl-streep-robert-redford.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17793" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/meryl-streep-robert-redford.jpg" alt="Meryl Streep Robert Redford" width="389" height="278" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/meryl-streep-robert-redford.jpg?w=389&h=278 389w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/meryl-streep-robert-redford.jpg?w=600&h=429 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/meryl-streep-robert-redford.jpg 615w" sizes="(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px" /></p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TPjYvFUfV00?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>If you haven’t watched this 1985s movie ‘Out of Africa’, then you really haven’t seen a great movie as yet. I’ve seen this movie about 4 times and then I even went so far to buy the DVD. In this clip: Flying over Africa. The setting is Kenya. If you’re from Africa, you are not born in Africa, Africa is inside of you. Africa never leaves you. Only if you were born in Africa, you know Africa what it is really like.</strong></span></h4> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HrnC7QzfFwQ?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/africa/" rel="category tag">Africa</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrika/" rel="category tag">Afrika</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/africa/#comments">4 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17669 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-cathedral-of-st-andrews category-edinburgh-castle category-palace-of-holyroodhouse tag-abbeys tag-edinburgh-castle tag-palace-of-holyroodhouse tag-st-andrews-cathedral" id="post-17669"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/" rel="bookmark">Castles, Cathedrals, Palaces and Abbeys</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">18/08/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17670" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/garden/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/garden.jpg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="garden" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/garden.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/garden.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17670" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/garden.jpg" alt="garden" width="354" height="472" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/garden.jpg?w=354&h=472 354w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/garden.jpg?w=708&h=944 708w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/garden.jpg?w=450&h=600 450w" sizes="(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px" /></p> <h4><span style="color:#008080;">With our visit to Scotland last week, we visited a few interesting places: The Palace of the Holyroodhouse, which is the official palace of the Queen in Scotland, Edinburgh Castle and the Cathedral at St Andrews. I’m sharing a few random photos. What I like about historic buildings, is to look at the structures and designs. It’s just amazing what time went into the design of these historical structures. </span></h4> <p><img data-attachment-id="17672" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/img_9503/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9503.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564656516","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.00125","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_9503" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9503.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9503.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17672" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9503.jpg" alt="IMG_9503" width="379" height="284" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9503.jpg?w=379&h=284 379w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9503.jpg?w=758&h=568 758w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9503.jpg?w=600&h=450 600w" sizes="(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px" /></p> <p>Edinburgh Castle</p> <p> </p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17677" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/img_9529/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9529.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"9","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564658355","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="IMG_9529" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9529.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9529.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17677" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9529.jpg" alt="IMG_9529" width="380" height="286" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9529.jpg?w=380&h=286 380w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9529.jpg?w=760&h=570 760w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9529.jpg?w=600&h=450 600w" sizes="(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px" /></p> <p>Lots of visitors everywhere at the Edinburgh Castle.</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17678" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/img_9571/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9571.jpg" data-orig-size="3864,5152" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564663512","copyright":"","focal_length":"13.162","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9571" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9571.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9571.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17678" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9571.jpg" alt="IMG_9571" width="354" height="472" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9571.jpg?w=354&h=472 354w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9571.jpg?w=708&h=944 708w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9571.jpg?w=450&h=600 450w" sizes="(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px" /></p> <p>Near the Castle.</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17679" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/img_9573/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9573.jpg" data-orig-size="3864,5152" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564663581","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"125","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9573" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9573.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9573.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17679" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9573.jpg" alt="IMG_9573" width="384" height="511" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9573.jpg?w=384&h=511 384w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9573.jpg?w=768&h=1022 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9573.jpg?w=450&h=600 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9573.jpg?w=750&h=1000 750w" sizes="(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" /></p> <p>Street musician – preparing for the Fringe festival.</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17680" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/img_9583/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9583.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564666253","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9583" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9583.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9583.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17680" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9583.jpg" alt="IMG_9583" width="375" height="281" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9583.jpg?w=375&h=281 375w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9583.jpg?w=750&h=562 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9583.jpg?w=600&h=450 600w" sizes="(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px" /></p> <p>A flame entertainer – also preparing for the Fringe Festival.</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9602.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17727" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/img_9602/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9602.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"9","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564670708","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9602" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9602.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9602.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17727" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9602.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="411" height="308" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9602.jpg?w=411 411w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9602.jpg?w=822 822w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9602.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9602.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px" /></a></p> <p>The Holyrood Abbey alongside the Palace of the Holyroodhouse. This Abbey was built in the twelve century and in ruins since the eighteenth century.</p> <blockquote><p>Located at the bottom of the Royal Mile, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace is the Queen and Royal Family’s official residence in Scotland. The building itself being an architectural gem with impressive Baroque decoration.</p> <p>During the Middle Ages the monarchy left the cold and damp Edinburgh Castle and settled in the comfortable Holyrood Abbey guesthouse. In 1503 James IV constructed the first palace alongside the Abbey. Many years later, James V built a tower where Mary, Queen of Scots lived between 1561 and 1567.</p> <p>It wasn’t until a century later, from 1671 to 1678, that the Baroque palace was built as it stands today. It was designed for Charles II with the restoration of the monarchy. Presently, it is one of the most beautiful palaces in Scotland.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/paleis.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17729" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/paleis/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/paleis.jpg" data-orig-size="2048,1536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="paleis" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/paleis.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/paleis.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17729" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/paleis.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="408" height="306" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/paleis.jpg?w=408 408w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/paleis.jpg?w=816 816w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/paleis.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/paleis.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px" /></a></p> <p>The Queen uses this palace for her official visits to Scotland. If the Queen is in residence, you cannot visit this palace.</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9595.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17731" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/img_9595/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9595.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"10","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564667854","copyright":"","focal_length":"6.14","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9595" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9595.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9595.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17731" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9595.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="404" height="303" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9595.jpg?w=404 404w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9595.jpg?w=808 808w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9595.jpg?w=600 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9595.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9860.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17732" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/img_9860/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9860.jpg" data-orig-size="3864,5152" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564835912","copyright":"","focal_length":"15.204","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.00125","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9860" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9860.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9860.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17732" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9860.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="355" height="474" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9860.jpg?w=355 355w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9860.jpg?w=710 710w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9860.jpg?w=450 450w" sizes="(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px" /></a></p> <p>St Andrews Cathedral</p> <p><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9868.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="17734" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/img_9868/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9868.jpg" data-orig-size="3864,5152" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564836091","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.0008","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9868" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9868.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9868.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17734" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9868.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="349" height="466" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9868.jpg?w=349 349w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9868.jpg?w=698 698w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9868.jpg?w=450 450w" sizes="(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px" /></a></p> <blockquote><p>It was built in 1158 and became the centre of the Medieval Catholic Church in Scotland as the seat of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and the Bishops and Archbishops of St Andrews. It fell into disuse and ruin after Catholic mass was outlawed during the 16th-century Scottish Reformation.</p> <p> </p></blockquote> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/cathedral-of-st-andrews/" rel="category tag">Cathedral of St Andrews</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/edinburgh-castle/" rel="category tag">Edinburgh Castle</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/palace-of-holyroodhouse/" rel="category tag">Palace of Holyroodhouse</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/abbeys/" rel="tag">Abbeys</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/edinburgh-castle/" rel="tag">Edinburgh Castle</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/palace-of-holyroodhouse/" rel="tag">Palace of Holyroodhouse</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/st-andrews-cathedral/" rel="tag">St Andrews Cathedral</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/castles-cathedrals-palaces-and-abbeys/#comments">4 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17713 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-eleni category-greek-guerilla-fighters category-lia tag-eleni tag-greek-guerilla-fighters tag-lia" id="post-17713"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/17/eleni/" rel="bookmark">Eleni</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">17/08/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jrilTrWe98g?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h4><span style="color:#993366;">When I listened to this song – in this video – I knew there must be a ‘story’ behind this song and I started searching and then I found myself almost a whole day just reading and reading about the ordeal of Nicholas and his family. This was during the Greek civil war. WW2 was nearly at its end and then the people of Greece had to deal with a civil war. [I’ve put the video together after watching the movie (it’s in English) – see bottom of entry].</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#993366;">This next article was written in 1983 by Nicholas, whose mother was killed by some Greek guerrilla fighters when he was age 9 – just after WW2. This is a sad story. Nicholas and some of his siblings went to America to be reunited with their dad and he became a New York Times journalist. </span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#993366;">I also find the complete movie on youtube. I watched it and found myself shedding some tears at times by just the thought of what Eleni had gone through. Even just by reading this article – and make sure you read the complete article by following the given link.</span></h4> <p><span style="color:#993366;">This is the article by Nicholas Gage. </span></p> <h4 class="css-exrw3m evys1bk0"><span style="color:#008000;">This article is adapted from his book ”Eleni,” to be published by Random House later this month. On the road to vengeance … one discovers life. – Andre Malraux, ”Man’s Fate.” On Aug. 28, 1948, at about 12:30 P.M. on a hot, windless day, a group of women with firewood on their backs were descending a steep path above the Greek village of Lia, a cluster of gray stone houses on a mountainside just below the Albanian border. As the women came into view of the village below them, they encountered a grim procession.</span></h4> <h4 class="css-exrw3m evys1bk0"><span style="color:#008000;">At the front and rear, carrying rifles, were several of the Communist guerrillas who had occupied their village for the last nine months of the Greek civil war. They were guarding 13 prisoners who were walking barefoot to their execution with legs black and swollen from the torture called falanga. One man, too badly beaten to walk or even sit up, was tied onto a mule.</span></h4> <h4 class="css-exrw3m evys1bk0"><span style="color:#008000;">Among the prisoners were five people from the village: three men and two women. The older woman stumbled along with the fixed stare of madness. She was my aunt, Alexo Gatzoyiannis, 58 years old. The younger woman, with light chestnut hair, blue eyes and a torn blue dress, caught the gaze of the villagers and shook her head. She was my mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, 41 years old.</span></h4> <h4 class="css-exrw3m evys1bk0"><span style="color:#008000;">As the prisoners climbed the mountain, they passed a spring where a 13-year-old boy had stopped to drink. Soon, they disappeared over the horizon. A few minutes later, there was a burst of rifle fire, then single shots as each victim was finished off with a bullet to the skull.</span></h4> <h4 class="css-exrw3m evys1bk0"><span style="color:#008000;">When the guerrillas passed again on the way down, they were alone. The executed had been left in the ravine where they fell, their bodies covered by rocks.</span></h4> <h4 class="css-exrw3m evys1bk0"><span style="color:#008000;">Sixteen days later, when it was clear that the guerrillas were losing the war to the Greek Army forces, they rounded up every civilian left in the village and herded them at gunpoint over the border into Albania. Lia became a ghost town as the crows descended on the corpses left behind. A village that had been inhabited for more than 25 centuries ceased to exist. learned of my mother’s execution eight days after it happened, while I was living with three of my four sisters in a refugee camp on the Ionian coast opposite the island of Corfu. Seven months later, the four of us boarded a ship bound for the United States to join our father, who had been cut off from Greece by a decade of war and revolution. I was 9 when I saw him for the first time.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">My mother was one of 650,000 Greeks who were killed during the years of war that ravaged the country from 1940 to 1949. Like many of the victims, she died because her home lay in the path of the opposing armies, but she would have survived if she had not defied the invaders of her village to save her children. I had been her favorite child, loved with the intensity a Greek peasant woman reserves for an only son. I knew that I was the primary reason she made the choices she did. No one doubted that she died so I could live.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">Continue reading <a style="color:#0000ff;" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/03/magazine/my-mother-eleni.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color:#ff0000;"> HERE</span> </a> on the site of the New York Times.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">This next entry is from the blog of the wife of Nicholas Gage. I’ve copied only half of the entry and you can continue reading on the given link and see some photos of Michael’s visit too.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">Michael Dukakis, who ran for the presidency of the United States in 1988 and was the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history, arrived in the small northern Greek village of Lia last week on Aug. 24, causing great excitement throughout the country, and especially in Lia, where the village had been spruced up, pot holes filled, foliage pruned, and a heliport repaved to receive Dukakis’ entourage, (although the man himself chose to drive up the vertiginous mountain roads so he could see the countryside on the way.)</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">Dukakis’ maternal grandparents came from Vrisohori, another small and, until recently, isolated village not far from Lia. Although Mike and Kitty have visited Greece many times, they had never visited Northern Greece and his grandparents’ village. The couple, along with Kitty’s sister Ginnie and Ginnie’s husband, Al, used the Grand Serai Hotel in Ioannnina as a base. After a lavish dinner hosted by the Mayor of Ioannina, they left the next day to see Vrisohori where Sen. Dukakis, with tears in his eyes, lauded the village which had produced his mother Euterpe, who became one of the the first Greek-American women to earn a college degree. (The small village also produced the father of film director John Cassavetes.)</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">The next day, Monday, Aug. 24, the Dukakis group arrived in Lia to attend a memorial service for Eleni Gatzoyiannis, my mother-in-law and the mother of my husband Nicholas Gage.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;">Continue reading <span style="color:#ff0000;"><a style="color:#ff0000;" href="http://arollingcrone.blogspot.com/2009/09/dukakis-at-elenis-memorial-lia-greece.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>HERE </b></a></span> about the visit at Eleni’s house.</span></h4> <p><img data-attachment-id="17721" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/17/eleni/eleni/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eleni.jpg" data-orig-size="1080,810" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Eleni" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eleni.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eleni.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17721" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eleni.jpg" alt="Eleni" width="563" height="422" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eleni.jpg?w=563&h=422 563w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eleni.jpg?w=600&h=450 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eleni.jpg?w=768&h=576 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eleni.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px" /></p> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">Eleni’s house today – after restoration by Eleni, the daughter of Nicholas, who took time out to go to the village where her grandmother, Eleni, was killed. The image is from the link below.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">On this next link, you can read about Nicholas and his visit to the house and you will see quite a few photos of him in and around the house. </span></h4> <p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="https://arollingcrone.blogspot.com/2011/07/house-in-greek-village.html" rel="nofollow">https://arollingcrone.blogspot.com/2011/07/house-in-greek-village.html</a></span></p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OcT8pX5mBIU?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">Eleni – the complete movie.</span></h4> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/eleni/" rel="category tag">Eleni</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/greek-guerilla-fighters/" rel="category tag">Greek guerilla fighters</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/lia/" rel="category tag">Lia</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/eleni/" rel="tag">Eleni</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/greek-guerilla-fighters/" rel="tag">Greek guerilla fighters</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/lia/" rel="tag">Lia</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/17/eleni/#comments">3 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17645 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ashmolean-museum category-british-museum category-history category-holidays category-london category-museums category-museums-in-england category-oxford category-tea-bars tag-ashmolean-museum tag-england tag-oxford tag-tea-bars" id="post-17645"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/museums-and-tea-bars/" rel="bookmark">Museums and tea bars</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">06/08/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17644" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_9480/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9480.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564408318","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.05","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9480" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9480.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9480.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17644" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9480.jpg" alt="IMG_9480" width="445" height="334" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9480.jpg?w=445&h=334 445w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9480.jpg?w=890&h=668 890w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9480.jpg?w=600&h=450 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9480.jpg?w=768&h=576 768w" sizes="(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17646" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/museums-and-tea-bars/img_9469/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9469.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564408182","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.04","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9469" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9469.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9469.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17646" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9469.jpg" alt="IMG_9469" width="444" height="333" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9469.jpg?w=444&h=333 444w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9469.jpg?w=888&h=666 888w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9469.jpg?w=600&h=450 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9469.jpg?w=768&h=576 768w" sizes="(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17648" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/museums-and-tea-bars/img_9485/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9485.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564408389","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.05","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9485" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9485.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9485.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17648" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9485.jpg" alt="IMG_9485" width="456" height="342" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9485.jpg?w=456&h=342 456w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9485.jpg?w=912&h=684 912w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9485.jpg?w=600&h=450 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9485.jpg?w=768&h=576 768w" sizes="(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px" /></p> <p> </p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17652" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/museums-and-tea-bars/img_9456/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9456.jpg" data-orig-size="3864,5152" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564407725","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9456" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9456.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9456.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17652" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9456.jpg" alt="IMG_9456" width="465" height="620" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9456.jpg?w=465&h=620 465w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9456.jpg?w=930&h=1240 930w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9456.jpg?w=450&h=600 450w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9456.jpg?w=750&h=1000 750w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9456.jpg?w=768&h=1024 768w" sizes="(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17654" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/museums-and-tea-bars/img_9454/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9454.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 185","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1564405195","copyright":"","focal_length":"5","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_9454" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9454.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9454.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17654" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9454.jpg" alt="IMG_9454" width="451" height="338" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9454.jpg?w=451&h=338 451w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9454.jpg?w=902&h=676 902w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9454.jpg?w=600&h=450 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_9454.jpg?w=768&h=576 768w" sizes="(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>If you ever want to visit the British Museum and you can visit the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford instead, you should give it a serious thought! I’ve been to both and from my experience at the British Museum, I can just say that it’s way too busy to my taste. I definitely prefer the Ashmolean Museum where it’s much quieter and you can enjoy the exhibitions and the information in your own time and space. We found that there’s a lot more on display at this museum about Ancient Egypt. As we visited quite a few other places in Oxford, sadly, we couldn’t go through the complete museum and had to leave after visiting the two sections: Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. At the British Museum, I feel ‘<em>pushed</em>‘ by the crowd and it’s really not a pleasure. Maybe I’m too much of a ‘<em>reader of information</em>‘ than some other people who just go to<em> ‘look’. </em>Also, I try to avoid crowded places and this is my experience at the British Museum. When you’re finished with your visit to the Ashmolean in Oxford, you surely need to find the Formosan tea bar, which is an independent business established in Oxford by a local Taiwanese entrepreneur. Enjoy your visit!</strong></span></h3> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/ashmolean-museum/" rel="category tag">Ashmolean Museum</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/british-museum/" rel="category tag">British Museum</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/history/" rel="category tag">History</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/holidays/" rel="category tag">holidays</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/london/" rel="category tag">London</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/museums/" rel="category tag">museums</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/museums-in-england/" rel="category tag">museums in England</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/oxford/" rel="category tag">Oxford</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/tea-bars/" rel="category tag">Tea bars</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/ashmolean-museum/" rel="tag">Ashmolean Museum</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/england/" rel="tag">England</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/oxford/" rel="tag">Oxford</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/tea-bars/" rel="tag">Tea bars</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/museums-and-tea-bars/#comments">4 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17641 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-choir tag-school-choir" id="post-17641"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/bohemian-rhapsody/" rel="bookmark">Bohemian Rhapsody</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">06/08/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Nllpdz25hE?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>What an amazing and incredible effort by this talented choir of Rustenburg High School in South Africa.</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/choir/" rel="category tag">Choir</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/school-choir/" rel="tag">school choir</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17596 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-moon category-moon-images category-space category-space-images tag-moon tag-moon-landing tag-song-about-the-moon tag-space" id="post-17596"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/man-on-the-moon/" rel="bookmark">Man on the moon</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">20/07/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FRoABEhU38g?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Whilst we’re celebrating the moon landing of 50 years ago… let’s listen to Ballyhoo with ‘Man on the moon.’ </strong></span></h4> <p><img data-attachment-id="17602" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/man-on-the-moon/man-on-the-moon-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon.jpg" data-orig-size="768,797" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="man on the moon" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17602" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon.jpg" alt="man on the moon" width="544" height="565" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon.jpg?w=544&h=565 544w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon.jpg?w=578&h=600 578w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px" /></p> <p>man on the moon…</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17604" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/man-on-the-moon/man-on-the-moon-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,927" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="man on the moon 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17604" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-1.jpg" alt="man on the moon 1" width="443" height="343" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-1.jpg?w=443&h=343 443w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-1.jpg?w=886&h=684 886w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-1.jpg?w=600&h=464 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-1.jpg?w=768&h=593 768w" sizes="(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17600" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/man-on-the-moon/moonlanding1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/moonlanding1.jpg" data-orig-size="773,690" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="moonlanding1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/moonlanding1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/moonlanding1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17600" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/moonlanding1.jpg" alt="moonlanding1" width="515" height="460" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/moonlanding1.jpg?w=515&h=460 515w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/moonlanding1.jpg?w=600&h=536 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/moonlanding1.jpg?w=768&h=686 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/moonlanding1.jpg 773w" sizes="(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px" /></p> <p>From twitter</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17605" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/man-on-the-moon/man-on-the-moon-2-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-2.jpg" data-orig-size="729,521" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="man on the moon 2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-2.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-2.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17605" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-2.jpg" alt="man on the moon 2" width="527" height="376" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-2.jpg?w=527&h=376 527w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-2.jpg?w=600&h=429 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon-2.jpg 729w" sizes="(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px" /></p> <p>Without these women, man would not have walked on the moon</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17607" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/man-on-the-moon/man-on-the-moon3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon3.jpg" data-orig-size="722,758" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="man on the moon3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon3.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon3.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17607" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon3.jpg" alt="man on the moon3" width="536" height="563" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon3.jpg?w=536&h=563 536w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon3.jpg?w=572&h=600 572w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/man-on-the-moon3.jpg 722w" sizes="(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px" /></p> <p>The code that put the first man on the moon, next to the woman that wrote it.</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/moon/" rel="category tag">moon</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/moon-images/" rel="category tag">moon images</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/space/" rel="category tag">space</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/space-images/" rel="category tag">space images</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/moon/" rel="tag">moon</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/moon-landing/" rel="tag">moon landing</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/song-about-the-moon/" rel="tag">song about the moon</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/space/" rel="tag">space</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17592 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-world-war-ii category-wwii tag-world-war-ii tag-world-wars tag-ww2 tag-ww2-pilots" id="post-17592"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/the-kings-favourite-sailor-malan/" rel="bookmark">The King’s favourite – Sailor Malan</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">20/07/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h4></h4> <h4></h4> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LX0y8zv3j4Y?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>Sailor Malan interview</p> <h4>Edit: October 2019 – Unfortunately, the original video was made private on youtube, so I had to find another video about Salor Malan.<br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>WW2 will always be my favourite history topic. This is amazing what Sailor Malan had achieved. Many South Africans fought alongside the British during this time. Not just in England, but everywhere! Sailor (not his real name) was a true hero as a WW2 pilot during the Battle of Britain.</strong></span></h4> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/world-war-ii/" rel="category tag">World War II</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/wwii/" rel="category tag">WWII</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/world-war-ii/" rel="tag">World War II</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/world-wars/" rel="tag">World Wars</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/ww2/" rel="tag">WW2</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/ww2-pilots/" rel="tag">WW2 Pilots</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17588 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17588"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/warmth-and-energy-sa-choir/" rel="bookmark">Warmth and energy – SA choir</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">20/07/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="5430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NqsFO4atwJo?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>First performance</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iCaECRMOdyw?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Beautiful song and dance. Most of these choir members are orphans from a rural area in South Africa. These children are from the poorest part of South Africa – the Limpopo. For the past 10 years, they have been together and as they said in the first video (of Americans got talent), there was nothing to smile or laugh about. The choir, the singing, the dancing brought it all back. I cross my fingers and hope that they will come out top! They deserve it. Well done to Ralf Schmitt, the conductor of the choir. </strong></span></h4> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/07/20/warmth-and-energy-sa-choir/#comments">2 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17570 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17570"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/grand-chess-tour-2019/" rel="bookmark">Grand Chess Tour 2019</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">29/05/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17571" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/grand-chess-tour-2019/chess-grandchesstour-ivorycoast-2019/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-ivorycoast-2019.jpg" data-orig-size="1115,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess grandchesstour Ivorycoast 2019" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-ivorycoast-2019.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-ivorycoast-2019.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17571" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-ivorycoast-2019.jpg" alt="chess grandchesstour Ivorycoast 2019" width="457" height="492" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-ivorycoast-2019.jpg?w=457&h=492 457w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-ivorycoast-2019.jpg?w=914&h=984 914w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-ivorycoast-2019.jpg?w=558&h=600 558w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-ivorycoast-2019.jpg?w=768&h=827 768w" sizes="(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px" /></p> <p>Grand Chess Tour – first leg: Ivory Coast – Congratulations to Magnus as the winner.</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17572" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/grand-chess-tour-2019/chess-grandchesstourcotedivoire-2019/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstourcotedivoire-2019.jpg" data-orig-size="894,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess grandchesstourCotedIvoire 2019" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstourcotedivoire-2019.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstourcotedivoire-2019.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17572" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstourcotedivoire-2019.jpg" alt="Chess grandchesstourCotedIvoire 2019" width="348" height="467" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstourcotedivoire-2019.jpg?w=348&h=467 348w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstourcotedivoire-2019.jpg?w=696&h=934 696w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstourcotedivoire-2019.jpg?w=447&h=600 447w" sizes="(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px" /></p> <p>The trophy – and you can see why the elephant-head has been used.</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17577" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/grand-chess-tour-2019/ivory-coast-coat-of-arms/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ivory-coast-coat-of-arms.jpg" data-orig-size="596,555" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Ivory coast coat of arms" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ivory-coast-coat-of-arms.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ivory-coast-coat-of-arms.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17577" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ivory-coast-coat-of-arms.jpg" alt="Ivory coast coat of arms" width="261" height="243" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ivory-coast-coat-of-arms.jpg?w=261&h=243 261w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ivory-coast-coat-of-arms.jpg?w=522&h=486 522w" sizes="(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px" /></p> <p>Coat of arms of Ivory Coast.</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17575" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/grand-chess-tour-2019/chess-grandchesstour20192/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20192.jpg" data-orig-size="718,579" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess grandchesstour20192" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20192.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20192.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17575" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20192.jpg" alt="chess grandchesstour20192" width="507" height="408" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20192.jpg?w=507&h=408 507w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20192.jpg?w=600&h=484 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20192.jpg 718w" sizes="(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17574" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/grand-chess-tour-2019/chess-grandchesstour20191/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20191.jpg" data-orig-size="733,549" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess grandchesstour20191" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20191.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20191.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17574" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20191.jpg" alt="chess grandchesstour20191" width="519" height="389" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20191.jpg?w=519&h=389 519w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20191.jpg?w=600&h=449 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour20191.jpg 733w" sizes="(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17576" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/grand-chess-tour-2019/chess-grandchesstour-2019_1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-2019_1.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess grandchesstour 2019_1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-2019_1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-2019_1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17576" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-2019_1.jpg" alt="chess grandchesstour 2019_1" width="1200" height="675" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-2019_1.jpg 1200w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-2019_1.jpg?w=600&h=338 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour-2019_1.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> <p>The participants at the Grand Chess Tour at Abidjan, Ivory Coast. all photos: credit to: @ Grand Chess Tour’s twitter account.</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17573" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/grand-chess-tour-2019/chess-grandchesstour2019/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour2019.jpg" data-orig-size="716,759" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess grandchesstour2019" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour2019.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour2019.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17573" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour2019.jpg" alt="chess grandchesstour2019" width="568" height="602" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour2019.jpg?w=568&h=602 568w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grandchesstour2019.jpg 716w" sizes="(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px" /></p> <p> </p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/29/grand-chess-tour-2019/#comments">5 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17544 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17544"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/05/amira-sings/" rel="bookmark">Amira sings</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">05/05/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z_WyjEj5DW8?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h4><span style="color: #008000"><strong>Amira now lives in South Africa and what a great place for her to be! This girl is just amazing! Just the right music for a good chess game.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Now over to chess – for a change! The 2019 Grand Chess Tour is this year in Africa – for a change! Magnus is playing too. I hope to follow this tournament this year.</strong></span></h4> <p><img data-attachment-id="17555" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/05/amira-sings/chess-grand-tour-2019-ivory-coast-ratings/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grand-tour-2019-ivory-coast-ratings.jpg" data-orig-size="292,305" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess grand tour 2019 Ivory coast ratings" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grand-tour-2019-ivory-coast-ratings.jpg?w=292" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grand-tour-2019-ivory-coast-ratings.jpg?w=292" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17555" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grand-tour-2019-ivory-coast-ratings.jpg" alt="chess grand tour 2019 Ivory coast ratings" width="292" height="305" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17545" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/05/05/amira-sings/chess-grand-tour-2019/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grand-tour-2019.jpg" data-orig-size="863,648" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess grand tour 2019" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grand-tour-2019.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grand-tour-2019.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17545" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grand-tour-2019.jpg" alt="chess grand tour 2019" width="863" height="648" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grand-tour-2019.jpg 863w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grand-tour-2019.jpg?w=600&h=451 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chess-grand-tour-2019.jpg?w=768&h=577 768w" sizes="(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px" /></p> <blockquote> <h4><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>The Côte D’Ivoire Rapid&Blitz, the 1st stage of the 2019 <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" style="color: #0000ff" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrandChessTour?src=hash"><s>#</s>GrandChessTour</a>, is held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast from May 8-12. Ten 2700+ GMs headed by Magnus Carlsen will compete for a total of $150,000 prize fund over 9 rapid and 18 blitz </strong></span><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>rounds.</strong></span></h4> </blockquote> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17518 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-springbok-rugby tag-mannetjies-roux tag-rugby tag-springbok-rugby" id="post-17518"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/groete-aan-mannetjies-roux/" rel="bookmark">Groete aan Mannetjies Roux</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">25/01/2019 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mgJNYZGxbGs?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h4><span style="color:#993366;">I really like the voice of this South African artist: Helena Hettema. She sings the song about her uncle on a farm in ‘Africa’ – he’s in trouble and can’t uphold his payments with the bank and in his letter, he asks to send Mannetjies Roux his greetings. Mannetjies Roux is a legend in South African rugby. You can see him in the video clips near the bottom of this entry. As a rugby-lover myself, I enjoyed watching these clips and wonder if the Springbok team will ever be the mighty ‘power machine’ they used to be a few years ago. I’d seen quite a few games on Loftus Versfeld and haven’t seen the brilliant rugby from the team after the 1995-team of Francois Pienaar. I hope anyone reading here disagree with me as that will give me some hope. Helena sings the very famous and popular song: Send Mannetjies Roux my greetings.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Greetings to Mannetjies Roux</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>My uncle’s car is an old machine,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>He fills it up with diesoline,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>And he sings on the roads when he comes to see me,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>My uncle is old and I’m just about thirteen.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>My uncle drinks coffee and my auntie tea,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>I ask about the rain and he says ‘yes, no!’</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>And he drinks sweet coffee with one eye closed,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>And he talks of the try of Mannetjies Roux.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Oh send us just a little rain,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>My uncle has a tankful of diesoline,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>And bless my mum and bless my dad,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>And my uncle on his farm in Africa!</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>My uncle struggled on the farm,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Because the sun was too hot and rain was little,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The clerk from the bank just nodded his head,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Because my uncle, yes my uncle, was deep in debt.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Oh send us just a little rain,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>My uncle has a tankful of diesoline,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>And bless my mum and bless my dad,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>And my uncle on his farm in Africa!</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>And in the morning, if you walk through the fields,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Then, you hear my uncle with his car with its ‘clack, clack clack,’</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>But my uncle, yes my uncle’s eyes are both now closed,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>And in his letter he sends his greetings to Mannetjies Roux.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Oh send us just a little rain,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>My uncle has a tankful of diesoline,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>And bless my mum and bless my dad,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>And my uncle on his farm in Africa!</strong></span></h4> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NXRLOJOsMlU?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> Mannetjies Roux – the rugby player<br /> <span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RMECop9k0hA?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> A true legend</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bsLsOQGmQ00?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>Mannetjies Roux interview – telling how he heard about this song the first time – very emotional.</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/springbok-rugby/" rel="category tag">Springbok Rugby</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/mannetjies-roux/" rel="tag">Mannetjies Roux</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/rugby/" rel="tag">rugby</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/springbok-rugby/" rel="tag">Springbok Rugby</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/groete-aan-mannetjies-roux/#comments">4 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17506 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-christmas tag-christmas" id="post-17506"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/12/07/my-favourite-time-of-the-year/" rel="bookmark">My favourite time of the year</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">07/12/2018 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H10f2w7T5CU?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>A beautiful song. Enjoy!</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/christmas/" rel="category tag">Christmas</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/christmas/" rel="tag">Christmas</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/12/07/my-favourite-time-of-the-year/#comments">5 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17497 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17497"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/11/24/nostalgic-2/" rel="bookmark">Nostalgic</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">24/11/2018 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ifACGnQLTr8?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>Golden memories</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CdwFASeVp68?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>Instrumental pop</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HDDvuZ11ay0?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>One of the best groups</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BMSdO6alSws?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>Barbara’s daughter</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6F17LQ5xQNk?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>Waikiki Man</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2NNcxelxo9A?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>Everything I want to do</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P53YqfdenCw?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>Alan Garrity – and the list goes on…</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17487 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17487"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/29/golden-oldie-time/" rel="bookmark">Golden Oldie Time</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">29/08/2018 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h3><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bcXrHp1bMw8?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>This song was popular for many years in South Africa. Hands up if you like this song too!</strong></span></h3> <h4><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZOgTVJOdFVU?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>You remember this one probably too.</strong></span></h4> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/29/golden-oldie-time/#comments">2 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17477 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17477"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/24/the-white-farmer/" rel="bookmark">The White Farmer</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">24/08/2018 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>I am fed up! Yes, to sign petitions, to read day in and day out about the vicious and brutal attacks, killings and murders of South Africans and in particular, the white farmers! It’s not always I feel like this, but after reading about more brutal attacks, I felt like crying – and the very young couple, with a month old baby, how they were murdered and tortured! </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>This is my poem based on the very famous poem of Ingrid Jonker: The Child is not dead.</strong></span></p> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The White Farmer</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The white farmer is not dead</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>at Hopewell nor at Port Elizabeth</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>not at Kimberley nor at Brits<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> where he lies with an axe in his head.</span></strong></span></h4> <div class="text_exposed_show"> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The white farmer is in the dark shadow of the ANC</strong></span><br /> <strong><span style="color:#008000;">the ANC on guard with pangas, axes, rifles, guns</span></strong><br /> <strong><span style="color:#008000;">and kitchen irons, ready to brutally burn and torture farmer and wife</span></strong><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>the white farmer is present at all food markets, charities and schools for black, white and brown children</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>the white farmer peers through the hearts of EVERYONE</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>this white farmer just wanted to feed the whole nation</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>of South Africa, black, white and brown children</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>the white farmer is brave and a refugee in a whole world</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>that turned a blind eye.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The white farmer is not dead</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>at Sabie and Lydenburg nor at Tzaneen</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>not at Uitenhage nor at Randfontein<br /> where he lies with a bullet in his head<br /> and his wife tied to a chair – raped.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>This white farmer supported the community<br /> in every way he could by sharing his belongings with his black workers<br /> on the farm as well as in his shop but laid<br /> dead in his house, brutally murdered by one of those…<br /> in a world where world leaders are turning a blind eye</strong></span></h4> <h4>and the white farmer without a life!</h4> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Nikita (24/8/2018)</strong></span></p> <div class="poem_body"> <h4 class="tr_8593629"><em>The Child is not dead</em></h4> <div class="orig_8593629"> <h4>The child is not dead<br /> The child lifts his fists against his mother<br /> Who shouts Afrika ! shouts the breath<br /> Of freedom and the veld<br /> In the locations of the cordoned heart</p> <p>The child lifts his fists against his father<br /> in the march of the generations<br /> who shouts Afrika ! shout the breath<br /> of righteousness and blood<br /> in the streets of his embattled pride</p> <p>The child is not dead not at Langa nor at Nyanga<br /> not at Orlando nor at Sharpeville<br /> nor at the police station at Philippi<br /> where he lies with a bullet through his brain</p> <p>The child is the dark shadow of the soldiers<br /> on guard with rifles Saracens and batons<br /> the child is present at all assemblies and law-givings<br /> the child peers through the windows of houses and into the hearts of mothers<br /> this child who just wanted to play in the sun at Nyanga is everywhere<br /> the child grown to a man treks through all Africa</p> <p>the child grown into a giant journeys through the whole world<br /> Without a pass</h4> <h4>Ingrid Jonker</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/24/the-white-farmer/#comments">10 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17442 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-chess-saintlouis category-grand-chess-tour-2018 category-magnus-carlsen category-sinquefield-cup category-sinquefield-cup-2018 tag-chess tag-chess-tournaments-2018 tag-grand-chess-tour-2018 tag-grandmasters-2018 tag-grischuk tag-levon-aronian tag-magnus-carlsen tag-sinquefield-cup-2018" id="post-17442"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/" rel="bookmark">Sinquefield Cup 2018</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">18/08/2018 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p> </p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17461" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/sinquefield-cup-2018-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sinquefield-cup-2018.png" data-orig-size="701,430" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Sinquefield cup 2018" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sinquefield-cup-2018.png?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sinquefield-cup-2018.png?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17461" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sinquefield-cup-2018.png" alt="Sinquefield cup 2018" width="341" height="209" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sinquefield-cup-2018.png?w=341&h=209 341w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sinquefield-cup-2018.png?w=682&h=418 682w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sinquefield-cup-2018.png?w=600&h=368 600w" sizes="(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17459" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/chess-sinquefield-cup-2018/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefield-cup-2018.jpg" data-orig-size="640,420" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess sinquefield cup 2018" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefield-cup-2018.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefield-cup-2018.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17459" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefield-cup-2018.jpg" alt="chess sinquefield cup 2018" width="334" height="219" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefield-cup-2018.jpg?w=334&h=219 334w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefield-cup-2018.jpg?w=600&h=394 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefield-cup-2018.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17443" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/chess-sinquefieldcup-2018/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-2018.jpg" data-orig-size="714,512" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-2018.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-2018.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17443" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-2018.jpg" alt="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018" width="392" height="282" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-2018.jpg?w=392&h=282 392w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-2018.jpg?w=600&h=430 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-2018.jpg 714w" sizes="(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px" /></p> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>It’s time for the Sinquefield Cup and I’ve looked at some twitter news! I usually like to follow this tournament, but not sure if there will be time blogging about it. These are some favourite tweets.</strong></span></h4> <p><img data-attachment-id="17447" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/chess-sinquefieldcup-20184/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20184.jpg" data-orig-size="721,520" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20184.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20184.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17447" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20184.jpg" alt="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=4" width="411" height="296" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20184.jpg?w=411&h=296 411w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20184.jpg?w=600&h=433 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20184.jpg 721w" sizes="(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17448" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/chess-sinquefieldcup-20185/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20185.jpg" data-orig-size="738,637" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20185.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20185.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17448" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20185.jpg" alt="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=5" width="412" height="356" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20185.jpg?w=412&h=356 412w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20185.jpg?w=600&h=518 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20185.jpg 738w" sizes="(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17444" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/chess-sinquefieldcup-20181/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20181.jpg" data-orig-size="720,580" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20181.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20181.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17444" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20181.jpg" alt="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=1" width="419" height="337" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20181.jpg?w=419&h=337 419w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20181.jpg?w=600&h=483 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20181.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17446" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/chess-sinquefieldcup-20183/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20183.jpg" data-orig-size="718,496" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20183.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20183.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17446" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20183.jpg" alt="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=3" width="400" height="276" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20183.jpg?w=400&h=276 400w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20183.jpg?w=600&h=414 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20183.jpg 718w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17449" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/chess-sinquefieldcup-20186/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20186.jpg" data-orig-size="722,428" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=6" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20186.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20186.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17449" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20186.jpg" alt="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=6" width="383" height="227" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20186.jpg?w=383&h=227 383w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20186.jpg?w=600&h=356 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20186.jpg 722w" sizes="(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17445" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/chess-sinquefieldcup-20182/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20182.jpg" data-orig-size="747,847" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20182.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20182.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17445" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20182.jpg" alt="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=2" width="376" height="426" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20182.jpg?w=376&h=426 376w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20182.jpg?w=529&h=600 529w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20182.jpg 747w" sizes="(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17453" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/chess-sinquefieldcup-20187/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20187.jpg" data-orig-size="710,562" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=7" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20187.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20187.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17453" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20187.jpg" alt="Chess Sinquefieldcup 2018=7" width="421" height="333" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20187.jpg?w=421&h=333 421w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20187.jpg?w=600&h=475 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-sinquefieldcup-20187.jpg 710w" sizes="(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17455" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/chess-magnus-carlsen/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen.jpg" data-orig-size="840,834" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess magnus carlsen" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17455" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen.jpg" alt="chess magnus carlsen" width="443" height="439" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen.jpg?w=443&h=439 443w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen.jpg?w=600&h=596 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen.jpg?w=768&h=763 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen.jpg 840w" sizes="(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px" /></p> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Photos: Grand Chess Tour 2018 – What is Magnus thinking?</strong></span></h4> <p><img data-attachment-id="17457" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/sinquefield-cup-2018/chess-magnus-carlsen-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen-1.jpg" data-orig-size="840,560" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess magnus carlsen 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17457" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen-1.jpg" alt="chess magnus carlsen 1" width="461" height="308" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen-1.jpg?w=461&h=308 461w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen-1.jpg?w=600&h=400 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen-1.jpg?w=768&h=512 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chess-magnus-carlsen-1.jpg 840w" sizes="(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px" /></p> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Shahriyar Mamedyarov resigns on behalf of his team.</strong></span></h4> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-saintlouis/" rel="category tag">Chess SaintLouis</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/grand-chess-tour-2018/" rel="category tag">Grand Chess Tour 2018</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/magnus-carlsen/" rel="category tag">Magnus Carlsen</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/sinquefield-cup/" rel="category tag">Sinquefield Cup</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/sinquefield-cup-2018/" rel="category tag">Sinquefield Cup 2018</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess/" rel="tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/chess-tournaments-2018/" rel="tag">Chess Tournaments 2018</a>, <a 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class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/alabama-ship-and-song/" rel="bookmark">Alabama – ship and song</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">18/08/2018 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h4><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KW_jillvuVg?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;">Cape Malay singers</span></h4> <p><img data-attachment-id="17436" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/alabama-ship-and-song/alabama-ship/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/alabama-ship.jpg" data-orig-size="450,347" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Alabama ship" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/alabama-ship.jpg?w=450" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/alabama-ship.jpg?w=450" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17436" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/alabama-ship.jpg" alt="Alabama ship" width="300" height="231" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/alabama-ship.jpg?w=300&h=231 300w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/alabama-ship.jpg 450w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>image: Wikipedia</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>There are two different versions of the origin of this song – apparently. See the second version near the bottom of this entry.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>This song – ‘Daar kom die Alibama’ (There comes the Alibama) about the ship, the Alabama, is a South African folk song. It’s sung by young and old, any colour or culture in South Africa and we all love and enjoy singing this song. This is part of the history of this ship and on Wikipedia, you can see how they refer to this song as a very popular song in our culture. In the first video, Cape Malay singers perform the song beautifully and if you’re a lover of school choirs, like me, then you will surely enjoy the other videos too. There’s a huge variety on youtube about this song. Even if you don’t understand the language, you can still hum with the melody. </strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Version 1</strong></span></h4> <blockquote> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>CSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built in 1862 for the Confederate States Navy at Birkenhead on the River Mersey opposite Liverpool, England by John Laird Sons and Company.Alabama served as a successful commerce raider, attacking Union merchant and naval ships over the course of her two-year career, during which she never docked at a Southern port. She was sunk in June 1864 by USS Kearsarge at the Battle of Cherbourg outside the port of Cherbourg, France.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong><i>Alabama</i> was built in secrecy in 1862 by British shipbuilders John Laird Sons and Company, in north west England at their shipyards at Birkenhead, Wirral, opposite Liverpool</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Under Captain Semmes, Alabama spent her first two months in the Eastern Atlantic, ranging southwest of the Azores and then redoubling east, capturing and burning northern merchant ships. After a difficult Atlantic crossing, she then continued her path of destruction and devastation in the greater New England region. She then sailed south, arriving in the West Indies where she raised more havoc before finally cruising west into the Gulf of Mexico. There, in January 1863, Alabama had her first military engagement. She came upon and quickly sank the Union side-wheeler USS Hatteras just off the Texas coast, near Galveston, capturing that warship’s crew. She then continued further south, eventually crossing the Equator, where she took the most prizes of her raiding career while cruising off the coast of Brazil. After a second, easterly Atlantic crossing, Alabama sailed down the southwestern African coast where she continued her war against northern commerce. </strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">After stopping in Saldanha Bay on 29 July 1863 in order to verify that no enemy ships were in Table Bay, she finally made a much-needed refitting and reprovisioning visit to Cape Town, South Africa. Alabama is the subject of an Afrikaans folk song, “Daar kom die Alibama” still popular in South Africa today.</span> She then sailed for the East Indies, where she spent six months destroying seven more ships before finally redoubling the Cape of Good Hope en route to France. Union warships hunted frequently for the elusive and by now famous Confederate raider, but the few times Alabama was spotted, she quickly outwitted her pursuers and vanished over the horizon.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>All together, she burned 65 Union vessels of various types, most of them merchant ships. During all of Alabama’s raiding ventures, captured ships’ crews and passengers were never harmed, only detained until they could be placed aboard a neutral ship or placed ashore in a friendly or neutral port.</strong></span></h4> </blockquote> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GKkJBVZdJP8?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Primary School Choir</strong></span></h4> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UFrT4Cb_k_w?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Senior School Choir</strong></span></h4> <h3><span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Follow <a style="color:#800080;" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Alabama" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color:#0000ff;"> this link on Wikipedia</span></a> to read more about this ship.</strong></span></h3> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>ENGLISH</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong><em>There comes the Alabama,<br /> The Alabama comes over the sea,<br /> There comes the Alabama,<br /> The Alabama comes over the sea.</em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Girl, girl, the reed bed is made,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The reed bed is made,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The reed bed is made</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>For me to sleep on.</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Girl, girl, the reed bed is made,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The reed bed is made,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The reed bed is made</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Oh, Alabama come over the</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Oh, Alabama, the Alabama,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Oh Alabama come over the sea</strong></span></p> <h4><span style="color:#800080;"><strong>AFRIKAANS</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Daar kom die Alibama,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Die Alibama kom oor die see</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Daar kom die Alibama,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Die Alibama kom oor die see.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Nooi Nooi die rietkooi nooi,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Die rietkooi is gemaak</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Die rietkooi is vir my gemaak,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Om daar op te slaap</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Nooi Nooi die rietkooi nooi,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Die rietkooi is gemaak</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Die rietkooi is vir my gemaak,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Om dar op te slaap</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#800080;"><strong>O Alibama, die Alibama,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>O Alibama kom oor die see</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>A Alibama, die Alibama,</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>O Alibama kom oor die see.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Version 2 – see a comment left on the following link.</strong></span></h4> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Click <a style="color:#008000;" href="http://www.jason-stevens.com/2010/07/here-comes-the-alabama-daar-kom-die-alabama/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <span style="color:#ff0000;">HERE</span> </a> to read this version.</strong></span></h3> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>This ship is not the Alabama that is being referred to in the song. This actual Alabama was a small cutter that was used in the early days of Dutch occupation to sail up to Robben Island, and later, Langebaan lagoon, to provide seal meat and penguin eggs for the garrison who were often at deep risk of food insecurity due to the lack of goodwill from the Khoi, who were reluctant to trade their cattle.</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Later, this yacht would travel up as far as the Berg River, and cross the bar into the river itself, to collect a sought – after soft reed which was used on the night of a Cape Malay bride’s wedding, as the filling for her bridal bed which had been decorated with an especially elaborate covering for the occasion. Hence the verse, ‘nooi, nooi, die rietkooi nooi’ ..</strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Roggebaai was the harbour which lay at the foot of Adderley Street? Table Bay, and the Cape Malay fisherman would obviously be the ones to sight ‘Die Alabama’ on it’s arrival.</strong></span></h4> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans-songs/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans songs</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans-traditional-songs-2/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans traditional songs</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/die-alibama/" rel="category tag">Die Alibama</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/musiek-en-liedere/" rel="category tag">Musiek en liedere</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/south-african-history/" rel="category tag">South African history</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/die-alibama/" rel="tag">Die Alibama</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/musiek-en-liedere/" rel="tag">Musiek en liedere</a>, <a 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https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/afrikaans-vlag.jpg?w=768&h=403 768w" sizes="(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px" /></p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uI49IqDCgg8?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p>Enjoy this video. Afrikaans is so (almost) Dutch.</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zztbaP2waRA?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>In this video: If you don’t understand Afrikaans- this is a lady who doesn’t understand this ‘made-up’ language the guy in the car is speaking. Then, she realises he’s Afrikaans too. Her language is Afrikaans (and she’s not white!).</strong></span></h4> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans-geskiedenis/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans geskiedenis</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaans-history/" rel="category tag">Afrikaans History</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/afrikaanse-taal-2/" rel="category tag">Afrikaanse taal</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaans/" rel="tag">Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaans-geskiedenis/" rel="tag">Afrikaans geskiedenis</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/afrikaans-history/" rel="tag">Afrikaans History</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/geskiedenis-afrikaans/" rel="tag">Geskiedenis Afrikaans</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/history-of-afrikaans/" rel="tag">history of Afrikaans</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/07/31/afrikaans-explained/#comments">11 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17374 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17374"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/chess-and-facial-expressions/" rel="bookmark">Chess and facial expressions</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">14/06/2018 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17375" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/chess-and-facial-expressions/chess-children-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-3.jpg" data-orig-size="722,424" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess children 3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-3.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-3.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17375" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-3.jpg" alt="chess children 3" width="722" height="424" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-3.jpg 722w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-3.jpg?w=600&h=352 600w" sizes="(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px" /></p> <h4><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>David Llada is the famous chess photographer. He took these photos at the Schools Finals in Warsaw.</strong></span></h4> <p><img data-attachment-id="17376" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/chess-and-facial-expressions/chess-children-5/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-5.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,798" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess children 5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-5.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-5.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17376" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-5.jpg" alt="chess children 5" width="478" height="318" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-5.jpg?w=478&h=318 478w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-5.jpg?w=956&h=636 956w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-5.jpg?w=600&h=399 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-5.jpg?w=768&h=511 768w" sizes="(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17378" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/chess-and-facial-expressions/chess-children-6/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-6.jpg" data-orig-size="738,515" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess children 6" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-6.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-6.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17378" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-6.jpg" alt="chess children 6" width="541" height="377" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-6.jpg?w=541&h=377 541w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-6.jpg?w=600&h=419 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-children-6.jpg 738w" sizes="(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px" /></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/chess-and-facial-expressions/#comments">2 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17371 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17371"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/05/27/photographer-of-the-year-2017/" rel="bookmark">Photographer of the year 2017</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">27/05/2018 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17372" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/05/27/photographer-of-the-year-2017/rhino-photographer-of-the-year-2017/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rhino-photographer-of-the-year-2017.jpg" data-orig-size="1160,557" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="rhino photographer of the year 2017" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rhino-photographer-of-the-year-2017.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rhino-photographer-of-the-year-2017.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17372" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rhino-photographer-of-the-year-2017.jpg" alt="rhino photographer of the year 2017" width="384" height="184" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rhino-photographer-of-the-year-2017.jpg?w=384&h=184 384w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rhino-photographer-of-the-year-2017.jpg?w=766&h=368 766w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rhino-photographer-of-the-year-2017.jpg?w=600&h=288 600w" sizes="(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" /></p> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">To read the complete article, you can <a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/press-office/Wildlife-Photographer-of-the-Year/powerful-rhino-image-wins-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2017.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b> click here </b></a> and read it on the site of the Natural History Museum. There is an exhibition till Monday, 28th May 2018.</span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">I’ve blogged about the rhinos before and as I know this is very upsetting to look at, this is reality and if the world don’t know what’s going on out there, how would they be bothered to care anyway? On the 6th June, we have another rhino day at my school and like the one 5 years ago, this is going to be a fabulous day and we hope to help saving more rhinos. With our previous rhino day, we helped and donated £420 towards rhino Thandi’s skin grafting at the Kariega game reserve. Please help the rhinos and donate on the site of the International Rhino foundation. From the link I shared, I quoted the following:</span></h4> <blockquote><p>Photojournalist Brent Stirton has won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 title for his compelling image <i>Memorial to a species, </i>which frames a recently shot and de-horned black rhino in South Africa’s Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve. Once the most numerous rhino species, black rhinos are now critically endangered due to poaching and the illegal international trade in rhino horn, one of the world’s most corrupt illegal wildlife networks. For the photographer, the crime scene was one of more than thirty he visited in the course of covering this tragic story.</p> <p>Natural History Museum Director Sir Michael Dixon says ‘Brent’s image highlights the urgent need for humanity to protect our planet and the species we share it with.’</p></blockquote> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/05/27/photographer-of-the-year-2017/#comments">2 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17348 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-anthem-of-south-africa category-call-of-south-africa tag-anthem-of-south-africa tag-the-call-of-south-africa" id="post-17348"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/03/24/the-national-anthem-of-south-africa/" rel="bookmark">The National Anthem of South Africa</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">24/03/2018 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h3><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xj4FjbUAesw?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></h3> <p>This is a music video only and the most beautiful music!</p> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>This is the previous national anthem of South Africa, which still plays a part in our current national anthem and our history. This anthem is the most beautiful in the world. No other country’s anthem describes a country like this one. This is still the most popular to many South Africans as it came up at the top in 2013 as the most popular song for those who really see this as a poem that describes our country and its beauty. </strong></span></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>This poem has nothing to do with Apartheid – which is something the British instilled in South Africa – and has brought the peoples of South Africa in the past – before the so-called Apartheid – together and still does so too. </strong></span></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">On Friday 31st May 1918, C J Langenhoven wrote this poem. First, he had only written the first three stanzas and the public then asked him for a 4th stanza. It was first published in 1921. Langenhoven then asked ML De Villiers to compose the music to it. </span></strong></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">The anthem was sung the first time on the 31st May 1928 during an official event. In 1932 a competition was written out by the FAK (Federation of Afrikaans Culture) and both the Afrikaans as well as the English public voted for this poem.</span></strong></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;"> On the 2nd May 1957 this poem became the official anthem. On the 11th June 1957, the author’s right was transferred to the government and the following people attended: Langenhoven’s daughter, Engela Brummer, his bets vriend, Sarah Goldblatt and government officials: Adv CR Swart, TE Donges and Prime Minister, Adv JG Strydom. DJ Opperman, one of South Africa’s national poets, described the anthem as a ‘<span style="text-decoration:underline;">swear of oath and prayer</span>‘ by South Africans. </span></strong></h4> <h4><span style="color:#008000;">The Call of South Africa</span></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Ringing out from our blue heavens, from our deep seas breaking round;</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">Over everlasting mountains where the echoing crags resound;</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">From our plains where creaking wagons cut their trails into the earth Calls</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">the spirit of our Country, of the land that gave us birth.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">At thy call we shall not falter, firm and steadfast we shall stand,</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">At thy will to live or perish, O South Africa, dear land.</span></strong></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#008000;">In our body and our spirit, in our inmost heart held fast;</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">In the promise of our future and the glory of our past;</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">In our will, our work, our striving, from the cradle to the grave</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">There’s no land that shares our loving, and no bond that can enslave.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">Thou hast borne us and we know thee. May our deeds to all proclaim</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">Our enduring love and service to thy honour and thy name.</span></strong></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#008000;">In the golden warmth of summer, in the chill of winter’s air,</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">In the surging life of springtime, in the autumn of despair;</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">When the wedding bells are chiming or when those we love depart,</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">Thou dost know us for thy children and dost take us to thy heart.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">Loudly peals the answering chorus: We are thine, and we shall stand,</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">Be it life or death, to answer to thy call, beloved land.</span></strong></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#008000;">In Thy power, Almighty, trusting, did our fathers build of old;</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">Strengthen then, O Lord, their children to defend, to love, to hold –</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">That the heritage they gave us for our children yet may be:</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">Bondsmen only to the Highest and before the whole world free.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">As our fathers trusted humbly, teach us, Lord, to trust Thee still :</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#008000;">Guard our land and guide our people in Thy way to do Thy will.</span></strong></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#008000;">CJ Langenhoven</span></strong></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">DIE STEM VAN SUID-AFRIKA</span></strong></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Uit die blou van onse hemel, uit die diepte van ons see,</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Oor ons ewige gebergtes waar die kranse antwoord gee,</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Deur ons ver-verlate vlaktes met die kreun van ossewa.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Ruis die stem van ons geliefde, van ons land Suid-Afrika.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Ons sal antwoord op jou roepstem, ons sal offer wat jy vra:</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Ons sal lewe, ons sal sterwe – ons vir jou, Suid-Afrika.</span></strong></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">In die merg van ons gebeente, in ons hart en siel en gees,</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">In ons roem op ons verlede, in ons hoop op wat sal wees,</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">In ons wil en werk en wandel, van ons wieg tot aan ons graf.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Dee! geen ander land ons Iiefde, trek geen ander trou ons af.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Vaderland! ons sal die adel van jou naam met ere dra:</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Waar en trou as Afrikaners – kinders van Suid-Afrika.</span></strong></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">In die songloed van ons somer, in ons winternag se kou,</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">In die lente van ons liefde, in die Ianfer van ons rou,</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">By die klink van huw’liks-klokkies, by die kluitklap op die kis.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Streel jou stem ons nooit verniet nie, weet jy waar jou kinders is.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Op jou roep se ons nooit nee nie, se ons altyd, altyd ja:</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Om te lewe, om te sterwe – ja, ons kom, Suid-Afrika.</span></strong></h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Op U Almag vas vertrouend het ons vadere gebou:</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Skenk ook ons die krag, o Here! om te handhaaf en te hou.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Dat die erwe van ons vaad’re vir ons kinders erwe bly:</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Knegte van die Allerhoogste, teen die hele wereld vry.</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Soos ons vadere vertrou het, leer ook ons vertrou, o Heer –</span></strong><br /> <strong> <span style="color:#0000ff;">Met ons land en met ons nasie sal dit wei wees, God regeer.</span></strong></h4> <h4><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>CJ Langenhoven</strong></span></h4> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PcsETPco-gg?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/anthem-of-south-africa/" rel="category tag">Anthem of South Africa</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/call-of-south-africa/" rel="category tag">Call of South Africa</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/anthem-of-south-africa/" rel="tag">Anthem of South Africa</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/the-call-of-south-africa/" rel="tag">The Call of South Africa</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/03/24/the-national-anthem-of-south-africa/#comments">6 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17330 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17330"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/02/10/fashion-time/" rel="bookmark">Fashion time</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">10/02/2018 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17331" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/02/10/fashion-time/abo-generaals/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/abo-generaals.jpg" data-orig-size="898,701" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ABO generaals" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/abo-generaals.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/abo-generaals.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17331" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/abo-generaals.jpg" alt="ABO generaals" width="898" height="701" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/abo-generaals.jpg 898w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/abo-generaals.jpg?w=600&h=468 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/abo-generaals.jpg?w=768&h=600 768w" sizes="(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px" />Image: Facebook</p> <h3><span style="color:#800000;"><strong>These generals of the Boer War look like they wanted to show off the latest fashion of some famous fashion designer’s clothes. Hats off to them! I can see them marching to the music in this video.</strong></span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17332" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2018/02/10/fashion-time/hats/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hats.jpg" data-orig-size="607,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="hats" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hats.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hats.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17332" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hats.jpg" alt="hats" width="333" height="263" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hats.jpg?w=333&h=263 333w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hats.jpg?w=600&h=474 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hats.jpg 607w" sizes="(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px" /><br /> <span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="340" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Wf7PR9Nk_s?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17322 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17322"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/12/31/happy-new-year-6/" rel="bookmark">Happy New Year</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">31/12/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h3><img data-attachment-id="17323" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/12/31/happy-new-year-6/hny2018/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hny2018.jpg" data-orig-size="650,400" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="HNY2018" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hny2018.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hny2018.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17323" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hny2018.jpg" alt="HNY2018" width="411" height="253" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hny2018.jpg?w=411&h=253 411w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hny2018.jpg?w=600&h=369 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hny2018.jpg 650w" sizes="(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px" /><br /> <span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="340" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a6oZnfgwX98?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>A Happy New Year to you all and may you be blessed throughout this year!</strong></span></h3> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Let’s protect our animals more this year!</strong></span></h3> <p> </p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/12/31/happy-new-year-6/#comments">1 Comment »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17317 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-snow" id="post-17317"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/snow-3/" rel="bookmark">Snow!</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">10/12/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h3><img data-attachment-id="17316" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/img_4256/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4256.jpg" data-orig-size="5152,3864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3","credit":"","camera":"Canon IXUS 155","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1512855309","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_4256" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4256.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4256.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17316" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4256.jpg" alt="IMG_4256" width="5152" height="3864" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4256.jpg 5152w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4256.jpg?w=600&h=450 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4256.jpg?w=1306&h=980 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4256.jpg?w=768&h=576 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4256.jpg?w=2000&h=1500 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 5152px) 100vw, 5152px" /><br /> <span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Finally, some snow after a few snowless years.</strong></span></h3> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/snow/" rel="category tag">snow</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/snow-3/#comments">2 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17311 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17311"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/11/25/american-girl/" rel="bookmark">American girl</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">25/11/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aysOldHiu0A?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>This girl is a super sweet cool girl. Camille is an American girl married to a South African and she sings Afrikaans! Her pronunciation and accent is far better than some Afrikaans born South Africans. She’s very much like a typical South African <em>‘farm’</em> girl and therefore, double super! By that I mean, she seems to be a down to earth and modest person without any fuss and hang-ups. She needs to sing more Afrikaans!</strong></span></h3> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/11/25/american-girl/#comments">14 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17297 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17297"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/11/04/kultuur-aand-culture-evening/" rel="bookmark">Kultuur aand – Culture evening</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">04/11/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="340" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tpdtbTBbM_c?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>These are South African folk songs – beautiful songs describing South African nature and the ‘young’ (upcoming) South Africa (now the forlorn, dying South Africa where horrific things happen on a daily basis.</strong></span></h3> <h3><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xw2s6-SUKoc?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Ivan Rebroff – a Russian singer</strong></span></h3> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Edit: Ivan Rebroff is not a Russian singer – Eugene, one of my blog readers, just pointed it out to me in a message. Seems like I have to do some research about this singer that’s actually a German: Hans-Rolf Rippert and he took on a Russian acting name. </strong></span></h3> <p> </p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/11/04/kultuur-aand-culture-evening/#comments">4 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17268 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-chess-research category-female-chess-players category-male-and-female-chess-players" id="post-17268"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/10/21/women-vs-men-chess-players/" rel="bookmark">Women vs men chess players</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">21/10/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <blockquote> <h3><span style="color:#339966;"><img data-attachment-id="17267" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/chess-stereotype/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-stereotype.jpg" data-orig-size="892,332" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess stereotype" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-stereotype.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-stereotype.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17267" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-stereotype.jpg" alt="chess stereotype" width="892" height="332" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-stereotype.jpg 892w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-stereotype.jpg?w=600&h=223 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-stereotype.jpg?w=768&h=286 768w" sizes="(max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px" /></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><a title="Chess-research-women" href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-research-women.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chess research</a></span></h3> <h3><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>This is an interesting read. Please click the above PDF link or visit this link:</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong> Click<span style="color:#ff0000;"> <a href="https://psyarxiv.com/bpy3t/?platform=hootsuite" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> HERE </a></span> for the source link.</strong></span></h3> <p><span style="color:#800080;">From this document and research: <span style="color:#008000;">Female players outperformed <strong><em>expectations</em> </strong>when facing male players, across the whole range of rating differences. </span></span></p></blockquote> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-research/" rel="category tag">chess research</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/female-chess-players/" rel="category tag">female chess players</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/male-and-female-chess-players/" rel="category tag">male and female chess players</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/10/21/women-vs-men-chess-players/#comments">5 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17244 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17244"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/patches-2/" rel="bookmark">Patches</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">20/10/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17242" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/patches/chess_patches/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/chess_patches.png" data-orig-size="314,319" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess_patches" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/chess_patches.png?w=314" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/chess_patches.png?w=314" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17242" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/chess_patches.png" alt="chess_patches" width="314" height="319" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;">After a few weeks into the new year and already a week break! Just in time. Enjoy the song Patches by Jody Wayne – a real golden oldie. In the video you can read where he is originally from!</span></h3> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VUAoW4yvVBo?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="340" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sHUHJj_Mzzc?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> A Picture of Patches</p> <h3><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ae3FtRl8w3k?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Another ‘patch’ – Gert Potgieter, a South African Tenor sings Bianca.</strong></span></h3> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17218 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17218"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/a-giants-game/" rel="bookmark">A Giant’s Game</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">07/10/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17220" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/a-giants-game/chess-players_graphisoft_park_aquincum/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-players_graphisoft_park_aquincum.jpg" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess Players_Graphisoft_Park_Aquincum" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-players_graphisoft_park_aquincum.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-players_graphisoft_park_aquincum.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17220" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-players_graphisoft_park_aquincum.jpg" alt="Chess Players_Graphisoft_Park_Aquincum" width="565" height="424" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-players_graphisoft_park_aquincum.jpg?w=565&h=424 565w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-players_graphisoft_park_aquincum.jpg?w=600&h=450 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-players_graphisoft_park_aquincum.jpg?w=768&h=576 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chess-players_graphisoft_park_aquincum.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Giants playing Chess – Graphisoft Park – Budapest</strong></span></h3> <h3><span style="color:#ff99cc;"><strong>Image: Wikimedia</strong></span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17230" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/a-giants-game/quotechess1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/quotechess1.jpg" data-orig-size="1161,383" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="quotechess1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/quotechess1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/quotechess1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17230" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/quotechess1.jpg" alt="quotechess1" width="422" height="139" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/quotechess1.jpg?w=422&h=139 422w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/quotechess1.jpg?w=844&h=278 844w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/quotechess1.jpg?w=600&h=198 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/quotechess1.jpg?w=768&h=253 768w" sizes="(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>I saw this quote on twitter by ‘unknown’ and thought by myself, yes, I do know quite a few politicians’ names I can add here – not really in leading positions now, but those who<em> think</em> they can lead. </strong></span></h3> <h3><span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Another giant step in Chess! Well done to Dorsa, you are brave! Women must be able to make their own decisions in this world. Other people and their beliefs should not stop women from doing what they want to do.</strong></span></h3> <blockquote> <h3><span style="color:#808000;">“It shouldn’t have become such a big deal,” she said in an interview Wednesday, her head uncovered and long braids hanging down her back. “What I think is right to do, I do it. I try to keep my conscience clear and my mind at peace. I don’t know why some people have enough free time to worry about what I wear.”</span></h3> </blockquote> <p><img data-attachment-id="17232" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/a-giants-game/chessiraniangirl/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chessiraniangirl.jpg" data-orig-size="650,492" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chessIraniangirl" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chessiraniangirl.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chessiraniangirl.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17232" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chessiraniangirl.jpg" alt="chessIraniangirl" width="544" height="412" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chessiraniangirl.jpg?w=544&h=412 544w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chessiraniangirl.jpg?w=600&h=454 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/chessiraniangirl.jpg 650w" sizes="(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Dorsa Derakhshani, 19, at St. Louis University, poses for a portrait on campus on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Photo by Christian Gooden.</strong></span></h3> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17176 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17176"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/17176/" rel="bookmark">Ruby</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">09/09/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17175" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/apartheid-america/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america.jpg" data-orig-size="713,576" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="apartheid America" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17175" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america.jpg" alt="apartheid America" width="545" height="441" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america.jpg?w=545&h=441 545w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america.jpg?w=600&h=485 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america.jpg 713w" sizes="(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17174" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/apartheid-america-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-1.jpg" data-orig-size="913,564" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Apartheid America 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17174" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-1.jpg" alt="Apartheid America 1" width="479" height="296" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-1.jpg?w=479&h=296 479w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-1.jpg?w=600&h=371 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-1.jpg?w=768&h=474 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-1.jpg 913w" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17179" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/17176/apartheid-america-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-2.jpg" data-orig-size="960,549" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Apartheid America 2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-2.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-2.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17179" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-2.jpg" alt="Apartheid America 2" width="435" height="249" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-2.jpg?w=435&h=249 435w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-2.jpg?w=870&h=498 870w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-2.jpg?w=600&h=343 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-2.jpg?w=768&h=439 768w" sizes="(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Ruby Bridges, the first black student to integrate an elementary school in the South – of America – is 63 today.</strong></span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17181" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/17176/apartheid21/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid21.jpg" data-orig-size="500,376" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="apartheid21" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid21.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid21.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17181" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid21.jpg" alt="apartheid21" width="418" height="314" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid21.jpg?w=418&h=314 418w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid21.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17184" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/17176/apartheid1-2/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid1.jpg" data-orig-size="1329,147" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="apartheid1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17184" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid1.jpg" alt="apartheid1" width="1329" height="147" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid1.jpg 1329w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid1.jpg?w=600&h=66 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid1.jpg?w=1306&h=144 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid1.jpg?w=768&h=85 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1329px) 100vw, 1329px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;">Just wonder about this quote by Prince Bernhard, 1954? I haven’t seen this before. Interesting!</span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17187" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/17176/apartheid-america-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-3.jpg" data-orig-size="792,503" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Apartheid America 3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-3.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-3.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17187" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-3.jpg" alt="Apartheid America 3" width="458" height="290" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-3.jpg?w=458&h=290 458w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-3.jpg?w=600&h=381 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-3.jpg?w=768&h=488 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-3.jpg 792w" sizes="(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17188" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/17176/apartheid-america-4/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-4.jpg" data-orig-size="671,444" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Apartheid America 4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-4.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-4.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17188" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-4.jpg" alt="Apartheid America 4" width="468" height="310" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-4.jpg?w=468&h=310 468w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-4.jpg?w=600&h=397 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-4.jpg 671w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#800080;">Sometimes things in the world happen and you just want to shake your head and sigh, tap your fingers and roll your eyes. Why do people think that ‘apartheid’ was JUST a South African ‘thing’ from a certain group?</span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17398" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/17176/usa-colour/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/usa-colour.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,1243" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="USA colour" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/usa-colour.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/usa-colour.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17398" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/usa-colour.jpg" alt="USA colour" width="1200" height="1243" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/usa-colour.jpg 1200w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/usa-colour.jpg?w=579&h=600 579w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/usa-colour.jpg?w=768&h=796 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> <h4><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>David Isom, 19 years old, broke the colour line in a segregated pool in Florida on June 8, 1958, which resulted in officials closing the facility. Well, well, well, this is the time – and early 60s – when the world shouted ‘apartheid’ – uhm… uhm…it was the same time in so many other countries… in particular ‘certain’ other countries.</strong></span></h4> <p><img data-attachment-id="17400" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/17176/apartheid-america-5/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-5.jpg" data-orig-size="867,864" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="apartheid america 5" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-5.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-5.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17400" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-5.jpg" alt="apartheid america 5" width="867" height="864" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-5.jpg 867w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-5.jpg?w=600&h=598 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apartheid-america-5.jpg?w=768&h=765 768w" sizes="(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px" /></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17147 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-grand-chess-tour-2017 tag-anand tag-gary-kasparov tag-grand-chess-tour-2017" id="post-17147"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/kasparov-vs-anand/" rel="bookmark">Anand vs Kasparov</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">15/08/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17153" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/kasparov-vs-anand/chess-kasparov-vs-anand/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,976" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess kasparov vs anand" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17153" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand.jpg" alt="chess kasparov vs anand" width="395" height="321" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand.jpg?w=395&h=321 395w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand.jpg?w=790&h=642 790w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand.jpg?w=600&h=488 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand.jpg?w=768&h=625 768w" sizes="(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>The two legends – finally playing each other. #GrandChessTour2017</strong></span></h3> <p>Images: Twitter</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17148" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/kasparov-vs-anand/chess-kasparov-anand/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-anand.jpg" data-orig-size="1229,656" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess kasparov anand" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-anand.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-anand.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17148" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-anand.jpg" alt="chess kasparov anand" width="442" height="236" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-anand.jpg?w=442&h=236 442w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-anand.jpg?w=884&h=472 884w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-anand.jpg?w=600&h=320 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-anand.jpg?w=768&h=410 768w" sizes="(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;">Anand vs Kasparov</span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17149" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/kasparov-vs-anand/chess-kasparov/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov.jpg" data-orig-size="960,540" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess kasparov" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17149" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov.jpg" alt="chess kasparov" width="429" height="241" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov.jpg?w=429&h=241 429w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov.jpg?w=858&h=482 858w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov.jpg?w=600&h=338 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w" sizes="(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px" /></p> <h3><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Kasparov vs Nakamura</span></strong></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17164" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/kasparov-vs-anand/chess-kasparov-vs-anand-draw/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand-draw.jpg" data-orig-size="626,587" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess kasparov vs anand draw" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand-draw.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand-draw.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17164" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand-draw.jpg" alt="chess kasparov vs anand draw" width="520" height="488" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand-draw.jpg?w=520&h=488 520w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand-draw.jpg?w=600&h=563 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-vs-anand-draw.jpg 626w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Anand vs Kasparov 1/2-1/2</strong></span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17166" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/kasparov-vs-anand/chess-kasparov-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-1.jpg" data-orig-size="800,447" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess kasparov 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17166" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-1.jpg" alt="chess kasparov 1" width="447" height="250" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-1.jpg?w=447&h=250 447w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-1.jpg?w=600&h=335 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-1.jpg?w=768&h=429 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chess-kasparov-1.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px" /></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/grand-chess-tour-2017/" rel="category tag">Grand Chess Tour 2017</a> | Tagged <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/anand/" rel="tag">Anand</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/gary-kasparov/" rel="tag">Gary Kasparov</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/tag/grand-chess-tour-2017/" rel="tag">Grand Chess Tour 2017</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17137 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17137"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/11/george-santayana/" rel="bookmark">George Santayana</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">11/08/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h3><span style="color:#800080;"><strong>George Santayana said, “Those who do not remember history are condemned to repeat it.” We can forgive other nations for the past and for the wrong doings, but you should never forget. Memories should be kept alive in order not to repeat what happened and to always remind us not to repeat it. Warsaw uprise is a good example where Poland commemorated what happened 70 years ago last week. What are your thoughts? </strong></span></h3> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/11/george-santayana/#comments">4 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17128 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17128"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/08/r-i-p-cowboy/" rel="bookmark">R.I.P. – Cowboy</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">08/08/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="340" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8kAU3B9Pi_U?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/08/r-i-p-cowboy/#comments">4 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17112 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-17112"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/04/refentse/" rel="bookmark">Refentse</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">04/08/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="340" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fkh1HjS-oO0?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>What a beautiful voice from Refentse and he is singing in the most beautiful language – Afrikaans, the second easiest language in the world to learn – after Dutch. This song is called: Sonvanger – suncatcher. </strong></span></h3> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/08/04/refentse/#comments">3 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-17065 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-ettienne-bacrot category-fabion-caruana category-grand-chess-tour category-grischuk category-magnus-carlsen category-mamedyarov category-maxime-vachier-lagrave category-nakamura category-sergey-karjakin category-shakhriyar-mamedyarov category-topalov category-wesley-so" id="post-17065"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/" rel="bookmark">Grand Chess Tour Magnus wins</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">25/06/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17066" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/grand-chess-tour-playoff/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-playoff.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Grand Chess Tour playoff" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-playoff.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-playoff.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17066" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-playoff.jpg" alt="Grand Chess Tour playoff" width="1200" height="675" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-playoff.jpg 1200w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-playoff.jpg?w=600&h=338 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-playoff.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> <p>Magnus: “I found some life again after I won the last game against Wesley.”</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17072" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/magnuscarlsen-game-playoff/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-game-playoff.jpg" data-orig-size="464,592" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="magnuscarlsen game playoff" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-game-playoff.jpg?w=464" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-game-playoff.jpg?w=464" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17072" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-game-playoff.jpg" alt="magnuscarlsen game playoff" width="403" height="514" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-game-playoff.jpg?w=403&h=514 403w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-game-playoff.jpg 464w" sizes="(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px" /></p> <p>Final playoff game</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17075" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour-2017/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour-2017.jpg" data-orig-size="550,315" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="magnuscarlsen grandchesstour 2017" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour-2017.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour-2017.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17075" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour-2017.jpg" alt="magnuscarlsen grandchesstour 2017" width="550" height="315" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17078" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/grandchesstour-vachier-lagrave/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-vachier-lagrave.jpg" data-orig-size="551,303" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grandchesstour Vachier lagrave" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-vachier-lagrave.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-vachier-lagrave.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17078" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-vachier-lagrave.jpg" alt="grandchesstour Vachier lagrave" width="551" height="303" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17081" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/grandchesstour-hikaru-nakamura/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-hikaru-nakamura.jpg" data-orig-size="550,317" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grandchesstour Hikaru Nakamura" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-hikaru-nakamura.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-hikaru-nakamura.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17081" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-hikaru-nakamura.jpg" alt="grandchesstour Hikaru Nakamura" width="550" height="317" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17084" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/grandchesstour-alexander-grischuk/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-alexander-grischuk.jpg" data-orig-size="553,317" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Grandchesstour – Alexander Grischuk" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-alexander-grischuk.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-alexander-grischuk.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17084" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-alexander-grischuk.jpg" alt="Grandchesstour - Alexander Grischuk" width="553" height="317" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17087" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/grandchesstour-shakhriyar-mamedyarov/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-shakhriyar-mamedyarov.jpg" data-orig-size="551,315" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Grandchesstour – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-shakhriyar-mamedyarov.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-shakhriyar-mamedyarov.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17087" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-shakhriyar-mamedyarov.jpg" alt="Grandchesstour - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov" width="551" height="315" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17089" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/grandchesstour-sergey-karjakin/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-sergey-karjakin.jpg" data-orig-size="549,305" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grandchesstour Sergey Karjakin" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-sergey-karjakin.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-sergey-karjakin.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17089" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-sergey-karjakin.jpg" alt="grandchesstour Sergey Karjakin" width="549" height="305" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17093" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/grandchesstour-wesley-so/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-wesley-so.jpg" data-orig-size="548,272" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grandchesstour Wesley So" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-wesley-so.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-wesley-so.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17093" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-wesley-so.jpg" alt="grandchesstour Wesley So" width="548" height="272" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17095" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/grandchesstour-fabiano-caruana/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-fabiano-caruana.jpg" data-orig-size="551,308" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grandchesstour Fabiano Caruana" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-fabiano-caruana.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-fabiano-caruana.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17095" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-fabiano-caruana.jpg" alt="grandchesstour Fabiano Caruana" width="551" height="308" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17097" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/grandchesstour-veselin-topalov/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-veselin-topalov.jpg" data-orig-size="549,311" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grandchesstour Veselin Topalov" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-veselin-topalov.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-veselin-topalov.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17097" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-veselin-topalov.jpg" alt="grandchesstour Veselin Topalov" width="549" height="311" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17099" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/grand-chess-tour-magnus-wins/grandchesstour-etienne-bacrot/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-etienne-bacrot.jpg" data-orig-size="550,318" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Grandchesstour – Etienne Bacrot" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-etienne-bacrot.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-etienne-bacrot.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17099" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grandchesstour-etienne-bacrot.jpg" alt="Grandchesstour - Etienne Bacrot" width="550" height="318" /></p> <p> </p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a 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data-attachment-id="17039" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour2017/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour2017.jpg" data-orig-size="2048,1141" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour2017" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17039" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour2017.jpg" alt="magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour2017" width="530" height="295" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=530&h=295 530w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=1060&h=590 1060w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=600&h=334 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen-grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=768&h=428 768w" sizes="(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px" /><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Photos: Grand Chess Tour – What is Magnus Carlsen thinking?</strong></span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17043" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/more-on-carlsen/magnuscarlsen_grandchesstour2017/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen_grandchesstour2017.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,801" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="magnuscarlsen_grandchesstour2017" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen_grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen_grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17043" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen_grandchesstour2017.jpg" alt="magnuscarlsen_grandchesstour2017" width="533" height="356" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen_grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=533&h=356 533w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen_grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=1066&h=712 1066w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen_grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=600&h=401 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnuscarlsen_grandchesstour2017.jpg?w=768&h=513 768w" sizes="(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Photo: David Llada</strong></span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17048" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/more-on-carlsen/chess-grand-tour-blitz/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-blitz.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess grand tour blitz" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-blitz.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-blitz.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17048" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-blitz.jpg" alt="chess grand tour blitz" width="572" height="321" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-blitz.jpg?w=572&h=321 572w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-blitz.jpg?w=1141&h=642 1141w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-blitz.jpg?w=600&h=338 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-blitz.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w" sizes="(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Blitz Round 10 pairings</strong></span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17054" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/more-on-carlsen/grand-chess-tour-players-1/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,850" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grand chess tour players-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players-1.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players-1.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17054" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players-1.jpg" alt="grand chess tour players-1" width="604" height="428" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players-1.jpg?w=604&h=428 604w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players-1.jpg?w=600&h=425 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players-1.jpg?w=768&h=544 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px" /></p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17052" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/more-on-carlsen/grand-chess-tour-players/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,650" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grand chess tour players" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17052" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players.jpg" alt="grand chess tour players" width="612" height="331" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players.jpg?w=612&h=331 612w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players.jpg?w=600&h=325 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players.jpg?w=768&h=416 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-players.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px" /></p> <h3><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Spectators</span></strong></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17057" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/more-on-carlsen/grand-chess-tour-magnus-sergey/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-magnus-sergey.jpg" data-orig-size="478,596" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grand chess tour magnus sergey" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-magnus-sergey.jpg?w=478" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-magnus-sergey.jpg?w=478" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17057" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-magnus-sergey.jpg" alt="grand chess tour magnus sergey" width="407" height="507" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-magnus-sergey.jpg?w=407&h=507 407w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-magnus-sergey.jpg 478w" sizes="(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px" /></p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WJOc5wcs9qo?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Magnus not happy with his play.</strong></span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17059" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/more-on-carlsen/grand-chess-tour-standings/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-standings.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grand chess tour standings" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-standings.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-standings.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17059" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-standings.jpg" alt="grand chess tour standings" width="598" height="337" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-standings.jpg?w=598&h=337 598w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-standings.jpg?w=1196&h=674 1196w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-standings.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w" sizes="(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Standings after blitz game 11</strong></span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17060" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/more-on-carlsen/magus-carlsen/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magus-carlsen.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,929" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="magus carlsen" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magus-carlsen.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magus-carlsen.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17060" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magus-carlsen.jpg" alt="magus carlsen" width="606" height="469" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magus-carlsen.jpg?w=606&h=469 606w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magus-carlsen.jpg?w=600&h=465 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magus-carlsen.jpg?w=768&h=595 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magus-carlsen.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px" /></p> <h3><strong><span style="color:#008000;">That feeling …</span></strong></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="17062" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/25/more-on-carlsen/grand-chess-tour-blitz-12/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-blitz-12.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="grand chess tour blitz 12" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-blitz-12.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-blitz-12.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17062" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-blitz-12.jpg" alt="grand chess tour blitz 12" width="602" height="338" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-blitz-12.jpg?w=602&h=338 602w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-blitz-12.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-blitz-12.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px" /></p> <h3><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Blitz game 12 pairings</span></strong></h3> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DxSAzRRnC9M?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-in-paris-2017/" rel="category tag">Chess in Paris 2017</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/grand-chess-tour/" rel="category tag">Grand Chess Tour</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/magnus-carlsen/" rel="category tag">Magnus Carlsen</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17030 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-grand-chess-tour category-magnus-carlsen" id="post-17030"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/24/what-do-you-want-me-to-do/" rel="bookmark">What do you want me to do?</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">24/06/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17031" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/24/what-do-you-want-me-to-do/magnus-carlsen-3/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnus-carlsen.jpg" data-orig-size="640,453" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Magnus carlsen" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnus-carlsen.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnus-carlsen.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17031" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnus-carlsen.jpg" alt="Magnus carlsen" width="640" height="453" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnus-carlsen.jpg 640w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/magnus-carlsen.jpg?w=600&h=425 600w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p> <blockquote> <h3><span style="color:#008080;">Magnus Carlsen won the rapid section of the Paris Grand Chess Tour, but the day will be remembered for his outburst beginning, “What do you want me to do?” when Maurice Ashley suggested the final win had been less than smooth. Elsewhere the star was Alexander Grischuk, who did win three smooth games in a row, making it five wins in his last six games. He’s just one point behind Magnus with 18 rounds of blitz to follow, though he called that a big gap, given Magnus’ “idiotic ability to win many games in a row!”</span></h3> </blockquote> <p><img data-attachment-id="17037" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/24/what-do-you-want-me-to-do/grand-chess-tour-topalov/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-topalov.jpg" data-orig-size="640,427" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Grand Chess Tour Topalov" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-topalov.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-topalov.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17037" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-topalov.jpg" alt="Grand Chess Tour Topalov" width="465" height="310" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-topalov.jpg?w=465&h=310 465w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-topalov.jpg?w=600&h=400 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour-topalov.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px" /></p> <p>Funny expression: Topalov!</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/grand-chess-tour/" rel="category tag">Grand Chess Tour</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/magnus-carlsen/" rel="category tag">Magnus Carlsen</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-17015 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-grand-chess-tour" id="post-17015"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/24/todays-chess/" rel="bookmark">Today’s Chess</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">24/06/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <p><img data-attachment-id="17016" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/24/todays-chess/grand-chess-tour_2017/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour_2017.jpg" data-orig-size="1600,900" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Grand Chess Tour_2017" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour_2017.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour_2017.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17016" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour_2017.jpg" alt="Grand Chess Tour_2017" width="1600" height="900" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour_2017.jpg 1600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour_2017.jpg?w=600&h=338 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour_2017.jpg?w=1306&h=735 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour_2017.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></p> <p>Photo: GrandChessTour-Twitter</p> <p>Today’s Grand Chess Tour Blitz Round 2 in Paris.</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17025" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/24/todays-chess/grand-chess-tour/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,716" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Grand Chess Tour" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17025" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour.jpg" alt="Grand Chess Tour" width="471" height="281" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour.jpg?w=471&h=281 471w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour.jpg?w=942&h=562 942w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour.jpg?w=600&h=358 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/grand-chess-tour.jpg?w=768&h=458 768w" sizes="(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px" /></p> <p>Is it a draw already?</p> <p>Bacrot – Carlsen 0-1</p> <p>Topalov-Mamedyarov 1/2</p> <p><img data-attachment-id="17021" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/24/todays-chess/chess-grandmaster/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grandmaster.jpg" data-orig-size="639,618" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess Grandmaster" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grandmaster.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grandmaster.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-17021" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grandmaster.jpg" alt="Chess Grandmaster" width="446" height="431" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grandmaster.jpg?w=446&h=431 446w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grandmaster.jpg?w=600&h=580 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grandmaster.jpg 639w" sizes="(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Live commentary by WGM Tatev Abrahamyan on the official site.</strong></span></h3> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/grand-chess-tour/" rel="category tag">Grand Chess Tour</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-16984 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess category-chess-grand-tour-2017 category-grand-chess-tour category-london-classic-2017 category-saint-louis-rapid-blitz category-sinquefield-cup category-your-next-move" id="post-16984"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/grand-chess-tour-2017-paris/" rel="bookmark">Grand Chess Tour 2017 Paris</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">23/06/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h3><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OGRzAdgE2Uw?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> <span style="color:#993366;"><strong>What do chess players do on a <em>‘free’</em> day?</strong></span></h3> <h3><img data-attachment-id="16986" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/grand-chess-tour-2017-paris/chess-free-day/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-free-day.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess free day" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-free-day.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-free-day.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-16986" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-free-day.jpg" alt="chess free day" width="595" height="397" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-free-day.jpg?w=595&h=397 595w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-free-day.jpg?w=1190&h=794 1190w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-free-day.jpg?w=600&h=400 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-free-day.jpg?w=768&h=512 768w" sizes="(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px" /><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Image: Anna Rudolph (twitter)</strong></span></h3> <p><img data-attachment-id="16991" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/grand-chess-tour-2017-paris/chess_magnuscarlsen_grandchesstournament2017/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess_magnuscarlsen_grandchesstournament2017.jpg" data-orig-size="726,519" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Chess_MagnusCarlsen_GrandChessTournament2017" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess_magnuscarlsen_grandchesstournament2017.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess_magnuscarlsen_grandchesstournament2017.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-16991" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess_magnuscarlsen_grandchesstournament2017.jpg" alt="Chess_MagnusCarlsen_GrandChessTournament2017" width="590" height="422" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess_magnuscarlsen_grandchesstournament2017.jpg?w=590&h=422 590w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess_magnuscarlsen_grandchesstournament2017.jpg?w=600&h=429 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess_magnuscarlsen_grandchesstournament2017.jpg 726w" sizes="(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px" /></p> <h3><span style="color:#800080;">Magnus Carlsen -Photo tweet.</span></h3> <h3><img data-attachment-id="16997" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/grand-chess-tour-2017-paris/chess-grand-tour-paris-2017/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-paris-2017.jpg" data-orig-size="2500,1584" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"7.1","credit":"","camera":"ILCE-7M2","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1497944065","copyright":"","focal_length":"28","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.0025","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess grand tour Paris 2017" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-paris-2017.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-paris-2017.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16997" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-paris-2017.jpg" alt="chess grand tour Paris 2017" width="2500" height="1584" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-paris-2017.jpg 2500w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-paris-2017.jpg?w=600&h=380 600w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-paris-2017.jpg?w=1306&h=827 1306w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-paris-2017.jpg?w=768&h=487 768w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-tour-paris-2017.jpg?w=2000&h=1267 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px" /><br /> <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>Participants: Paris Grand Chess Tour 2017</strong></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong> Click–<span style="color:#ff0000;"> <a href="http://grandchesstour.org/2017-grand-chess-tour/paris" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> HERE —</a></span> for the official site of the Grand Chess Tour 2017.</strong></span></h3> <h3><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>The 2017 Grand Chess Tour is a series of five chess tournaments held throughout the year and across the globe. A total of nine players were selected as full 2017 Grand Chess Tour participants. Three spots were awarded to the top finishers in the 2016 GCT, another three to the top players by average 2016 rating and the final three were determined by the GCT advisory board as tour wildcards.</strong></span></h3> <h3><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong> Tour participants will play both classic events and two of the three rapid and blitz events. Unlike last year, every result will count toward a player’s final GCT standing. In total the Grand Chess Tour boasts an impressive $1.2 million prize fund, awarded as follows:</strong></span><br /> <img data-attachment-id="17010" data-permalink="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/grand-chess-tour-2017-paris/chess-grand-chess-tour-2017/" data-orig-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-chess-tour-2017.jpg" data-orig-size="645,270" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="chess grand chess tour 2017" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-chess-tour-2017.jpg?w=500" data-large-file="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-chess-tour-2017.jpg?w=500" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-17010" src="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-chess-tour-2017.jpg" alt="chess grand chess tour 2017" width="645" height="270" srcset="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-chess-tour-2017.jpg 645w, https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chess-grand-chess-tour-2017.jpg?w=600&h=251 600w" sizes="(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px" /></h3> <p>#GrandChessTour</p> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess-grand-tour-2017/" rel="category tag">Chess Grand Tour 2017</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/grand-chess-tour/" rel="category tag">Grand Chess Tour</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/london-classic-2017/" rel="category tag">London Classic 2017</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/saint-louis-rapid-blitz/" rel="category tag">Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/sinquefield-cup/" rel="category tag">Sinquefield Cup</a>, <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/your-next-move/" rel="category tag">Your Next Move</a> | </p> </div> <div class="post-16956 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-16956"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/05/13/music-and-chess/" rel="bookmark">Music and chess</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">13/05/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h3><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="500" height="282" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VL_0bF9zz9s?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> <span style="color:#008000;">Someone asked me yesterday if I listen to any music when playing chess. I do like to do so, but only if it’s music that will allow me to think and concentrate. This song of Demis Roussos is one beautiful piece of music which I particularly enjoy when I need to think about those moves.</span></h3> </div> <p class="post-info"> Posted in <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/category/chess/" rel="category tag">Chess</a> | <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/05/13/music-and-chess/#comments">3 Comments »</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-16944 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-chess" id="post-16944"> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/the-other-side/" rel="bookmark">The other side …</a></h2> <p class="postmetadata">17/04/2017 by <a href="https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/author/chessaleeinlondon/" title="Posts by Nikita">Nikita</a> </p> </div> <div class="entry"> <h3><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="430" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_oRfpixLl9g?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span><br /> <span style="color:#800080;">A brilliant video with subtitles and I wish that Zuma – and his allies, which includes <em>some other people</em> across the globe – would watch this. 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