I FINALLY won this Correspondence Chess game that seemed to drag on forever. Black simply would not give up even when he had no chance of winning. He was probably hoping to force a stalemate if I failed to manage my pawns and Rook properly. But... that was not to be.
My checkmate was finally delivered with my 53rd move this afternoon.. Position of pieces at game's end is posted above, and our full move record below:
All day long I've been tracking a shipment on its way to me. Using the live map tracking feature that UPS provides I've been able to follow the package car carrying my box.
And soon... soon it will be here. According to the map it's almost here... almost.
Resting my legs after a workout on the stepper machine.
Resting my eyes after focusing on a computer screen for over an hour as I worked on the day's correspondence chess games.
Resting my mind after spending time on news sites loaded with lies, half-baked opinions, and immature threats.
Resting by sitting in my room with the lights dimmed, listening to the radio call of this afternoon's Bears / Saints game broadcast by Westwood One Sports Radio over Roku's SiriusXM Channel.
Random thoughts:
* Well, that was a real PITA, working through a software glitch for the 1st half hour of my day. At least I seem to have fixed it. Hope the fix holds. We'll see.
Prayers, etc.:
* 06:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 12:30 – Mk 6:34-44
* 17:30 – Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity; and Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America; and The Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
* 19:15 – The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 05 January:
* Tonight's Rosary before bedtime, whenever bedtime comes, will be the Sorrowful Mysteries
Diet:
* 07:45 – bowl of oatmeal w. brown sugar, fresh apple chunks
* 11:45 – vegetable salad with chicken
* 12:00 – pork roast
* 13:45 – small bowl of ice cream
* 16:45 – bowl of beef and vegetable soup
Chores, etc.:
* 12:00 – watching game shows with Sylvia (and napping) after spending the morning working with my chess game
* 15:30 – watching ST:TNG on BBC America
* 17:45 – reading selected articles from The Epoch Times
* 19:30 – light reading while listening to light jazz
Chess:
* 11:10 – moved in all pending CC games, updated the game scorebook
Random thoughts:
* It's about darned time I reintroduce daily exercise into my regular regimen. Don't know why I ever stopped working out – at least lightly. I feel so much better when I do that!
Prayers, etc.:
* 05:50 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 10:25 – Mt 4:12-17,23-25
* 18:45 – Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity; and Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America; and The Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
* 20:00 – The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 04 January:
* Tonight's Rosary before bedtime, whenever bedtime comes, will be the Joyful Mysteries
Diet:
* 08:00 – bowl of oatmeal w. brown sugar, fresh apple chunks
* 10:45 – chicken salad sandwich
* 13:00 – Big Mac
* 17:30 – 2 McDonald's Quarter Pounder w. Cheese sandwiches
* 20:15 – munching on cheese
Chores, etc.:
* 10:15 – started the weekly laundry
* 10:30 – update budget book, paper planner, note cards
* 14:00 – watch game show with Sylvia
* 15:00 – yard work
* 17:45 – Warplan: 2021 with Bill Whittle
* 18:30 – Wheel of Fortune
* 19:00 – Star Trek: Discovery
* 20:10 – tuning in to the radio call of tonight's West Virginia vs. Oklahoma St. men's basketball game
Random thoughts:
* Thanks to Sylvia for giving me a good haircut today. That, together with my freshly trimmed beard, has my head feeling much more comfortable. Perhaps this will help me have a better sleep tonight than last night.
Prayers, etc.:
* 08:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
* 11:20 – Mt 2:1-12
* 18:00 – Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity; and Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America.
* 18:15 – Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
* 18:30 – The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 03 January: The Holy Name of Jesus.
* 19:00 – Tonight's Rosary will be the Glorious Mysteries.
Random Thoughts:
It was good to get some cleaning and organizing done on the back porch, finally.
Prayers, etc.:
06:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
12:10 – Jn 1:19-28
18:00 – The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 02 January
18:30 – Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity; and Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America.
18:45 – Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
21:15 – Tonight's Rosary will be the Glorious Mysteries.
Chores, etc.:
07:30 – ordered extra battery for lawn mower
08:45 – radio GameDay Tailgate show before the day's Bowl Games
11:30 – listening now to the Outback Bowl – Mississippi vs. Indiana – Go Hoosiers!
15:00 – cleaning and organizing the back porch
19:00 – Svengoolie
Chess:
17:45 – moved in all pending CC games
by Roscoe
As life returns to semi-normal...
... I'm finally all caught up on my chess work, and I have two College Bowl Games to watch today.
My schedule was thrown off enough during Christmas week that my chess work was cut back quite a bit. Oh sure, I moved in some games almost every day, but today was the first day in almost a week that I've been able to work on every single game for which I have moves pending.
Now I've got plenty of time-cushion built up in all my games, so I'm not under time-pressure anywhere. And of my twenty or so ongoing games there are only about ten that require serious study and analysis. Still, it's good to be back to where I can give all my games the attention they deserve.
And today's chess work is out of the way giving me plenty of time to enjoy Oklahoma State in the Cheez-It Bowl later this afternoon and Texas in the Alamo Bowl tonight.
...thanks to my daughter, I got to watch a great-grandson and two great-granddaughters laugh and play with Christmas toys. And I got to wish them all (and they,me) Merry Christmas!
My daughter and son-in-law drove an hour this morning through the Midwestern Winter to pick up the great-granddaughters so she could watch them for the weekend. And she took them to visit her other daughter and son-in-law and her grandson (my great-grandson.) As the kids were playing she called me via video chat and we had the most delightful visit!
From a thousand miles away Sylvia and I were watching and laughing and visiting with the great-grandbabies. And THIS was such a wonderful Christmas present! Thanks so much, Heather!
And the adventure continues.
Published on 26 December 2020, ~ 15:10 Central Time.
