I give up! I long for the good 'ol days when in ten or fifteen minutes I could traverse from Don to Pawn and finally to J'adoube and get my daily fill of the Knights. Now, such a trek through the Errant ones might take an hour.
On the plus side, having more people has led to a broader diversity of content, perspectives and opinions. For example:
Finally, we have some naming of new Knights to complete. I still owe one to King of the Spill and now that I have a better understanding of the meaning of "spill", I shall dub him the Loquacious Knight. Fatboy is easy - the Knight of the Round, not the Round Table. Our first member from the fairer sex, Margriet, deserves a status beyond mere Knight. Since the Empress title has been claimed, I shall call her the Princess Errant. As for Desperate Measures, I dub thee the Knight of Last Resort. And last but not least, Takchess - I know not enough about him yet, so we shall wait a bit before deciding.
P.S. To all the new Knights who are undoubtedly wondering what they have to do to include the list of Knights Errant in their sidebars, these instructions should get you started.
P.P.S. For Don - That same Bill Robertie was the 1975 Boylston Chess Club Champion.
On the plus side, having more people has led to a broader diversity of content, perspectives and opinions. For example:
- Tempo is carving out a niche as a chess improvement philosopher. He's started a bit of a stir with his piece "Discipline vs. Enthusiasm."
- CelticDeath, meanwhile, is preparing to join the likes of Fischer, Morphy and Richard Feynmann.
- Fussy strikes me as particularly methodical (a new name, perhaps?), with his detailed goals and frequent progress updates.
- And Spill, has put together specific problem sets for others to use.
Finally, we have some naming of new Knights to complete. I still owe one to King of the Spill and now that I have a better understanding of the meaning of "spill", I shall dub him the Loquacious Knight. Fatboy is easy - the Knight of the Round, not the Round Table. Our first member from the fairer sex, Margriet, deserves a status beyond mere Knight. Since the Empress title has been claimed, I shall call her the Princess Errant. As for Desperate Measures, I dub thee the Knight of Last Resort. And last but not least, Takchess - I know not enough about him yet, so we shall wait a bit before deciding.
P.S. To all the new Knights who are undoubtedly wondering what they have to do to include the list of Knights Errant in their sidebars, these instructions should get you started.
P.P.S. For Don - That same Bill Robertie was the 1975 Boylston Chess Club Champion.
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