tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post2560614669391877165..comments2024-03-28T20:31:10.637+00:00Comments on Susan Here There and Everywhere: CheckmateSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-19364042344115895152020-11-23T12:46:32.924+00:002020-11-23T12:46:32.924+00:00I think you will enjoy it.I think you will enjoy it.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-87109223159283326302020-11-23T11:12:05.233+00:002020-11-23T11:12:05.233+00:00We are going to start watching it tonight!We are going to start watching it tonight!christine baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08216589122387519317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-758643261828323212020-11-20T07:18:43.444+00:002020-11-20T07:18:43.444+00:00I don't think I've ever played cribbage. ...I don't think I've ever played cribbage. Is it a card game?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-91774132935646245772020-11-20T02:42:02.975+00:002020-11-20T02:42:02.975+00:00I've played but am not good at it. We've b...I've played but am not good at it. We've been introduced to cribbage. My husband doesn't like games at all. I would like very much to find other cribbage players locally.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-36135679954144715172020-11-19T12:10:26.764+00:002020-11-19T12:10:26.764+00:00I'm too impatient to be a good player. I don&...I'm too impatient to be a good player. I don't spend enough time looking at the board and spotting the pitfalls. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-79850118745401307922020-11-19T12:07:34.423+00:002020-11-19T12:07:34.423+00:00I learnt the moves easily enough as a youngster bu...I learnt the moves easily enough as a youngster but that was about all.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-62381600706827315122020-11-19T12:06:17.449+00:002020-11-19T12:06:17.449+00:00That sounds a bit like my game! I'm not sure ...That sounds a bit like my game! I'm not sure I have the patience to plot and think about strategy.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-36776308564078910652020-11-19T12:05:15.188+00:002020-11-19T12:05:15.188+00:00I think you will enjoy the series. (Paul is about ...I think you will enjoy the series. (Paul is about to beat me again so I might need that 'phone number.)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-22291925269736971482020-11-19T12:03:38.983+00:002020-11-19T12:03:38.983+00:00Bridge is a game that I have never played.Bridge is a game that I have never played.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-66385909270624255062020-11-19T12:03:00.553+00:002020-11-19T12:03:00.553+00:00The set was presented to Paul when he retired.The set was presented to Paul when he retired.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-42819215598047223062020-11-19T12:01:48.696+00:002020-11-19T12:01:48.696+00:00I think the Russians take their chess very serious...I think the Russians take their chess very seriously. I loved watching the Queen's Gambit, not least for the clothes she wore.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-2107265039457357072020-11-19T12:00:12.377+00:002020-11-19T12:00:12.377+00:00Maybe that's why I keep losing, I get distract...Maybe that's why I keep losing, I get distracted by the pieces.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-23516757116352849342020-11-19T11:57:42.106+00:002020-11-19T11:57:42.106+00:00I don't think our chess set has ever been out ...I don't think our chess set has ever been out long enough to gather dust!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-68722944014721305202020-11-19T11:56:43.651+00:002020-11-19T11:56:43.651+00:00I could beat Paul at Scrabble with my eyes shut.I could beat Paul at Scrabble with my eyes shut.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-56356801904812694842020-11-19T11:55:43.626+00:002020-11-19T11:55:43.626+00:00Lovely to see you back here Pat. Lovely to see you back here Pat. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-24095188603124168012020-11-19T11:33:22.926+00:002020-11-19T11:33:22.926+00:00My Grandson is a brilliant chess player and plays ...My Grandson is a brilliant chess player and plays in some league or other - he lives in China and plays chess with my son (his father) by internet (my son always loses)The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-18223618154676837822020-11-19T11:23:40.357+00:002020-11-19T11:23:40.357+00:00What a wonderful set - an incentive to play regula...What a wonderful set - an incentive to play regularly. <br />No, I don't play, although I did have a few lessons from my husband years ago, in the days before we could afford a TV set! I think the subtlety of the game was rather lost on me, and I was never sure that he had remembered the right moves. However, I always trounced him at Scrabble, so maybe his instruction was revenge fuelled! <br />I don't have Netflix, so will have to wait until the series shows up on some other channel.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-86987749244723986452020-11-19T08:42:27.931+00:002020-11-19T08:42:27.931+00:00My husband used to play against a machine that ha...My husband used to play against a machine that had several levels of competance built in. I love your themed set and we always talked about designing and making our own with the time of retirement to 'fill'. I prefer a game of cards. Less dusting!pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-91233999951328927832020-11-19T04:53:54.034+00:002020-11-19T04:53:54.034+00:00I used to run a Chess Club at a Primary School in ...I used to run a Chess Club at a Primary School in Brighton. The children really enjoyed it. I like to think that some of them still play today. That's a beautiful set, but I think I would find it distracting. Staunton for me.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-56707615883281704102020-11-19T03:54:10.379+00:002020-11-19T03:54:10.379+00:00I learnt to play as a child, taught by my grandfat...I learnt to play as a child, taught by my grandfather, but never progressed to strategy. He used to play correspondence chess with someone in Russia during the Cold War - sending postcards to one another - which my brother and I took as proof positive that he was spying for the CIA! We finished the Queen's Gambit last week - I've not heard a single report from someone who didn't love it.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-43699366253401394702020-11-19T01:49:56.748+00:002020-11-19T01:49:56.748+00:00That is a great chess set. I do not play chess. ...That is a great chess set. I do not play chess. My son was always very keen, playing with clubs and later at university. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-41125204006935701262020-11-18T22:47:21.251+00:002020-11-18T22:47:21.251+00:00Tried chess but was no good at figuring out moves....Tried chess but was no good at figuring out moves. Bridge on the other hand......!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224823051315463861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-81283584370500823632020-11-18T21:57:10.626+00:002020-11-18T21:57:10.626+00:00I have heard of men who beat their wives. You shou...I have heard of men who beat their wives. You should seek confidential support. Phone EDAN (Lincs Domestic Abuse Service) Tel: 01522 510041.<br />P.S. Shirley and I began watching "The Queen's Gambit" this very evening. Great first episode.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-89176256410702444732020-11-18T16:03:16.727+00:002020-11-18T16:03:16.727+00:00I used to play chess years ago against my husband ...I used to play chess years ago against my husband and when I had teenage sons as opposition. I was pretty good, actually . . . until I watched Queen's Gambit recently and realised I knew absolutely nothing about the game! No strategies, no set beginnings, nothing. I had merely looked at the board and aimed to 'take' as many opposing pieces as possible, the same as playing draughts. Pathetic!!!Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472301814571448308.post-34555261190749346982020-11-18T14:51:35.395+00:002020-11-18T14:51:35.395+00:00That is a wonderful chess set,
As A child I learne...That is a wonderful chess set,<br />As A child I learned how the pieces move by sticking a bit of paper with instructions on each piece but as for seeing more than one move ahead? haven't a clue.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.com