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Buddha still evaporates Thor, in any kalpa. :lol: Sorry for being a sore loser, but now I have to eat Rakfisk every week for 3 months. Rakfisk - Norwegian fish dish made from trout or sometimes char, salted and fermented for two to three months, or even up to a year, then eaten without cooking. Los...

But since your mind has more capacity for development than your body, when someone goes to the 'Dharma gym' their development can be exponentially greater, hence 'crazy wisdom'. I know a lot of people won't like that. But since we were talking about chess on a buddhist website I thought I'd throw i...

Tenzin Dorje wrote: Post-Scriptum : made a mistake by writing "Tezin" instead of "Tenzin". Could it be corrected ? I'd appreciate it

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Since Goenka tradition retreats are primarily Theravada-based, you might want to check out our sister site for several threads over there including this long one:

http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10644

Game 10 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O-O Bc6 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. b3 Qc7 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rac1 h6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Bd4 Rfd8 18. h3 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Qa5 20. Qd2 Kf8 21. Qb2 Kg8 22. a4 Qh5 23. Ne2 Bf6 24. Rc3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qe5...

Carlsen will wipe the floor with Anand. /thread :meditate: ahem... :thumbsup: Good call. I thought Carlsen would win it too, but wasn't expecting it to be by 3 wins (points), if this is how it ends. I imagine Carlsen, playing white, will just play for a quick draw and win the match later today/tomo...

This has nothing to do with the Fed, or the I.R.S., which the cartoon blames for all these problems. The IRS just enforces the tax codes passed by the Congress and presidents. Blaming them is like blaming a police officer when he arrests someone for robbing a store. The police is just enforcing the...

catmoon wrote:Ermagerd what was that Nf1 shriek shriek aaaaaaaaaagh

Anand used about 40 minutes on move 23 and was running low on time after that. I suppose Bf1 would have been the better move; resulting in either a win or at least a draw for Anand.

Game 9 Carlsen wins in 28 moves! 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 c4 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. g4 O-O 11. Bg2 Na5 12. O-O Nb3 13. Ra2 b5 14. Ng3 a5 15. g5 Ne8 16. e4 Nxc1 17. Qxc1 Ra6 18. e5 Nc7 19. f4 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rxa6 Nxa6 22. f5 b3 23. Qf4 Nc7 24. f6 g...

I think so, but not sure since I am no expert at the openings. I prefer the displacement variants where the pieces in the back rows are randomly place and that way chess strategies start from move number one; such as Fischer960 or my variant, D-Chess.

Welcome to Dharma Wheel!

Nice Buddhist paintings too.

Beautiful paintings! Do you do Buddhist-themed paintings too?

I like all art, but my favorites are Buddhist-themed; thangkas, statues, architecture, etc.

Game 8, Carlsen–Anand, ½–½ Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 0-0 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Qe2 c6 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Nf3 Ng7 20. Be5 Ne6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 2...

Game 7 Draw 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nf1 Nd7 9. Ng3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 g6 11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Ne2 Rhe8 14. Kb1 b6 15. h4 Kb7 16. h5 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Nc5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. g3 a5 20. Rh7 Rh8 21. Rdh1 Rxh7 22. Rxh7 Qf6 23. f4 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Qxh8 2...

At the 3:50 mark in the original video (not the spoof) they say that men have ignored the feeling and intuitive side and favored a view more toward data and logic. As if women are not capable of advanced degrees, logic, data??!!! How sexist!! They need another video to apologize for that. http://www...

A must watch documentary for all humans as we play our roles in the economy as consumers of goods. Pyramids of Waste AKA The Light Bulb Conspiracy is a documentary about consumerism and how our economy is based on planned obsolescence. it deals with what Douglas Rushkoff, "If you aren't the cu...

Game 6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bh4 Bxb3 13. axb3 Nb8 14. h3 Nbd7 15. Nh2 Qe7 16. Ndf1 Bb6 17. Ne3 Qe6 18. b4 a5 19. bxa5 Bxa5 20. Nhg4 Bb6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qg4 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Qe7 25. Rf1 c5...

Do I see an emerging pattern here? It looks as if Carlsen is simply superior in the end game and knows it, and is just pushing through the midgame hoping to apply his strength in the end game. Players at all levels do this... :thumbsup: I think you are right about that. Also, I have heard Anand is ...

Game 5 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Slav, Marshall Gambit 1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ng4 12. O-O-O Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bc7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qxd8+ Bxd8 16. Be2 Ke7 17. Bf3 Bd7 18. Ne4 Bb6 19. c5 f5 20. cxb6 fxe4 21. ...