Monday, January 5, 2015

飛越瘋人院

Un An Nou fericit 2015


We met at a stoplight, along the way of our worldwide Secretum. Even when the light was green, I always saw it red. Un An Nou fericit 2015!

90年


Notes by International Master Malcom Pein


赵骏 (Zhào Jùn) – Maxime Lagarde
90th Hastings International Chess Congress; Hastings, January 1, 2015
Sicilian Defence B22

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. a3 Bd7 8. Bd3 Bc6 9. 0-0 Nd7 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Bf1. 11. Bf1 is a new move, unambitious-looking, but suggesting that the Pawn on e5 gives White a good game. 11. ... Rd8 12. Nbd2 dxe5 13. dxe5 Nc5. 13. ... Nc5 provokes a fight, but Black’s position is suspect once the Bishop on c6 is exchanged and his Kingside remains undeveloped. Perhaps instead 13. ... Be7 14. b4 a5 15. b5 Nc3 16. bxc6 Nxd1 17. cxd7+ Rxd7 or 13. ... Be7 14. b4 a5 15. b5 Nc3 16. Qb3 Bd5 17. Nc4 Ne4 18. Qc2, but Black’s Knights look vulnerable. 14. Nd4 Nf4


15. Nxc6 bxc6. There was a crazy line: 15. ... Qxc6 16. b4 Ncd3 17. Re3 Be7 18. g3 Qh1+ 19. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 20. Kg1 Nxd1 21. Re1 Nd5 22. Rxd1 Ne3 23. Bb5+ Kf8 24. Rf1 Nxf1 25. Bxf1, but White is better in the endgame. 16. Qc2 Nfd3 17. Re3 Nxe5 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Bb2 Ng4 20. Rg3 Ndf6 21. Nc4. h2–h3 is a terrible threat. The Knight on g4 has no good squares and if 21. ... Be7 22. h3 Nh6 23. Be5 Qc8 24. Rxg7. 21. ... Rd5 22. h3 h5. Desperation. 23. hxg4 hxg4 24. Be5 Qd8 25. Re3 Nd7 26. g3 Qg5 27. Bg2 Nxe5 28. Bxd5 Nxc4 29. Bxc6+ 1 : 0. (Malcom Pein, The Telegraph, January 4, 2015).

Sunday, January 4, 2015

In the Cut

Artwork: Red2870

In chiesa co’ santi, e in osteria co’ ghiotti.

Proverbio toscano

老鼠老师的小夜曲

蒙娜麗莎的微笑


Leonardo da Vinci’s “Earlier Mona Lisa”
WORLDWIDE PREMIERE
December 16, 2014 – February 11, 2015

Arts House Singapore

Rassemblement

Asfodeli di Lilith

Handmade by Mado Flynn

Großmeister-Remis

赵雪 (Zhào Xuě) – David Wei Liang Howell
New Zealand Open; Devonport, January 4, 2015
Grünfeld Defence D71

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. e3 Bg7 6. Ne2 0-0 7. 0-0 a5. For 7. ... b6 8. b3 a5 9. Nf4 Ba6 see Topalov – Kamsky, Thessaloníki 2013. 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nbc3 e6 10. b3 Bd7 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Qd3 Na6 13. Rfc1 Nb4 14. Qd2 Bc6 15. Nf4 e5! 16. Nfe2. If 16. dxe5 then 16. ... Ne4 regaining the Pawn with interest. 16. ... e4


17. Rd1! Making room for the Knight. 17. ... Qd7 18. Nc1 Bf8 19. Bb2 Rec8 20. a3 Na6 21. f3 exf3 22. Bxf3 Bh6 23. Nd3 Ng4 24. Nf4 Nf6 25. Nd3 Ng4 26. Nf4 Nf6 27. Nd3 ½ : ½.

赵雪 (Zhào Xuě)

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Quelqu’un m’a dit


计算机系统结构

#31#

Keep On Keeping On

Artwork: ShyyBoyy

我们都有自己要追求的人生,自己要编织的梦想,我们都有能力实现愿望,只要我们持续相信。
Wǒmen dōu yǒu zìjǐ yào zhuīqiú de rénshēng, zìjǐ yào biānzhī de mèngxiǎng, wǒmen dōu yǒu nénglì shíxiàn yuànwàng, zhǐyào wǒmen chíxù xiāngxìn.
We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.

假兩難推理

Friday, January 2, 2015

白魔法

玩轉腦朋友


Inside Out is an upcoming 2015 American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is based on an original idea by Pete Docter, who is directing the film along with co-director Ronnie del Carmen, and producer Jonas Rivera. It is scheduled to be released on June 19, 2015. The film will be set in the head of a young girl, Riley Anderson, where five emotions — Joy, Anger, Disgust, Fear and Sadness — try to lead the girl through her life.

双曲几何

秘密地方,2015年1月2日
Photo: Isadora Duncan

非欧几里得几何

秘密地方,2015年1月2日
Photo: Isadora Duncan

Thursday, January 1, 2015