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Mar 6Liked by Silvio Castelletti

It's taken me two decades to rekindle my interest in Chess. I agree wholeheartedly with "I like difficult and thinking". That's what drew me to the game too :)

Do let us know how the matchup turns out. Rumor has it that playing the Alien Gambit against the Caro-Kahn bodes well :)

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Apr 1Liked by Silvio Castelletti

I love the topic of obsessions, and great definition: "a fire that quickly and violently burns everything it touches but that, once it’s over, produces nothing more than a bunch of ashes.". Though I'm hesitant to accept that it only produces ashes!

Also, let us know how the reunion went :)

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Beautiful!!! Love the reconnection, that was so unexpected.

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...how incredibly cool to connect with someone again, and share a memory even, of over fifty years of time...what cool lives we get to live...also because for some reason this is all i hear when i think of obsessions... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIs5StN8J-0 ...

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Mar 7Liked by Silvio Castelletti

"I much prefer a longer-lasting mild infatuation, or a friendship, or even an acquaintance." Your writing often contains these casual "at a distance" observations of yourself that have the detachment of a novelist talking about character.

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