QUATRAINS OF CHESS AND LIFE
I am pleased to post Gillian Moore’s latest book which has 73 Quatrains. In addition to Gillian’s four books please do not forget to read Gillian’s profile which details her long and distinguished Chess career. Gillian also holds the record as the most active Hampshire County chess player, with over 270 games since 1960.
My readers who are familiar with The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam will recognise the pattern of the 73 quatrains in my book. Each verse has four lines, in which three rhyme and the fourth does not. This book is intended to be complete in itself, but at the same time
can be a companion to my earlier, longer poetry work entitled ‘In Praise of Chess’.Both my books deal with many similar themes of interest to me regarding chess and life. My approach is that life is a game, play it well, and that chess has a sort of life to it that mirrors our own. In the last analysis, we know that chess is not ‘just a board game’, but a great deal more. I invite you to explore these themes with me.
Gillian Moore
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