[FreeTheHostages]

LOL -- no offense taken! I understand completely. Not only do I find chess fascinating, but I think tax forms are interesting. (No really I do -- I like that stuff.)

But it's pretty exciting that a woman is now second in a major international tournament with all the biggest chess names, no? With no affirmative action or such: just fair and square merit.

Judith Polgar's a swashbuckling player too -- very aggressive and deadly under time pressure.

Hee hee, I suppose if I ever wanted to get FIRED here I could write an essay on chess. ;)

[dutchess]

Hee hee, I suppose if I ever wanted to get FIRED here I could write an essay on chess. ;)

With your gift of words and our finest sistahs gifts with graphics...I bet it could be interesting!