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A small and furry farewell, plus a little bit of fantasy chess

by scribe | Feb 9, 2009 | chess clubs, Chess Lecture, off-topic, openings, ruminations

I’ve been a little bit sporadic lately in my blog entries, and I owe you an explanation. My 18-year-old cat, Chutney, passed away yesterday. Chutney was always sort of a “background” cat in our household. For those of you who have heard meows during...

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