Chess
Sunday, June 22, 2008
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Today’s quotation is from Paul Hoffman’s “King’s Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the World’s Most Dangerous Game“.
The original quote reads: “Fischer’s adversaries knew that he derived unwholesome pleasure from ravishing them. “I like to see ‘em squirm,“ he famously said. When Fischer was alone in a hotel room, psyching himself up for a tournament game, people in the hall would hear him should comic-book words -- Slam! Bam! Zowie! -- as he banged pieces down on the board.“
The quotation as it appears in the acrostic: FISCHERS ADVERSARIES KNEW THAT HE DERIVED UNWHOLESOME PLEASURE FROM RAVISHING THEM WHEN HE WAS ALONE PSYCHING HIMSELF UP FOR A GAME PEOPLE WOULD HEAR HIM SHOUT SLAM BAM ZOWIE AS HE BANGED PIECES DOWN ON THE BOARD
The author’s name and the title of the work: PAULHOFFMANKINGSGAMBIT
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