Comments on: Political Endgame http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/political-endgame/ Paul Hoffman on words, chess, food, science, and everything else that's big fun. An exploration of ideas in my book King's Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:36:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: my name http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/political-endgame/#comment-1668 my name Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:10:28 +0000 http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-1668 Speaking of political rhetoric... I just finished the Kings Gambit and enjoyed it very much. The part I do not understand is how Paul describes Russia as a super free place where you can do what you want (I cite his example of a drug club under a government building there) and Kasparov views it as the opposite. Who is right? The 2 views seem opposites. Speaking of political rhetoric…

I just finished the Kings Gambit and enjoyed it very much. The part I do not understand is how Paul describes Russia as a super free place where you can do what you want (I cite his example of a drug club under a government building there) and Kasparov views it as the opposite. Who is right? The 2 views seem opposites.

]]> By: Howard Goldowsky http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/political-endgame/#comment-1667 Howard Goldowsky Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:08:27 +0000 http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/?p=264#comment-1667 Actually, that's a pretty accurate analogy compared to some I've seen. Many analogies don't get the chess details correct or lose accuracy in the comparison. Actually, that’s a pretty accurate analogy compared to some I’ve seen. Many analogies don’t get the chess details correct or lose accuracy in the comparison.

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