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Time, time, what is time? The Swiss manufacture it. The French hoard it. Italians want it. Americans say it is money. Hindus say it does not exist. Do you know what I say? I say time is a crook.
– “Beat the Devil” (1953)

Time, time, time, see what’s become of me
While I looked around
For my possibilities
I was so hard to please
— “Hazy Shade of Winter” by Simon and Garfunkle

Life Song
Isn’t life beautiful?
Isn’t life gay?
Isn’t life the perfect thing
To pass the time away?
— Mason Williams

“I wish there were more time.”
— Richard Ney 1915-2004

Man born of woman
is of few days and full of trouble.
He springs up like a flower and withers away;
like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
— Job 14:1-2 (NIV)

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
- Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)

Agent Chronicle is perceived by his family members as always being late.

The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 12

December 18, 2008 in Everything Else by chronicle | 1 comment

This article lists the times taken for the moves of game 12 of the 1972 World Chess Championship Match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky.

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Game 12, August 8-9, 1972

    Fischer         Spassky
    White           Black
    (ar)   (0:09)
 1. c4     (0:10)
(Spassky arrived 30 seconds after Fischer's clock was started and then disappeared until five minutes after Fischer made his move.)
 1. ...             e6    (0:05)
 2. Nf3    (0:11)   d5    (0:06)
 3. d4     (0:11)   Nf6   (0:06)
 4. Nc3    (0:11)   Be7   (0:06)
 5. Bg5    (0:11)   h6    (0:06)
 6. Bh4    (0:12)   0-0   (0:06)
 7. e3     (0:12)   Nbd7  (0:06)
 8. Rc1    (0:17)   c6    (0:09)
 9. Bd3    (0:20)   dxc4  (0:09)
10. Bxc4   (0:20)   b5    (0:10)
11. Bd3    (0:21)   a6    (0:11)
12. a4     (0:40)   bxa4  (0:12) Read the rest of this entry »

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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 13

December 17, 2008 in Everything Else by chronicle | 1 comment

This article lists the times taken for game 13 of the 1972 Fischer – Spassky World Chess Championship Match in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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Game 13, August 10-11, 1972

    Spassky         Fischer
    White           Black
    (ar)  (-0:02)   (ar)  (0:06)
 1. e4     (0:00)   Nf6   (0:07)
(Spassky left when he made his move and returned 2 minutes after Fischer made his move. )
 2. e5     (0:02)   Nd5   (0:07)
 3. d4     (0:02)   d6    (0:07)
 4. Nf3    (0:03)   g6    (0:08)
 5. Bc4    (0:05)   Nb6   (0:08)
 6. Bb3    (0:06)   Bg7   (0:08)
 7. Nbd2   (0:23)   0-0   (0:14)
 8. h3     (0:25)   a5    (0:22)
 9. a4     (0:33)   dxe5  (0:25)
10. dxe5   (0:33)   Na6   (0:26)
11. 0-0    (0:47)   Nc5   (0:35)
12. Qe2    (0:50)   Qe8   (0:51)
13. Ne4    (0:58)   Nbxa4 (0:54) Read the rest of this entry »

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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 11

December 16, 2008 in Everything Else by chronicle | 1 comment

This article lists the times taken for the moves of Game 11 of the 1972 Fischer Spassky World Chess Championship Match.

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Game 11, August 6th, 1972

    Spassky        Fischer
    White          Black
    (ar)  (-0:01)
 1. e4     (0:00)  (ar)  (0:03)
 1. ...            c5    (0:04)
(When Fischer arrived, Spassky had already made his move and disappeared, not returning until 6 minutes after Fischer made his first move.)
 2. Nf3   (0:06)   d6    (0:05)
 3. d4    (0:06)   cxd4  (0:05)
 4. Nxd4  (0:06)   Nf6   (0:05)
 5. Nc3   (0:06)   a6    (0:05)
 6. Bg5   (0:06)   e6    (0:06)
 7. f4    (0:07)   Qb6   (0:08)
 8. Qd2   (0:08)   Qxb2  (0:08)
 9. Nb3   (0:08)   Qa3   (0:08)
10. Bxf6  (0:08)   gxf6  (0:08)
11. Be2   (0:08)   h5    (0:20)
12. 0-0   (0:09)   Nc6   (0:21)
13. Kh1   (0:13)   Bd7   (0:24)
14. Nb1   (0:43)   Qb4   (0:38)
15. Qe3   (0:45)   d5    (0:44)
16. exd5  (0:48)   Ne7   (0:44)
17. c4    (0:53)   Nf5   (0:53)
18. Qd3   (0:54)   h4    (1:20) Read the rest of this entry »

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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 14

December 16, 2008 in Everything Else by chronicle | 1 comment

This article lists the times taken for the moves of game 14 of the 1972 Fischer – Spassky World Chess Championship Match.

Game 14, August 15th, 1972

    Fischer        Spassky
    White          Black
    (ar)  (0:07)   (ar)  (-:01)
 1. c4    (0:07)
(Spassky appeared one minute before the game was to start.  By the time Fischer arrived and made his move, Spassky had left and did not return until 3 minutes later.)
                  (ar)  (0:03)
 1.                e6    (0:04)
 2. Nf3   (0:07)   d5
 3. d4    (0:08)   Nf6   (0:05)
 4. Nc3   (0:08)   Be7   (0:05)
 5. Bf4   (0:08)   0-0   (0:11)
 6. e3    (0:08)   c5    (0:14)
 7. dxc5  (0:08)   Nc6   (0:15)
 8. cxd5  (0:09)   exd5  (0:20)
 9. Be2   (0:09)   Bxc5  (0:20)
10. 0-0   (0:09)   Be6   (0:23)
11. Rc1   (0:11)         (0:27)
(Spassky was gone for 4 minutes and so took only 9 minutes for his 11th.)
11. ...            Rc8   (0:36)
12. a3    (0:12)   h6    (0:47)
13. Bg3   (0:16)   Bb6   (0:56)
14. Ne5   (0:24)   Ne7   (1:08)
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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 10

December 15, 2008 in Everything Else by chronicle | 1 comment

This article lists the times spent by Fischer and Spassky on the moves of the 10th game of their 1972 World Chess Championship Match in Reykjavic, Iceland.

Game 10, August 3-4, 1972

    Fischer          Spassky
    White            Black
    (ar)   (0:07)
 1. e4     (0:08)    e5    (0:05)
 2. Nf3    (0:08)    Nc6   (0:05)
 3. Bb5    (0:08)    a6    (0:05)
 4. Ba4    (0:09)    Nf6   (0:06)
 5. 0-0    (0:09)    Be7   (0:06)
 6. Re1              b5
 7. Bb3              d6
 8. c3               0-0
 9. h3     (0:10)    Nb8   (0:07)
10. d4     (0:15)    Nbd7  (0:09)
11. Nbd2   (0:15)    Bb7   (0:12)
12. Bc2    (0:15)    Re8   (0:14)
13. b4     (0:16)    Bf8   (0:32)
14. a4     (0:18)    Nb6   (0:39)
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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 15

November 20, 2008 in Everything Else by chronicle | 1 comment

This article lists the times taken for the moves of game 15 of the 1972 Fischer – Spassky World Chess Championship Match.

Game 15, August 17-18, 1972

    Spassky         Fischer
    White           Black
                    (ar)  (0:04)
 1. e4     (0:00)   c5    (0:04)
(Spassky left after making his first move and returned 3 minutes after Fischer made his move.)
    (ar)   (0:03)
 2. Nf3    (0:03)   d6    (0:05)
 3. d4     (0:03)   cxd4  (0:05)
 4. Nxd4   (0:03)   Nf6   (0:05)
 5. Nc3    (0:03)   a6    (0:05)
 6. Bg5    (0:04)   e6    (0:05)
 7. f4     (0:05)   Be7   (0:05)
 8. Qf3    (0:05)   Qc7   (0:05)
 9. 0-0-0  (0:07)   Nbd7  (0:05)
10. Bd3    (0:07)   b5    (0:10)
11. Rhe1   (0:07)   Bb7   (0:12)
12. Qg3    (0:07)   0-0-0 (0:43)
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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 9

November 20, 2008 in Everything Else by chronicle | 1 comment

This article lists the times taken for the moves of the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Chess Championship Match.

Game 9, August 1st, 1972

    Spassky        Fischer
    White          Black
                   (ar)  (0:10)
 1. d4    (0:00)   Nf6   (0:12)
(When Fischer appeared, Spassky had already left and did not come back until 4 minutes after Fischer's move.)
    (ar)  (0:04)
 2. c4    (0:04)   e6    (0:13)
 3. Nf3   (0:05)   d5    (0:14)
 4. Nc3   (0:06)   c5    (0:22)
 5. cxd5  (0:07)   Nxd5  (0:22)
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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 16

November 20, 2008 in Everything Else by chronicle | 1 comment

This article lists the times taken for the moves of game 16 of the 1972 Fischer – Spassky Match.

Game 16, August 20th, 1972

    Fischer        Spassky
    White          Black
    (ar)  (0:09)   (ar)  (-:01)
 1. e4    (0:09)
(Spassky appeared a minute before play was to begin.  When Fischer arrived and played his move, Spassky had gone.  He returned  two minutes later.)
                   (ar)  (0:02)
 1.                e5    (0:03)
 2. Nf3   (0:09)   Nc6   (0:03)
 3. Bb5   (0:09)   a6    (0:03)
 4. Bxc6  (0:10)   dxc6  (0:03)
 5. 0-0   (0:10)   f6    (0:04)
 6. d4    (0:10)   Bg4   (0:06)
 7. dxe5  (0:10)   Qxd1  (0:06)
 8. Rxd1  (0:10)   fxe5  (0:06)
 9. Rd3   (0:16)   Bd6   (0:06)
10. Nbd2  (0:20)   Nf6   (0:07)
11. Nc4   (0:27)   Nxe4  (0:11)
12. Ncxe5 (0:29)   Bxf3  (0:25)
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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 17

November 20, 2008 in Everything Else by chronicle | 1 comment

This article lists the times for the moves of game 17 of the 1972 Fischer – Spassky World Chess Championship Match.

Game 17, August 22th, 1972

    Spassky          Fischer
    White            Black
                     (ar)  (0:05)
 1. e4      (0:00)   d6    (0:05)
 2. d4      (0:02)   g6    (0:05)
 3. Nc3     (0:06)   Nf6   (0:09)
 4. f4      (0:07)   Bg7   (0:09)
 5. Nf3     (0:07)   c5    (0:24)
 6. dxc5    (0:12)   Qa5   (0:24)
 7. Bd3     (0:13)   Qxc5  (0:25)
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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 18

November 20, 2008 in Everything Else by chronicle | 1 comment

This article lists the times taken for the moves of game 18 of the Fischer – Spassky World Chess Championship Match.

Game 18, August 24-25, 1972

    Fischer        Spassky
    White          Black
    (ar)  (0:08)
 1. e4    (0:08)   c5     (0:02)
 2. Nf3   (0:09)   d6     (0:02)
 3. Nc3   (0:09)   Nc6    (0:03)
 4. d4    (0:09)   cxd4   (0:03)
 5. Nxd4  (0:09)   Nf6    (0:03)
 6. Bg5   (0:10)   e6     (0:04)
 7. Qd2   (0:10)   a6     (0:04)
 8. 0-0-0 (0:10)   Bd7    (0:05)
 9. f4    (0:10)   Be7    (0:06)
10. Nf3   (0:12)   b5     (0:06)
11. Bxf6  (0:13)   gxf6   (0:07)
12. Bd3   (0:18)   Qa5    (0:30)
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