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Chess. The dramatization of the “umbilical” conflict: Man vs. Society. White is man using his {{LJ:er}} as {{LJ:sup}}-attack. Black is society using er as sup-defense. A way to check this chess thought is to study the style of chess champions. I would guess that a master player who does better playing black (relatively) than white has the capacity and the talent to construct his most beautiful attacks out of positions of defense. What characterizes him is a surface “wildness”—again relatively, and underneath a deep social sense. The er so to speak is the surface, the sup is concealed beneath. People like [[w:Gandy Brodie|Gandy Brodie]] | Chess. The dramatization of the “umbilical” conflict: Man vs. Society. White is man using his {{LJ:er}} as {{LJ:sup}}-attack. Black is society using er as sup-defense. A way to check this chess thought is to study the style of chess champions. I would guess that a master player who does better playing black (relatively) than white has the capacity and the talent to construct his most beautiful attacks out of positions of defense. What characterizes him is a surface “wildness”—again relatively, and underneath a deep social sense. The er so to speak is the surface, the sup is concealed beneath. People like Gandy Brodie,{{refn|Known for sensuous figural paintings with paint applied in thick layers, [[w:Gandy Brodie|Gandy Brodie]] (1925–1965) visited Mailer in Mexico several times in the 1950s.}} myself, [[w:Chandler Brossard|Chandler Brossard]], Adele.{{LJ:Adele}} | ||
The “white” champion is comparatively calm but er-imaginative. His energy does into logical progressive attacks, but his “genius” is in sudden brilliant defenses. People like Rhoda,{{LJ:Rhoda}} Dan,{{LJ:Wolf}} my sister, Bob Lindner,{{LJ:Lindner}} and many others. | The “white” champion is comparatively calm but er-imaginative. His energy does into logical progressive attacks, but his “genius” is in sudden brilliant defenses. People like Rhoda,{{LJ:Rhoda}} Dan,{{LJ:Wolf}} my sister, Bob Lindner,{{LJ:Lindner}} and many others. | ||