Jackson Pollock - The Master Abstract Painter

One of the most astonishing human talent is painting. Since civilization began, arts and creativity is part of man's nature. Jackson Pollock was a rare breed of a painter, a master in his own right. He may have similarity with Van Gogh's works but he was far more extreme as if paint pouring and dripping are his magic brushes - art reveals itself.

Two of his most famous paintings below that worth a million dollars.

Convergence - 1952

Blue Poles - 1952
References:
https://www.biography.com/artist/jackson-pollock
https://www.jackson-pollock.org/jackson-pollock-paintings.jsp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock

God's Plan of Salvation

Joseph Prince - Noah—The Real Story

This is one of the best sermon preached to give light to the Gospel to those who are lost and to strengthen the faith of those falling and failing. Not only this refuted the twisted movie "Noah" but most importantly showed the mighty and mysterious work of God's great love, His plan of salvation that was consummated in the coming of His one and only Son - Jesus Christ - the Savior.

Dmitry Chernik vs Rulix Batistil - 2014 Greater Toronto Chess League

This game occurred during the 1st round of the GTCL 2014.
My opponent was Dmitry Chernik rated 1999.
I played black with my favorite Sicilian Defense.

[Event "2014 Greater Toronto Chess League"] [Site "Willowdale Chess Club, Toronto, ON Canada"] [Date "January 14 2014"] [Round "-1"] [White "Dmitry Chernik"] [Black "Rulix Batistil"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1999"] [BlackElo "1356"] [TimeControl "60 min"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 a6 5. d3 d5 6. a4 d4 7. Ne2 Nf6 8. Bd2 Be7 9. c4 dxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Qg4 Nf6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e5 Bd8 17. Qf3 Ba5+ 18. Ke2 Qb6 19. Rb1 Bd7 20. Ne4 Bxa4 21. Qg4 Bc2 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Nh5 Rg8 24. Ra1 Rad8 25. Kf3 Bxd3 26. Kg3 Qb3 27. Ra3 Be1+ 28. Kh3 Qc2 29. Bxd3 Rxd3+ 30. g3 Rd2 31. Qf3 Bf2 32. Rc3 Qxb2 33. Rb3 Qc2 34. Rxb7 Bg1 35. Rxf7 Rxh2+ 36. Rxh2 Qxh2+ 37. Kg4 Qc2 38. Kh3 c4 39. Rc7 a5 40. Qg2 Qf5+ 41. g4 Qd3+ 42. Qg3 Qd4 43. Qa3 Rb8 44. Rb7 Rd8 45. Qe7 Rg8 46. Qxe6 Qf2 47. g5 Qf3+ *

Rulix Batistil vs Ju Dongli - 2014 Greater Toronto Chess League

This game occurred during the 2nd round of the GTCL 2014.
My opponent is Ju Dongli rated 1644.
I played white and my favorite Ruy Lopez Opening.

[Event "2014 Greater Toronto Chess League"] [Site "Willowdale Chess Club, Toronto, ON Canada"] [Date "January 21 2014"] [Round "-2"] [White "Rulix Batistil"] [Black "Ju Dongli"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1356"] [BlackElo "1644"] [TimeControl "60 min"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. h3 Nf6 5. d3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. c3 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. Nf1 Qd7 12. Qd2 Nh5 13. Bh6 Kh8 14. g4 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Nf4 16. O-O-O Na5 17. Bc2 f6 18. Ng3 Qg7 19. g5 Qxh6 20. gxh6 c5 21. h4 Rf7 22. h5 c4 23. d4 Nd3+ 24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Rxd3 Kh7 27. d5 Rc8 28. b3 b4 29. c4 Rd8 30. Ne2 Bc8 31. Nh4 g5 32. Nf5 Bxf5 33. exf5 Nb7 34. Ng3 Nc5 35. Re3 a5 36. Kb2 Ra8 37. a3 Rb7 38. Nh5 Rf8 39. Ng7 Re7 40. Ne6 Nxe6 41. dxe6 Rc8 42. Rd3 Rc6 43. Rd5 Ra7 44. axb4 axb4 45. Rb5 Rca6 46. Rxb4 Ra2+ 47. Kc3 Rxf2 48. Rb6 Rf3+ 49. Kb4 e4 50. Rxd6 Rb7+ 51. Kc5 Rxf5+ 52. Kc6 Rb8 53. Rd7+ Kh8 54. e7 Re5 55. Rd8+ Kh7 56. Rxb8 Rxe7 57. Kd6 Ra7 58. c5 e3 59. c6 Ra6 60. Rb7+ Kg6 61. h7 Ra8 62. h8=Q Rxh8 63. Rxh8 e2 64. Re7 Kf5 65. c7 e1=Q 66. c8=Q+ Kf4 67. Rxe1 *

Winter Swiss - Rulix Batistil vs William Li

This game occurred during the 2nd round of Scarborough Chess Club Winter Swiss Tournament.
My opponent is William Li, a promising young player rated 1636 more than a 100 points above my rating.

I played Sicilian Defense Variation.

[Event "Scarborough Chess Club - Winter Swiss"] [Site "Toronto, ON, Canada"] [Date "March 7 2014"][Round "-2"] [White "William Li"] [Black "Rulix Batistil"] [WhiteElo "1636"] [BlackElo "1528"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 2... Nc6 3. g3 3... e6 4. Bg2 4... Nf6 5. d3 5... Be7 6. Be3 6... d5 7. exd5 7... exd5 8. Bg5 8... Be6 9. Nge2 9... h6 10. Bd2 10... O-O 11. O-O 11... Re8 12. Re1 12... a6 13. Nf4 13... Bg4 14. Qc1 14... d4 15. Ne4 15... Ne5 16. Nxf6+ 16... Bxf6 17. Bxb7 17... Ra7 18. Bg2 18... Nf3+ 19. Bxf3 19... Bxf3 20. Ba5 20... Qc8 21. Rxe8+ 21... Qxe8 22. Bb6 22... Rb7 23. Bxc5 23... Qc6 24. b4 24... g5 25. Nh3 25... Bg2 26. Qe1 26... Bxh3 27. Qe4 27... Qxe4 28. dxe4 28... d3 29. Rd1 29... dxc2 30. Rc1 30... Rd7 0-1

Rulix Batistil vs David Southam - French Winnawer

This game occurred during the 2nd round of Club Championship.
My opponent is David Southam, a national master. A very entertaining game that I gave away all winning chances including a Queen sacrifice.
I played e4 and he played the French Defense Winnawer Variation.

[Event "Scarborough Club Championship 2014"] [Site "Toronto, ON, Canada"] [Date "April 10 2014"][Round "-2"] [White "Rulix Batistil"] [Black "David Southam"] [WhiteElo "1535"] [BlackElo "2230"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qh6 Nbd7 9. Nh3 c5 10. Nf4 Qa5 11. Bd2 Qa4 12. Be2 Qxc2 13. g4 e3 14. fxe3 Ne4 15. Rd1 Nxd2 16. Rxd2 Qe4 17. Rf1 Qxe3 18. Rd3 Qe4 19. Kd2 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Qe5 21. h3 Qg5 22. Qxh7 Nc5 23. Kc2 Bd7 24. Nd5 O-O-O 25. h4 Qe5 26. Ne7+ Kb8 27. Bf3 Rh8 28. Qxf7 Rdf8 29. Rxd7 Rxf7 30. Rxb7+ Nxb7 31.Nc6+ Kc7 32. Nxe5 0-1

Slaying the Dragon - Rulix Batistil vs Sean Lei

This game occurred during the 6th round of the Club Championship.
My opponent is Sean Lei an upcoming young Chinese rising star in my club.
I played e4 and he played the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian.

[Event "Scarborough Club Championship 2014"] [Site "Scarborough, Toronto ON Canada"] [Date "May 1 2014"] [Round "-6"] [White "Rulix Batistil"] [Black "Sean Lei"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1535"] [BlackElo "1961"] [TimeControl "60 min"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. h3 a6 12. Rad1 Ne5 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nc4 16. Bc1 Nb6 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Qe4 Qc5 19. Nb3 Qc4 20. Na5 Qb5 21. Nb3 Rac8 22. c3 Nc4 23. Qh4 Bf6 24. Qe4 Qa4 25. Rd4 Qxa2 26. Rxc4 Qxb3 27. Rb4 Qa2 28. Rxb7 Rb8 29. Qb4 Rxb7 30. Qxb7 Qc4 31. Bh6 Qb5 32. Qa7 Qxb2 33. Qxa6 Bg7 34. Rxe7 Rd8 35. Qxd6 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Qb8 37. Qxb8 Rxb8 38. Bxg7 Kxg7 39. Rc7 Kf6 40. f4 h5 41. h4 Rd8 42. c4 Re8 43. c5 Rd8 44. d6 Ke6 45. Kg3 Rf8 46. Kf3 Rb8 47. d7 Ke7 48. c6 Kd8 49. Rb7 Ra8 50. Ke4 f6 51. Kd5 Ke7 52. Kc5 Ra2 53. Rb8 Rc2+ 54. Kb6 Rb2+ 55. Kc7 Rxb8 56. Kxb8 g5 57. Kc7 *

Particle Physics: The Standard Model

The Standard Model of particle physics is a theory concerning the electromagnetic, weak, and strong nuclear interactions, which mediate the dynamics of the known subatomic particles. Developed throughout the mid to late 20th century, the current formulation was finalized in the mid 1970s upon experimental confirmation of the existence of quarks. Since then, discoveries of the bottom quark (1977), the top quark (1995) and the tau neutrino (2000) have given further credence to the Standard Model. Because of its success in explaining a wide variety of experimental results, the Standard Model is sometimes regarded as a theory of almost everything. - source wikipedia
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Antoine Dufour & Tommy Gauthier - Catherine

One of the best instrumental music I ever heard. I loved it!

Chess Puzzle

Collections of some chess puzzles. http://wtharvey.com/