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| May-30-04 | | iron maiden: It is phony if the cell phone was given to Pono by the organizers of the tournament, that very day! For once I feel sorry for him. |
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| May-30-04 | | Bobsterman3000: <Andrew Chapman: Also, how about 19...Qc5 attacking e3, rather than retreating to b8?> Good point. I hadn't seen that. If Ponomariov's queen got into trouble on c5 he could then withdraw it to e7 or f8, since the queen's influence is very limited on b8. Maybe someone was calling to tell him that he made a stupid move... |
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| May-30-04 | | poktirity: iron maiden I agree. I think it was bad sportsmanship of Agrest to accept the win. |
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| Jun-02-04 | | midknightblue: TPSTAR - great stuff - please keep the comments coming :) |
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| Jun-02-04 | | PinkPanther: <midknightblue>
I'll appease you since you so desire. Gee, it really seems like Agrest had his skills dialed in against Pono for this one :). |
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| Aug-13-04 | | patzer2: Fritz 8 verifies Hans Ree's analysis of 29. Nf4 Ng4 30. g3 Ne3 (30...Qe5 31. Nxe6) 31. Nxe6 Nxd5 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Nxf8 Kxf8 34. Rxd5 Rxe4 35. cxb6 as giving White a clear endgame advantage. Note that this combination begins with 27. c5! and utilizes the "pin tactic" as a threat to force this sequence. |
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| Aug-13-04 | | Shah Mat: puns eh??
Wow this one was a real ringer.
Too bad his line didn't work here. He should try the other one. I hope his opponent doesn't call his bluff.
This game was off the hook.
This is why they call him a GM.
He may as well hang it up now.
I called a victory for Agrest.
Ponomariov picks up a serious loss at this tourney.
FIDE calls a penalty on Pono.
ok im spent. |
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| Sep-06-04 | | myst3: <GROAN> The pain.. the pain.. too many puns... |
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| Oct-31-04 | | aw1988: Lol Wydoncia Tunyafonov... that's bad, tamar. That's bad. |
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| Jan-20-05 | | aw1988: The fascinating game Evgeny Agrest-Ruslan Ponomariov held place in the Plovdiv championship in 2003. The crowd was ringing with anticipation, as Ponomariov was the favorite, and they knew he would win by a long distance. Unfortunately, this game did not turn out to be the buzzer that it did. Agrest beat Ponomariov in 28 moves. How did this happen? Well, in a far from cheap position his cellphone went off. Due to FIDE regulations (FIDE was later replaced by Telus) he was disqualified. This caused a number of angry beeps and tones, and many were calling in to submit their 2 cents. The area code, otherwise known as the Telus-- er-- FIDE rules, clearly state that phones are not connected-- er-- I mean allowed, in Telus- er- FIDE tournaments. It looks like Ponomariov dialed the wrong number this time. Of course, he may want to switch phone companies- er- I mean, organizations. |
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Oct-11-06
 | | Phony Benoni: This game contains the Infamous Cell Phone Incident, in which Ponomariov was forfeited because his cell phone rang during the game. I wonder if Agrest placed the call himself. Then we could say that he had Ponomariov's number... |
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| Oct-11-06 | | positionalbrilliancy: His cell phone went off??? This is something i'd expect from a high school student not a elite GM. <I wonder if Agrest placed the call himself. Then we could say that he had Ponomariov's number...> It's possible, with the other recent psychological ploys at top level chess I wouldn't be surprised. |
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| Oct-11-06 | | Flyboy216: <I wouldn't be surprised.>
It is an idiom to "have someone's number" |
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| Oct-11-06 | | positionalbrilliancy: I'm familiar with it, I recognized it as both an idiom and in its practical sense. I just responded to it my preferred way. |
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| Oct-11-06 | | jamaicanNM: regardless of the cell phone rule Pono would have still lost this game |
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| Oct-22-06 | | Karpova: Ponomarjov tried the well known BenQoni for the first time but failed miserably. He really went bankrupt. |
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| Jul-05-08 | | Morphyisgod: lmao! wydoncia tunyfonov, i typed her name in the search before i actually got it. |
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| Aug-07-08 | | CapablancaFan: Why did he have a phone on his person, TURNED ON during the match anyway? |
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| Aug-07-08 | | Manic: <PinkPanther: <iron maiden>
He was given the cell phone earlier that day as a birthday present by the organizers of the tournament, he had no reason to believe that the cell phone was going to ring. In reality, it wasn't his fault.> |
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| Aug-07-08 | | WarmasterKron: Clearly, this pun was too good just to use once. |
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| Aug-07-08 | | whiteshark: <Morphyisgod: <lmao! wydoncia tunyfonov, i typed her name in the search before i actually got it.>> Me, too. :D Caller: "Sorry, wrong number." |
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| Aug-07-08 | | BipolarFanatic: Phonomariov ... |
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| Aug-07-08 | | arsen387: Agrest ... |
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| Aug-07-08 | | TheaN: Phonomariov got Agrested by the FIDE because of Wydoncia Tunyfonov... yeah, bad story for him I guess. |
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Aug-07-08
 | | Richard Taylor: I knew this was the famous incident of Ponomariov's phone as soon as I saw the word "bell" - it also happened in tournament I was in at Xmas when the leader lost a vital game - his cellphone went off when his position was very good and he had very good chances of winning the tournament. I have never owned a cell phone and have no desire for one - to puzzled me what people are always doing talking on cell phones all the time... are they lonely people who pretend they have lots friends or do some of them actually have important calls to make or receive as they rush into the supermarket or sit down for chess game? |
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