May-05-07
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| technical draw: Wife of GM Peter Biyiasas..... |
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May-05-07
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| WannaBe: She got pickled in both games too... |
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May-05-07
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| technical draw: She's a WIM so she must of won some games. |
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Jun-25-08
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| Caissanist: Bobby Fischer visited Haring and Biyiasas in the seventies, here's what Haring had to say about him:
< “I don’t think he’s any stranger then my own husband. Chess personalities in general are introverted. They don’t deal with social relationships well. But there is nothing <wrong> with him, he is certainly not crazy,”> |
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Jun-26-08
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| Caissanist: Correction, this was in 1981. |
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Jun-26-08
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| whiteshark: "I also met Ruth Haring, who some of you may remember as one of the strongest American women chess players of the 1970s. We were seated close by most rounds and I set her newly acquired clock for a couple of rounds (Boron - international clock setter). I asked her if she played Jeff Babb in the Canadian Open in Montreal 1974 - for some reason I vaguely remembered that. She confirmed that she had played Jeff. This was her first tournament in approximately 20 years !" http://bp3.blogger.com/_5QRFVf3ljDw...
Source: http://chessmanitoba.blogspot.com/ (National Open - Las Vegas - June 6) |
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Jun-26-08
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| Marmot PFL: I played her once when I was starting out and she won fairly easily. Her husband was watching the game but she didn't seem to need his help :) As far as Fischer being crazy while I never met him it was obvious that he was deteriorating as time passed. |
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| Jun-26-08 |
| MichAdams: Not Ruth Biyiasas? In that case, it's clear who wears the trousers in that household. |
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Jun-27-08
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| Caissanist: According to one of the links given by Whiteshark, Haring and Biyiasas are now divorced. She had taken the name of her first husband, and apparently had had enough of that when she married Biyiasas. |
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| Dec-26-08 |
| raymondhow: I defeated Ruth around 1981 in a San Jose tournament, after she had defeated a 2400 player in the first round. (I was rated about 1780 at the time, she may have taken me lightly.) She was very disappointed, as was Biyiasas. He briefly went over the last part of the game, and pointed out some of my mistakes: "you could have won much quicker!" I said something like: "Oh well, I'm just a B player." That pissed both of them off even more.. So I imagine: they went home that night, and Bobby Fischer asked them, "how did you do?" Biyiasas might have said, "Ruth beat a master, but then lost to some fish named Ray Howard!" |
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Apr-09-09
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| Caissanist: Haring is currently running for the USCF Policy Board and has put up a website, www.ruthharing.com, with a brief bio. According to Haring, she and Biyiasas have three grown children; they all know the game, but she's only been able to convince one to play in a tournament. |
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Apr-09-09
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| whiskeyrebel: I was glad to meet Ms. Haring at the 2008 U.S. open. After the post mortem (I managed to draw) we chatted for a good while. I asked her about Bobby and she told me some great stories (which I don't care to share out of respect for her). More importantly, she asked me some questions on some other chess related matters (I had a long break from the game too and our children are about the same age) and really listened to my answers. A very nice person for a chessplayer. I'd trust her with my wallet and certainly my vote. Her son who was playing in his first tournament seemed like a very nice guy as well. |
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Jun-12-09
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| laskersteinitz: I just cast my ballot for this woman. |
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| Jun-12-09 |
| WhiteRook48: "fischer is definitely not crazy"
what a weirdo |
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Jun-12-09
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| waustad: I'm surprised that there are so few games. She played in several Olympiads. |
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