Fusilli Member since Aug-09-04 · Last seen May-21-13 Mariano Sana, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1967), living in the US since 1995. Since summer 2009, I am an associate professor of Sociology at Vanderbilt University: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sociology.... Previously, I was at Louisiana State University (2003-2009). My avatar comes from a cartoon of mine drawn by a friend in Baton Rouge. My username, besides the famous pasta, is my cat's name, inspired by this cartoon: http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/F.... I won the Louisiana State Championship in 2007--my claim to fame! I was seeded third or fourth and it was really nice to win. My playing wasn't that great, but I was mentally well prepared, slept well, and had a touch of luck. When I was a teenager I studied briefly with IM Jaime Emma, who was Argentine champion in 1978. (By "briefly" I mean a year or two). Mostly, I studied alone, but I didn't study much. My best result as a youngster was finishing eighth in the Argentine junior championship in 1985. In the early 1990s I quit and did not play tournament chess until 2003, when, now in the U.S., I started to play again. My USCF rating, as of January 2012, is 2169. I hold the title of National Master. My FIDE rating is 2139. I wish I had more time for chess, but in addition to work I have another hobby (Argentine tango dancing). When I play a tournament, I generally post positions from my games on my chessforum. I also post my tournament results there. I know this is self-centered, but, hey, it's *my* forum! Earlier this year (2012) I submitted a number of my games to chessgames.com, and they are now part of the database. I selected games that I thought could be interesting in some way. When I post comments on this website, I always disclose if I am checking with my engine. The default for me is not to check and use my own head, which of course often leads me to post failing suggestions.

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Apr-15-13 Ivkov vs E Torre, 1973   Fusilli: <wordfunph> Better late than never! I am sure I have a lot of orphan queries spread around. Good point, <switch>.      Apr-09-13 Konstantinopolsky vs Petrosian, 1950   Fusilli: [DIAGRAM] White has the initiative, as he has for the whole game. It looks like 34.R4e2 here relieves the pressure. I don't think Black was threatening anything on the seventh rank. The control of the e-file given by the doubled white rooks seems much more valuable than the black ...      Apr-08-13 USSR Championship (1950)    Fusilli: <suenteus> Ah, I see, thanks for clarifying. Cute finale, by the way. I suppose you guys have submitted a correction slip? Cheers!      Apr-07-13 Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1940   Fusilli: A rare and painful sight, Botvinnik all tangled up and hopelessly shuffling pieces back and forth. Great game by Lilienthal.      Apr-07-13 Veresov vs V Mikenas, 1940   Fusilli: What a masochist, this Mikenas.      Apr-07-13 V Makogonov vs Smyslov, 1940   Fusilli: Brilliant game by Makogonov. <HC> Not quite. After 25...Qb8 29.Rg5 g6 30.Rxa5 Black recaptures with the pawn, 30...bxa5. The computer says White is still better after 31.Rd5 (31.Bh6 loses to 31...Nd4, the point of recapturing with the pawn), but White has several better ...      Apr-04-13 Gelfand vs Korchnoi, 2001   Fusilli: <Marmot PFL> Ah, right. I was only seeing Nxb6 or Rb8. The whole game is typical of Korchnoi... grab material and defend like a lion.      Apr-04-13 Pelletier vs Korchnoi, 2001   Fusilli: No GM would resign in that position, let alone Korchnoi. He either lost on time or the score is incomplete.      Apr-04-13 Korchnoi vs Grischuk, 2001    Fusilli: <Karpova> Yes, Korchnoi's straightforward plan of trading away Grischuk's good bishop worked smoothly. Perhaps black should wait for white to develop the queenside's knight before committing to the stonewall? Trading queens on move 40 should have given black better chances of ...      Apr-03-13 Korchnoi vs Lautier, 2001   Fusilli: Amazing game by old Viktor, exploiting his resources to the max. And why not, he was only 70.      Apr-03-13 Biographer Bistro     Apr-02-13 World Championship Candidates (2013)     Mar-31-13 Kenneth Rogoff     Mar-31-13 Kramnik vs Gelfand, 2013     Mar-30-13 scormus chessforum     Mar-29-13 Aronian vs Kramnik, 2013     Mar-27-13 Abdel Irada chessforum     Mar-27-13 Fusilli chessforum     Mar-26-13 dakgootje chessforum     Mar-24-13 hms123 chessforum     Mar-22-13 13th European Individual Senior Championship (2013)     Mar-11-13 Browne vs Fischer, 1970    Feb-12-13 Gligoric vs Quinteros, 1982     Jan-23-13 Lilienthal vs Kotov, 1948     Jan-22-13 Kasparov vs Csom, 1980    Jan-13-13 Ivkov vs Najdorf, 1971     Dec-31-12 technical draw chessforum     Dec-31-12 wordfunph chessforum     Dec-31-12 WinKing chessforum     Dec-31-12 morfishine chessforum     Dec-31-12 crawfb5 chessforum     Dec-31-12 chancho chessforum     Dec-31-12 brankat chessforum     Dec-28-12 Kotov vs Smyslov, 1940     Dec-28-12 Tartakower vs V Petrov, 1930     Dec-27-12 W Winter vs Koltanowski, 1936     Dec-26-12 Erich Eliskases     Dec-25-12 Kavalek vs Balashov, 1980    Dec-24-12 OhioChessFan chessforum     Dec-24-12 Mrs. Alekhine chessforum     Dec-24-12 meloncio chessforum     Dec-17-12 Kasparov vs Anand, 1991    Dec-15-12 chessgames.com chessforum     Dec-15-12 Karpov vs Gurgenidze, 1975     Dec-14-12 Panno vs Petrosian, 1963    Dec-14-12 Uhlmann vs T Sachdev, 2012     Dec-14-12 Buenos Aires (1960)    Dec-14-12 Hartston vs Najdorf, 1972     Dec-14-12 Kasparov vs Gulko, 1982     Dec-14-12 Kibitzer's Café     Dec-13-12 Hoi vs Gulko, 1988     Dec-13-12 Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Rematch (1981)    Dec-13-12 Sangla vs Karpov, 1968    Dec-13-12 WannaBe chessforum     Dec-13-12 SwitchingQuylthulg chessforum     Dec-12-12 Dzindzichashvili vs Vaganian, 1988    Dec-12-12 Lajos Portisch    Dec-12-12 H Bogart vs NN, 1933    Dec-12-12 Vaganian vs W Schmidt, 1976     Dec-11-12 Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924    Dec-11-12 A Sorin vs E Julia, 2004    Dec-11-12 Claudio Panzeri    Dec-11-12 Viswanathan Anand     Dec-10-12 Balashov vs K Lerner, 1983    Dec-10-12 D Justice vs M Sana, 2010     Dec-10-12 C Holt vs L Milman, 2011     Dec-09-12 McShane vs Judit Polgar, 2012     Dec-09-12 USSR Championships chessforum     Dec-09-12 Averbakh vs Tal, 1958     Dec-09-12 G Kacheishvili vs S Shankland, 2012    Dec-09-12 Berkeley International (2011)    Dec-09-12 Anand vs Nakamura, 2012     Dec-09-12 Guillermo Garcia Gonzales     Dec-08-12 N Pavlov-Pianov vs Alekhine, 1920    Dec-08-12 N Grigoriev vs Alekhine, 1920    Dec-08-12 USSR Championship (1920)     Dec-08-12 A W Fox vs Capablanca, 1916     Dec-07-12 jessicafischerqueen chessforum     Dec-07-12 perfidious chessforum     Dec-07-12 Carlsen vs Judit Polgar, 2012     Dec-06-12 Adams vs Carlsen, 2012     Dec-06-12 Karpov vs I Rogers, 1983    Dec-06-12 Judit Polgar vs Nakamura, 2012     Dec-06-12 G Jones vs Anand, 2012     Dec-06-12 Francisco Lupi     Dec-05-12 Alekhine vs F Lupi, 1940    Dec-05-12 Carlos Torre vs F E Parker, 1924    Dec-04-12 Zurich Candidates (1953)     Dec-04-12 Carlsen vs G Jones, 2012     Dec-04-12 G Jones vs Nakamura, 2012    Dec-04-12 Stahlberg vs Najdorf, 1953    Dec-02-12 G Thorhallsson vs J Ade, 1991    Dec-02-12 Von Der Lasa vs Bledow, 1839    Dec-02-12 C Garcia Palermo vs Karpov, 1982    Dec-02-12 Geller vs K Rogoff, 1976    Dec-01-12 Larsen vs Spassky, 1970    Dec-01-12 waustad chessforum     Dec-01-12 Y Boidman vs Fritz, 1998     Dec-01-12 Plaskett vs Miles, 1986     Nov-26-12 Smyslov vs Petrosian, 1952     Nov-23-12 Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938     Nov-23-12 Gelfand vs Shirov, 1996    Nov-23-12 Kasparov vs Short, 1994     Nov-19-12 Kotov vs Petrosian, 1952     Nov-17-12 Fedorowicz vs M Bengtson, 1997     Nov-17-12 Alan Shaw     Nov-13-12 L Vajda vs R Edouard, 2012    Nov-11-12 A Riazantsev vs V Nevostrujev, 2002    Nov-11-12 Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981    Nov-08-12 AylerKupp chessforum     Nov-06-12 P Petrowitsch vs C Orpinas, 1993     Nov-03-12 Ivkov vs Korchnoi, 1968    Oct-27-12 D De Ruiter vs Timman, 2012    Oct-24-12 Hort vs Portisch, 1975    Oct-21-12 G Meier vs Ding Liren, 2012     Oct-16-12 Ponomariov vs Rublevsky, 2012    Oct-09-12 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2012     Oct-09-12 Mikhail Botvinnik     Oct-09-12 Larsen vs Suba, 1982     Oct-06-12 Fischer vs Portisch, 1962     Oct-03-12 Bronstein vs M D Tseitlin, 1971    Oct-03-12 K Hulak vs F Braga, 1986     Oct-03-12 Karpov vs Dzindzichashvili, 1971    Oct-03-12 B Vladimirov vs A J Mestel, 1974    Sep-21-12 Tkachiev vs Topalov, 2012     Sep-20-12 I Hatem     Sep-15-12 P Hesse vs Smejkal, 1977     Sep-06-12 Ivanchuk vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2012     Sep-06-12 E Torre vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2012     Sep-06-12 Joker (Computer)     Sep-06-12 M Marin vs R Felgaer, 2012    Sep-06-12 C Lupulescu vs F Peralta, 2012     Aug-25-12 Short vs R Gardner, 2012    Aug-05-12 Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978     Aug-05-12 Petrosian vs Karpov, 1973     Jul-19-12 G Needleman vs A Needleman, 2005     Jul-13-12 Karpov vs Speelman, 1992    Jul-12-12 Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2012     Jul-09-12 I Sokolov vs Lenderman, 2012     Jul-05-12 Mariano Sana    Jul-05-12 Albertan chessforum     Jul-04-12 tpstar chessforum     May-31-12 A Rodriguez Vila vs S Mareco, 2012    May-21-12 US Championship (2012)     May-18-12 Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship (2012)     May-15-12 Hans Ree     May-14-12 Anand vs Gelfand, 2012     May-13-12 FSR chessforum     May-12-12 Gelfand vs Anand, 2012     May-07-12 H Kline vs Capablanca, 1913    May-07-12 Tseshkovsky vs Vasiukov, 1980    May-06-12 kellmano chessforum     Apr-20-12 Psakhis vs G Kuzmin, 1980    Apr-20-12 Razuvaev vs Psakhis, 1980     Apr-20-12 D Gurevich vs G Kacheishvili, 2012    Apr-20-12 Larsen vs A Matanovic, 1965     Apr-16-12 Korchnoi vs Ulf Andersson, 1984    Apr-16-12 G Ligterink vs Beliavsky, 1984    Apr-16-12 Korchnoi vs G Ligterink, 1984    Apr-16-12 Miles vs Beliavsky, 1984    Apr-09-12 F X Mateu vs Yusupov, 1979     Apr-08-12 Flohr vs G Machate, 1928     Apr-08-12 Chinese Chess Championships (2012)     Apr-08-12 Wang Yue vs Wang Chen, 2012     Apr-07-12 Hort vs Fischer, 1970     Apr-05-12 Kasparov vs Marjanovic, 1979     Apr-03-12 Kholmov vs A Vitolinsh, 1978    Apr-03-12 Kholmov vs R Korsunsky, 1978    Mar-23-12 Bogoljubov vs G A Thomas, 1922     Mar-22-12 Alburt vs Kholmov, 1978     Mar-13-12 Kamran Shirazi     Mar-13-12 Velimirovic vs Ljubojevic, 1978    Mar-12-12 Korchnoi vs Bronstein, 1959    Mar-11-12 Penguincw chessforum     Mar-11-12 Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs P Romanovsky, 1929     Mar-11-12 E Jimenez Zerquera vs J H Donner, 1964    Mar-10-12 Julio Bolbochan    Mar-10-12 Najdorf vs Frenkel, 1926     Mar-08-12 Phony Benoni chessforum     Mar-06-12 Fischer vs Mecking, 1970     Mar-06-12 Fischer vs Polugaevsky, 1970     Mar-05-12 Polugaevsky vs Wojtkiewicz, 1990     Mar-04-12 Bent Larsen     Mar-04-12 Larsen vs P Clarke, 1966    Mar-04-12 Larsen vs P Clarke, 1957    Mar-03-12 J Szmetan vs J Emma, 1978    Mar-02-12 J Schulten vs Kieseritzky, 1844    Mar-02-12 Gligoric vs Stein, 1962     Feb-27-12 Hugin chessforum     Feb-25-12 R Bogdanovic vs A Planinc, 1965     Feb-23-12 Fischer vs S Schweber, 1970     Feb-23-12 Campora vs Timman, 1995    Feb-23-12 Samuel Schweber     Feb-16-12 A Planinc vs Ulf Andersson, 1970     Feb-13-12 Ulf Andersson     Feb-13-12 Botvinnik vs Najdorf, 1954     Feb-11-12 J Gunnarsson vs Bronstein, 1996    Feb-10-12 G Ligterink vs Bronstein, 1997     Feb-10-12 M Sana vs A Datta, 2008    Feb-08-12 M Matto vs A Mossiaguine, 2008     Feb-08-12 A Olivera vs Najdorf, 1956    Feb-03-12 Shams chessforum     Feb-02-12 Tradewise Gibraltar (2012)     Jan-31-12 A J Mestel vs Petrosian, 1982    Jan-31-12 A J Mestel vs S Bouaziz, 1982    Jan-31-12 Timman vs Petrosian, 1982    Jan-31-12 V Tukmakov vs Petrosian, 1982    Jan-31-12 Hort vs Larsen, 1983    Jan-30-12 Adams vs D Howell, 2012     Jan-30-12 P Ricardi vs R Perez Wertheim, 2005     Jan-30-12 H Zygouris vs R Felgaer, 2012    Jan-30-12 Bacrot vs Robson, 2011     Jan-29-12 Albert Z Kapengut    Jan-29-12 Sax vs Keene, 1972     Jan-29-12 Albin Planinc     Jan-29-12 Sax vs H Kestler, 1974     Jan-29-12 F Borkowski vs A Planinc, 1979     Jan-29-12 A Kapengut vs V Tukmakov, 1962    Jan-29-12 Johannes Zukertort     Jan-29-12 Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886     Jan-28-12 Karpov vs Quinteros, 1983    Jan-28-12 Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978     Jan-28-12 E Torre vs Panno, 1978     Jan-28-12 Gelfand vs Campora, 2004    Jan-28-12 F Mastichiadis vs Euwe, 1950    Jan-28-12 Gelfand vs Aronian, 2012     Jan-27-12 Ivanchuk vs Gelfand, 2012     Jan-27-12 Carlsen vs Topalov, 2012     Jan-27-12 Aronian vs Navara, 2012     Jan-27-12 Short vs Mamedyarov, 2012     Jan-27-12 A A Lopez vs Judit Polgar, 2012    Jan-24-12 G Schories vs Tartakower, 1907    Jan-24-12 D Vocaturo vs S Ernst, 2012     Jan-24-12 T Andrews vs M Sana, 2012     Jan-24-12 S Low vs M Sana, 2009    Jan-24-12 G Woodbury vs M Sana, 2011    Jan-24-12 R Burnett vs M Sana, 2010    Jan-24-12 T Andrews vs M Sana, 2010    Jan-24-12 E N Cooke vs J Boguszlavszkij, 2001    Jan-24-12 E N Cooke vs M Sana, 2011    Jan-24-12 A Marshall vs M Sana, 2009    Jan-24-12 M Sana vs J Haskel, 2009    Jan-24-12 M Sana vs K Shin, 2009    Jan-24-12 E Rodriguez vs M Sana, 2009    Jan-24-12 B Sawyer vs M Sana, 2009    Jan-24-12 M Sana vs K Cao, 2009    Jan-24-12 T Bartell vs M Sana, 2009    Jan-24-12 E M Sandberg vs M Sana, 2009    Jan-24-12 D Plotkin vs M Sana, 2009    Jan-24-12 E Rosenberg vs M Sana, 2009    Jan-24-12 M Sana vs K Waidyaratne, 2011    Jan-24-12 O Iwu vs M Sana, 2011    Jan-24-12 M Sana vs L Ross, 2011    Jan-24-12 M Sana vs A Matlin, 2011    Jan-24-12 M Sana vs T Andrews, 2011     Jan-24-12 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2012     Jan-24-12 D A Yeager vs M Sana, 2008     Jan-24-12 J Rousselle vs M Sana, 2007     Jan-24-12 M Sana vs A E Franklin, 2008    Jan-23-12 M Sana vs W Harper, 2007    Jan-23-12 M Sana vs J Etienne, 2007    Jan-23-12 C Locke vs M Sana, 2004    Jan-23-12 M Sana vs M Costanza, 2004    Jan-23-12 S Owen vs M Sana, 2004    Jan-23-12 M Sana vs A Levina, 2004    Jan-23-12 M Sana vs R Yakobashvili, 2009    Jan-23-12 M Sana vs G Markovic, 2004    Jan-23-12 V Palermo vs Najdorf, 1968    Jan-23-12 Najdorf vs R A Redolfi, 1959    Jan-22-12 H Tikkanen vs A Haast, 2012     Jan-22-12 F Rhine vs D Sprenkle, 1981     Jan-22-12 F Rhine vs Dmitri Sergatskov, 2011     Jan-22-12 Anand vs Miles, 1989    Jan-22-12 F Rhine vs A Boerkoel, 1996     Jan-22-12 Vaganian vs Van der Wiel, 1989    Jan-22-12 Petrosian vs Estrin, 1968    Jan-22-12 Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985     Jan-22-12 Ulf Andersson vs Seirawan, 1982    Jan-22-12 V Gashimov vs Ponomariov, 2011    Jan-22-12 F Boudreaux vs M Sana, 2003    Jan-21-12 Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859     Jan-21-12 Korchnoi vs K Hulak, 1987    Jan-21-12 E Tate vs M Sana, 2009     Jan-21-12 R Burnett vs M Sana, 2012     Jan-21-12 Z Fayvinov vs M Sana, 2003    Jan-21-12 T Sano vs L Munoz, 2006     Jan-21-12 Boleslavsky vs Ufimtsev, 1944    Jan-21-12 B Arkhangelsky vs Ufimtsev, 1979    Jan-21-12 Alapin vs Rubinstein, 1912    Jan-21-12 D Bojkov vs H Van Riemsdijk, 2012     Jan-21-12 J Becerra-Rivero vs M Sana, 2004     Jan-21-12 J S Rouleau vs M Sana, 2003     Jan-21-12 M Sana vs D Filipovich, 2003    Jan-21-12 N Rogers vs M Sana, 2003     Jan-21-12 Fine vs Dake, 1933     Jan-21-12 Genrikh Chepukaitis     Jan-21-12 R C Cruz vs E Eliskases, 1946    Jan-21-12 Tal vs Foguelman, 1964     Jan-20-12 Y Porat vs Foguelman, 1964    Jan-20-12 Foguelman vs Larsen, 1964    Jan-20-12 Foguelman vs Bronstein, 1964     Jan-20-12 Timman vs S Ernst, 2012     Jan-19-12 A Matanovic vs Sax, 1978    Jan-19-12 Sosonko vs L Schneider, 1978    Jan-19-12 Korchnoi vs Kavalek, 1978    Jan-19-12 Carlsen vs A Giri, 2012     Jan-18-12 M W Dejmek vs M Sana, 2004    Jan-18-12 Aronian vs Nakamura, 2012     Jan-15-12 Romanishin vs J H Donner, 1978    Jan-15-12 G Garcia Gonzales vs Timman, 1978    Jan-14-12 I Radulov vs Timman, 1978    Jan-14-12 Portisch vs Timman, 1978    Jan-13-12 Timman vs G Garcia Gonzales, 1979     Jan-07-12 V Startsev vs R Swinkels, 2007    Jan-07-12 V Neverov vs Romanishin, 2004     Jan-05-12 The World     Dec-28-11 Larry Crawford     Dec-27-11 O Troianescu vs Spassky, 1953    Dec-23-11 Duchamp vs B P Reilly, 1930    Dec-22-11 Przepiorka vs Gruenfeld, 1925    Dec-21-11 Reti vs Rubinstein, 1923     Dec-19-11 Portisch vs Ljubojevic, 1977    Oct-08-11 12th Karpov International (2011)     Aug-28-11 Korotaev vs Karpov, 1963    Aug-28-11 Leonid Gratvol     Aug-26-11 Karpov vs Gaimaletdinov, 1961    Aug-19-11 J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956     Aug-14-11 Raymond Keene     Aug-11-11 Bagirov vs I Vistaneckis, 1960    Aug-10-11 Miles vs Benko, 1977    Aug-09-11 izimbra chessforum     Aug-08-11 Sahovic vs Christiansen, 1977    Aug-08-11 Jeffrey Rymuza vs Sundararajan, 2011    Aug-06-11 K Priyadharshan vs Robson, 2011     Aug-06-11 Van Wely vs Kramnik, 1990     Aug-06-11 Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky, 1963    Aug-05-11 Book vs Stahlberg, 1948     Aug-05-11 Kasparov vs Ulf Andersson, 1981     Aug-05-11 Roman Dzindzichashvili     Aug-04-11 E Torre vs I Radulov, 1973    Aug-03-11 Korchnoi vs A H Wohl, 2011    Aug-03-11 Miles vs Uhlmann, 1975    Jul-31-11 Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2011     Jul-31-11 Tal vs Uhlmann, 1963     Jul-29-11 Romanishin vs Ivanchuk, 1986     Jul-27-11 Ulf Andersson vs Van der Wiel, 1983     Jul-26-11 Ulf Andersson vs M J Tempone, 1979    Jul-24-11 Larsen vs Laursen, 1950    Jul-24-11 Anatoly Lein     Jul-24-11 V Osnos vs A Lein, 1968     Jul-23-11 Panno vs K Commons, 1975    Jul-21-11 Bareev vs Kasparov, 1991     Jul-21-11 R Hess vs Negi, 2011     Jul-21-11 S Kristjansson vs C Salgado Allaria, 2007    Jul-19-11 Panno vs D Keller, 1956     Jul-18-11 R T Cardoso vs Panno, 1958    Jul-18-11 Panno vs A Tsvetkov, 1956     Jul-17-11 A Fuderer vs Panno, 1955     Jul-17-11 C Garcia Palermo vs Larry Evans, 1978    Jul-10-11 I Sokolov vs Nijboer, 2011    Jul-05-11 Evgeny Vladimirov     Jul-05-11 V Moskalenko vs N Kushch, 1999    Jul-05-11 Piket vs Seirawan, 1993     Jul-05-11 Huzman vs Psakhis, 1987    Jul-05-11 Adianto vs R Akesson, 1994    Jul-03-11 Ivanchuk vs Morozevich, 2011    Jun-28-11 G Young vs W Harper, 2011     Jun-27-11 W Harper vs J Bryant, 2011    Jun-24-11 E Sevillano vs S Shankland, 2009    Jun-24-11 K W Troff vs J Bryant, 2011     Jun-24-11 C Holt vs R Sturt, 2011     Jun-24-11 D Naroditsky vs G Young, 2011    Jun-24-11 U.S. Junior Championship (2011)     Jun-24-11 Larsen vs Spassky, 1970     Jun-23-11 A Zapata vs Anand, 1988     Jun-23-11 Campora vs Gulko, 1988    Jun-23-11 D Naroditsky vs W Harper, 2011     Jun-23-11 Larsen vs Botvinnik, 1970     Jun-21-11 Botvinnik vs Larsen, 1965    Jun-17-11 Najdorf vs P Trifunovic, 1953    Jun-17-11 Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953     Jun-15-11 O Engstrom vs A Koumtsis, 2007     Jun-13-11 Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2011     Jun-12-11 R Warner vs Larry Evans, 1947     Jun-11-11 Timman vs Kasparov, 1985     Jun-11-11 Anand vs Ftacnik, 1993     Jun-10-11 Sundararajan vs M R Venkatesh, 2001     Jun-10-11 Ponomariov vs Gelfand, 2008     Jun-09-11 Max Euwe     Jun-09-11 A Pokorny vs K Treybal, 1933    Jun-03-11 Ganguly vs Sadvakasov, 2010    Jun-03-11 T Nedev vs Yurtaev, 2000    Jun-03-11 Perez vs Lutikov, 1977     Jun-01-11 L Pantsulaia vs Judit Polgar, 2011     May-31-11 Kramnik vs Radjabov, 2011     May-31-11 Morozevich vs Sasikiran, 2004    May-28-11 Akopian vs Pelletier, 2002    May-28-11 S Dedijer vs C Mazariego, 2006    May-26-11 Jorge Szmetan     May-20-11 Portisch vs Korchnoi, 1990

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 41 OF 41 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-22-13    Expendable Asset: <Fusilli> Affirmative. Mar-02-13    Fusilli: <EA> Hmm... can't make plans before the summer. I will only be able to travel for chess then... But I also have a lot of research to do this summer. I don't know, maybe I am closing business as far as competitive chess goes. I've been slowly going downhill for a while anyway... Mar-02-13    Expendable Asset: <Fusilli> Then instead of slowly going downhill, grab a snowboard and have fun! Mar-03-13    Fusilli: <EA> I should! Mar-04-13    Expendable Asset: <Fusilli> Are you good at deception? Mar-04-13    dakgootje: I am! No I'm not.. :( Mar-04-13    Fusilli: <dak> You almost got me there for a second! You would be good at it if you had more confidence in yourself ;) As for me, I am a pretty bad liar. I am too transparent. It can be a blessing or a curse, depending on the circumstances... You? (<EA>?) Mar-05-13    Expendable Asset: <Fusilli> No. Mar-05-13    Expendable Asset: <Fusilli> I got a question that relates to sociology (I think): A lot of people with psychological abnormalities are "overtreated" with the justification to "protect the public," or otherwise the patients have to deal with being pre-judged in the real world. Wouldn't this discourage people from getting treatment or counseling? I wouldn't want to be diagnosed with anything that goes on record if it isn't severe--it'll follow you for the rest of your life and is unfair how other people treat you even after you're completely well. I certainly wouldn't want someone else to screw me over "for my own good just in case, and for the public." Mar-11-13    Fusilli: <EA> Of course! Stigma is a big topic of study in sociology, but also psychology, social work, and other disciplines. That's why confidentiality is so important in counseling, and reducing all sorts of stigma attached to health and mental health conditions is a goal worth pursuing. Mar-12-13    Expendable Asset: <Fusilli> What characteristics of people are currently most respected and sought after in the United States of America? Mar-13-13    Fusilli: The new pope is Argentine! His name is Diego Maradona. Mar-13-13    hms123: <M> Habemus <Fusilli>! Mar-13-13    Fusilli: <H> Habemus! Mar-18-13    Expendable Asset: <Fusilli, hms123: Habemus!> So? We've had new popes for centuries and centuries. Mar-18-13    hms123: <EA> Yes, but there's never been a <Pope Fusilli>. Mar-22-13    Fusilli: I am happy with Pope <Fusilli>. It was a good choice, I think. Mar-24-13    Expendable Asset: <Fusilli> Well, I'm not so sure. I'll have to wait several decades first before I can give you an answer. Mar-25-13    Fusilli: <EA> He doesn't have several decades! He is 76! You have to make a decision now! Mar-25-13    Shams: <Expendable Asset> <I'll have to wait several decades first before I can give you an answer.> Reminds me of Mao Tse Tung's famous comment about the French Revolution: "It's too soon to tell." I always thought that was a bit ridiculous. Mao made that comment in the 1970s, 180 years after Louis XVI got his. If you don't know after 180 years, when are you gonna know? Mar-25-13    Fusilli: <Shams> That's a good one. I didn't know that Mao quote. Mar-26-13    Expendable Asset: Mao was good at guerilla warfare, where things often change very, very quickly and everything is always kept fluid. That might shed some light to his quote. <Fusilli> Dude, you're not 76. You're like 42-48 years old. :-P Mar-27-13    Fusilli: <EA> lol! Mar-30-13    scormus: Thanks for the info on dardanus. There is some very interesting background, and of course Dardanus (and Dardenelles). I think the straights are the ones that figure as "the clashing cliffs" in the epic "Jason and the Argonauts" in the quest for the Golden Fleece. Virgil's Aeneid is, of course, Roman but rarely can a major work have been taken more directly from much older sources, in this case Homer's Illiad. The link is completely intentional, the upstart Roman empire "needed" a root in the old Grecian civilisation. Yet apparently Virgil hiself was rather unhappy with his "masterpiece." I'll look up the opera, I never heard of it which is not surpriseing. There have been only 3 productions in the 20th century. Our nearby city has a lovely traditional opera house, but they invariably feature the very well known works, we call "potboilers." Next up for me and wife is la Traviata so I'll need a big box of tissues (for me not her). Apr-09-13    wordfunph: Prof. <Fusilli> Ivkov vs E Torre, 1973 Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 41) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 41 OF 41 ·  Later Kibitzing>		Advertise on Chessgames.com

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