User Profile: capatal

capatal
Member since Jan-15-05 · Last seen Nov-23-09

i am a strong amateur,that has rusted quicker than worn out. back in 1986 at the national open held at the imperial palace,las vegas i trounced the then micro computer world champion fidelity in 16 moves . published in newspapers and chess magazines internationally.i am glad that the computer cannot brag about the times it has trounced me. best regards to all on this outstanding chess site!

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   Nov-21-09 capatal chessforum

capatal: <In Chess as in War> All plans change after the first shot. -

   Nov-16-09 Odd Lie

capatal: We're all in this alone.

   Nov-13-09 Kramnik vs Leko, 2009

capatal: Vlad will make safety double sure today.

   Oct-26-09 I Hatem

capatal: This Dr. told me, "Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away. ...And you've got insurance, right?"

   Oct-25-09 Kenneth Rogoff

capatal: <Kasparov: Russia Worries About the Price of Oil, Not a Nuclear Iran> (Wall Street Journal) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...

   Oct-25-09 I Sabau vs A J Goldsby, 2003

capatal: <Goldsby's unfounded cheating accusations>: <Goldsby's> resentment impairs his discernment, as usual.

   Oct-24-09 Anand vs Aronian, 2009

capatal: Great attacking chess by Levon Aronian! Leaving WC Anand on a slippery slope, again.

   Oct-10-09 Aronian vs Anand, 2007

capatal: Beautiful chess by Aronian!

   Oct-09-09 Carlsen vs D Jakovenko, 2009

capatal: Bravo! Magnus Carlsen for a magnificent tournament performance! Magnus is the fifth player in chess history to reach 2800!

   Sep-25-09 Aronian vs Morozevich, 2006

capatal: Aronian plays 'Sunshine Chess' around the clock, beautiful!

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Oct-01-09		malthrope: My dear <capatal> ! :)) Seemingly I forgot something (a promise made to you months ago albeit still in the works). Old Chess masters never forget, we just become slower to match our age! ~lol~ In the meantime, just wanted to let you know that you are now proudly featured in my current... _________________________________________ << ~ChessBookie Betting 'Congrats/Quote' of the Month~ >> <We have a new winner! Congrats to <capatal> for winning the Chessgames Bookie Summer betting leg. Congrats Champ! :D [ http://www.chessgames.com/chessbook... ] See also the: ChessBookie Hall of Fame PS: Congrats also goes to <Sneaky> for making the good fight of it coming in 2nd place! :)> _________________________________________ Which also features a sidebar postscript to that ever clever devil <Sneaky> ;) So, you keep up the good work with your fabulous Chess quotes and sage commentary which is priceless! :D Although, I must admit being caught in a rare "double-take" after reading this one... _________________________________________ Sep-03-09: <capatal: <Chess Maxims> Do not hover over the pieces too much. It prevents clear thinking and it leads to errors. - Capablanca> _________________________________________ Your original posting (on page 45): capatal chessforum Quickly I thought to myself, <"Did Capa really say that?!"> ~ROFL~ I'd never seen that quote before... It had me in stitches! :P In addition just to tide you over, until I get my act together, here are two amusing GIFS for you. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v... Watch the bouncing ball on the mini-chessboard... Always entertaining! ;) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v... The games afoot! Don't blink or you'll miss the 'fin' not to mention where to find the bloody pub! ~lol~ Hope you haven't seen either one of these GIFS before. :) In closing, I duly promise to post your belated "present" <b-e-f-o-r-e> I begin posting my Simul games against Grandmasters in my chessforum. Specifically these four games played against Pal Benko (Blitz - Piatigorsky Cup 1963), Walter Shawn Browne (Simul - March 12, 1970), Svetozar Gligoric (Simul - March 4, 1971), and Florin Gheorghiu (Simul - Aug 23, 1971). Care to wager as to what I scored against this elite group of Grandmasters? Oh come on now take a wild guess! :P * S P O I L E R - S P A C E * 3-1! <grin> Scoring wins against Benko (in Blitz I beat Benko in 11 moves - I checkmated him at the age of 15!), and also the Yugoslav legend Gligoric (beat Gligoric in a simul by grinding him down in a R + P's endgame - naturally!). Draws with Browne and Gheorghiu... :)) I've played many more wonderful gems of course and this one was meant originally for <Thrajin>, <A Karpov Fan>, <virginmind> & <brankat> plus all my other friends too! :D I only promised these GM Simul games to them two months ago! <sheepish grin exposed again> o_O Sincerely, - Mal PS: Just to refresh your memory my "present" involves the statements made in your Profile! I'll let you ponder that one until it's ready! ;-)

Oct-03-09		capatal: <In Chess as in Life> Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. - Albert Einstein (Your attitude determines your altitude)

Oct-04-09		capatal: <Chess Exchange Sacrifices> As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. - Albert Einstein

Oct-05-09		capatal: <Journey of Self-Discovery> "A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." - Albert Einstein

Oct-07-09		capatal: <In Chess as in Life> We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. - Einstein

Oct-10-09		capatal: <(CHESS) Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts.> The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it; so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience, would have achieved success.-

Oct-12-09		capatal: <Chess Dominance Like Life> Consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought. -

Oct-15-09		capatal: (Chess) experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him. -

Oct-16-09		capatal: < In Chess as in Life> The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing you will make one. -

Oct-17-09		capatal: <Super Grandmasters> What distinguishes the great names from the average grandmaster is an incredible, incredible sense of confidence, and it's palpable. It's not just a question of being gutsy or courageous. It's a question of belief, of confidence, of knowing it's going to happen. That's something a Fischer has, a Kasparov has: an incredible sense of self. - Yasser Seirawan

Oct-19-09		capatal: <Alekhine on being asked how it was that he picked better moves than his opponents?>: "I'm very glad that you asked me that, as it happens, there is a very simple answer. I make up my own moves, and I make my opponent think up his."

Oct-19-09		capatal: <Botvinnik's Opinion> "Capablanca was the greatest talent, but Alekhine was greatest in his achievements."

Oct-21-09		capatal: It was impossible to win against Capablanca; against Alekhine it was impossible to play. - GM Paul Keres

Oct-23-09		capatal: < In Chess > Good reasons must, of force, give place to better. - Shakespeare

Oct-24-09		capatal: <Chess Tactics/Strategy Principles> "Get there firstest with the mostest". - (ceteris paribus)

Oct-26-09		capatal: <The first and last thing required of (chess) genius is the love of truth.> - Goethe

Oct-28-09		capatal: <Chess Competition> The first principle of attack, don't let the opponent develop. - (Material, Mobility, King Safety)

Nov-04-09		capatal: <Chess as Art> In the elder days of Art,: Builders wrought with greatest care; Each minute and unseen part;: For the Gods see everywhere. ~ Longfellow

Nov-08-09		capatal: <Chess Acumen> If a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible.- Sir Francis Bacon

Nov-09-09		capatal: <Opening Moves> It is one thing for a world-class player to rely on memorization; he already knows all of the whys behind the moves. For your own development it's far more important to think for yourself at the start. - Kasparov

Nov-10-09		capatal: <Chess Acumen> It's not enough to be talented. You must also become intimately aware of the methods you use to reach your decisions. Self-awareness is essential in being able to combine your knowledge, experience and talent to reach your peak performance. - Kasparov

Nov-12-09		capatal: <In Chess as in Life> Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. - Sun Tzu

Nov-15-09		capatal: <Chess Experience and Judgement> Admire Sound Judgement for it is the greatest of all intellectual gifts. Oratory may be good or indifferent and still be oratory; a novel may be excellent or mediocre, and still be a novel. But judgement must be sound, or it is no judgement at all. -

Nov-16-09		capatal: <Ben Franklin's Gambit> During a chess game one day in France in the midst of the American struggle for independence, his French opponent maneuvered into an attack position and put Franklin in check. Franklin replied with a blatantly illegal move: he ignored the check and moved an unrelated piece. His astonished opponent naturally objected. Cannot you see, sir, that your king is in check? "I see he is in check," Franklin impishly implied. " But I shall not defend him. If he was a good king, like yours, he would deserve the protection of his subjects; but he is a tyrant and has cost them already more than he is worth. Take him, if you please. I can do without him, and will fight out the rest of the battle en republicain." - David Shenk The Immortal Game

Nov-21-09		capatal: <In Chess as in War> All plans change after the first shot. -

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