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offramp
Member since Aug-16-03 · Last seen Oct-13-19

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   offramp has kibitzed 18611 times to chessgames [more...]

   Aug-17-19 MissScarlett chessforum

offramp: There is a horse named Miss Scarlett running in the 1:55 at Perth today.

   May-05-19 offramp chessforum

offramp: Goodbye, everyone!

   May-02-19 V L Wahltuch vs R P Michell, 1919

offramp: A very good game, a roller coaster. White plays 17.Bh6xg7. [DIAGRAM] It is a bit like the Lasker-Bauer ♗♗-sac, because later White plays 21.Qd7, forking Black's bishops. [DIAGRAM] But even after all this excitement the game is still more or less level. ***** ...

   May-01-19 OhioChessFan chessforum

offramp: Many thanks to those who made it possible, especially to ,OCF> for his very funny resumes, and congrats to all the winners.

   May-01-19 Golden Executive chessforum

offramp: Many thanks to <GE>, and well done to all the medallists.

   Apr-29-19 Carlsen vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2019

offramp: MVL has given up. A reasonable decision. Cg.com tuned in 1 and a half moves before resignation.

   Apr-29-19 chessgames.com chessforum

offramp: <Count Wedgemore: Come on, <CG>! Stop sleeping at the wheel. The final round of GRENKE is well under way and still no live game to follow. This is not good enough.> I think they are busy with User: john barleycorn 's important complaint.

   Apr-29-19 Darwin Laylo

offramp: I can forgive many sins, but cheating at chess is NOT one of them. Good players like Darwin will spot it quickly. It can be hard to spot for average players.

   Apr-29-19 H B Uber vs H G Cole, 1912

offramp: White's attack in this game reminded me of Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 .

   Apr-28-19 P Dittmar vs N Ferrari, 2001

offramp: How it relates to the <game>, mrknightly... That is anyone's guess. Even the great offramp knows not.

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The Sun & 13 Cantons

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May-10-19		rogge: Exit ramp?

May-10-19		thegoodanarchist: <mckmac: <TGA> This is a bit of a worry. Offramp is one of the pillars of the site.> Agree, but I know the admins don't want to be messaging intermediaries. Not sure if they are even allowed to. At least we know he didn't suffer some unexpected accident.

May-10-19		Tiggler: Classy way to sign off, IMO.

May-20-19		morfishine: Dear <offramp> If you are around, please let us know Or if you are a square Or of you are a rectangle Whatever you are Best, morf

May-24-19		spingo: Offramp says he is taking a brake. Probably a prolonged brake. He is fine and using other websites. I think he is either annoyed with the admin or he made a huge blunder in a chess game that caused him to give up the game for awhile. I know he uses \|LiveLeak.

May-24-19		catlover: I'm glad to know that he is taking a break for personal reasons and not because of a major health issue or some other tragedy. His sudden disappearance had me worried. <Offramp>, your humor and chess observations are very much missed.

May-25-19		morfishine: <spingo> I hope Dear <offramp> is not taking a brake How in the world will the machine stop?

May-26-19		thegoodanarchist: User: travis bickle deeply insulted <offramp> in the Kibitzer's Café (kibitz #253449) And of course the admins did nothing, because <TB> is no good. One particular admin, not <Sarg>, likes to coddle the criminal element. After all that Daniel did for her, she stabs him in the back daily by coddling those who have done the most damage to Daniel's creation.

Jun-01-19		WinKing: Hi offramp, We all miss you & your humor. Please come back soon. 3 days to go! <<>Norway Chess 2019<>> Countdown to Norway Chess: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘Altibox♘Norway Chess♗Altibox♗ Official site: https://norwaychess.no/en/program-g... This tournament will run from June 4th thru June 14th 2019. (9 Rounds) Participants include: Carlsen, Caruana, Ding Liren, Mamedyarov, Vachier-Lagrave, Anand, Grischuk, Aronian, So & Yu Yangyi Average rating: 2783 - Category XXII Schedule - http: https://norwaychess.no/en/program-g... Round 1 is Tuesday, June 4th, & it starts @ 17:00hrs(5pm) Stavanger, Norway time & @ 11:00hrs(11am chessgames EDT) ~~~~~~~~~~ < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) *Participation confirmed* User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 12th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2019 - 12 years running) *Participation confirmed* User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in) This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. *Participation confirmed* ~~~~~~~~~~ Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. He can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!! ~~~~~~~~~~

Jun-06-19		morfishine: It does look like in fact that our dear <offramp> has left the building Not a mean word for anybody, with malice toward's none, <offramp> has decided to vacate the premises, so we admirers wonder, where is our dear <offramp>? The Whole World Wonders *****

Jun-06-19		paavoh: He seems to be around, looking at his player page>: <Last seen Jun-05-19> I would like to see him posting again, always fun to read what he has to say.

Jun-07-19		morfishine: <paavoh> What player page are you referring to? I went to Alan O'Brien Alan O'Brien and the last post was 11 weeks ago

Jun-08-19		paavoh: Hello <morfishine>, I went to the user:offramp page = here, blindly believing that would be the right spot?! On the top of the page, there is now: <Last seen Jun-08-19>. He's not posting though if that is what you meant.

Jun-11-19		morfishine: I guess soon, Dear <offramp>'s membership will expire, and this area will become a deserted wasteland But I guess that's the life cycle anyways

Jun-11-19		Count Wedgemore: Well, let us hope for the best, <morf>. There is no doubt in my mind that <offramp> is one of the funniest kibitzers to have ever graced <chessgames> with his presence. I hope this is only a hiatus of sorts, and that he will come back. And if he doesn't, I hope at least these forum pages filled with his incredible wit can be archived and preserved for posterity.

Jun-16-19		morfishine: <offramp>'s "last seen date" keeps changing every couple of days, advancing 2-3 days Hmmmmmmm..................

Jun-23-19		WinKing: Hi offramp, Not giving up hope you will come back! Less than 3 days to go! <<>Grand Chess Tour 2019 (Zagreb, Croatia)<>> Countdown to Grand Chess Tour 2019 (Zagreb): https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘Zagreb♘Grand Chess Tour 2019♗Zagreb♗ Official site: https://grandchesstour.org/ This tournament will run from June 26th thru July 7th 2019. (11 Rounds) Participants include: Carlsen, Caruana, Ding Liren, Giri, Mamedyarov, Vachier-Lagrave, Anand, Aronian, So, Karjakin, Nepomniachtchi & Nakamura Average rating: 2781 - Category XXII Schedule - https://grandchesstour.org/2019-gra... Round 1 is Wednesday, June 26th, & it starts @ 16:30hrs(4:30pm) Zagreb, Croatia time & @ 10:30hrs(10:30am chessgames EDT) ~~~~~~~~~~ < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) *Participation confirmed* User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 12th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2019 - 12 years running) *Participation confirmed* User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in) This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. *Participation confirmed* ~~~~~~~~~~ Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. He can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!! ~~~~~~~~~~

Jul-02-19		morfishine: <offramp>'s last see date is now 6-28-2019 Can anybody please tell us where he was "seen" at? The World would love to know *****

Jul-11-19		WinKing: Hi offramp, Less than 2 days to go! (Round 1 starts Saturday, July 13th.) <<>Dortmund Sparkassen 2019<>> Countdown to Dortmund: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘Sparkassen♘Dortmund♗Sparkassen♗ Official site: https://www.sparkassen-chess-meetin... This tournament will run from July 13th thru July 21st 2019. (7 Rounds) Participants include: Nepomniachtchi, Dominguez, Radjabov, Wojtaszek, Rapport, Nisipeanu, Fridman & Kulaots Average rating: 2708 - Category XIX Schedule - https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t... (listed under 'Information' just above the Standings) Round 1 is Saturday, June 13th, & it starts @ 15:15hrs(3:15pm) Dortmund, Germany time & @ 09:15hrs(9:15am chessgames EDT) ~~~~~~~~~~ < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) *<lostemperor>'s contest will not be participating in Dortmund* (His next contest will be Sinquefield in August.) User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 12th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2019 - 12 years running) *Participation confirmed* (Needs at least 10 participants) User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in) This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. *Participation has not been confirmed as of this posting* <*<Golden Executive> will run his contest provided there are at least 10 participants. <chessmoron> has not confirmed participation in Dortmund as of this posting. <lostemperor> will not be participating in Dortmund.)*> ~~~~~~~~~~ Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. He can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!! ~~~~~~~~~~

Jul-11-19		WinKing: Just in. <lostemperor> will open his contest for Dortmund if we can get between 12-15 participants.

Jul-20-19		catlover: We miss your posts, <offramp>. The site isn't as funny as it used to be.

Aug-14-19		WinKing: Hi offramp, Coming Saturday, August 17th (Less than 3 days to go!) <<>Sinquefield Cup 2019<>> Countdown to Sinquefield: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘St. Louis♘Sinquefield Cup♗St. Louis♗ Official site: https: https://grandchesstour.org/2019-gra... This tournament will run from August 17th thru August 28th 2019. (11 Rounds) Participants include: Carlsen, Caruana, Ding Liren, Giri, Vachier-Lagrave, So, Nepomniachtchi, Aronian, Mamedyarov, Anand, Karjakin & Nakamura Average rating: 2781 - Category XXII Schedule - https://grandchesstour.org/2019-gra... Round 1 is Saturday, August 17th, & it starts @ 13:00hrs(1:00pm) St. Louis, U.S.A. time & @ 14:00hrs(2:00pm chessgames EDT) *All 11 rounds start @ 13:00hrs(1:00pm) St. Louis, U.S.A. time* ~~~~~~~~~~ < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 12th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2019 - 12 years running) User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in) This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. ~~~~~~~~~~ Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. He can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!! ~~~~~~~~~~

Aug-17-19		Diademas: Welcome back!

Sep-01-19		paavoh: One sighting, hoping for a full return. <Aug-17-19 Premium Chessgames Member offramp: There is a horse named Miss Scarlett running in the 1:55 at Perth today.>

Sep-19-19		thegoodanarchist: Congratulations to User: offramp for today's GOTD pun

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