whiskeyrebel Member since Aug-27-04 · Last seen Nov-21-09 I live in Texas. I'm a class "A" player rated USCF "1926" ..favorite players..Bronstein, Tal, Reti, Alekhine are all icons in my opinion. I'm more recently getting into Botvinnik and Karpov. As far as contemporary players go I'm pretty broad minded about watching all the top players I can manage to see "live". I'm a huge fan of Kamsky's comeback. I relate to his scrappy, pragmatic style. Nakamura is incredibly fun to watch. I have a special fondness for unique masters like Suttles and Welling. I owe about 200 rating points to Jeremy Silman's books..I'd take a beating for the man. I'm lucky to have the time in this stage of my life to often study 3-4 hours per day and I've gone through quite a few great books written by a broad assortment of authors from Vukovic and Pachman to Watson and Dunnington. I love the game..and as a writer (of a couple books and several years of opinionated columns in music magazines) I hope to find an angle someday to express my appreciation for chess from an amateur standpoint. I'm also a veteran "cult band" level musician having played on 60-70 records and cd's over the years (mostly loud rock and roll and punk rock songs about booze, pro wrestling and my oddball, cynical take on life.). I'm 3 years into a "comeback" of my own to the game after a 23 year break. My 1st goal was to be a clearly better player than when I was a kid in the 70's in the Pacific northwest. I've gotten there. Now I want to crack 2100-2200. I'm a member of the jolly Austin Texas chess club. I returned to finish up my history degree a while back and actually got to play in the SW collegiate championship tournament in Dallas last March at the ripe old age of 49. whskyrebcenturytel.net

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Nov-17-09 Mikhail Tal    whiskeyrebel: Tal made his own decisions about drinking and smoking. As a grown man he was entitled to such pleasures and others.      Nov-15-09 World Blitz Championship (2009)    whiskeyrebel: HeMateMe, I totally agree with your views about increments. You summed it up quite well. My chess club has gone increment mad which has left me with Sunday nights free.      Nov-11-09 Kenneth Rogoff    whiskeyrebel: What's the word? Thunderbird!      Nov-07-09 whiskeyrebel chessforum    whiskeyrebel: I'm looking forward to it. Last week I liked their simple, confident way of comporting themselves between plays as opposed to the Bills non-stop chest bumping and celebration.      Nov-07-09 Dimitri Gurevich   whiskeyrebel: I faced GM D. Gurevich at his simul at the Western States open a couple weeks ago. There were 18 of us players in all. I hoped for more so I could have more time between moves. He was very generous with "passes" however. He played an advance variation against my Caro Kann. I've      Nov-06-09 LIFE Master AJ chessforum    whiskeyrebel: Good job. One of the great things about chess is the way we can still get excited over a victory (like yours) after many, many years and games.      Nov-05-09 Eric Schiller    whiskeyrebel: UCO is a fun book with a unique theme no matter what Miles thought. If Winter had the balls to use his real name to attack others I'd take him more seriously.      Oct-29-09 Eugen Varshavsky    whiskeyrebel: Wow! I'm amazed he has the nerve to use the same name.      Oct-29-09 Hikaru Nakamura    whiskeyrebel: Perhaps; I'd bet the fans who apparently left in droves long before the game ended might not be so confident.      Oct-12-09 WannaBe chessforum    whiskeyrebel: It's on!

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 19 OF 19 ·  Later Kibitzing > Oct-26-09    hangingenprise: phillies in 6 Oct-27-09    whiskeyrebel: WannaBe, I've been out of town and away from my computer, but was watching every minute of the games. I'm thrilled about the beers..yeehawwww! Oct-27-09    whiskeyrebel: hangingenprise, I hope you're right..man I hate the Yankees. The series could be tough to watch at times. My loved ones will have to restrain me physically or put a screen in front of my TV. Oct-28-09    dakgootje: <hangingenprise: phillies in 6> You could get a nice price at the bookies with that prediction; at least +500 :P Got a feeling it will be yankees in 7 though. Oct-28-09    A.G. Argent: Phils in 6? Hell, Jimmy Rollins says Phils in 5! Even said it on Leno. Stir it up, James. Oct-28-09    hangingenprise: lee is in a zone!! Oct-28-09    hangingenprise: utley just joined lee Oct-28-09    whiskeyrebel: Wow, great game. Lee was awesome. Lots of empty seats in the 8th inning. I guess the fans didn't have faith they'd see any (barf) "Yankee magic". Oct-29-09    hangingenprise: just a beautiful pitched game by lee. that is what i like about baseball than you did not have to be restrained during the game?! Oct-29-09    whiskeyrebel: Not this game, I smiled and relaxed throughout. I'm hoping for a similar game tonight since I'm watching it at my Sons place and he doesn't like folks to throw objects at his fancy TV. Two in a row in NYC might be too much even for the Phillies though. Oct-30-09    whiskeyrebel: By the way, I really stunk it up at the Western States open. Yes, I played up a section, but I usually do so with better results. I didn't drop any material and I always found a way to make each game a battle of sorts, but I completely froze up on my opening prep on move 6 in 2 games. That's like forgetting how to fry an egg. I'd feel worse about it, but I have a couple of excuses.The tournament was at the end of a 2 week trip and I missed my usual home preperation. I was very pre-occupied with relatives. I met my blood father for the first time even. A stronger player at the event advised me that after 2 years of "playing up" it's time to play in my own section for once and "cash in" on rating points and perhaps a prize. I have a huge xmas event in mind. HHmmm. Oct-30-09    hangingenprise: or you can keep wagering with wannabe and continue to stock up on your winnings for a xmas event. howard has to uncork his bat and start hitting. Oct-31-09    whiskeyrebel: I like Howard. I understand he played tuba in high school. I have faith he'll crack a few still this series. Oct-31-09    hangingenprise: o yea! howard is in philly to stay his entire career Oct-31-09    Jim Bartle: "..he doesn't like folks to throw objects at his fancy TV." He's lucky Howard Cosell is long gone, then. But he might not want to invite me if Brent Musburger is calling the game. Nov-02-09    whiskeyrebel: A bad day for baseball. Oh well, as promised I checked out the Houston Texan's today and was impressed. Nov-02-09    hangingenprise: well....dang number 27 for the yankees and some more hall of famers from the yanks! Nov-02-09    hangingenprise: even though there is a good football game tonight, i am watching the ball game. well, i take a look now and than. Nov-03-09    whiskeyrebel: I watched the whole game. Whether the Phillies pull it out or not, I'd like to say thank you to them for a great season. If they take it one game at a time they might pull it off. We'll see. Maybe a couple bats besides Utley's will wake up. Nov-05-09    hangingenprise: wait till next year! Nov-05-09    whiskeyrebel: Yeah, I'm not gonna bellyache about my team reaching game 6 of the WS. Spring training is just around the corner. Meanwhile we have the Texans. Nov-05-09    hangingenprise: the phillies are in good shape. they need a strong reliever and that is it as far as i can tell. o yea, they will get rid of that pitcher that needed a new season, so they will need another starter. my dodgers,well they need everything! i always like kubiak as a coach and the organization are making sound draft choices, and they are a very young team. look at the browns who are stuck with mangini. ouch! Nov-07-09    hangingenprise: the texans have a good shot at a win sunday. this will tell if the team can compete at the upper levels Nov-07-09    whiskeyrebel: I'm looking forward to it. Last week I liked their simple, confident way of comporting themselves between plays as opposed to the Bills non-stop chest bumping and celebration. Nov-08-09    hangingenprise: well, they had their shot. Jump directly to page #    (enter number from 1 to 19) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 19 OF 19 ·  Later Kibitzing >		Donate to Worldwide Chess Learning

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