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| Apr-07-06 |
| redlance: He is back in New Orleans,playing chess. |
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Apr-08-06
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| whiskeyrebel: I live a days drive away from New Orleans. One of these days I'm gonna make my Jude pilgrimage and get whupped in a couple blitz games. Maybe I'll fortify myself with a couple of those big and deadly "hand grenade" booze drinks first..so I won't be shy about expressing my admiration for him. |
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Apr-08-06
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| Joshka: Thanks redlance for the good news! Whiskeyrebel I have great admiration for him as well, this guy's life could most certainly be made into a chess movie that would appeal to the masses. I know they don't look alike, but someone needs to put a script together for Al Pacino to play Jude's life story! We need some top billing actor, Pacino is an avid chess player. Next to a Fischer movie, Jude's gypsy chess playing career, could be marketable I believe. |
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Apr-08-06
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| whiskeyrebel: yeah Joshka, I've had a couple books published myself..I can see right off there's a lot of material for somebody to work with. His bohemian/chess lifestyle (from what I gather) in the 60's-70's..the many simuls in every corner of the country, his interaction with prison inmates, being (like all other strong players from the U.S.) in the shadow of Fischer, New Orleans street chess, Morphy's shadow, the hurricane threatening his way of life...his sort of triumphant return to the city. In the 20th century, how many U.S. chess players sat across the board from more players? Plus, he did it with STYLE. |
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Apr-09-06
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| Joshka: <whiskeyrebel> Well there you go!!, you have made the points exactly about his life, that I believe would make an extraordinary Bio on his life and travels thru the chess wars! As a writer yourself, you ever do bio's?? thanks for commenting!:-) |
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| Apr-09-06 |
| redlance: Joshka,somebody I think would play that part perfect would be Robin Williams,they even look alike!!
His life would make a great movie,
good idea!!! |
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Apr-10-06
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| Joshka: <redlance> Wow you're right! Williams DOES resemble the "Man With the Red Beret'!:-) Excellent suggestion indeed:-) |
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| Aug-14-06 |
| PizzatheHut: Some of you might have seen my post on the Morphy page, but this past weekend I was in New Orleans visiting my girlfriend. We walked through the French Quarter and stumbled across the table of Jude Acers. I've known that he resides in the French Quarter, but I didn't think about it at all until we ran by him. He charges $5 per game and $400 for a four hour lesson. I decided to pay the $5 despite knowing I would lose with 100% certainty. Jude is an interesting character. He's fun to talk to and has a certain charm about him. He clearly loves the city and will talk your ear off. My girlfriend actually got a kick out of watching the game and talking with Jude. He actually pointed us to the famous Cafe Du Monde, which he said was visited by Steinitz, Zukertort, Capablanca, Marshall, and others. Playing with him was quite a treat! As far as the game was concerned, he opened much less sharply than I expected. The opening was (I played black) 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 and then I can't remember anymore. We played for a while, and one time he even exclaimed "He's making me think. It's nice to have a challenge for a change". Eventually he did win with a nice tactical trick I overlooked that lost a knight. All in all, it was extremely fun and was well worth the $5 just for the experience. Here are a few pictures of Jude and me. In the final pic, you'll see him holding up the knight that I lost. Enjoy. http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?... http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?... http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?... |
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| Aug-14-06 |
| jackpawn: <PizzatheHut> Thanks for the photos and rundown of Jude. It's good to know he's apparently alright. I played him back in the 70's. What a character! |
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Aug-14-06
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| Joshka: <Pizzathehut> Wow, thanks for posting and sharing the photos!..VERY happy to hear he's allright, and back doing what he loves!:-) Check out his book "The Italian Gambit" lotta great lines in there that are very playable!! |
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Aug-14-06
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| letekro: Does Jude play with an invisible chess clock or does he not use one? I'd find either one equally surprising. |
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| Aug-14-06 |
| PizzatheHut: <letekro> We didn't play with a clock at all. He actually said I was free to take as long as I wanted to. He played instantly every move except for one in which he thought about 3-4 minutes. Other than that the game was over pretty quick. |
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Aug-14-06
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| letekro: <PizzatheHut> That's really cool. I'm not aware of any other "Cafe Master" who would do that. |
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Aug-19-06
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| Joshka: <pizzathehut> Hi there, are you "Pizzahut" on the ICC??..we have a stored game to continue!!..thanks bruce |
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| Aug-19-06 |
| PhilFeeley: <PizzatheHut>For your game, I've always been told never to bring out the b1 knight in double queen's pawn openings until the c4 pawn is advanced. In your game, according to the Chessgames database, the opening is either the Richter-Veresov Attack (D01), a Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
or a transposition to the French or Caro-Kahn. An interesting game. |
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| Mar-21-07 |
| BIDMONFA: Jude Frazer Acers ACERS, Jude
http://www.bidmonfa.com/acers_jude....
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Aug-25-07
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| Joshka: Just read on Jude's web site, that he will be playing in the Senior Championship next month. Korchnoi won last's years tourney. Kasparov will also be there, doing a simul and lecture, I believe. Still think Robin Williams could do an extraordinary performance, in Jude's role if someone could ever get Jude's life story to the silver screen!!! |
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| Sep-20-07 |
| samsloan: I have been closely following the progress of Jude Acers at the World
Senior Championship now taking place in Austria. I have even set up a Wikipedia page to make it easier to follow Acers'
games:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_A... |
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Oct-19-07
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| Joshka: <samsloan> Could not find any info at wikipedia about the match, but on Jude's web site he states he scored 7-4 the highest scoring American at the tourney! |
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Dec-12-07
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| Joshka: Anyone know who won this Senior tourney, in which Jude participated in a couple of months back? |
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Dec-12-07
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| Resignation Trap: The 2007 World Senior Champion is Algimantas Butnorius . See also: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr738... . |
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Jan-05-08
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| Joshka: ChessLife has an article in this months mag on this tournament in Austria last September. But it was kind of "bait and switch"....leads off with an old pic of Jude from 1972, and the article, starts off with 'Hey Jude"....mentions that Jude finished with the highest score of all Americans participating....but then....there is not an INTERVIEW with him!!!...not even ONE GAME was given!!....They had an opportunity to finally have a lengthy informative interview with Jude, and they blew it!!!....shame on the USCF.....nice long interview with America's newest GM..."Fabulous Fabiano".....by Macauley Peterson, but Dr. Carl Wagner, I'd never buy a used car from you!;-)....also the cheap looking characterizations of the U.S. Correspondence Olympic Team on the cover is terrible. Then to add insult to injury, they have these same dreadful pictures all the way thru the inside article!!...... |
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| Jan-06-08 |
| DrGrobb: Joshka,do you live around Hwy 61,you look like a guy that played chess in MS years ago. I was looking forward to the Seniors championship article,and seeing what Jude played. |
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| Jan-11-08 |
| arthurp: I read reports that Jude did well at the senior championships but even though he scored higher than all the US entrants,none of his games exist!Did he really play chess in the 80's &90's etc.?No games!Instead we are given games from the 60's & 70's!!!
I like Jude as much as the next person but lets see some current games please! |
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| Jan-11-08 |
| DrGrobb: Jude,is a pro and he makes a small living playing chess everyday,7 days a week. I would like to see his current games too,but on the senior site,they for whatever reason didnt post his games. Maybe he asked them not to,so a person couldnt book up on him. |
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