Ziggurat Member since Apr-09-04 · Last seen Jan-06-09 <List of premature chess deaths: (age) (born-deceased)> The following five Indian juniors all tragically lost their lives in the same road accident. (http://www.chathurangam.com/news/ap...) (?) Kasipeta Sekhar (8) Haricharan (8) Maturi Hemamadhuri (11) Dasari Minu (see http://www.chessbase.com/columns/co...) (11) Mekala Abhinav (http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/...) (17) Ian Duncan Wells (1964-1982) (18) Anna Iodo (1987-2005) (18) Gordon Thomas Crown (1929-1947) (19) Jessie Gilbert (1987-2006) (20) James A Leonard (1841-1862) (21) Klaus Junge (1924-1945) (21) Daniel Noteboom (1910-1932) (23) Arnoldus Johannes van den Hoek (1921-1945) (24) Mikhail Steinberg (1952-1976) (24) Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (1815-1840) (24) Oscar Gelbfuhs (1852-1877) (25) Pertti Poutiainen (1952-1978) (25) Norman Van Lennep (1872-1897) (25) Max Malyuta (-2007) (no games to link; some information at http://www.rhodeislandchess.org/max...) (25?) Bertil Malmgren (1893-1918) (26) Giovanni Martinolich (1884-1910) (26) Rudolf Rezso Charousek (1873-1900) (27?) James Rodney Phillips (1942-1969) (27?) Alexander Evenson (1892-1919) (27) Billy Colias (-1993) (28?) Ilmar Raud (1913-1941) (28) Gyula Breyer (1893-1921) (28) Karen Asrian (1980-2008) (29) Cecil Valentine De Vere (1845-1875) (29) Mikhail A Mukhin (1948-1977) (30?) Johann Hermann Bauer (1861-1891) (30) Karl A Walbrodt (1871-1902) (31) Georg Rotlewi(1889-1920) (31) Rudolf Swiderski(1878-1909) (31) Georgy Tadzhikanovich Agzamov (1954-1986) (32?) Malupande Lungu (1975-2007) (32?) Yakov S Vilner (1899-1931) (32?) Sergey Vesevolodovich Belavenets(1910-1942) (32) Sammi Fajarowicz (1908-1940) (33) Lembit Oll (1966-1999) (33) Dr. Julius Perlis (1880-1913) (33) Karl Helling (1904-1937) (33) Harry Nelson Pillsbury(1872-1906) (34?) Nikolai Nikolaevich Riumin (1908-1942) (34?) Gioachino Greco (c:a 1600-1634) (34) Edgar Colle (1897-1932) (35) Vladimir Petrov (1907-1943) (35) Bela Perenyi (-1988) (36) Alexander Zaitsev (1935-1971) (36) Guillermo Garcia Gonzales (1953-1990) (37?) Sandor Boros (1907-1944) (37) William Henry Kraus Pollock (1859-1896) (37) Hermanis Karlovich Mattison (1894-1932) (37) John Wisker (1846-1884) (37) Alexander McDonnell (1798-1835) (37) Carl Theodor Goering (1841-1879) (38) Ernst Flechsig (1852-1890) (38) Leonid Stein (1934-1973) (38) Vera Menchik (1906-1944) (38) Abe Turner (-1962) (39) Wilhelm Hanstein (1811-1850) (39) Salo Landau (1903-1943) (39) Maxim Sorokin (1968-2007) (39) Gerardo F Barbero (1961-2001) (39) Henri Weenink (1892-1931) (40) Alexey Vyzmanavin (1960-2000) (40) Richard Reti (1889-1929) (40) Henry Thomas Buckle (1821-1862) (40) Elmer W Gruer (1890-1931) (41) Bjorn Nielsen (1907-1949) (42) Karen Ashotovich Grigorian (1947-1989) (42) Alexander Wittek (1852-1894) (42) Hugo Suechting (1874-1916) (42) Samuel Lipschutz (1863-1905) (43) Max Harmonist(1864-1907) (43) Mark Liburkin (1910-1953) (selection of compositions: http://www.xs4all.nl/~dsu/mliburk1....) (43) Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (1963-2006) (43) Nikolay Dmitrievich Grigoriev (1895-1938) (44) Carl Schlechter (1874-1918) (45) Johannes Zukertort (1842-1888) (45) Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais (1795-1840) (46) Anthony Miles (1955-2001) (46) Paul Morphy (1837-1884) (46) Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky (1894-1941) (47?) Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritsky (1806-1853) (47?) Frederick D Yates (1884-1932) (47) Stefan Levitsky (1876-1924) (48) Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935) (?) Aron (Aaron, Aharon) Zabludowski (Zabludovsky) (See e.g. http://www.zabludow.com/icchokmelme...) May or may not correspond to Zabludovsky and/or J Zabludowski

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Jan-06-09 Raffael   Ziggurat: Sure he plays 3. Bb5+, he played it against me :-) (I participated in Kasparov vs The World, 1999 )      Jan-04-09 Kibitzer's Café    Ziggurat: <Dom> Edward Winter quotes Kmoch and Reinfeld as writing that what Nimzo exclaimed was: <Gegen diesen Idioten muss ich verlieren!> ( http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... ).      Jan-03-09 Aker Chess Challenge (2009)    Ziggurat: Nakamura wins!      Jan-02-09 Viktor Korchnoi    Ziggurat: <M.D. Wilson> You are probably thinking about this story: http://www.kevinspraggett.com/humou...      Jan-01-09 brankat chessforum    Ziggurat: <brankat> Happy New Year!      Dec-31-08 Ziggurat chessforum    Ziggurat: <Ragh> Thanks a lot. I have updated the list.      Dec-29-08 Oll vs Ulibin, 1989   Ziggurat: <I read the summary of the book The Defense and it sounds interesting, anyone actually read it through?> I have. Have to say I did not find it very good, at least compared to the three or four other Nabokov books I've read.      Dec-28-08 jessicafischerqueen chessforum    ...      Dec-28-08 Ragh chessforum    Ziggurat: <jess> Thanks for these cultural tidbits ... the bathroom stuff reminds me of some things I have seen in China.      Dec-27-08 Domdaniel chessforum    Ziggurat: I'm double posting now (just posted the excerpt below to the Ken Rogoff page) - but I just had to share this wonderfully clunky and stupid chess analogy from the Straits Times (Singapore's biggest daily): <Nonetheless, Mr Obama's achievement in exorcising the ghosts of racism ...

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 41 OF 41 ·  Later Kibitzing > Nov-22-08    Woody Wood Pusher: Hey <Zig>, you want in on this game just give me a call OK? The more the merrier! Nov-22-08    WannaBe: <Zigguart> Love your Chinese forum name!! Nov-23-08    Ziggurat: <Wannabe> Thanks! <Woody> I'll think about it! I would like to, but sometimes I don't have much time to participate because of work and family stuff, so I tend to be a bit erratic in team games. Nov-23-08    Woody Wood Pusher: <Zig> OK, but feel welcome to analyse the position with us anytime! Nov-29-08    jessicafischerqueen: Hi <edifice>!! Thanks for the heads up on the very good news that China is just as filthy as the rest of us! I'm very happy to be corrected on this. Nov-29-08    Open Defence: I can't understand how i've gone astray, I should be sailing away on a liner. I was knocked on my back on a dock at yang-tse, It's a hell of a way to see china. But i'm ready. You must be crazy... And you got no money... And you're a liar... My straits are dire from the wok into the fire, I'd like to trust you but i've broken my rickshaw. Sometimes there's no hope in, in chasing opium, I'd like to love you but i'm not sure what's in your eyes, Mm, shanghai surprise. Whatever you're saying, i want it anyway in Been hanging 'round like a kid at your back door. Oh, babe! You could be kinder, and show me asia minor, I'll let you love me, let you see what's here in my eyes, Shanghai surprise. You must be crazy... crazy... And you got no money... money... And it seems like madness... Back streets so crowded that no room to swing a cat, I'd like to know you but you're acting so coolie. I'm finding out pursued by evil looking dudes, It's getting hot for me like tofu when it deep fries, Oh, shanghai surprise. But, baby, you look like any common crook That's hanging 'round in those real shady places. Oh, baby! While you assess me, why not try to impress me? Step over here, let me see what's there in your eyes, Oh, shanghai surprise. I don't understand how i got delayed, I should be sailing today on a liner. Was kicked in the ass on a dock at yang-tse, It's no way for a man to see china. But i'm ready. You must be crazy... crazy... And you got no money... money... But you're a tryer... My straits are dire from the wok into the fire, I'd like to meet you but i've broken my chopstick. Sometimes there's no hope in, in chasing promises, I wanna love you though it could prove to be unwise, Shanghai surprise. Whatever you're saying, i want it anyway in In hanging 'round for a ride on your rickshaw. Oh, babe! You may correct me, now that you've inspected me, Come over here, let me feel you cut down to size, Oh, shanghai surprise. My straits are dire from the wok into the fire, I'd like to know you but i'm not really social. Sometimes it's no joke, can't cope with opium, I'd like to love you but i'm not sure what's in your eyes, Shanghai surprise. Shanghai surprise. Shanghai surprise. And you got no money... But you're a tryer... Nov-29-08    jessicafischerqueen: <Deffi> WOW! Nice one!! Here's another one but not as good as yours: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=cC1rp... Nov-29-08    Open Defence: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=Va2aV... the credit goes to George :) Nov-30-08    jessicafischerqueen: Apples and oranges, but they are both great. If you were forced to pick only ONE, would you pick <George Harrison> or <Curious George>? The Woman in the Yellow Hat Dec-02-08    fromoort: Curious George is NOT a monkey! Just wanted to clear that up. Dec-02-08    Open Defence: but he is not Gorgeous George, we lost him Dec-04-08    fromoort: <Open Defence>Costanza? Jason's still alive! :-) Dec-04-08    Open Defence: http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=RqrKe... Dec-08-08    jessicafischerqueen: Merry <Squabmus>, Esteemed Edifice! hahahah What a great article. You have to love any article that includes <impaling kittens>. (don't show this one to branko though) Mrs. Squab. Dec-14-08    MostlyAverageJoe: From Kibitzer's Café: <Ziggurat: <MAJ> <Well, I looked at all games with <b5!>, and it ain't there.> Pardon my ignorance, but how do you do that?> Delayed response: I wrote a couple of scripts for searching the PGNs (downloaded from the CG's ZIP archives). Easy pattern matching (such as the clue #6 with 8 pawn moves) get me an answer in seconds; more complex are answered in a minute or two. The real problem still remains: one needs to ask the correct question that will lead to an answer. Dec-14-08    Ziggurat: <MAJ> Thanks for your answer! That's quite ambitious (although I did write a script myself to generate all two-digit primes for one of the early questions, only to be beaten by <hesam7>). Still, the <!> annotation in <b5!> is not necessarily in the PGN file, is it? Dec-14-08    jessicafischerqueen: <edifice> Hey I just posted a very very dynamic <French Defence> game that <Deffi> won with the black pieces. It's in my forum-- take a look if you get a chance. It's well worth it. There seems to be some "controversy" over the game, and the middle game is apparently "computer resistant" because there are pieces hanging en prise all over the place.. Dec-22-08    syracrophy: <(?) Aron (Aaron, Aharon) Zabludowski (Zabludovsky) (See e.g. http://www.zabludow.com/icchokmelme...) May or may not correspond to Zabludovsky and/or J Zabludowski> There is a Mexican journalist, from Jewish immigrant parents, named Jacobo Zabludovsky. Here's his bio at wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobo... Maybe he has any relatinship to the cited players Dec-22-08    Ziggurat: Thanks <syracrophy>. It's possible they are related, as according to Wikipedia, Jacobo Z.'s brother was born in Bialystok, where Aaron Z. lived. Dec-25-08    syracrophy: Merry X-Mas to everyone :-) ! Dec-29-08    Ragh: <Ziggurat> Your impressive list of 'untimely chess deaths' up there in your profile doesn't contain the names of following extremely talented players. http://www.chathurangam.com/news/ap... All these 5 chess prodigies died very young, in their early teens. Dec-29-08    Ziggurat: Thanks <ragh>. I was not familiar with this tragedy. I put them up there under "unknown age" because I couldn't find this information in the article. Dec-29-08    Ragh: <Ziggurat> I was able to get the players' ages and achievements from various sources: Dasari Minu (11 y.o): <Minu was the winner of the under-10 Asian girls championship held at Bikaner in 2000.> http://www.chessbase.com/columns/co... <India's youngest GM Harikrishna said that he had often shared a room with Abhinav while on a tour. Though <Abhinav was about three years younger than Harikrishna>, they shared a lot of memories, having travelled together to various age group meets. Humpy, who was also part of the same Indian junior team, was badly shaken by the incident.> http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/... Abhinav Mekala (11 y.o): <Tipped to be in line to succeed Harikrishna, Abhinav captured the imagination of the chess world by winning the Asian boys' under-10 title in Iran last year. This <11-year-old prodigy> was coached by Ramdas and Sivakumar and was always telling the local media his ambition was to become a Grandmaster. > <The other players Sekhar, from Nalgonda district, Haricharan from Ongole and Maturi <Hema Madhuri, youngest at eight years of age>, were relative newcomers to the game.> <For the <eight-year-old Haricharan> from Ongole the maiden trip for an event-cum-coaching assignment turned out to be his last. This boy who started playing chess only a few weeks ago was very keen to be coached by someone. > http://www.chathurangam.com/news/bl... photos at: http://www.india-today.com/itoday/2... Dec-31-08    Ziggurat: <Ragh> Thanks a lot. I have updated the list. Dec-31-08    brankat: Hi there! Wishing You all the best for the coming New Year! Jump directly to page #   (enter number from 1 to 41) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 41 OF 41 ·  Later Kibitzing >		A free online game for all chessgames members!

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