dakgootje Member since Aug-04-05 Mir ist bewusst was Freiheit bedeutet Folge dem Wege geradeaus, meide die Tiefen des Meeres, doch hab ich solch Wort hinter mir gelassen. Der Mond scheinet auf jedem Wege, wie die, in der Dunkelheit, wie Diamanten schwimmenden Fische; heiss wie durch Zufall Mensch - und hier bin ich. Was hatte ich zu befurchten, mit was zu kampfen, bald ist es Zeit die Lasten zu legen. Erteile mir noch mehr Kraft, Kraft zur Liebe. Mir ist bewusst was Freiheit bedeutet, mir ist bewusst was Freiheit bedeutet. --- Bio as it used to be: <I dont have any favorite players normally, though Josef Emil Krejcik is brilliant =) call me dakgootje, dakkie, dak, gootje or whatever you like ;-) Lack any opening knowledge and thus improvise them quite often. well not always, i know some basic e4-openings... But i improvise on d4, sicilian, kings gambit and uhm caro kann and philidor and english etc etc etc =P but hey, i do know some of the names! =) Improved a lot on openings lately, keep that in mind if you ever play versus me =P There are three sides to every story-- yours, mine, and the truth Still dont know what to studie next year but "you should view higher education as more of a matter for your self-development, rather than as training for a specific job." (quote-credits to mojo) Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me as a friend.> Docendo disco, scribendo cogito My forum name is actually a reference to a childrens song: <Oh Children, hear the Geese, its cry will make you shiver. For yet it knows that we will feas' on tasty meat, and its liver.> Cheers ^^ NOTE: I will not accept any fights, drama, name-calling and similar in my chessforum. They will all be deleted, no exceptions and no warnings. As it seems, there are other places to do such things.

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May-25-13 brankat chessforum    dakgootje: Some neglegible loss. Second round in a row I bet that Dominguez to draw, and second round he unexpectedly wins.. I feel a bit silly now.      May-25-13 C Frick vs Suba, 2012    dakgootje: Hey <tjipa>, such things are generally posted at the admins forum-part: chessgames.com chessforum A like-option has been discussed previously. They aren't big fans of the vote-down function at least. Anyway, a bit of discussion concerning the subject can be found here: ...      May-25-13 dakgootje chessforum    dakgootje: Speaking of which - you're doing a fine job hitting long odds :) Haven't bothered with p-3 lately - and little luck is necessary hitting some draws :P      May-24-13 SwitchingQuylthulg chessforum    dakgootje: Oops, missed closing time. Only got 300 in early bets in. Ah well - good luck lucky & lucky!      May-18-13 Domdaniel chessforum    ...      May-15-13 Annie K. chessforum    dakgootje: I thought Carlsen was quite overvalued actually. Had him winning down as only slightly favorite - perhaps 55% or something. Sooo with only slightly over half the times him being expected to win, I thought there was some massive value there. And there undoubtedly was. Even with ...      May-03-13 chessgames.com chessforum    dakgootje: Insomuch that politics consists of deaf man screaming at each other.      Apr-22-13 Chessgames Bookie chessforum    dakgootje: <ALERT> It appears round 2 of Alekhine Memorial started just now [aka: 1 hour pre chessbookie closing] .      Apr-05-13 technical draw chessforum    dakgootje: <Yes, there is fluctuation. Usually in the morning real, easing up during the day, and bad at night. So I take the antipsy (zyprexa) in the late evening. And also day to day fluctuation .> At least that's good news. Alzheimer's tends to be more stable and slowly progressive;      Mar-11-13 playground player chessforum    dakgootje: As are all of Miyazaki's other films :) Came across his works several years ago - and I must say it was quite an eye-opener. Really shows the quality of anime isn't in the animation, but in the story. I remember a French animation of a shadow-play. I didn't understand half of it ...

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 100 OF 126 ·  Later Kibitzing> Aug-17-12    brankat: Which will give You a good reason to have two parties! Aug-17-12    brankat: Done! Time to pop a champagne bottle :-) Congratulations!!! Aug-17-12    dakgootje: Thanks! I'd like to thank everyone who ever posted in my forum for making this happen. I couldn't have done it without you! Well, I could have.. but that would've been extremely boring. Aug-17-12    Everyone: Not at all! :-) Aug-17-12    SwitchingQuylthulg: <dakkie> Congratulations! Your first 100 is always extra-special :) <brankat: Congratulations!!!> Thanks :) Aug-17-12    brankat: Now I'm waiting for <NOBODY> to say "Thanks", too :-) Aug-17-12    SwitchingQuylthulg: I doubt <N0B0DY> is either of me, though I'm sure you know all about old socks slipping behind the drawer or getting lost in the laundry, so I can't be completely sure... ;-) Aug-17-12    N0B0DY: knows, but me. ;-) Aug-17-12    dakgootje: <I doubt <N0B0DY> is either of me, though I'm sure you know all about old socks slipping behind the drawer or getting lost in the laundry, so I can't be completely sure... ;-)> Which is why I don't use socks. Much too much of a hassle getting them and putting them on. Anyway, everyone is someone and no-one is a nobody - as they say. Which just proves one can't ever have enough socks. Aug-17-12    hms123: <dak> There's an old saying in politics: < You can't beat User: somebody with User: nobody> Aug-17-12    dakgootje: However, you can beat everyone, when your shtick is big enough :) Aug-18-12    Everyone: <dak> Please don't hurt <everyone>! Aug-18-12    brankat: 1 Day! Aug-18-12    SwitchingQuylthulg: <dakkie> Have a look at brankat chessforum :-) Aug-18-12    dakgootje: <Everyone: <dak> Please don't hurt <everyone>!> I won't! Way too much work - and occasionally everyone hits back. -- <1 Day!> At the time of writing this message actually minus 4 minutes! ;) Aug-18-12    SwitchingQuylthulg: <dakkie> Happy birthnight :) Aug-18-12    Annie K.: Has birthday? Happy Birthday, <dakkie>! :) Aug-18-12    hms123: <dak> I didn't think you were old enough to have birthdays. Apparently others think you are. Happy Birthday! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-28... Aug-18-12    dakgootje: Thank me <SQ> and thank you <Annie> :) -- Went fast, last year. Very fast. But it was a good year. :) Aug-18-12    dakgootje: Thanks! < I didn't think you were old enough to have birthdays. > Yeah, bit of a tradition it seems. It was my birthday last year - so it follows I should have it this year again. Although some alter-ego of mine has several every year. -- Also, I didn't know you sang in a band! Awesome; you must have a lot of spare times in spite of all your lawyer-commitments. Aug-18-12    hms123: <dak> I use a version of the Santa Claus method. I assign myself very small probabilities of doing each of my many tasks so that in the end I don't have to do anything at all. The result: time is on my side, yes it is, yes it is. Aug-19-12    brankat: Happy Birthday Dakkie! Have a great day my friend! Aug-19-12    brankat: <,..you must have a lot of spare times in spite of all your lawyer-commitments.> Lawyers don't have any commitments. That's why they are lawyers. They commit others :-) Aug-19-12    dakgootje: <H> That is very smart indeed. It is clear you are closely related to Switch - as also indicated by hat-style. -- <B> Thanks! Fine day today - although excessively hot. The type of hot when you start sweating as soon as you begin thinking about moving at some point later in the day. Flights of birds crashed out of the sky, on the BBQ to cool down a bit. Aug-19-12    technical draw: <dak> Whoa, you're in first place, cool! Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 126) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 100 OF 126 ·  Later Kibitzing>		Advertise on Chessgames.com

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