User Profile: hms123

hms123
Member since Dec-13-07

Welcome, all! This is the place for frivolous commentary, serious commentary, and cogent discussion.
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My favorite wines:
Matted Elk (red), March 2012
Matted Elk (red), April 2012
Matted Elk (red), May 2012
Matted Elk (red), June 2012 (limited bottling, no longer available)
Matted Elk (red), July 2012
I am looking forward to the release of the August 2012 vintage.
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Work, the what's-its-name of the thingummy and the thing-um-a-bob of the what d'you-call-it. (P. G. Wodehouse)
You have to bring some funk to get some. You can't just walk in a place and expect to get some funk. If you ain't bring no funk, then you can't get no funk..Another thing is, you can't fake the funk or your nose will grow. (Bootsy Collins)
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base. (Dave Barry)
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Here's an article that I wrote:
<Chess Life, August, 2011, <<Brave New World: Human Intuition and Computer-assisted Chess>>, see pages 32-35>
http://content.yudu.com/A1t744/Ches...
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These are links that I find useful:
1. <<<New Search Feature instructions>>> chessgames.com chessforum
2. <<<Wiki info on FEN notation>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsyt...
3. <<<Fen Help>>> FEN Help Page
4. <<<FEN Reverser>>> http://www.zbestvalue.com/ChessFENR...
5. <<<Zip File Archive>>> Zipfile Archive
6. <<Jan van Reek's site:>> http://www.endgame.nl/
7. <<ICCF Archives:>> http://www.iccf.com
8. <<iPad shortcuts:>> hms123 chessforum
9. <<pgn4web quickstart:>> Pgn4web Quickstart
10. <<change password:>> http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chan...
11. <<Internet Archives WayBackMachine:>> http://wayback.archive.org/web/
12. <<Avatar sizer>> http://www.shrinkpictures.com/creat...
13. <<K+B+N vs K:>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWZ7...
14. <<Collection to check out:>> Game Collection: They were surprised
15. <<Puzzles:>> http://www.wtharvey.com/
16. <<kingscrusher's video spreadsheet>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...
17. <<chess.ok online opening book:>> http://chessok.com/?page_id=352
18. <<PGN reader:>> http://www.caissa.com/chess-tools/p...
19. <<Time zones:>> http://24timezones.com/
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<<<Caissar Awards>>>
Thanks to User: wannabe for running the contest, and to everyone who voted for me or for any of the other fine nominees.
<<2008 Caissar Award winner for <most helpful>. (shared with User: brankat)>>
<<2009 Caissar Award winner for <most constructive kibitzer>.>>
<<2011 Caissar Award winner for <most helpful>.>>
<<2012 Caissar Award winner for <most helpful>.>>
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For your amusement:
1. <<My Favorite Player <Lauren S Hwang and her best gameL S Hwang vs H Kim, 2005>>>

2. <<My favorite annotated game: <Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927

>> Click here to see hms123's game collections.

   Current net-worth: -109 chessbucks
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   hms123 has kibitzed 11703 times to chessgames [more...]

   May-25-13 playground player chessforum

hms123: <pgp> I understand, and I certainly don't mean to be critical of an artistic choice by the author (that's you). As a reader, I make certain choices as well. I don't think I am your primary audience anyway. Nonetheless, I can still appreciate the work, and talent, that it takes

   May-25-13 Team White vs Team Black, 2013
   May-24-13 hms123 chessforum

hms123: <EA> I have the book and have worked through some of it, but not enough yet to have a judgment. I have liked what I have seen so far. It has great reviews. I have a tendency to buy books faster than I can work through them. I get distracted easily.

   May-18-13 N Grandadam vs M Parligras, 2012

hms123: <Xeroxx> Easy. You just have to score three <Eve Norms>.

   May-18-13 Domdaniel chessforum

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   May-16-13 Nakamura vs S Benen, 2003

hms123: <Fiona Macleod> He was only 15 at the time.

   May-13-13 Louis F Stumpers

hms123: You can try here (no solution is given): http://www.smart-kit.com/games/game2/

   May-12-13 Annie K. chessforum

hms123: <Annie> Yes, you were pretty far ahead for most of the game.

   May-10-13 scormus chessforum

hms123: <morfishine> Anything for a friend. ;-)

   May-10-13 Karjakin vs Wang Hao, 2013

hms123: <chessdgc2> If Black takes e.p., then Rf1 wins the bishop.

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Sprezzatura spoken here

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Sep-19-12		hms123: <Expendable Asset> < Why is the Earth round?> Because it came into existence before Apple filed a patent claim.

Sep-19-12		playground player: <hms123> As you count the days to your retirement, I am shocked to realize that not once have I exhorted you to enhance your pleasure in life by reading <my> books. What was I thinking, steering you toward Freddy the Pig? It'll be Rick Brant Electronic Adventures next, or even The Borrowers. These are all wonderful books; but forget I ever mentioned them, and order mine instead.

Sep-19-12		Fusilli: 21!!!! And it will be 20 tomorrow!!!!

Sep-19-12		dakgootje: I guess I'll have to think of new statistically related questions in the near future - or you might start missing it!

Sep-19-12		hms123: <pgp> I have read <The Borrowers>. I tend not to read anything more serious than murder mysteries and children's literature.

Sep-19-12		hms123: <dak> Don't worry. I will spend my time calculating how many combinations of dishes I can order off the menu at my local restaurants.

Sep-19-12		Expendable Asset: <hms123> So who owns the patent to the Earth's shape?

Sep-19-12		hms123: <Expendable Asset> The earth is old enough to be in the public domain.

Sep-19-12		Boomie: The patent is currently worthless as the Earth is in very bad shape.

Sep-19-12		Expendable Asset: And I thought the Atoms family owned it....

Sep-19-12		Travis Bickle: <Expendable Asset: <hms123> So who owns the patent to the Earth's shape?> Google.

Sep-19-12		Travis Bickle: Hey H here's a song you can play over the next few weeks that tells your life story! In two versions so you won't get bored. Maybe on your last day of class you can sing this to your students in the school auditorium. ; P http://youtu.be/twExUKaDvIg http://youtu.be/OlKJ-0bnxdA

Sep-20-12		hms123: <Travis> Thanks. Both versions are excellent, but Sinatra's phrasing edges out EP's astounding voice.

Sep-20-12		playground player: <hms123> Where did you get the idea my books are "serious"? If there's one thing I flee from like it was fire-breathing ghoul head-hunters, it's Serious Mainstream Literature.I'll go miles out of my way to avoid it. Shoulda known you've already read The Borrowers, though.

Sep-20-12		Expendable Asset: <Travis Bickle: <Expendable Asset: <hms123> So who owns the patent to the Earth's shape?> Google.> Google is a multibillion-years-young product of Earth's environment; it does not own the patent to the Earth's shape.

Sep-20-12		hms123: <Travis> <<So who owns the patent to the Earth's shape?> Google.> heh

Sep-20-12		Travis Bickle: Yes H, they thought it would be a good investment. ; P

Sep-21-12		LoveThatJoker: <hms123> May I send you something via e-mail? LTJ

Sep-21-12		hms123: Washington dc

Sep-21-12		LoveThatJoker: <hms123> Just logged in! Got it! LTJ

Sep-21-12		rapidcitychess: <hms> Heh, did you just use the old "travel destination" trick?

Sep-21-12		rapidcitychess: Orlando, Florida

Sep-21-12		hms123: <rapidcitychess> Of course. It works on most except for those who know it. ;-)

Sep-21-12		rapidcitychess: <hms123> Well, with a quick "search kibitzing" on "quack", and some reading through forums, you figure that out easily.

Sep-21-12		hms123: <rapidcitychess> Not every one is so clever. I am not surprised that you are.

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