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Lone Pine Open (1981) 11th Louis D Statham Tournament Lone Pine, California March 29-April 8 The Lone Pine tournament was doing well, but Mr. Louis D Statham was not. Suffering from a degenerative back disease, he was too ill to sponsor the event in 1982 and died the next year. Tournament Director Isaac Kashdan also suffered a debilitating stroke in 1982, so the 1981 edition turned out to be the last in the series. Perhaps it's just as well that Lone Pine went out strongly, drawing sixty-one players. It was won by Viktor Korchnoi, who put all that silly Swiss Gambit gossip to rest by sprinting to the front and staying there, camping out on board one the entire tournament. Even more significantly, and perhaps the most lasting legacy of the event, was the first sign that the Soviet Union's boycott toward Korchnoi was melting, as Soviet grandmasters Artur Yusupov and Oleg Romanishin participated with Korchnoi in an individual tournament. Korchnoi won his first three games before drawing with Bent Larsen in round four, but that was a strange round: 20 of the 30 games were drawn. It got so bad that Ian Wells, originally given a bye, later played a makeup game--and drew. That slip allowed Kamran Shirazi to catch Korchnoi at 3.5, but the grandmaster took care of that little detail in round 5 and was never caught thereafter. Yasser Seirawan gave it a good shot; after a first-round draw he duplicated Korchnoi's results the rest of the way but could never make up that half-point. The last round saw Korchnoi leading with 6.5, with Seirawan, Gennady Sosonko and Svetozar Gligoric at 6.0. However, the leaders all settled for quick draws, leaving the position at the top undisturbed. This version of the crosstable allows colors in each game to be determined. If the result (W, L, D) comes first, the player had White. If the result follows the opponent's number, the player had Black. For example, Korchnoi's first three results are win with White vs. #37, win with Black vs. #40, win with White vs. #07. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 01 Viktor Korchnoi W37 40W W07 15D W16 06D W05 02D D03 7.0 02 Yasser Seirawan D26 50W W30 25D W08 15D W06 D01 04D 6.5 03 Gennady Sosonko 48D W21 41D D40 10D W26 28W W13 01D 6.5 04 Svetozar Gligoric W57 53D D27 30W D25 16D W40 15W D02 6.5 05 Artur Yusupov 21D W49 17D D10 33W W31 01L W16 06D 6.0 06 Larry Christiansen 58W W42 D15 35D W18 D01 02L 25W D05 6.0 07 James Tarjan 14W D17 01L D33 48D W23 31W W20 13D 6.0 08 Helmut Pfleger D50 26W W51 D13 02L 27D W36 18D W16 6.0 09 Bozidar Ivanovic 29L W45 42W D17 23W D13 16L W28 19W 6.0 10 Ron W Henley L15 60W W46 05D D03 18L W17 40W W22 6.0 11 Daniel Campora D16 51L D14 34D W53 17D W39 29W W15 6.0 12 Lev Alburt W24 30L W44 16L L28 50W W27 26W W18 6.0 13 Oleg Romanishin W28 38W D35 08D D15 09D W25 03L D07 5.5 14 Michael Wilder L07 32D 11D D46 49W W33 19L 30W W25 5.5 15 Bent Larsen W10 W33 06D D01 13D D02 35W L04 11L 5.0 16 Kamran Shirazi 11D W55 20W W12 01L D04 W09 05L 08L 5.0 17 Sergey Kudrin W32 07D D05 09D 31L D11 10L W55 W40 5.0 18 Hans Ree 49D W48 29W D19 06L W10 20D D08 12L 5.0 19 William James Lombardy W39 27D W53 18D D35 25L W14 22D L09 5.0 20 Leonid Shamkovich W34 43D L16 53W W38 35D D18 07L D24 5.0 21 Boris Markovich Kogan D05 03L D32 52D D51 44W 41D W31 23D 5.0 22 Yehuda Gruenfeld 42L W58 24D D29 39D W48 43W D19 10L 5.0 23 Lev Gutman L44 52D W50 51W L09 07L W54 36W D21 5.0 24 Gudmundur Sigurjonsson 12L W59 D22 44D 36L W51 32D W41 20D 5.0 25 Anatoly Lein 45W D29 43W D02 04D W19 13L L06 14L 4.5 26 Igor Vasilievich Ivanov 02D L08 55W W43 41D 03L W38 L12 35D 4.5 27 John William Donaldson 31W D19 04D D41 40D D08 12L D33 D38 4.5 28 John Fedorowicz 13L D36 49D W54 12W W41 L03 09L D34 4.5 29 Karl Burger W09 25D L18 22D W30 40L W37 L11 41D 4.5 30 Peter Biyiasas 59W W12 02L L04 29L D34 45W L14 49W 4.5 31 Andrew Soltis L27 39W W57 38D W17 05L L07 21L W54 4.5 32 Borislav Ivkov 17L D14 21D D42 W44 36D D24 34D D37 4.5 33 Vladimir Mikhailovich Liberzon W60 15L W34 07D L05 14L W52 27D D39 4.5 34 Johann Hjartarson 20L W47 33L D11 D37 30D 48W D32 28D 4.5 35 Pal Benko 54W W61 13D D06 19D D20 L15 39L D26 4.5 36 Vincent McCambridge L40 28D D56 57W W24 D32 08L L23 48W 4.5 37 Arthur Bisguier 01L L54 45W D49 34D W42 29L W50 32D 4.5 38 Jon Loftur Arnason 46W L13 61W D31 20L D39 26L W43 27D 4.5 39 Vitaly F Zaltsman 19L L31 59W W61 D22 38D 11L W35 33D 4.5 40 Ivars Dahlberg 36W L01 54W 03D D27 W29 04L L10 17L 4.0 41 Samuel Reshevsky W52 44D D03 27D D26 28L D21 24L D29 4.0 42 John A Grefe W22 06L L09 32D D52 37L D56 W59 D45 4.0 43 Michael A Brooks 47W D20 L25 26L W58 56W L22 38L 55D 4.0 44 Jay E Whitehead 23W D41 12L D24 32L L21 55L Bye W61 4.0 45 Joel Benjamin L25 09L L37 50D Bye 59W L30 58W 42D 4.0 46 Perry Youngworth L38 Bye 10L 14D L56 57D L50 60W W59 4.0 47 Adam Kuligowski L43 34L D58 56D L59 Bye 49D 52D W57 4.0 48 John L Watson D03 18L D52 60W D07 22L L34 51W L36 3.5 49 Victor J Frias Pablaza D18 05L D28 37D L14 58W D47 56D L30 3.5 50 Nick DeFirmian 08D L02 23L D45 61W L12 46W 37L D56 3.5 51 Douglas Root 55D W11 08L L23 21D 24L D57 L48 Bye 3.5 52 Joseph M Bradford 41L D23 48D D21 42D D55 33L D47 53D 3.5 53 Jean Hebert 56W D04 19L L20 11L L54 Bye 57D D52 3.5 54 Nigel Rodney Davies L35 37W L40 28L D57 53W 23L W61 31L 3.5 55 John A Peters D51 16L L26 58L W60 52D W44 17L D43 3.5 56 Roman Dzindzichashvili L53 57L 36D D47 46W L43 42D D49 50D 3.5 57 Dimitri Gurevich 04L W56 31L L36 54D D46 51D D53 47L 3.0 58 David J Strauss L06 22L 47D W55 43L L49 61W L45 D60 3.0 59 Ian Duncan Wells L30 24L L39 61D 47W L45 W60 42L 46L 2.5 60 Robert M Sulman 33L L10 Bye L48 55L D61 59L L46 58D 2.0 61 James A Thinnsen D59 35L L38 39L L50 60D L58 54L 44L 1.0 Cross-round pairing: #61 Thinnsen (bye in rd.1) drew with #59 Wells (bye in rd.4) In compensation for the lack of a complete prize list, here are the 252 players who made the trek to Lone Pine. Walter Browne holds the record with 10 (out of 11), followed by Arthur Bisguier, Larry Christiansen, and John Grefe with 9. Abbott, William (1) 1971 Alburt, Lev (2) 1980, 1981 Anderson, Robert (1) 1971 Angantysson, Haukur (1) 1978 Arnason, Asgeir Thor (1) 1978 Arnason, Jon Loftur (2) 1980, 1981 Avery, Robert (1) 1971 Ayyar, Rajan (1) 1979 Baczynskyj, Boris (1) 1976 Balashov, Yuri (2) 1977, 1980 Balinas Jr., Rosendo Carreon (2) 1978, 1979 Balshan, Amikan (1) 1978 Barle, Janez (1) 1979 Barnes, Craig (5) 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 Baroudi, Ziad (1) 1973 Batchelder, William (1) 1973 Beckman, Kenneth Frey (3) 1974, 1976, 1977 Benjamin, Joel (3) 1979, 1980, 1981 Benko, Pal (7) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 Berner, George von (1) 1972 Berry, David A (4) 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 Berry, Jonathan (1) 1974 Bilek, Istvan (1) 1975 Bills, William A (1) 1971 Binet Tapaszto, Laszlo (1) 1972 Bisguier, Arthur (9) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Biyiasas, Peter (8) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Blocker, Calvin (1) 1979 Blumenfeld, Rudy (1) 1976 Bogdanovic, Rajko (1) 1978 Bohm, Hans (2) 1978, 1979 Bradford, Joseph M (2) 1979, 1981 Brandts, Paul (2) 1972, 1973 Brasket, Curt Justin (6) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978 Brent, Richard (1) 1971 Brooks, Michael A (1) 1981 Browne, Walter Shawn (10) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 Brummer, David (1) 1976 Burger, Karl (1) 1981 Burns, Robert (1) 1974 Burstow, John (1) 1974 Campora, Daniel (1) 1981 Celorio, Eduardo Jesus (1) 1974 Chandler, Murray (1) 1979 Christiansen, Larry (9) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Cleghorn, Peter (5) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977 Commons, Kim S (6) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 Costa, Marcos (1) 1972 Coudari, Camille (1) 1978 Csom, Istvan (1) 1975 Dahlberg, Ivars (1) 1981 Dake, Arthur William (5) 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 Damjanovic, Mato (1) 1975 Davidson, Charles (1) 1972 Davies, Nigel Rodney (1) 1981 Day. Lawrence (3) 1975, 1977, 1979 Dean, Donald (1) 1971 DeFirmian, Nick (4) 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981 Denker, Arnold (7) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 Diesen, Mark (4) 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979 Dobrich, Walter (1) 1974 Donaldson, John William (2) 1978, 1981 Dzindzichashvili, Roman (2) 1980, 1981 Erlingsson, Jonas Petur (1) 1978 Ermenkov, Evgenij (1) 1980 Ervin, Roy C (8) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 Evans, Larry D (1) 1976 Evans, Larry Melvyn (7) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978 Fauber, Richard E (1) 1974 Fedorowicz, John (6) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Filguth, Rubens A (1) 1978 Fischheimer, Daniel (1) 1971 Fitzgerald, Kenneth (2) 1973, 1974 Flacco, Rick (1) 1972 Forintos, Gyozo (2) 1975, 1976 Forman, Gary R (1) 1971 Formanek, Edward W (6) 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Frankle, Jonathan (1) 1974 Frias Pablaza, Victor J (2) 1980, 1981 Fritzinger, Dennis (3) 1972, 1973, 1976 Fulkerson, Greg (1) 1971 Gaprindashvili, Nona (1) 1977 Garcia, Gildardo (1) 1978 Geller, Efim (1) 1980 Gheorghiu, Florin (5) 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980 Ghizdavi, Dumitru (1) 1975 Gilden, Lawrence C (3) 1972, 1973, 1974 Ginsburg, Mark (1) 1980 Gligoric, Svetozar (6) 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981 Goichberg, William (3) 1972, 1973, 1974 Goodman, David Simon Charles (1) 1977 Grefe, John A (9) 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 Gross, Ronald Joseph (3) 1971, 1973, 1974 Gruchacz, Robert (2) 1976, 1978 Gruenfeld, Yehuda (2) 1979, 1981 Gurevich, Dimitri (1) 1981 Gutman, Lev (1) 1981 Hanken, Jerome B (1) 1973 Harmon, Clark R (1) 1973 Hay, Trevor (1) 1972 Hebert, Jean (1) 1981 Henley, Ron W (5) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981 Hjartarson, Johann (1) 1981 Hook, William (1) 1973 Hort, Vlastimil (1) 1979 Ivanov, Igor Vasilievich (1) 1981 Ivanovic, Bozidar (2) 1980, 1981 Ivkov, Borislav (1) 1981 Jacobs, John N (1) 1974 Janosevic, Dragoljub (2) 1978, 1979 Jones, C Bill (4) 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976 Kaplan, Julio P (4) 1974, 1977, 1979 1980 Karklins, Andrew (5) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Kaufman, Larry (2) 1974, 1980 Kavalek, Lubomir (1) 1973 Klein, Robert (1) 1971 Kogan, Boris Markovich (1) 1981 Koploy, Paul (1) 1972 Korchnoi, Viktor (2) 1979, 1981 Krystall, Dan (1) 1974 Kudrin, Sergey (1) 1981 Kuligowski, Adam (1) 1981 Kushnir, Alla (1) 1975 Larsen, Bent (4) 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Lein, Anatoly (5) 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Lengyel, Levente (1) 1974 Levy, David Neil Lawrence (1) 1975 Levy, Louis (1) 1974 Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovich (4) 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981 Ligterink, Gert (2) 1978, 1979 Loftsson, Julius H (5) 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978 Lombardy, William James (4) 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 Maffeo, Nick (1) 1974 Manetti, Peter (1) 1972 Marchand, Erich Watkinson (1) 1971 Martinovsky, Eugene (6) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974,1976, 1977 Martz, William E (6) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977 Matera, Salvatore (1) 1979 Mayer, Harry (1) 1971 McCambridge, Vincent (3) 1977, 1979, 1981 McCormick, James (2) 1971, 1973 Mengarini, Ariel (2) 1971, 1973 Mestel, Andrew Jonathan (1) 1978 Mestrovic, Zvonimir (1) 1978 Meyer, Eugene (2) 1977, 1978 Meyers, Jerald (1) 1976 Michaelides, Evan (1) 1980 Middleton, Ervin (1) 1973 Miles, Anthony (5) 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980 Morris, Walter D (2) 1978, 1979 Najdorf, Miguel (1) 1976 Nelson, Keith (1) 1974 Neto, Jaime Sunye (2) 1977, 1978 Newbold, Robert (2) 1971, 1974 Nickoloff, Bryon (1) 1977 Nikolic, Stanimir (1) 1979 Odendahl, Steven M (3) 1978, 1979, 1980 Olafsson, Helgi (3) 1977, 1978, 1979 Ostojic, Predag (1) 1979 Pachman, Ludek (1) 1979 Palermo, Carlos Garcia (2) 1977, 1978 Panno, Oscar (5) 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 Paolozzi, Marcos (1) 1979 Parr, David (1) 1975 Peters, John A (6) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Petrosian, Tigran Vartanovich (2) 1976, 1978 Petursson, Margeir (3) 1978, 1979, 1980 Pfleger, Helmut (1) 1981 Pilnik, Herman (1) 1975 Pollowitz, Michael (1) 1972 Polugaevsky, Lev (1) 1978 Portisch, Lajos (1) 1978 Pupols, Viktors (2) 1974, 1976 Quinteros, Miguel (5) 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980 Raicevic, Vladimir (1) 1980 Rajkovic, Dusan (2) 1979, 1980 Ramirez, Gilbert (1) 1972 Ree, Hans (3) 1978, 1979, 1981 Regan, Kenneth (1) 1977 Remlinger, Larry (1) 1973 Reshevsky, Samuel (6) 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Reynolds, David (1) 1973 Rigo, Janos (1) 1979 Rind, Bruce (2) 1979, 1980 Robatsch, Karl (1) 1975 Rodriguez, Ruben (1) 1974 Rogoff, Kenneth (2) 1976, 1978 Rohde, Michael (4) 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 Romanishin, Oleg (1) 1981 Root, Douglas (3) 1979, 1980, 1981 Rossetto, Hector Decio (1) 1975 Rubin, Sidney J (1) 1971 Sahovic, Dragutin (3) 1977, 1978, 1979 Saidy, Anthony (3) 1972, 1974, 1976 Savage, Allan George (2) 1972, 1973 Schmid, Lothar (1) 1975 Seirawan, Yasser (5) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 Shamkovich, Leonid Abramovich (7) 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Sherwin, James T (1) 1976 Shipman, Walter (1) 1973 Shirazi, Kamran (2) 1979, 1981 Shuey, Paul (1) 1971 Sigurjonsson, Gudmundur (3) 1975, 1979, 1981 Silman, Jeremy (3) 1975, 1976, 1979 Simms, Gary (1) 1971 Sisniega, Marcel (1) 1976 Smyslov, Vasily (1) 1976 Soltis, Andrew (2) 1979, 1981 Sosonko, Gennady (2) 1979, 1981 Speelman, Jonathan (1) 1978 Stean, Michael (1) 1978 Stone, Jeff (1) 1974 Stoutenborough, Ross (3) 1971, 1972, 1973 Strauss, David J (6) 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981 Street, Frank (1) 1976 Sullivan, Martin (1) 1973 Sulman, Robert M (1) 1981 Sutherland, Don C (1) 1974 Suttles, Duncan (1) 1975 Szabo, Laszlo (2) 1973, 1977 Tarjan, James (8) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 Taulbut, Shaun M (1) 1978 Taylor, Timothy (3) 1974, 1976, 1978 Thibault, James E (1) 1979 Thinnsen, James A (1) 1981 Thornally, Frank (3) 1973, 1974, 1976 Timman, Jan (1) 1978 Tisdall, Jonathan D (3) 1975, 1976, 1977 Torre, Eugenio (2) 1975, 1980 Van der Sterren, Paul (2) 1978, 1979 Van der Wiel, John (1) 1979 Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius (2) 1978, 1979 Verduga, Denis (2) 1977, 1978 Vranesic, Dr. Zvonko (1) 1975 Waterman, Dennis (6) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 Watson, John L (3) 1976, 1979, 1981 Weber, John (1) 1972 Weinberger, Tibor (2) 1973, 1976 Weinstein, Norman (6) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Wells, Ian Duncan (1) 1981 Westerinen, Heikki M J (1) 1978 Whitehead, Jay E (5) 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Whitehead, Paul (2) 1978, 1979 Wilcox, Rex (1) 1973 Wilder, Michael (3) 1979, 1980, 1981 Winslow, Elliott C (1) 1974 Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham (1) 1975 Youngworth, Perry (4) 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Yusupov, Artur (1) 1981 Zaltsman, Vitaly F (4) 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Zlotnikov, Mikhail (1) 1979 Zuckerman, Bernard (1) 1973 Thus endeth our little jaunt through the world of Lone Pine. If you know of some errors, particularly in the dates rounds were played, please leave a note in the Biographer Bistro. Otherwise, enjoy! PREVIOUS: Lone Pine (1980) Original collection: Game Collection: Lone Pine 1981, by User: Phony Benoni.  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 271  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Alburt vs G Sigurjonsson   1-0 61 1981 Lone Pine Open A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 2. Shamkovich vs Hjartarson 1-0 23 1981 Lone Pine Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. R Henley vs Larsen 0-1 48 1981 Lone Pine Open E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 4. Benjamin vs A Lein   0-1 39 1981 Lone Pine Open B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation 5. Korchnoi vs Bisguier 1-0 45 1981 Lone Pine Open D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 6. N Davies vs Benko   0-1 62 1981 Lone Pine Open C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 7. H Pfleger vs de Firmian   ½-½ 66 1981 Lone Pine Open A30 English, Symmetrical 8. Dzindzichashvili vs J Hebert   0-1 35 1981 Lone Pine Open E60 King's Indian Defense 9. Romanishin vs Fedorowicz 1-0 54 1981 Lone Pine Open A07 King's Indian Attack 10. Gligoric vs D Gurevich   1-0 43 1981 Lone Pine Open A57 Benko Gambit 11. Seirawan vs I Ivanov   ½-½ 68 1981 Lone Pine Open D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 12. Kudrin vs Ivkov 1-0 36 1981 Lone Pine Open C55 Two Knights Defense 13. K Burger vs B Ivanovic   1-0 39 1981 Lone Pine Open A04 Reti Opening 14. D J Strauss vs L Christiansen   0-1 28 1981 Lone Pine Open A04 Reti Opening 15. Lombardy vs V Zaltsman 1-0 45 1981 Lone Pine Open B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 16. D H Campora vs K Shirazi ½-½ 59 1981 Lone Pine Open B69 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6 17. J L Watson vs Sosonko   ½-½ 18 1981 Lone Pine Open A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 18. M Wilder vs Tarjan 0-1 47 1981 Lone Pine Open E12 Queen's Indian 19. A Kuligowski vs M Brooks   0-1 46 1981 Lone Pine Open E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation 20. B M Kogan vs Yusupov   ½-½ 26 1981 Lone Pine Open A46 Queen's Pawn Game 21. V Frias Pablaza vs H Ree   ½-½ 51 1981 Lone Pine Open B83 Sicilian 22. J Grefe vs Y Gruenfeld   1-0 43 1981 Lone Pine Open B22 Sicilian, Alapin 23. L Gutman vs J Whitehead   0-1 73 1981 Lone Pine Open E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation 24. V Liberzon vs R Sulman   1-0 29 1981 Lone Pine Open C03 French, Tarrasch 25. V McCambridge vs I A Dahlberg   0-1 19 1981 Lone Pine Open A07 King's Indian Attack  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 271    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Nov-03-13    Wyatt Gwyon: Major props for putting this tournament collection and write up together. Apr-18-15    offramp: Did any of the players go to visit the pine? Apr-18-15    Jim Bartle: Nice work! Apr-18-15    Dr. Overlord: In the Lone Pint tournament the players were allowed to drink beer. But only one pint. Apr-19-15    Jim Bartle: The next town is Big Pine. How much could they drink there? Apr-19-15    Phony Benoni: A quart. Mar-24-17    thegoodanarchist: ,<offramp> I think they merely pined for a visit NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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