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Kenneth McDonald vs Justin Perkins
Internet Section 14-B (2003), Dos Hermanas, rd 6, Mar-14
English Opening: The Whale (C20)  ·  1-0

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May-17-07
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  Joshka: What's this opening ..the "Whale"??...is it really good for white?...I have an adjourned game on ICC that if I play 3.d3 we could get into the whales mouth!:-)
Jul-17-20
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  fredthebear: Old McDonald had a whale of a time with this opening; 4-0 in the database. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...
Jul-17-20
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  perfidious: Wonder whether McDonald ever ran into Cap'n Ahab, or his Jonah.....
Jul-18-20
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  fredthebear: "The Whale"

Herman Melville (1819-1891) https://americanliterature.com/auth... finished his American masterpiece "Moby Dick" in 1851. It is dedicated to fellow author Nathaniel Hawthorne, who influenced the narrative. Moby Dick is generally regarded as Melville’s magnum opus and one of the greatest American novels. It has 1,900 reviews on Amazon books. https://www.amazon.com/Moby-Dick-Wh...

The fictional novel is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that on the ship's previous voyage bit off Ahab's leg at the knee. After the ship sails it becomes clear that Captain Ahab is bent on revenge and he intends to get Moby Dick. The eventual encounter with Moby Dick brings a tragic end to the affair.

This novel was first published as "The Whale" in London, then as "Moby-Dick" in New York, both in 1851. It was a commercial failure with mixed reviews; it's acclaim did not rise until after Melville's death. In fact, Melville was unable to sustain a living as a writer, although he kept writing, mostly poetry.

At 135 chapters (https://americanliterature.com/auth...), it is fair to say that FTB has not read such a monster. However, after the misses goes to bed, FTB occasionally enjoys a re-run of the movie version starring Gregory Peck (directed by John Huston with a screenplay by Huston and Ray Bradbury) in the background while replaying chess games. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049513/

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