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| Sep-05-11 | | Strongest Force: Mr P, I forgot GM IG was from up there. I got to know him when he went to NYU. |
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Sep-05-11
 | | chancho: <perfidious> I saw David Griego once.
(I think it was in 1992)
He was wearing a Ramones T-shirt that looked tattered.
Someone told me some years ago that his knowledge of the openings was encyclopedic. |
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Sep-05-11
 | | perfidious: <chancho> That Ramones tee for Griego was a staple, well before 1992. He had an excellent memory to go with his talent and was a strong rapid player (no surprise there). <SF> First time I met Ilya was in 1982, at ten, but even then he could play, and progressed quickly. |
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| Mar-07-14 | | Caissanist: Warning to anybody who clicks on the link given by Whiteshark above: the Chessville site died about a year ago, and clicking on his link will take you to a page saying you need to update Adobe Flash, click OK to continue. This will probably infect your computer with malware (my copy of Flash is current). |
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| Apr-26-14 | | zanzibar: I added two games between Wolff and Rizzitano from 1984. Neither has been added. I wonder why not? In 1984 Rizzitano was playing Bent Larsen, while Wolff played Gary Kasparov. Seems to me that qualifies any game between the two of them as being worthy of inclusion on <CG>. * * * *
<Caissanist> All chessville links are now stale. That's a shame, since it had a lot of good content. But that's life on the internet... links go stale. When you encounter a stale link like that the first place to go is to the Internet Wayback site - where you can search on the old url (i.e. the one quoted by <whiteshark>). Generally you'll find a backup copy. Be aware, you won't get all (or any) of the graphics, or the downloads, etc that the old site provided. But you will get the text from the old HTML page. So, for example:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130110... |
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Apr-26-14
| | perfidious: <zanzibar> Was one of them the decisive game from the '84 Mass Open, a 6.Bg5 Najdorf, won by Patrick? In spring 1984, Wolff was ~2325 and Rizzitano had long been 2500, as I noted above. Any games between them, including one published in Informator 36 from the previous fall (win for Jim in a Classical Pirc), seem worthwhile. |
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| Apr-26-14 | | zanzibar: <perfidious> you're preaching to the choir! Both are Wolf-Rizzitano playing Najdorfs, and indeed, the 2nd game is Mass Open with 6.Bg5 e6 (B99)(the first is RI State ch 1984 also with 6.Bg5 Nc6 (B60)). The games are given as 2365-2485 and 2365-2535 by Chess Horizons. At the back the FIDE ELO for Rizzitano is 2405, putting him in the top-50 for the US. |
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Apr-26-14
| | perfidious: <zanzibar> Not sure what you meant by that, for I had no idea what sources you use. |
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| Apr-26-14 | | zanzibar: I not sure that I know which that that you're referring to! I guess it's the last paragraph with the user's USCF ratings, maybe? Both games are Wolf-Rizzitano, and the player's ratings were as given. Apparently Rizzitano was on a hot streak. The source? <Chess Horizons Aug-Sept 1984>, the regional NE (New England) chess periodical. I thought you were from the region! The source really is Patrick Wolff himself, he wrote the article (and it's too bad I didn't include his [sometimes errant] notes on <CG>). Exact refs can be found in my <CG Submission Edition> collection: Game Collection: Submission Edition |
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| Jan-18-15 | | Caissanist: A few epigrams from Rizzitano's book, mentioned in the old Chessville review: The only way to know what to study is to begin by studying your own games… Every game should be viewed as an opportunity to learn from your mistakes and as a mental reminder to avoid repeating these errors in the future… Accurate calculation is the single most important skill in chess… Sometimes the best plan in an inferior position is to do absolutely nothing… Piece activity is the solution to many problems in chess… Excerpt from the book at Chess Cafe:
https://web.archive.org/web/2012122... |
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| Mar-23-15 | | zanzibar: Rizzitano made USCF Life Master in 2014.
(300+ games at Master rating)
BTW- is a Life Master more stringent than an Original Life Master? |
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| Mar-23-15 | | Granny O Doul: Zanzibar: 300 games was the original Life Master standard. OLM is a retronym coined to differentiate from the late and unlamented "lifetime title norm" Life Masters, some of whom never held a USCF master rating for even one game. |
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Mar-23-15
| | perfidious: You must be joking--Jim first made master in 1978 and has long since got his LM title, so often did he play in those bad old days. We played twelve or thirteen USCF games from 1979-1987. |
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| Mar-23-15 | | zanzibar: Check out here:
http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMa...
Quoting verbatim:
<300 Games as a Master
(Original Life Master) Earned in 2014
National Master Certificate Yes
Highest USCF Norms-Based
Title Earned (in events since 1991) Life Master
Note: The Norms-Based Life Master Title does not include a 2200 floor. The 'Original Life Master' title, which requires 300 games as a Master, does include a 2200 floor.> Now, I admit, I may be getting confused as to LM vs OLM. |
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| Mar-23-15 | | zanzibar: BTW- I posted the notice exactly because I was surprised that Rizz hadn't already accomplished everything in the 80's. |
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Mar-23-15
| | perfidious: <zanzibar> Even your humble poster, who was not in the same class as Jim, is listed as an OLM from way back when (it was 1986 when I got the title, for what that's worth). |
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| Mar-23-15 | | zanzibar: Yes, I looked a little closer at the USCF website.
You and Jim probably fall into the same category (or something similar), but maybe not exactly. Note - I'm certainly not up to speed on this stuff, but here's Rizzitano's rundown: Pre-1991 <National Master> Then in the 2005 Foxwoods Open 7e he moved from 4th -> <1st Category Title> (Whatever exactly that is)
Then a 2005 MetroWest event moved him to <Candidate Master>. ... 25 regular wins ...
Finally, 2006 Sturbridge earned him a <Life Master>. Then a slow and steady string of wins,
... 50 ... 100 regular ... + 25 dual rated wins ...
to a 2014 Metrowest tournament with <Original Life Master> http://main.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlM... |
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| Mar-23-15 | | zanzibar: For comparison - this person was a pre-1991 <Original Life Master>, unlike Rizz. http://main.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlM... |
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Mar-23-15
| | perfidious: <zanzibar> Well, yeah, they let <anyone> in...... |
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Jan-03-21
 | | GrahamClayton: Biography: https://www.communityadvocate.com/2... |
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Mar-02-21
 | | Joshka: What tournament did he win in 1982 against GM's? |
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Apr-09-21
| | chancho: CCA Summer International 1982.
http://www.chesstour.com/ccasi82r.htm |
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May-04-25
| | perfidious: Got a hoot when dredging up other content, as I came across Jim cashing in a novice section in early 1975: https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C... By the end of 1976, Jim was near expert level and made master in 1978. |
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| May-05-25 | | Granny O Doul: For whatever difference it might make to anyone, "Shelby Lyman" in the crosstable in chancho's link was actually Harry Lyman, Shelby's uncle. I did not play in the tournament but I visited, and I particularly remember the postmortem of Chalker-Lyman (a "Boston Tchigorin" defense). Despite living in New York all the time, I never met Shelby. I did once meet a relative (niece, I think), who repeatedly declared him a genius. |
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May-05-25
| | perfidious: Outside of the occasional event at the Boylston Club, I never saw Harry play in those days, so that is surprising. |
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