Sep-22-06 Timothy Taylor 
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| NohGrobbing: This month's Chess Life mag shows Tim losing in a simul playing the Bird. To an amateur no less. Ah, the embarrassment, the utter mortification. How could this happen to such a fine fellow? I guess the opponent didn't know book and just did any old moves. |
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May-14-06 Henri Grob
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| NohGrobbing: First, to explain my name "NohGrobbing"... I play on a site where one talented "A" player uses this opening to relax and have a bit of fun with the clueless patzers. The very name "Grob" indicates that it will be a silly game. Little known trivia: the Grob played as black is ... |
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Mar-13-06 R Goletiani vs A Zatonskih, 2006
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| NohGrobbing: Those moves were made in lightning time as clocks were running out. |
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Mar-09-06 K Baginskaite vs Nakamura, 2006
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| NohGrobbing: Great triumph for Baginskaite and terrible result for Nakamura. An 18 year old very human male (albeit a chess god) likely has a lot of "stuff" on his mind besides chess, notwithstanding what he might have us believe. It's evident his concentration was off. A skosh of ... |
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Mar-07-06 K Cottrell vs D Schneider, 2006
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| NohGrobbing: A lamb among the wolves! Kelly only started playing in '99. Her husband Ben probably convinced her to enter. If so, he may see potential that isn't showing to us here yet. However, given that she may improve under his tutelage, the entry into the US championships was premature. ... |
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Oct-22-05 Viktorija Cmilyte
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| NohGrobbing: I wouldn't be too misled by this particular kind face. She could sucker you in and then savage you at the board! This lady takes no prisoners!
Random question: How many gm's are married to other gm's ? And I wonder if those kinds of marriages are likely to be more or less ... |
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