Sep-23-03 Reti vs Alekhine, 1925 
| |
| Rhiannon: In the collection we own those moves do not occur: 20 Bh1 h5 21 b4 a6 then continues with 22 Rc1... |
|
|
|
Aug-14-03 Kibitzer's Café
| |
| Rhiannon: "Color Me Peach"
In this world - I'm told - White is bold
Color is wrong, but White is right, - but,
bandaids aren't white and neither is skin -
except for Dracula (eee--)'s.
Color Me Peach!
The farmer is sunburnt redder than an In-
dian.
A sunny life made their skin ... |
|
|
|
Aug-11-03 Anand vs Khalifman, 2000
| |
| Rhiannon: Chessgames: Ashley is right, the only game between defending champion Khalifman and Anand at the 2000 Fide world championship that was not a draw was a 15 minute game begun by Anand with the move c4. This is not that game. This game was contested a few weeks earlier. |
|
|
|
Aug-10-03 Kasparov vs Khalifman, 2002
| |
| Rhiannon: <THE GENERAL> It is not a "normal" way to look at resigning a chess game. That is why Khalifman interests me so much. <Sneaky> I knew most people would recognize this as a literary quotation, but did not feel many could guess it was Joseph Conrad. Are you familiar with ... |
|
|
|
Aug-03-03 Paul Keres
| |
| Rhiannon: This made the rounds shortly after the Supreme Court made Bush president "Come the millennium, month 12
In the home of greatest power
The village idiot will come forth
To be acclaimed the leader."
The closest Nostradamus in 16th-Century French
Vn dubieux ne viendra loing ... |
|
|
|
Aug-02-03 Alexander Alekhine
| |
| Rhiannon: Why should the question be "Did Alekhine really believe in these articles?" Is helping Nazis persecute Jews made blameless in your mind if it is done out of convenience instead of conviction? |
|
|
|
Jan-08-03 Naumkin vs Khalifman, 1982
| |
| Rhiannon: chessgames.com this game is from the 1982 USSR Junior Championship at Yurmala. |
|
|
|
Jan-07-03 Khalifman vs Nisipeanu, 1999
| |
| Rhiannon: OUCH!
Here is how Khalifman won the 1999 Fide World Championship: Round One: Defeated Barua: 3.5-2.5 Round Two: Defeated Kamsky: 2.5-1.5 Round Three: Defeated Asrian: 1.5-0.5 Round Four: Defeated Gelfand: 2.5-1.5 Round Five: Defeated J. Polgar: 1.5-0.5 Round Six: Defeated ... |
|
|
|
Jan-06-03 Khalifman vs Anand, 1997
| |
| Rhiannon: This game was in the in the 1997 Fide World Championship. It was a knockout event with the winner to meet Karpov for the Championship. This game came in round three after four draws. At the time it was Khalifman's most difficult defeat. In his notes to the game he wrote. "It is ... |
|
|
|
Jan-05-03 Anand vs Khalifman, 2000
| |
| Rhiannon: This loss was much harder for Khalifman than his earlier loss to Anand in China. This ended his reign as Fide World Champion. In a reflective mood following this game he wrote, "There is but one truly serious question and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth ... |
|
|
|
| indicates a reply to the comment. |
|
Kibitzing
