May-22-25 Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1970 
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| mrknightly: Apparently it is a song from "The Game of Thrones," although I don't see the connection. Here is the verse with the"cat": reference: Only a cat of a different coat,
that's all the truth I know.
In a coat of gold or a coat of red,
a lion still has claws... |
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May-03-25 Kudrin vs E Formanek, 1994
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| mrknightly: <keypusher> LOL, We played a similar game, only we call it "maul ball." In our game it didn't have to be a football; any ball would do. The only object was to keep the ball away from anyone else. There were really no other rules. There was a lot of running, tackling, ... |
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Apr-06-25 Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953
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| mrknightly: <HeMateMe> There is a book by that title written in 1935 (?) by Ned Donnelly, a British boxer. However, apparently it was an accepted phrase prior to that since it was used in the 1870's in the writing of Alfred Lister, a British civil servant stationed in Hong Kong during ... |
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Mar-17-25 E Almeida vs C Martins, 1991
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| mrknightly: Sorry I didn't submit this for Saint Patrick's Day, or another game with "Erin." There are actually several in the collection. Maybe next year.
Erin Go Bragh
Alekhine vs E Serracino Inglott, 1935 |
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Feb-23-25 A Zatonskih vs P Dukaczewski, 2013
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| mrknightly: <MissScarlett> Oh yeah, take that back... well, Cricket is for ...? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHG... |
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Feb-14-25 V Arbakov vs Kupreichik, 1996
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| mrknightly: Apparently there are many canonized saints named Valentine in the various martyrologies of the Roman Catholic Church. The one celebrated on February 14th, until a general liturgical calendar revision in 1969 by the Vatican, was a 3rd-century Roman priest who was martyred for his ... |
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Feb-13-25 Lobron vs Dzindzichashvili, 1979
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| mrknightly: "Sometimes your best effort just isn't good enough." LeBron |
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Jan-26-25 Panke vs Kranenberg, 1941
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| mrknightly: <MissScarlett> Not so much re the JA thing, but I know the reference. My middle name is Knight (mother's maiden name). Once had a girlfriend who called me her Mr. Knightl(e)y. Was never sure if it were meant as a compliment. |
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Dec-22-24 R O'Kelly vs B Green, 1970
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| mrknightly: The Winning O'er the Green. |
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Dec-22-24 H A Machado Jr vs Quinteros, 1978
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| mrknightly: Let the Punishment Fit the Crime. |
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