saffuna Member since Jul-06-16 · Last seen Sep-16-25 Formerly posted as "Jim Bartle." Starting today February 18 I am going to address all kibitzers either by their full usernames or by non-pejorative abbreviations. I made a brief exception for <thefocus>. who deserved it. Now I'm making more exceptions, especially for <big terrrorist sympathizer> because of his sympathy and justification for Darren Osborne's actions.

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Sep-16-25 Chessgames - Politics    saffuna: <WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with Congress to evaluate whether economic aid might be needed for the nation's farmers this autumn amid trade disputes and record-high yields, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday.> ...      Sep-15-25 Chessgames - Sports    saffuna: Pole vaulters also get a lot of credit just for travelling successfully. Tough just to call an Uber.      Sep-15-25 Kibitzer's Café    saffuna: Drumming was a key to the Grateful Dead. Samson and Delilah: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f-TaP...      Sep-14-25 Aronian vs A Woodward, 2025   saffuna: Good point.      Sep-14-25 FIDE Grand Swiss (2025)    saffuna: 2550-rated 15-year-old Andy Woodward came in equal 6th (or second, according to Wesley So). And defeated two 2700s along the way.      Sep-14-25 Rapport vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2025   saffuna: What a fantastic game! Praggnanandhaa played the last twenty moves or so with one minute left, while Rapport had plenty of time. I thought 23...Nb7 was pretty sneaky.      Sep-12-25 Hikaru Nakamura    saffuna: Nakamura is open about what he is doing. He needs rated classical games to qualify for the candidates, so he is finding them where he can. Each win games him less than one rating point, so it wouldn't be a good strategy. And should he concede a draw (he's been close), he would lose ...

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