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| Mar-31-06 | | schnarre: <percyblakeney> Thanks for keeping us posted! |
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| Apr-03-06 | | rexeterna: I opened up the first page of my local newspaper this morning, and lo and behold---there is Kosteniuk in a bikini on a beach posing with two huge chess pieces. The caption next to it? That she is supposedly going to pose in the next edition of Penthouse. No joke. |
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| Apr-03-06 | | babakova: Posing in penthouse? Well... I would advice her not to. Not because she isnt pretty , but penthouse pics tend to be rather explicit. Surely there has to be some other way to promote herself. |
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Apr-03-06
 | | tpstar: <rexeterna> Let me guess the headline = "Mate In Two" I never knew Penthouse had a chess column. Next time I'll have to read the articles more closely. ;>D |
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| Apr-03-06 | | rexeterna: It was just a paragraph on the "Page 2" section of the sports page...small quips on what has gone on during the week. The whole thing read: <"Check, Mate, En Passant (title)....Russian chess champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, who has gained notice as much for her appearance as her skill on the board, reportedly will be featured in next month's edition of Penthouse. Kosteniuk, rated as one of the top four women's players in the world, has gained the sport's top ranking. Call her 'Grandmaster Flash.'"> |
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| Apr-03-06 | | Gypsy: Well, I hope Alexandra will wear her Sunday best. She is moving up to ammong beter folk. |
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| Apr-03-06 | | SickedChess: <<rexeterna:> I opened up the first page of my local newspaper this morning, and lo and behold---there is Kosteniuk in a bikini on a beach posing with two huge chess pieces. The caption next to it? That she is supposedly going to pose in the next edition of Penthouse. No joke. >
Did you know that friday was 1st April Fool Day? :)
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| Apr-03-06 | | rexeterna: <SickedChess: Did you know that Friday was April Fool's Day?> This was in today's paper--it's the third. |
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| Apr-03-06 | | Akavall: <Russian chess champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, who has gained notice as much for her appearance as her skill on the board> Why does the part that she has done a lot to promote chess always gets left out? Of course, having good looks and being an awesome chess player helps, but she would still have to take that extra step. |
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| Apr-03-06 | | Dionyseus: That video was quite impressive. |
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Apr-03-06
 | | sisyphus: <babakova: ... Surely there has to be some other way to promote herself.> William F. Buckley Jr., the conservative columnist, defended the idea of publishing articles in Playboy magazine. He said he'd do it anywhere to reach a large audience. If Alexandra Kosteniuk wants to promote chess, she should go where the readers are ... or viewers, maybe ... well, you get the idea. |
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| Apr-03-06 | | norami: Why doesn't Topalov promote chess by appearing naked in Playgirl? |
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| Apr-03-06 | | babakova: <sisyphus> There is a big difference between trying to express yourself by writing articles in magazines with pornographic material and trying to express yourself by spreading for the camera and actually being part of the adult content. I cant remember one single time I have seen a penthouse (or playboy, or whatever) spread with some cheesy theme like a girl dressed up like a cowboy/cowgirl and thought to myself, hmmm... Maybe I should manage cattle...What most men will see if she has some chess theme is; clothes on. clothes off. |
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| Apr-03-06 | | drukenknight: she could still demonstrate certain chess positions, yes? |
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| Apr-03-06 | | Gypsy: <drukenknight: she could still demonstrate certain chess positions, yes?> Fork, pin, skewer, discovered attack, smothered mate, ... |
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| Apr-03-06 | | rexeterna: <Gypsy> So, so wrong. |
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| Apr-04-06 | | pawn to QB4: I have an American friend who likes to translate my long-winded English into straight-to-the-point American. On the Kosteniuk/Penthouse story I'd say something like "I have heard this allegation and I really hope it isn't true because..." which translates, he tells me, as "Say it ain't so, Joe!" What is this about, and who was Joe? He doesn't know either. Can anyone help us out here? |
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| Apr-04-06 | | norami: The phrase "Say it ain't so Joe" probably refers to Shoeless Joe Jackson who was accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series, along with seven other White Sox players. |
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| Apr-04-06 | | pawn to QB4: Thanks, well done. <Shoeless Joe Jackson> successfully googled. What a sad story. Say it ain't so, Alexandra! |
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Apr-04-06
 | | Joshka: <Pawn to QB4> Hey C4, Jackson, was considered by some as the "best pure hitter" in baseball, think even Cobb himself said something like that. And Cobb was about as humble as Fischer is himself! Jackson was also illiterate. |
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| Apr-04-06 | | pawn to QB4: Yes, he's now one of two baseball players I can name. I see there's still a movement to get him reinstated into your Hall of Fame 80-odd years on, like our successors will still be arguing Kramnik/Topalov. Sad tale about him assuming my other baseball name Ty Cobb wouldn't want to talk to him. If we were as heavy on buying games there'd be a few GMs asking how long a life ban lasts. |
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| Apr-04-06 | | Jim Bartle: Supposedly after the allegations of throwing the 1919 series came out, a little kid walked up to his hero Shoeless Joe and bleated, "Say it ain't so, Joe!" |
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| Apr-04-06 | | drukenknight: Best Joe Jackson/illiterate story: Jackson slides into third base and some heckler from the stands shouts: "Hey, Jackson, can you spell cat?" Jackson: "Hey, mister, can you spell SHEEET?" I think its from the book Eight Men Out. Is it in the movie? |
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| Apr-04-06 | | Jim Bartle: Yes, it's in the movie. Though I swear Bill James quoted it as something like, "Can you spell 'triple'?" |
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| Apr-04-06 | | Chess Classics: <Jim Bartle> Yes, that was Bill James' quotation...did hollywood over-dramatize, or did Bill get his facts wrong? Regards,
CC |
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