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Annie K.
Member since Apr-02-04

Annie Kappel
This profile needs an update badly, but I don't have the time... :)
My YouTube channel, featuring pronunciations of non-English chess player names: http://www.youtube.com/user/AnnieK1...
I'm 45 y/o, of Transylvanian origin, living in Israel since childhood. I speak English (no, really), Hungarian (great language!), and Hebrew (if I must, which is often, for some reason).
Afflicted with an uncontrollable sense of humor and other highly controversial characteristics.
I learned chess as a child, but had no further opportunities to practice the game. Returned to it seriously around 2004, and have been hanging out here since.
Note: if I am not home (i.e., here), you can probably find me at the Domdaniel chessforum, the SwitchingQuylthulg chessforum, the visayanbraindoctor chessforum, or the chessgames.com chessforum! :)
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<My City of Moscow skits:>
<<<<<<>>>>> Kramnik's Party -> City of Moscow (kibitz #752)
<<<<<<>>>>> Sochi 2008: An F-Files Production -> City of Moscow (kibitz #774)
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<Game Collection: My GotD Puns>
<My favorites:>
All Your Baze Are Belong To Us - L Baze vs T Palmer, 2004 - GotD Mar-21-10
Y Yu No Claim Repetition? - Yu Yangyi vs M R Venkatesh, 2012 - GotD Jun-30-12
He Who Has E Tate is Lost - E Tate vs Y Shulman, 2001 - GotD Sep-22-16
How Many Roads Must Aman Walk Down? - S Shankland vs A Hambleton, 2014 - GotD Dec-23-16 (besides the obvious reason for the pun - a long King walk - note also the terms 'shank' and 'amble' embedded in the player names)
So me the Wei - W So vs Wei Yi, 2013 - GotD Jan-29-17
This Won't Borya Ider - B Ider vs Wei Yi, 2014 - GotD Apr-01-17 (follow-up to previous day's GotD, 'This Won't Borya')
Injun vs Engin' - Anand vs REBEL, 1997 - GotD Jan-06-2018
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<My other (linkable) site contributions:>
* The Player Names Pronunciation Project: http://www.chessgames.com/audio (or look for names with a loudspeaker icon in the Player Directory)
* Created on my suggestion: Biographer Bistro
* The first (now retired) Carlsen Dancing Rook: https://web.archive.org/web/2013040...
* The Caruana Dancing Rook:
http://www.chessgames.com/chessimag...
* The Hou Dancing Rook:
http://www.chessgames.com/chessimag...
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<<<<<<< MAJOR CHESS SITES <<>>>>>>>>>
<< Correspondence chess <<<<<<>>>>>>>>
< ChessWorld -> http://www.chessworld.net
ChessWorld is my new main chess playing base. It's a rather restrictive site for non-paying members, but one of the best sites for paying members. The full features include excellent interface options and first class study and analysis resources. Nice community, likeable admin. Paid membership recommended.
< Update: while I will leave the original entry for ChessWorld as-is, I have by now been a member of the site for 2 years, and am now an admin there. I still think the site is one of the best, and the <other> admins are nice. :p >
My ChessWorld profile: http://www.letsplaychess.com/chessc...
< Queen Alice -> http://www.queenalice.com
Queen Alice is a charming site - well behaved players, decent admin, site design visually very pleasant. It is also completely free. Unfortunately, it lacks team play, the interface and resources are relatively simple, and it can be frustratingly slow (loading times). Nevertheless warmly recommended.
My QueenAlice profile: http://www.queenalice.com/player.ph...
< GameKnot -> http://gameknot.com
GameKnot is technically an excellent site, however I would not recommend it to the serious player who is looking for a site to settle in, due to an anti$ocial admin with ju$t one $ingle intere$t in hi$ $ite... oop$, $orry about the typo$.
My GameKnot profile: http://gameknot.com/stats.pl?annie-....
<< Other chess sites <<<<<<>>>>>>>>
< FICS - the Free Internet Chess Server -> http://www.freechess.org
FICS is a great site to play chess at various faster time controls. There are a few difficulties getting started with it - first, it can be hard to find an email they will accept for registration; and second, there's a lot of site code to learn. But it's worth the hassle. :)
< ChessCube -> http://www.chesscube.com
ChessCube is quite good for fast time control games - provided you have a strong computer with broadband, as the site is entirely Flash based, which means it takes considerable computer resources to load. The site is nominally free, but heavily commercialized with all sorts of frills that can be purchased on it.
< Emrald Chess Tactics Server -> http://chess.emrald.net
Emrald is not a playing site - it is an invaluable tactical training asset. The only problem with it is also the difficulty of finding an "acceptable" email address to register with; but once past that hurdle, the site deserves nothing but praise.
It's a completely free site. You can play (practice) there as a guest, but they recommend registering, so that their program can keep track of your progress, in order to assign you puzzles best suited to your current level. I strongly second that recommendation. Register and always play logged in! It will make a huge difference in the site's ability to help you improve. An issue that scares some people off Emrald is that your progress is tracked via a "rating system", and because of the high importance they assign to speed, if you are not used to finding tactics fast, your rating will be very low at first - and many people are simply embarrassed to play logged in for that reason. Don't let it bother you! If you let embarrassment hold you back from letting the site help you improve to the best of its ability, you are only shooting yourself in the foot, and nobody else really cares that much anyway. ;p
A few of the people I've recommended Emrald to, had dropped it after a brief trial with remarks along the lines of "Oh, it's a blitz training site. I don't play blitz, so I don't like their obsession with speed." That reaction is absolutely wrong - and it's also one that many people who try the site out for only a short time are likely to have, if only because players who are used to being rated, say, 2000 and above, at corr. chess sites, are going to be annoyed and put on the defensive about finding themselves rated as low as 1200-1300 at Emrald, and will wish to dismiss the "insulting" site.
Yes, the Emrald rating system is heavily influenced by speed. But thinking that the site's purpose is blitz training is a complete misunderstanding of the lesson taught. The real purpose of Emrald practice is not to improve your blitz skills, but to train you to recognize dozens of tactical themes and opportunities AT A GLANCE - which will not only save you time in games of any time control, but is often the only way you will catch them AT ALL. Those brilliant tactical shots that can be seen in anyone's collection of "most memorable games", are often moves that will either occur to you as soon as you glance at the position, or you will miss them altogether. That's what Emrald really teaches - tactical chess intuition.
<Intuition in chess can be defined as the first move that comes to mind when you see a position. --- <Viswanathan Anand>>
<Personally, I am of the view that if a strong master does not see such a threat at once he will not notice it, even if he analyses the position for twenty or thirty minutes. --- <Tigran Petrosian >>
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^ TL;DR.

Any other questions, feel free to ask. I might even answer. ;p

>> Click here to see Annie K.'s game collections.

   Current net-worth: 990 chessbucks
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   Annie K. has kibitzed 8212 times to chessgames [more...]

   Sep-15-20 S Mariotti vs A Geller, 1990

Annie K.: The Black player in this game has been corrected from Efim to Alexander Geller. Thanks. :)

   Sep-14-20 chessgames.com chessforum

Annie K.: <MissS> ah, yes, the key term "I challenged her" - that pretty much describes the previous post too, which was a blown out of all proportion tirade about the severity of the Player of the Day (not the entire homepage as claimed, which I check on almost every midnight, ...

   Sep-12-20 Champions Showdown Chess 9LX (2020)

Annie K.: Note: if you can't see the games, please set your game viewer to pgn4web (in the box under the game score) - but remember to set it back to our default viewer Olga in the end, as it is about to be upgraded soon, and will be the best of our viewers. :)

   Sep-04-20 Chessgames Bookie chessforum

Annie K.: The logs have been checked, and the top places are cleared. Congratulations to winner <moronovich>, the other 5 qualifiers, and the rest of the top 10! :) We have opened the Fall Leg, so if anything turns up, betting can start immediately, but we have no official schedule for

   Aug-01-20 Biographer Bistro

Annie K.: <Tab> The WCC pages are tied in with some special functions, and changing them can cause far-ranging problems at this time (remember when merely changing the WCC page titles caused stats to disappear from the pages of participating players?), so let's take this up again after

   Jul-29-20 Ding Liren vs Leko, 2020

Annie K.: Identical to K Stupak vs E Shtembuliak, 2020 .

   Jul-24-20 Annie K. chessforum

Annie K.: A fun conversation from 2016... :) <Daniel:> I’ve come to learn a lot about what sports broadcasting must be like. Actually I learned about it long before CG when I worked at a newspaper. If there is a sporting event you MUST be excited about it, from a business ...

   Jul-22-20 Biel (2020)

Annie K.: It gets worse - the chess24 intro says "In case of a tie for first place chess960 rapid games will be played", but in fact the official site specifies that the chess960 tiebreaks in question are the ACCENTUS 960 games - which have already been played on the 18th, the event's first ...

   Jul-21-20 Csom vs A Yusupov, 1982

Annie K.: The only requirement for this excellent pun is to pronounce Csom correctly. Which means, as "Chom". :)

   Jul-17-20 K Pedersen vs G F Kane, 1972

Annie K.: <jith> thank you for the always helpful directions. :) So all 12 Pedersen games we have in Chess Olympiad Final-A (1972) games are about to be reassigned from Eigil to Karl.

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Procrastinators' Club (planned)

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Feb-26-12		Annie K.: <Switch> I promise to stop doing that when I pass 2000. ;p

Feb-26-12		dakgootje: 2000 games? My, you'd better start playing a lot more.

Feb-27-12		jessicafischerqueen: <new procrastination record> Nicely worked in there, heh. Ahhh

Feb-28-12		Annie K.: <Jess> thx - and good work yourself! ;)

Feb-28-12		Thanh Phan: <Annie K.> Thanks, doing better now, whatever the kids had for flu didn't feel too good About the interesting times, things seem to settle down some here, hope for the rest of the year also :) Some nice games, they looked fun

Mar-03-12		Annie K.: Moar <mixing it up in the French> ;) [Event "FICS rated blitz game"] [Date "2012.03.03"] [White "AnnieK"] [Black "NN"] [WhiteElo "1427"] [BlackElo "1194"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [Mode "ICS"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Bd7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. b4 dxc3 9. Nxc3 Nge7 10. Na4 Qc7 11. Bb2 Ng6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. Rc1 Qd8 14. h3 Be7 15. Nc5 Rb8 16. O-O f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Re1 Kf7 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 b6 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Qf4 Rbc8 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. Rc1 Qb8 25. Rc7 Rc8 26. Qxf6+ Ke8 27. Qxe7# 1-0 <Thanh> thanks. :)

Mar-05-12		Blunderdome: Do you take requests? I've never been sure how to pronounce Svetozar Gligoric. Thanks, you're great.

Mar-05-12		Annie K.: <Blunderdome> thanks. :) OK, I'll upload Gligoric soon - already made a recording for him once, but I'll want to check and maybe redo it. It's GLEE-go-rich, approximately.

Mar-09-12		hms123: <Annie> You have been very good about posting some of your games here. I hope you don't mind if I post one of my own. It's not special--10 minute blitz at FICS. It is a French defense, though, using the <Once> variation against the advance. It's the second time I have tried it. 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 b6 4.Nf3 Qd7 5.Bd3 Ba6 6.c3 Ne7 7.Be3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Nf5 9.Bf4 c5 10.g4 c4 11.Qc2 Ne7 12.Na3 a6 13.h4 Nec6 14.g5 Bxa3 15.bxa3 Qe7 16.h5 Nd7 17.a4 Qa3 18.g6 hxg6 19.Ke2 gxh5 20.Ng5 Qe7 21.Nf3 0–0–0 22.Rab1 Kb7 My opponent timed out while I had about 3 minutes left. Stockfish rates it as +3 for me. BTW, I have no idea what I was thinking by playing <17....Qa3>. I just didn't have a good plan at that point. Thanks.

Mar-09-12		Annie K.: <hms> thanks, very interesting stuff! Of course we play the opposite sides of the French (I never play it as Black), but since it's an "opening of interest", French Advance games are always welcome here. :) Well, so are any other games you want to show me for any reason, akshly. ;) What is supposed to be the "Once variation", 3...b6? I don't know if I like it for Black really, although I guess it's legit. ;s Nice game. Seems like White was also at a loss for plans early on, and your position seems surprisingly solid for a game that involves castling into such a well-aerated Queenside. ;) Your opponent's blunder, 18.g6, instantly losing two pawns and giving you a dangerous runaway h pawn that would need to be watched for the rest of the game - and thereby prohibits White's attacking abilities, such as a leisurely buildup of a nice Alekhine's gun on the b file, as your pawn structure would seem to call for ;) - probably contributed largely to your opponent's headaches. :)

Mar-09-12		hms123: <Annie> I was joking about the <Once> variation. User: once plays <3...b6> and recommends it. I would ordinarily play <...c5 and ...Qb6>. Perhaps <Dom> will weigh in, but that kind of position is typical of what French players are willing to put up with.

Mar-09-12		Annie K.: <hms> yeah, I remembered <Once> recommended some off-the-wall opening move in the French to you back when, I just didn't recall what it was. :) 3...c5 and 4...Nc6 or Qb6 (in some order) is pretty much all I see from opponents as well, although lately an early ...Bd7 has been gaining popularity too.

Mar-09-12		hms123: <Annie> I will say one thing: both times I have played this in 10 minute blitz, the opponents have spent a lot of time on their responses. The first time was about 30 second, and this time it was almost a minute. FWIW, I have been thinking of booking up on the early <...Be7> lines. they look pretty good to me.

Mar-09-12		Annie K.: <hms> yeah, being taken out of book earlier than usual can do that much. ;) Doesn't mean the move is any good otherwise. The early ...Bd7 is pretty strong, as it prevents those revealed checks that are a roundabout way of protecting d4, and is positionally sound as well. Be7 sounds ok too, particularly if you're going to castle Qside, but it's not what I had in mind.

Mar-09-12		hms123: <Annie> Oops! I see you said <Bd7> and I flashed on to <Be7>. Sorry. I am very fond of <...Bd7> in the Fort Knox Opening Explorer after both <3.Nd2> and <3.Nc3>. It does take patience for Black.

Mar-09-12		Annie K.: Looks ok, although I can't understand why White would want play anything other than the Advance in the French.... ;)

Mar-10-12		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Annie> <hms123> More <blitz fun> :-) [Event "rated blitz match"] [Site "Free Internet Chess Server"] [Date "2012.03.10"] [White "NN"] [Black "Quylthulg"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1748"] [BlackElo "1978"] [ECO "B00"] [TimeControl "180"] 1. e4 b6 2. Bc4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. d3 Ne7 5. Bg5 d6 6. f4 Nd7 7. Nf3 a6 8. Qe2 b5 9. Bb3 c5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 h6 12. Bh4 g6 13. Ne3 Bg7 14. Nc4 Nf6 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Nxd6 Nh5 17. Nxb7 Qc7 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. g3 Rfc8 21. e5 Rc7 22. Kb1 Rac8 23. Nd2 Qd7 24. Nc4 Qd4 25. Nd6 Rb8 26. Qe4 Qxe4 27. Nxe4 Bf8 28. d4 Ng7 29. d5 exd5 30. Rxd5 Ne6 31. Rhd1 Kg7 32. h3 a5 33. Nd6 Nc5 34. Nb5 Rcb7 35. Nd6 Rd7 36. Nf5+ gxf5 37. Rxd7 Nxd7 38. Rxd7 Kg6 39. Bxf7+ Kg7 40. e6 Kf6 41. b3 Be7 42. Rd2 Rc8 43. g4 Rc3 44. Rh2 Rf3 45. gxf5 Kxf5 46. h4 Rf1+ 47. Ka2 Bf6 48. c3 Bxc3 49. Rb2 Bxb2 50. Kxb2 Kf6 51. Kc2 Rf2+ 52. Kd3 Rxf4 0-1 I suspect my opponent may have had a win at some point.

Mar-11-12		Annie K.: <Blunderdome> Gligoric is uploaded now, both on my YouTube channel and here at cg on his player page. :) My new game is also uploaded! :D And, akshly, as I dropped a few points since starting to play at classical time controls, the rating difference between me and the boy was less than 200 points - and a kid has to be pretty good to reach a 1500+ rating, at that, since they don't get many chances to play against higher rated (i.e., adult) opposition. <Switch> fun game! =)

Mar-12-12		hms123: <Switch> I suspect your opponent had a win for most of the game. It looks as though you were wise not to resign at any point. ;-)

Mar-13-12		Alien Math: Artifacts Show Sophistication of Ancient Nomads \| http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/s... The Fineries of Ancient Nomads 1 of 12 \| Pictures http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/20...

Mar-14-12		Annie K.: <Alien Math> thanks. :) Frankly, I don't see how the practice of looting (or trading for, charitably speaking), art made by the surrounding sedentary societies, shows much "sophistication" by the nomads themselves. Perhaps the attribute of 'appreciation of fine arts' can be granted them. :p The contemporary nearby cultures, who actually produced the artifacts, were quite sophisticated, yes. I do warmly recommend 'Steppe' by Piers Anthony, as a highly entertaining SF novel that gives a glimpse into those places and times.

Mar-16-12		Alien Math: <Annie K.> Unknown level of sophistication the Ancient Nomads, shown bury sites suggest some idea of, apart from looting gathering also trading possibles. Will find book, with thanks sent toward

Mar-17-12		tpstar: <Annie> Happy Saint Patrick's Day! A traditional dance performed by American women to celebrate holidays: http://youtu.be/RdahgfXBPvc You might practice up before coming to Canada. :P

Mar-17-12		Annie K.: Dream on... ;p

Mar-17-12		twinlark: Hey Annie!

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