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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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Jun-21-12		Annie K.: <Thanh> thanks. :) I always loved 'Through the Looking Glass' much more than 'Wonderland', although the chess angle wasn't the reason at the time, and I hadn't really tried to reconstruct the game (there was no chess position diagram in my edition of the book, either). However, I agree with Arne here - these guys, Leroy and Ravot, sound like they are at best complete nutcases... and at worst charlatans that could give Ed Trice a run for his money. :\ <dakkie> congrats on the posting milestone! ;)

Jun-22-12		dakgootje: Fanks! I agree by the road: thought Through the looking glass was more creative than Wonderland. That said - both have quite terrific parts :)

Jun-24-12		OhioChessFan: Heartwarming article for cat lovers: http://www.cracked.com/article/226_...

Jun-24-12		Annie K.: <dakkie> hear, hear! :) <Ohio> um, why do I get the feeling you're not really a great fan of cats? ;) Did you see the related articles about human babies and toddlers? :p Heh. None of the cat behaviors explained is news to me. I know my feline (as well as canine, for that matter) psychology pretty well. :) These also help a great deal in understanding various human behaviors. :p BTW, one point - while the claim about the snake imitation is correct, the claim about cat meows imitating human babies "on purpose" is malicious nonsense. Cats sound like crying human babies when meowing plaintively, because a crying baby is a crying baby, and crying baby humans sound exactly the same as crying baby cats. Since normally a mother cat leaves its kittens at a quite young age, a pet cat basically remains a baby all its life, with the continued sheltering of its human "substitute parent". So of course the infantile vocal behavior continues as well. Simple as that.

Jun-28-12		Open Defence: people ask what is the advantage of owning cats over dogs... little do they know you cant own a cat...

Jun-28-12		Annie K.: <Deffi> indeed, the actual contract the human gets to sign sez "Terms of Service for Cohabitation Permit'! :D

Jun-28-12		crawfb5: <Annie> A similar argument can be made for dogs remaining an immature wolf, due to the selection pressures humans have imposed over the years in the process of domestication. Playfulness, bonding with and submissiveness to humans are a few traits we found useful in turning a reclusive wolf into a working dog and eventually a family pet. One can also argue that humans retain more juvenile characteristics throughout life than do other primates and this is seen not only in our extended maturation, but might well play a role in our behavioral flexibility.

Jun-29-12		Annie K.: Strong candidate for the title of 'worst game I've ever seen an opponent play': [Event "FICS rated blitz game"] [Date "2012.06.29"] [White "NN"] [Black "AnnieK"] [WhiteElo "1083"] [BlackElo "1495"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [Mode "ICS"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. d3 h6 7. Be3 Nd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Na4 dxe3 10. fxe3 Bxe3+ 11. Kh1 O-O 12. Qf3 Bd2 13. Rad1 Ba5 14. c3 c6 15. b4 Bc7 16. d4 b5 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Nb2 Qe7 19. e5 dxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. g3 Be6 22. Qxc6 Bd5+ 23. Qxd5 Nxd5 24. Rfe1 Ne3 25. Rd3 Qe4+ 26. Kg1 Qg2# 0-1 I mean, dropping a piece to a pawn fork once in a game... is careless. But twice in the same game?! Oh my. :s <craw> agreed :) - and as <visayanbraindoctor> pointed out here a while back, humans are physically neotenic primates to start with. Wolves are pack animals, with a strong need for socializing, and accepting a social hierarchy, which made them excellent candidates for domestication, but the playfulness retained into adulthood was natural to them before domestication too; AFAIK, observing wild wolf packs has shown that adult wolves play with their pups. As far as I could tell from watching alley cats, a mother cat doesn't play with her kittens, she just grooms them, watches out for them, and lets them play with each other. So in nature, the cat doesn't retain playfulness into adulthood, while sheltered pet cats do, another sign of their remaining kittens mentally. I suppose the pet cat's behavior may reflect on what cats could be like if they had no natural enemies... but with such small animals, that just doesn't happen outside the security of a human home.

Jun-29-12		hms123: <Annie> No wonder your opponent goes by <NN>. I would too if I played like that.

Jun-29-12		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Annie K.: I mean, dropping a piece to a pawn fork once in a game... is careless. But twice in the same game?! Oh my. :s> Repetition is the mother of learning... or maybe not :) Adams vs N Legky, 2001

Jun-29-12		hms123: <Switch> The end of Adams vs N Legky, 2001 is hilarious.

Jun-29-12		Annie K.: <hms> heh, indeed. (x2!) ;) <Switch> thanks, very amusing game! :D

Jun-29-12		Alien Math: Magnificent Macro Photos of Insect Eyes by Shikhei Goh http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/... New Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/... One man, 100,000 toothpicks, and 35 years: An incredible kinetic sculpture of San Francisco http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/... Art has sometimes neat views

Jun-30-12		Annie K.: <Alien Math> amazing stuff, thanks!

Jul-01-12		OhioChessFan: http://coedmagazine.files.wordpress...

Jul-12-12		Alien Math: Findings of Surreal photos, had thoughts you would like http://fotointeres.ru/2012/07/11/sy...

Jul-12-12		Open Defence: nice stuff there liked the last one the best

Jul-12-12		Annie K.: yeah, cool pics. :) <Ohio> Thx also. ;)

Jul-13-12		Alien Math: Japanese artistic group http://rrrrrrrroll.tumblr.com/archive They make about two new ones per week

Jul-13-12		Annie K.: Thanks, Hanh or Thanh. :)

Jul-13-12		Alien Math: From National Geographic Traveler Magazine: 2012 Photo Contest \| http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/20...

Jul-15-12		Annie K.: Thanks very much, many of those photos are stunning. :)

Jul-16-12		Alien Math: Sometime it not your screen that needs adjustment \| Krzywy Domek, Poland’s Crooked House http://laughingsquid.com/krzywy-dom... Krzywy Domek (“Crooked House” in English) is a unique shopping center in Sopot, Poland designed in 2004 by the architecture firm Szotynscy & Zaleski. The building’s crazy lines make it look more like a cartoon fun house than a shopping center. According to Wikipedia, Szotynscy & Zaleski were inspired by the fairytale illustrations of Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg.

Jul-17-12		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Annie> Some light comedy for you :-) [Event "rated standard match"] [Site "Free Internet Chess Server"] [Date "2012.07.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Rajeeb"] [Black "MindBrain"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1497"] [BlackElo "1506"] [ECO "B50"] [TimeControl "1200+20"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. Qb3 Be6 6. Qxb7 Nd7 7. d4 g6 8. Bd3 dxe5 9. Ng5 cxd4 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Qf3 Ngf6 12. Qg3 Bg7 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Bxg6+ hxg6 15. Qxg6+ Kf8 16. O-O Qe8 17. Qd3 Nc5 18. Qf3 Qg6 19. Qxa8+ Kg7 20. Qxa7 Nce4 21. Qxe7+ Kg8 22. Qxe6+ Kf8 23. Qxe5 Bg7 24. cxd4 Nd7 25. Qf4+ Bf6 26. Nc3 Nxc3 27. bxc3 Kg7 28. Rab1 Rh4 29. Qe3 Bg5 30. Qg3 Nf6 31. Rb7+ Kh6 32. a4 Ng4 33. h3 Nf6 34. a5 Ne4 35. Qe5 Bf4 36. Qb8 Bxb8 37. Rxb8 Qg7 38. Rb6+ Kh7 39. a6 Kh8 40. Ra1 Nxf2 41. Rb8+ Kh7 42. Rb7 Nxh3+ 43. Kf1 Rf4+ 44. Ke2 Rf2+ 45. Ke3 Rf7 46. a7 Rxb7 47. a8=Q Qg5+ 48. Kd3 Nf2+ 49. Ke2 Re7+ 50. Kxf2 Qe3+ 51. Kf1 Rf7+ 52. Qf3 Rxf3+ 53. gxf3 Qxf3+ 54. Kg1 Qe3+ 55. Kf1 Qd3+ 56. Kg1 Qxc3 57. Ra7+ Kg6 58. Rd7 Qe3+ 59. Kg2 Qe4+ 60. Kh2 Kf6 61. d5 Qe5+ 62. Kg1 Kg5 63. d6 Kf4 64. Rf7+ Kg3 65. d7 Qe3+ 66. Kf1 Qe6 67. Rg7+ Kf3 68. d8=Q Qe2+ 69. Kg1 Qf2+ 70. Kh1 Qf1+ 71. Kh2 Qf2+ 72. Kh3 Qf1+ 73. Kh4 Qh1+ 74. Kg5 Qg1+ 75. Kf6 Qa1+ 76. Kf7 Qa2+ 77. Kf8 Qa3+ 78. Re7 Kf4 79. Qd2+ Kf5 80. Qf2+ Kg5 81. Kf7 Qb3+ 82. Re6 Qb7+ 83. Re7 Qd5+ 84. Ke8 Qg8+ 85. Qf8 Qg6+ 86. Qf7 Qc6+ 87. Kf8 Qc8+ 88. Kg7 Qc3+ 89. Kf8 Qc8+ 90. Qe8 Qf5+ 91. Rf7 Qc5+ 92. Kg8 Qd5 93. Kh8 Qd4+ 94. Rg7+ Kf4 95. Qf8+ Ke3 96. Kg8 Qd5+ 97. Qf7 Qd8+ 98. Qf8 Qd5+ 99. Kh7 Qe4+ 100. Kg8 Qd5+ 101. Qf7 Qd8+ 102. Kh7 Qd3+ 103. Kh6 Qd6+ 104. Qg6 Qh2+ 105. Qh5 Qd6+ 106. Rg6 Qf8+ 107. Kg5 Qf4# 0-1

Jul-18-12		Alien Math: The Universal Tea Machine What do you get if you cross Alan Turing with the London Olympics? Wet Cherries At this time of year, Washington state’s cherry growers have their local helicopter pilot on speed dial. Clod Crushers and Cucumber Straighteners Various article from edible geography site http://www.ediblegeography.com/

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