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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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Jan-04-13		Annie K.: <Switch> ouch - nice job! =) Kewl end-of-year games too, I just had time to play through them. Heh. <AI> some of them are... ;)

Jan-05-13		Blunderdome: Hi! I hope it's OK that I'm posting here to keep the <Caissars> page clean. It's awesome that you're keeping a running list of nominations. There's a reason I nominated you for <Most Helpful>. But I'm sure you realize that in doing so you've already had to interpret the intent behind some of the nominations, such as those by <chanco> and <Abdel Irada>, or the nominations of <?> and <All Bistro Biographers collectively> for awards, though neither is a single user. In the case of someone nominating a user for all awards -- it may not be technically correct, but the intent is clear enough, and while we can reasonably exclude him from a <Best Avatar> or <Best Pun> nomination, I think most of the categories are fair game. It seems odd to dismiss those nominations of the technically that they weren't all individually typed out. I don't like it any more than you do, but we can't exclude users because their nominations are dumb. The "you bastards aren't going to come in here and spoil our fun" attitude is just antagonistic. We asked <CG> to run the contest so they could sort out the sockpuppets and keep us off each other's throats. Surely, Wesley So has been nominated for player of the year. Even if they're all sockpuppets, there's at least <one> real person behind it all, right? Anyway, if it's just vandalism and they have no interest in the contest, this is all moot. But I would be concerned about excluding users just because they're obnoxious. Anyway, thanks for letting me rant. Keep being awesome.

Jan-05-13		Annie K.: <Blunderdome> no problem. The sockpuppetry is mostly vandalism and trolling for the hecque of it, and it's mostly not a good idea to feed. :) Sure, I could sit around going 'hmm... lessee, tolengoy is not a Premium Member so the Avatar category is out, but maybe Most Constructive...' but srsly. Not gonna happen. :D <CG>, on the other hand, may indeed want to count - at least some of - those nominations, and that's fine with me. In fact, I actually pointed out to them who are excluded from my count (the purpose of which is simply to let people spot the <still missing worthy candidates> more easily), so they can take that into account. I'm just not going to waste my own time on it. :)

Jan-05-13		hms123: <Annie> I like your approach. Were I the CG folks, I would already have deleted certain of the posts. But that's just me.

Jan-05-13		crawfb5: Not deleting the posts has the advantage of making easier for some of us to identify which sockpuppet accounts should be added to the ignore list.

Jan-05-13		Abdel Irada: <Blunderdome>: I'm not entirely sure what you're saying about "the intent behind" my <Caissars> nominations. My intent is hardly hidden: It is to nominate for recognition in various categories those users I think most merit it. Are you suggesting a hidden motive? If you are, I'd like you to enlighten me, because apparently I successfully hid it from myself.

Jan-05-13		Annie K.: <AI> no, no, nothing like that. :) <Blunderdome> was just pointing out that I had taken the intent rather than the "letter of the law" for other people's not-quite-up-to-specifications nominations, so why not for the sockpuppet crowd's. I have also corrected a few misspelled usernames of nominees, for that matter. :) The difference is simple: the rest of you are indeed well-meaning and earnest, so I don't mind a little extra effort there. The trolls... are just like 2-year olds going through that infamous "enfant terrible" phase, wherein all the baby really wants is to test its parents' limits. Except they don't grow out of it. And they are not even remotely cute. :p

Jan-06-13		Blunderdome: Right, I just meant you didn't follow the <exact> form CG asked for but Annie correctly added your nominations, which she did not do for the alleged trolls.

Jan-06-13		Abdel Irada: Thank you for the clarification. Now I wonder: Will <chessgames.com> count improperly formatted nominations?

Jan-06-13		Annie K.: Oh, they most likely will. The cg admins have never been squares - they are well-meaning and very intelligent. Which is exactly why this is my favorite site; incompetent administrations tend to get on my nerves... and vice versa. ;p

Jan-06-13		Blunderdome: If you used the word "nominate" I think they will. The other rules were probably just to make it easier for them to count the votes and prevent possible ambiguities.

Jan-06-13		OhioChessFan: <Guards thought there was something suspicious about a little white cat slipping through a prison gate in northeastern Brazil. A prison official says that when they caught the animal, they found a cellphone, drills, small saws and other contraband taped to its body.> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...

Jan-06-13		Annie K.: I deny everything. =)

Jan-07-13		jessicafischerqueen: <Annie> bad news! I'm afraid you were in fact spotted by this officer: http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slide...

Jan-07-13		hms123: <Annie> <Switch> I went to FICS again and got White this time. I missed a few shots, but my last move seemed cause brain-freeze in my opponent. He timed out after not moving for about 2 minutes. [Event "FICS 10 0"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.01.07"] [Round "?"] [White "hms123"] [Black "NN"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E14"] [Annotator "hms123"] [PlyCount "45"] [TimeControl "180"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Be2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. b3 cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Nc6 12. Rc1 a6 13. Re1 Qc7 14. h3 Rfd8 15. Bf1 Bb4 16. a3 Ba5 17. Qb3 Qf4 18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Rcd1 Qf4 22. Re7 Rab8 23. d6 1-0 click for larger view

Jan-07-13		SwitchingQuylthulg: <hms123> Neat game. You don't have to play optimally, just better than your opponent, which you certainly did :) Have you played anyone with a rating yet, or just other guests? By the way, here's another nice illustration of just how strong a fawn pawn can be :-) [Event "rated blitz match"] [Site "Free Internet Chess Server"] [Date "2013.01.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Quylthulg"] [Black "NN"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2025"] [BlackElo "1955"] [ECO "A01"] [TimeControl "180"] 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. d4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c4 Re8 10. Rc1 Bf8 11. b4 a5 12. b5 e5 13. a4 e4 14. Ne1 Qe7 15. Nc2 h6 16. Ba3 Qe6 17. h3 Qf5 18. Bg4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Qxg4 20. hxg4 Nf6 21. g5 hxg5 22. d5 Ng4 23. Nd4 g6 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. dxc6 Bg7 26. Nb1 Ne5 27. Rfd1 Nd3 28. Rc2 g4 29. Nc3 Bxc3 30. Rxc3 Ne5 31. Bb2 f6 32. Rc2 Kf7 33. Bxe5 Rxe5 34. Rcd2 Rh8 35. g3 Reh5 36. Kf1 Rc5 37. Rd4 Rh1+ 38. Ke2 Rxd1 39. Kxd1 f5 40. Kd2 Re5 41. Kc3 Re8 42. Rd1 Rh8 43. c5 bxc5 44. b6 cxb6 45. Rxd6 Ke7 46. Rxg6 Rc8 47. Kc4 Kf7 48. Rh6 Kg7 49. Rd6 Kf7 50. Kb5 Ke7 51. Rd7+ Ke6 52. Kxb6 c4 53. Rd4 c3 54. Rc4 Kd6 55. Rd4+ Ke5 56. Kb7 Rh8 57. Rc4 Kd5 58. Rxc3 Kd6 59. c7 Rh7 60. Kb8 Rh8+ 61. c8=Q {Black resigns} 1-0

Jan-07-13		hms123: <Switch> I could see that breakthrough (<44.b6>) coming on the Q-side from a mile away. Very good. Keep the pressure on and see what happens. I haven't played any rated games at FICS yet, nor anyone with a rating. I am still trying to get the rust off. I know I don't have to play optimally, but it pains me to miss a tactical shot at <10 0>. I wouldn't mind at <5 0> but the longer TC seems almost slow to me. I will get over it. Thanks for looking at the game.

Jan-07-13		harrylime: I take it you got me on ignore then ? lol

Jan-07-13		Abdel Irada: <harrylime>: I may be mistaken, but I believe that if <Annie K.> had you on ignore, your post wouldn't have appeared on her forum.

Jan-07-13		SwitchingQuylthulg: <hms123> You're starting to sound almost like <Tactic101>, who once hung a piece and still remembers it :) It would be interesting to see what your rating would be.

Jan-07-13		Annie K.: <harrylime> I don't remember ever having put you, or even your previous username, on ignore. Hmm, possibly for a few days a long time ago. Doesn't mean you are welcome here, though. Just to be clear, you are not. Please don't come back. <AI> correct. :) <Jess> why that... mommy's boy! Errm, I still deny everything. <hms> nice game. Register already! :D <Switch> I'll look over your game a bit later today... :)

Jan-07-13		hms123: <Switch> <Annie> I am getting closer and closer. I think my rating would be pretty good. I was always fine at 5-minute OTB with analog clocks. I just need to survive the opening with White, and play the French with Black.

Jan-07-13		Annie K.: <hms> Right. But you will never feel completely rust-free, in top form, ready, etc. Just jump in and start swimming. ;)

Jan-07-13		harrylime: <Abdel Irada: <harrylime>: I may be mistaken, but I believe that if <Annie K.> had you on ignore, your post wouldn't have appeared on her forum.> I may be mistaken, but I believe that I posted on <Annie K.> 's forum just to see if she had me on 'ignore' .... Thanks for your input anyway.

Jan-07-13		harrylime: <Annie> Thanks for your hospitality. lol But with an attitude like that all your lists are a little prejudiced don't you think ? I won't be coming back but I send you my best regards and hope all is ok with you...

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