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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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Jun-18-11		jessicafischerqueen: Thanks <Annie> I just gave a rave review of your debut film "The Magnificent Ambersons." I also explained that Orson Welles rushed his version out whilst yours was still at the chemist's.

Jun-19-11		kingscrusher: Annie, my kitten is turning into a lion as this video shows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN7h... :)

Jun-21-11		Annie K.: <Jess>, <Tryfon> thanks. ;)

Jun-22-11		Thanh Phan: <Annie K.>> Sister noted and let know that she wished to offer many thanks for helping how to say names of the players also I offer thanks :) World more easy when we able to say the names and not <stop> and point at names lol Again offer many thanks for you and others who helped make~

Jun-23-11		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Annie> Any update on Gideon Ståhlberg? (Don't worry, I'm not Getting Impatient or anything untoward like that. I just wanted to post something someplace - I'm sure <jfq> can enlighten us on the official medical term for that condition - and your forum is one of the last remaining castles of insanity.)

Jun-23-11		Annie K.: Thanks, <Thanh>, nice to get feedback. <Switch> hi there!! I missed seeing you around here, ackshy. Just because I'm a couple of weeks overdue with that video retake, doesn't mean I don't want to talk to you meanwhile! ;) Look around, see if there's any particularly tasty bit of insanity you'd like to gnaw on, etc. :) I've recently posted an exposé on the long held Russian TOP SECRET of the mysterious <Cheshire Y>, for one thing. As for Ståhlberg, I just posted this at Dom's place a few days ago: < [...] the reason I haven't published a Ståhlberg video yet is that <Switch> doesn't seem to be pleased with my pronunciation - not of 'Ståhlberg', but of 'Gideon'! ;s Apparently, I am still not saying <YEEEE> convincingly enough. Nobody told me I would need experience acting in class-D horror movies for this job?! ;p > Heh - I hope to work on that and a few others again this weekend.

Jun-24-11		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Annie> Glad to hear someone finds me worth talking to. (Maybe one day I'll make it as far as being worth listening to... that greatest of all treasures, which is Hope.) Nice use of the common potato peeler there, removing the blotched skin of the Van Gogh of mystery and revealing the dark secrets of the semi-audible Russian G. See, this is the <other> reason I don't write thirty-post stories full of metaphors and allegory.

Jun-24-11		Annie K.: <Switch> aha... very convincing, yes. ;) Heh. Of course you're worth listening to, as well - otherwise I wouldn't risk talking to you! You see, I've tended to notice that when I talk to somebody, that runs a certain risk of their answering... so I try not to do it, if such a thing would be an undesirable side effect. :p OK, here's a fun game... mind you, I said <fun>, not <sound> or anything like that. ;s [Event "FICS rated blitz game"] [Date "2011.06.24"] [White "NN"] [Black "AnnieK"] [WhiteElo "1352"] [BlackElo "1451"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [Mode "ICS"] [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e3 Nbd7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qb3 c4 10. Qb5 O-O 11. g3 a6 12. Qb2 Qa5 13. Qb4 Qxb4 14. axb4 Ne4 15. Bf4 Nxc3 16. Rc1 Na2 17. Rb1 Nf6 18. Bg2 c3 19. Ne2 c2 20. Ra1 Nxb4 21. Bd6 Nd3+ 22. Kd2 Nxf2 23. Rhf1 Rd8 24. Be7 Rd7 25. Bxf6 Ne4+ 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Bh4 Rc7 28. Nc1 Bg4 29. Rf4 Bf3 30. g4 f6 31. g5 h6 32. gxh6 g5 33. Rxf3 exf3 34. Bg3 Rc6 35. Ra2 Rac8 36. Rb2 b5 37. Ra2 Kh7 38. d5 Rd8 39. e4 Kxh6 40. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 41. Kxc2 Kh5 42. Kd3 Kg4 43. Kd4 a5 44. Nd3 a4 45. Nb4 a3 46. d6 Rxd6+ 47. Bxd6 f2 48. Nc2 Kf3 49. Ne3 a2 (White resigns) 0-1

Jun-24-11		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Annie K.: You see, I've tended to notice that when I talk to somebody, that runs a certain risk of their answering...> A certain kibitzer hit the same problem years ago, and came up with a rather different solution. ;-)

Jun-25-11		Annie K.: Well yes, there is that approach too... ;)

Jun-26-11		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Annie> You been following <Chemistry 101: How not to stop the sodium-water reaction>? One of the best unintentionally humorous series lately, on a free channel no less.

Jun-26-11		Annie K.: <Switch> hopefully you're not referring to an actual TV or YouTube channel, in which case I would have no idea what you're talking about; but if you're not referring to an actual TV or YouTube channel program then yes, I've been following it - if rather loosely - and agreed. ;)

Jun-27-11		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Annie K.: <Switch> hopefully you're not referring to an actual TV or YouTube channel> Would I do such a thing?

Jun-27-11		Annie K.: <Switch> my apologies. ;)

Jun-27-11		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Annie> Personally, my favorite character is that of hydrogen, who was there first and thinks all the other elements and compounds are n00bs. It irks me that nobody's actually playing it. Thanks for the spiderpigeon - I'm not a great watcher of movies, but I may get around to checking it... eventually.

Jun-28-11		jessicafischerqueen: <Annie> thanks for that TOP SECRET spageddy western tip! I'll be downloading that one, never seen it before. Where did you find that great photo of <Ufmitsev>? Will you tell me where you found it? I need to know... My favorite element is fire. Does that count?

Jun-28-11		Annie K.: <Switch> I think there are quite a few playing hydrogen actually, but it's a silent part... :p Remember that the current show is really a rerun, but the original series had been mostly pulled from the air immediately after the first season. ;) No hurry on the movie, I think. Doesn't look like they'll pull it soon, although somebody else had uploaded it last year too, and that one was deleted, along with the user account. However, it's possible that that user got into trouble over some other movie, so dunno. Anyhoo, I think it's more than worth the time to watch it - more below. :) <Jess> I found the Ufimtsev photo simply on Google Images, and by trying to avoid Winter's domain, lest he throw a fit over credits. ;p That pic was all over Google Images for Anatoly Ufimtsev - I can't remember which source I actually downloaded it from, but it was one of the largest versions. Too small to come out really well at "YouTube size" as is, but passable. :) The spageddy western in question is really more of a parody of spaggedy westerns than a mere specimen - at least it was meant to be one, originally - but when Henry Fonda and Terence Hill got together, they simply couldn't help turning out something wonderful in the end, despite the original intentions for it to be just funny. I love that movie, and with Ennio Morricone's music, it's magic. :)

Jun-28-11		jessicafischerqueen: <Annie> doh! I've never seen <Mr. Winter> complain about images that may or may have not come from his website. He never complained to me anyways. At any rate, he does give provenance and thanks to contributors on the photos he puts on his own website. As you know, if someone really doesn't want anyone to hotlink their photos, they can easily block the hotlink function. Really easily.

Jun-28-11		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Annie K.: <Switch> I think there are quite a few playing hydrogen actually, but it's a silent part... :p> You're probably right but it's sort of hard to tell, on account of they if any are silent :) The most senior speaking role is that of helium... Present mostly in stars, this light gas likes to look at things from above and only forms compounds under very unusual circumstances. Its few lines don't get the respect they deserve, probably because of the squeaky voice. I'm inclined to think the producers only threw helium in for comic relief.

Jun-28-11		jessicafischerqueen: Also, I've found the chess history buff web community to be extraordinarily generous. Case in point Sarah Beth (batgirl). I think she got tired of me constantly asking her if it was ok to use her research and photo links, so she finally said anything she writes or posts is for the public consumption. She said it better than that though. I'm not a "writer" per se.

Jun-28-11		Annie K.: <Jess> oh, I'm not criticizing Winter, really. :) His site is a fantastic resource, and much appreciated - and he has every right to expect to be credited. But when I'm just looking for some visual background for my audios, I don't really have the patience to go around asking for usage permissions or to worry about phrasing credits. Hotlinking is certainly out of the question - that's called 'bandwidth theft', quite the antisocial practice. I first download anything I want to use. Credits and copyrights are the remaining issue. <Switch> heh... very good. :)

Jun-28-11		jessicafischerqueen: <Annie> there's a colloquial use of the word "hotlinking" that means simply downloading any photo off the internet onto your hard drive. As I'm sure you know, it's easy to prevent this- art sites, photographer sites, and some blogs prevent this. It's easy to do. It physically prevents anyone from downloading the image. It's more effective than watermarking a photo, or presenting it in low resolution. I knew about bandwidth theft, but had never heard it called "hotlinking"? Maybe I got this word mixed up with another one. I'm with you on this of course. I'd go even further- I don't have any patience at all, period, for anything. Which is a little strange considering what an appalling procrastinator I am. Seems like a contradiction. I can live with it though!

Jun-28-11		Annie K.: <Jess> "hotlinking / bandwidth theft" is more like when you actually embed in your site, or in your posts (or signature, or avatar at some sites...) an image that is actually being hosted by somebody else, so that any view/loading of the image will count for <his> bandwidth usage (which can mean actual money, if his own host isn't a free one). Embedded images are an html function even I know - and I hardly know any html. :) <It's more effective than watermarking a photo, or presenting it in low resolution.> Well not really. Yeah, you can't <download> it then, but there's a very simple way to get around it, which I won't mention here, since I don't want to give anybody ideas. ;)

Jun-28-11		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Annie: Well not really. Yeah, you can't <download> it then, but there's a very simple way to get around it, which I won't mention here, since I don't want to give anybody ideas. ;)> Unfortunately, I'm afraid you <might> just have given her a couple ideas... must be at least even money that User: anybody will appear here someday soon.

Jun-28-11		dakgootje: Thanks for the movie-tip miss! I'll watch it.. at some point. De juro I shan't have time 'til September - but I suppose I can make time earlier.

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