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Nov-26-06
 | | Domdaniel: <mack> phew, thanks. Does either Rc1 or Qg5 appeal to your sense of the absurd? |
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| Nov-26-06 | | mack: There once was a kibitzer called mack
Who was asked which move he would back.
He replied in a flash,
'Why, Rc1 is trash,
Let me take Qg5 please, Jack' |
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Nov-26-06
| | Domdaniel: <mack> Let's say 30.Qg5 I've a feeling it was examined and rejected before, but it could be more amusing than the limp-wristed Rc1. God, I'm insulting <rook moves> now. |
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Nov-26-06
| | Domdaniel: <mack> I like it when people can compose limericks faster'n I can think.
Agreed: Qg5 it be. |
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Nov-26-06
| | Domdaniel: this is how things stand, then:
30.Qf4 - <Ohio>
30.Qg5 - <mack>
30.fxg6 - <themadhair> pending etc 30.R1f2 - <jepflast> to be confirmed and just those 4, plus reg'lars.
The two to-be-confirmed people have previously shown willing re move 30, so it should work out. I hope. |
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Nov-26-06
 | | Open Defence: In memoriam of this Domdaniel
who will go down in history's annals
as a leader despised
for neglecting the move Qb5
and instead not being tough and tyrannical |
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Nov-26-06
| | Open Defence: hehehe couldn't resist... |
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Nov-26-06
 | | OhioChessFan: There once was a host from The Nati,
Who liked to hurl insults so catty.
He said "I'll try Qf4
But give me no more,
Or I might go stark raving batty."
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Nov-26-06
| | Domdaniel: An artistic geezer named mack
Was suddenly taken aback.
"Let's do it in verse"
Said the chap with the hearse,
"just hold on while we send for a hack." |
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Nov-26-06
| | Open Defence: 'twas in the forum marked for strategy
that we discovered this great anomaly
our Defences were Open and The Mad Hair had spoken
but we couldn't stop Arianne and Gormally |
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Nov-26-06
| | Domdaniel: Hmm.
So <Ohio> is off with the Queen And <mack>, a square further, I ween. While <Deffi>, chez Daniel Makes eyes like a spaniel
And two missing hosters ain't seen. |
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Nov-26-06
| | Domdaniel: And Now For Something Completely Different...
He has played 29...Qb5 to reach this position (White to play):
click for larger view |
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| Nov-26-06 | | Lopt: Nothing indeed tell anyone or thing! |
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Nov-27-06
| | Domdaniel: As everyone can now see, I get my <real> Secret Instructions from <Lopt>. It shall be as you say, Master. |
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| Nov-27-06 | | themadhair: How does a forum dedicated to collecting questions that the world want to ask GMAN sound? The basic idea I am thinking is that memebers of the world team post their questions and the most common and/or the most interesting get added into the forum leaders profile to be passed onto GMAN. I am sure GMAN will also have a few questions about us to. |
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Nov-27-06
| | Domdaniel: <madhair> Good idea, but personally I wouldn't care to confuse our fragile forum ecology by throwing that into the mix just now - simply because it has no immediate bearing on the game. Later will be a different story. The whole matter of subsequent communication with GMAN seems to be open. I can't imagine he'd want to read all zillion pages of kibitzing... and there will be many questions... Hmm. Now that you mention it, a collection of such questions would have amusement value, at least. |
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Nov-27-06
| | Domdaniel: Horrible Thought, #323.
- You know all those movies/TV shows/etc where chess is grotesquely misrepresented? Say, the crime has been solved and the aloof-mysterious detective (AMD) is playing chess with his eager-beaver-smartass assistant (EBSA)? And EBSA says "I see it now, I move my queen, you push a pawn, and it's bye-bye queen. Nice. But what if I just do *this* instead [moves]?" AMD: "Oh, that, hmmm. You were right, by the way, to be suspicious of Alonzo Klein's butler. Those blond highlights? Way too retro. [moves]. Checkmate, I think." After Fritz-Kramnik (2nd game) they'll NEVER get it right. |
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| Nov-28-06 | | monad: PANIC STATIONS!
White to move:
<The crux is Black's move Re4> 
click for larger viewHaving worked on this position for a good number of hours, I know that it is good for us. But can we reach it? And if so, how?
The components are moves <30 and 31>, with <Re4 and fxg6 from Black,>
and <fxg6 and R1f2 from White>. If 30.fxg fxg 31.R1f2, then Black can and will wriggle out of this.
We needn't fear that, but we would have to work a little harder. If, on the other hand, we play the exchange second, then we have to be sure that Black would be worse off if he did Not play Re4. Confusing.
The upshot is: <Let me know for sure if Black has to play Re4 after 30.R1f2 !!> And also: how hard to be have to work to overcome a different move 30...* Percentages please at this late stage.
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| Nov-28-06 | | monad: <DOM>
If ever you needed to rally the troops, now is the hour. Or: Time and the hour wait for no-one.
Whatever.
If only we could claim an extension.
Try to fathom what I am on about. I put it all as best as I could, but it feels like a giant oil-tanker that needs moving. Can you be the pilot please? Everybody seems to be involved in this e4 a6 game. I played one of those once. As White. A doddle, if you prevent Black's Nb4 on move 6 I think it was. Anyways, I need breakfast and a good long walk. See what you can achieve. |
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Nov-28-06
| | Open Defence: It's better to have twin beaks,
coz' if anyone gave them a tweak..
They'd be surprised on hearing,
Radio One in German..
in between the crackles and squeeks
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Nov-28-06
| | Domdaniel: <Monad> I can but try... But (a) I'm confused
and (b) I assume others also are.
... catching up now. |
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| Nov-28-06 | | monad: Hiya,
Take a look at the playing boards yourself. Maybe you can plug them a little? It does make it clearer. Besides, I think they look so good :-) I sometimes wonder what they look like on Opera. I have tested them on Firefox and some of the MSIE's, but not some of the other browsers. Take care,
monad (with a =m=),
not the German word for 'month',
not munthered/monthered yet.
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| Nov-28-06 | | monad: Ahum. |
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Nov-28-06
| | Domdaniel: Hi <monad>
Tight finish in progress, as requested. Not that I had anything to do with it. Them as votes latest knows best... |
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Nov-28-06
| | Open Defence: geez I thought the twin beaks verse would get a giggle at least |
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