Domdaniel Member since Aug-11-06 · Last seen Jan-10-19 no bio

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Jan-08-19 Domdaniel chessforum    Domdaniel: Blank Reg: "They said there was no future - well, this is it."      Jan-06-19 Kibitzer's Café    Domdaniel: Haaarry Neeeeds a Brutish Empire... https://youtu.be/ZioiHctAnac      Jan-06-19 G McCarthy vs M Kennefick, 1977    Domdaniel: Maurice Kennefick died over the new year, 2018-2019. RIP. It was many years since I spoke to him. He gave up chess, I reckon, towards the end of the 80s, though even after that he was sometimes lured out for club games. I still regard this game, even after so many years, as the ...      Jan-06-19 Maurice Kennefick    Domdaniel: Kennefick died over the 2018-19 New Year. Formerly one of the strongest players in Ireland, he was the first winner of the Mulcahy tournament, held in honour of E.N. Mulcahy, a former Irish champion who died in a plane crash. I played Kennefick just once, and had a freakish win, ...      Jan-06-19 Anand vs J Fedorowicz, 1990    Domdaniel: <NBZ> -- Thanks, NBZ. Enjoy your chortle. Apropos nothing in particular, did you know that the word 'chortle' was coined by Lewis Carroll, author of 'Alice in Wonderland'? I once edited a magazine called Alice, so I can claim a connection. 'Chortle' requires the jamming ...      Jan-06-19 chessgames.com chessforum    Domdaniel: <al wazir> - It's not easy to go back through past Holiday Present Hunts and discover useful information. Very few people have played regularly over the years -- even the players who are acknowledged as best, <SwitchingQuylthulg> and <MostlyAverageJoe> have now ...      Jan-05-19 Wesley So    Domdaniel: Wesley is a man of his word. Once again, I am impressed by his willingness to stick to commitments.      Jan-04-19 G Neave vs B Sadiku, 2013    Domdaniel: Moral: if you haven't encountered it before, take it seriously. Remember Miles beating Karpov with 1...a6 at Skara. Many so-called 'irregular' openings are quite playable.      Dec-30-18 Robert Enders vs S H Langer, 1968   Domdaniel: <HMM> - Heh, well, yes. I also remembered that Chuck Berry had a hit with 'My Ding-a-ling' in the 1970s. I'm not sure which is saddest -- that the author of Johnny B. Goode and Memphis Tennessee and Teenage Wedding - among other short masterpieces - should sink to such ...      Dec-30-18 T Gelashvili vs T Khmiadashvili, 2001    Domdaniel: This is the game I mean: Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 865 OF 963 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jul-15-13    Annie K.: ... but timeanddate.com, which I consider reliable, agrees: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclo... (and http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclo...) Jul-15-13    Domdaniel: <A> -- < Your media has a funny way with adjectives> Eh? As in 'hot' meaning 'cold'? 'Dry' meaning 'wet'? That sort of thing?? Jul-15-13    Annie K.: Yep, exactly. :) Jul-15-13    Domdaniel: Did I say 'Schloss'? I musta been dreaming of castling ... I meant 'Stross', of course. Charlie Stross ... verbose but very bright. <Distant red neon shimmering in the night ... too hot to sleep ... why do you always end up at Nick's cafe? ... that voodoo stuff don't do nothing for me ... > Jul-15-13    Annie K.: <why do you always end up at Nick's cafe?> Because he doesn't know the right places to hang out online, obviously. :p Jul-16-13    Domdaniel: Trolltunga, aka The Troll's Tongue, is a rock formation in Norway, sticking out 700m above a fjord. People apparently like to jump up and down on it: https://www.google.ie/search?q=trol... Leap on a troll's tongue today! Jul-17-13    Domdaniel: And here's a pic from the Magnus Barelegs Viking Festival -- as you might expect, nobody actually has bare legs: one needs an advanced degree in vikingology for that, or alternatively a Fide rating of 2875 ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:V...(17).JPG Jul-17-13    Annie K.: Link doesn't work. :( Jul-17-13    Domdaniel: <A> True. Try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings Jul-17-13    Annie K.: Thx. Heh. Very pretty place, anyhoo. Jul-17-13    Domdaniel: The Viking in question was also known as "styrjaldar-Magnus", or strife-loving Magnus. The 'barelegs' nickname was attached to him because he seemingly adopted the Irish form of dress: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus... Jul-17-13    Domdaniel: "I am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was young. That's what twenty years sitting on your ass does to your face." - L. Cohen Jul-17-13    Annie K.: True, dat. :) No, srsly. I generally find older people better looking than young ones, and there's a reason for that. What the youths (of both genders) have, for the most part, is simple, physical, youthful prettiness. But it has always impressed me as a bit vacuous. To my taste, real beauty is a reflection of inner character, the strength and serenity that come from self-(and other)-knowledge and maturity (hopefully, though not always...) ;s - that the kids simply haven't had the time to develop yet. Cohen, of course, is a fine observer of the human condition, and a pleasure to listen to. :) Jul-17-13    Annie K.: Heh. What's with the Viking preoccupation, anyways? Preparing for the approaching coronation and reign of King Magnus I. over the realm of Caissa? :) Jul-17-13    Domdaniel: "Och, whaur's ma bullock's hide? Ah'm jest off up yon torrent for a wee spot o' taghairm..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taghairm No cats have been harmed in the enactment of this ritual. Jul-18-13    Domdaniel: <Annie> -- Zombies, contd. <"Many Israelis relegate the EU to the back seat - while the apparently more reliable US steers the go-nowhere , zombie peace talks with the Palestinians."> -- Rachel Shabi (author of 'Not the Enemy: Israel's Jews from Arab Lands'.) Jul-18-13    Annie K.: Hmm, popular word, eh? Fairly good usage there, akshly. Yeah, lemme put it this way: when an Israeli says 'I'm from the UN' (which, at the time this line was introduced - by the Gashashim, I believe, a very popular Israeli comedian group - was perceived to be mostly European-run, at least in matters pertaining to Israel), they mean 'count me out'. Nuff said? :s Jul-20-13    Domdaniel: <Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.> - This maxim is apparently known as Hanlon's Razor. I approve. Jul-20-13    Domdaniel: <Annie> -- <What's with the ...> Just random explorations, ma'am. Jul-20-13    Annie K.: <Hanlon's Razor> Absolutely. Aha. So you're spot-checking Wikipedia then. ;) Jul-21-13    Domdaniel: Among other things. ;) Jul-22-13    WCC Editing Project: As GHOD is my witness, when I read your post over at the <Biographer's Biscuit> I thought you had written "<Jess> Thank you. The story of the Nimzo Prince is very interesting." My first thought was "I hadn't realized that <St. Francis of Assissi d'Xylophone> was also a chess player." Who knew? Jul-23-13    Domdaniel: Dear <WCC Editing Project> ... how did you manage to snag GHOD as your witness? My understanding was that He/She was booked up several decades in advance, even for light witnessing duties. - Vice-Pope Dom, Harvey's Bristol Witnesses. Jul-23-13    Annie K.: I just need to add here that ever since that Kramnik-Topalov business in Elista, I could never be sure what the WC in that WCC acronym really stands for... :p BTW, <Jess>, you really gotta stop this, your sock drawers are taking up all the space in my favorites list! ;s Jul-24-13    Domdaniel: There are good socks and bad socks ... or, perhaps, clean socks and dirty socks. And white sox, whatever that means. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 963) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 865 OF 963 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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