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Oct-15-13
 | | Domdaniel: <Mark> Of course I don't. Where did you get that idea? He's one of those idiots who keeps telling everyone how brilliant he is. Not your style at all. |
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| Oct-15-13 | | MarkFinan: Exactly... You'll never catch me being arrogant and opinionated, or telling all who'll listen how brilliant I am 😉 I have a sense of humor, life's too short to be serious all the time, especially on a website where I don't think anyone bar the Rogoffers believe everything they say or take themselves that serious. You did think I was Overgod. I'm not.
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Oct-15-13
| | Domdaniel: Nah, I never thought so for a second. Maybe somebody else did, not me. |
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| Oct-16-13 | | MarkFinan: I got to thinking last night Dom (smoke coming outta my ears ;)) about this site and how people behave and conduct themselves, and how I myself might come across to others who a) Aren't from my walk of life, b) either don't understand my humour or have no humour whatsoever, and c) see me as someone who enjoys conflict.
Conflict only arises *unexpectedly* when people decide to make some smarmy dumb ass comments about something they've seen me write, or they've observed me arguing with someone and unwisely decide to stick their twopenneth in, knowing full well I can be a real pain in the backside to them. I could cite some recent examples of this but I best not.
Anyways, I noticed that I'm always pleasant with the people who are always pleasant with me.
<Abdel Irada> <Perfidious> <Annie> <you??> <OCF> <frogbert> <bureacrat> <Rogge> <colonel mort> <Travis Bickle> <Memethecat> <jess> <Harrylol> (We've insulted one another but I *get* Hazza, because he's a hilarious drunk and I can't get offended by him lol) and one or two others. Apart from the odd petty incident, all the above treat me like I like to be treated, and I treat them how they treat me... pleasantly.
The odd foul mood aside, which is understandable in this place, I show them the respect I think they deserve and vice versa. On the other hand, some people just don't know how to take me or my sense of humor! I "offend" them, which is pretty rich when you're just an anonymous handle, yet my real names out there.....so when people are insulting me by name it should be me who gets offended, but I don't take myself seriously enough to care what certain people say, let alone think of me. People need to take me with a pinch of salt, because if someone *really* comes looking for trouble then I'll give them exactly what they came seeking.
And just one more thing... I HATE liars and bullshi8ers, so when someone calls me, Mark Finan, a liar then if they're genuinely serious about what they're saying...... I get offended!
And when I get offended *shakes head* ;)
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Oct-16-13
| | Domdaniel: <Mark> They're good people in your list. Which is probably why we tend to get on well with them.
And g-d knows there are enough idiots around. Especially those idiots who think they are superior geniuses... |
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Oct-16-13
| | Domdaniel: (From a Wikipedia entry on parliamentary procedures...) <In the 1560s Sir Thomas Smith published a book about the procedures in the House of Commons in 1583> Impressive, that. An early work of science fiction? Elizabethan near-future cyberpunk, or what? |
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Oct-17-13
| | Domdaniel: <The Wit and Wisdom of Humpty Dumpty...> "The question is, which is to be master -- that's all." "They've a temper, some of them—particularly verbs, they're the proudest—adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs —- however, I can manage the whole lot! Impenetrability! That's what I say!" |
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| Oct-18-13 | | MarkFinan: Dom.... I just played a really good French defence against the engine. I dumbed it down to 60% strength, but even though it makes the odd duff move its impossible to beat it at that strength because of the time. So I guess I've never genuinely beat it, but even so I'm still claiming them as victories! Anyways, I wandered if I posted it here, you'd have a look at it for me given that you're the resident FD man? This is a diagram from the game, I missed this, but if you play QxN and black recaptures with the pawn it's a forced mate in 4. Do you think you would have seen it? 
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Oct-18-13
| | Domdaniel: <Mark> Wow, quite a position. I might not have seen the forced mate, but I'd have been pretty sure that I was winning as White. So ... 1.Qxf5 exf5 2.hxg7 looks good (threat: Rh8+ Nxh8, gxh8Q#). The thing to avoid is 1.hxg7?, when 1...Nxf4+ is check. |
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| Oct-18-13 | | MarkFinan: This is the game Dom. Maybe i could have found a better example of a game to show you because ive just been back through this game for the 3rd time, and there are a couple of really bad moves from the engine. To play 7.c4? blocking up the position and its pieces on the queenside then castling kingside is something only a computer could play. Plus i played 12.Qc1 preparing a bishop sac if h6 was played, then bottled it.
And the engine gives a massive edge to white if i play 15.Bxg5 but i took with the knight. Altogether, lots of missed opportunities and i make hard work of it! [Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2013.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "MarkFinan"]
[Black "Stockfish 4 (60.9%)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "60/180+1"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 c4 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. g4 Nbc6 12. Qc1 Rb8 13. a4 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Kh7 17. Bf6 Rg8 18. h4 Qc7 19. g5 Nf5 20. h5 Rg7 21. Bg4 Qd7 22. Qf4 Rc8 23. Kg2 Kg8 24. Rh1 Nce7 25. g6 Rf8 26. h6 Nxg6 27. Bxf5 Rh7 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Qg4 Rxf6 30. exf6 Qe8 31. Rh3 Kf8 32. Rf3 Kf7 33. Re1 Bc6 34. Rfe3 Bd7 35. f4 e5 36. Qg5 e4 37. Qxd5+ Qe6 38. Qxe6+ Kxe6 39. Rxe4+ Kxf6 40. d5 Rxh6 41. Rxc4 Rh5 42. d6 Rh8 43. Rc7 Bxa4 44. Rxa7 Bc6+ 45. Kg3 Rd8 46. Rd1 b5 47. Rc7 Bd7 48. c4 bxc4 49. Rxc4 Ke6 50. Re4+ Kf5 51. Re7 Kf6 52. c4 Ba4 53. Rd4 Rxd6 54. Rxd6+ Kxe7 55. Rxg6 Bc2 56. Rg7+ Kf6 57. Rd7 Ke6 58. Rd2 Bb3 59. c5 Bc4 60. Kg4 Kf6 61. c6 Be6+ 62. Kg3 Bf5 63. c7 Bc8 64. Rd8 Ke7 65. Rxc8 Kd6 66. f5 Kc6 67. f6 Kb7 68. f7 Kxc8 69. f8=Q+ Kd7 70. c8=Q# 1-0 |
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Oct-18-13
| | Domdaniel: <Mark> Great game -- even though the French is on the receiving end. You built up a strong attack very well, I thought -- though some of the Black 'defensive' moves looked odd (20...Rg7, for example - you did well not to take it at once).
I think you could actually have played 14.Bxh6, sacrificing a piece for pawns + attack a move earlier. Maybe not totally winning, but lots of initiative. 27.Qxf5 would have been nice, but your Bxf5 is almost as good -- it's pretty much over by then anyway. Nice one. |
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| Oct-18-13 | | MarkFinan: Cheers Dom. I thought about taking the rook on g7 but id built up a winning attack, and that move would have been like cashing my chips in early whilst on a lucky streak. ✌ |
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Oct-18-13
| | Domdaniel: < After all, life is a game, not a career.> - Brion Gysin. |
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Oct-19-13
 | | OhioChessFan: FWIW, I didn't see anything at all wrong with <FSR> comment. I know neither of us is losing sleep over it. |
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Oct-19-13
| | Domdaniel: <Ohio> I don't think that I implied there was anything *wrong* with it ... just a different brand of sexual etiquette. |
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Oct-20-13
| | Domdaniel: "I've been checkmated in London ... but it's an ugly business, Watson, an ugly, dangerous business." Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles. |
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| Oct-20-13 | | catsfaith: Thông thường họ để cô ấy nói tiếng Việt, tiếng Đức hoặc tiếng Hàn, biểu hiện của cô trong nỗi buồn cho cô từ thất bại bản dịch tiếng Anh. Bà hỏi em gái của cô cho dịch trước khi áp dụng một phản ứng, mình không biết tiếng Anh, thể hiện nỗi buồn cho các rắc rối của mình. http://translate.google.com/ sẽ làm phiền bạn ít hơn từ lời của cô ấy? |
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Oct-20-13
| | Domdaniel: <catsfaith> Thank you. I admire Vietnamese poetry, but my grasp of the language is minimal. |
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Oct-21-13
 | | Open Defence: Have the frogs reached the 8th rank and spawned ? |
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Oct-21-13
| | Domdaniel: <Op Deffi> Welcome back, your Openness. Have you mislaid your *avtaar*? |
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| Oct-21-13 | | chesstoplay: Dom,
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"Up b4 the bench
Up b4 the beak
I c1 long hard sentence
A f8 I do not seek."
>
At first I thought you were going for a haiku.
But , of course, it was four lines.
It wasn’t the traditional 17 on morae in three phrases of 5 7 5.
Modern Japanese haiku poetry, however, often breaks the old rules. English translations or poetry attempts do not do it in the single traditional line style. Also, I was unsure if there was a cutting kiru followed by the kireji.
However, there was a beak!
It, too, seemed to lack the seasonal kigo from the saijiki list. But because it was chrisowenese,
perhaps, you had met all the criteria!
Finally, is the title… < Up b4 old foot >. Poetry being what it is, you should try to get it published. Anyway, love your writing as always!
Peter / Chesstoplay |
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Oct-21-13
| | Domdaniel: <Peter/ Chesstoplay> ... Thanks.
<Poetry being what it is, you should try to get it published.>
I reckon it *has* been published -- here. Which is about as much as my piece of doggerel deserves. |
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| Oct-22-13 | | Thanh Phan: <It's not always clear, unfortunately, who you are referring to when you say 'her'.> I still use that form of address when I am tired, under stress or distracted, It's base word is from cô, meaning she, her or herself depend on classifiers, it appears as her or of his in some sentences, In the future I will try to be a bit more observant when typing, sorry |
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| Oct-22-13 | | Thanh Phan: <Domdaniel> A google translate link was left in catsfaith's response, a copy and paste then translated, it does appear a bit different afterwards, if it still appears unreadable in English ask for clarity afterwards please |
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Oct-22-13
| | Domdaniel: <Thanh Phan> Thank you, I will. I noticed, in passing, that you also used the word 'it' -- apparently with reference to a certain controversial kibitzer of whom you seem to disapprove. Is that right? When used of a person, 'it' can be quite insulting. Was that deliberate? |
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