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 945 OF 963 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-26-18    Domdaniel: <wtpy> - < It was a tough read but I persevered, though barely passed Honors English that semester which was probably more a function of late night speed chess than alternative reading.> I was also about 17 when I first read Gravity's Rainbow. I remember I asked a member of my college chess team about it - he was a 2200 player and a graduate student in mathematics - and he said it would be too difficult for me. So naturally I had to use it as the basis for my MA thesis, and got a 1st. Feb-06-18    Domdaniel: Played two more club matches, winning both. To my surprise, I have now won five games in succession. Feb-07-18    OhioChessFan: DomFischer Feb-08-18    Domdaniel: <Ohio> Heh. Not quite in BF's league. My 'victims' were rated between 1500 and 1920 - though I admit I was pleased to beat somebody over 1900. Still, there's a very long way to go if I'm to equal Fischer's streak. In fact, it's already over: I played another club game, and drew. I was black, and possibly better after 15 moves, but I just didn't have the energy for another game. Old age, I suspect. Feb-16-18    Boomie: The computers are duking it out sans opening book. They seem to be fond of the French. As CG's leading Francophile, I thought you may want to look over their openings. They seem quite fond of 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5. They try both 4...exd5 and 4...Qxd5. At first blush, this seems to me to be a drawish approach by white. But it is in the Carlsen spirit of playing seemingly endless endgames. At the bottom of http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php is a list of the games with the openings. You can then go to the archive or use ChessBomb to play over the games. Feb-17-18    Domdaniel: <Boomie> Thanks - sounds interesting, but I think I prefer to keep my distance for now. I've played 3...c5 many times, following it with both 4.exd5 exd5 (the old line, as seen in the Karpov-Korchnoi 1974 match) and the more dynamic 4...Qxd5 (which actually dates to the 1920s). These days - at least at my level - 4.Ngf3 seems to be more popular than 4.exd5. Mar-07-18    morfishine: Hi <Domdaniel>! Is Dvoretsky's endgame book better than Fine's? https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Chess-... ***** Mar-08-18    Domdaniel: <morf> I think it's much better - a real masterpiece. As Jacob Aagard wrote in his foreword to the Dvoretsky book, it was like being asked to add a preface to the Bible. Subjective impressions aside, I reckon that pre-computer engine analyses (like Fine) will tend to be out of date by now. Which is not to say that Dvoretsky is totally dependent on engines - just that he takes their verdicts into account. I used to like a couple of endgame books by Jon Speelman as well. But then I discovered Dvoretsky - and, as the poet said, it was like looking into Chapman's Homer. Not that I've ever actually looked into Chapman's Homer. But still. Mar-11-18    morfishine: <Domdaniel> Thanks for the feedback, I was unaware. I always felt Fine's book was excellent and pretty much the final say. I've only worked with that for endgames over the years I will pick up Dvoretsky's book. One can always improve their endgame technique Best, morf ***** Mar-11-18    Boomie: Something from the peanut gallery: The advantage of working with the Fine book is we know it contains errors. The challenge is to find those errors. It's an inverse treasure hunt which will improve your knowledge and playing strength. The latest works have been vetted through the silicon monsters so the only thing left for the reader is to memorize the answers. Boring... Mar-13-18    Domdaniel: Speaking of endings, I somehow managed to draw a lost endgame in a club match last weekend. I played a horrible opening, lost a pawn, offered another one to get some activity, and then a third... Luckily my opponent didn't take the 3rd one, and eventually I won another pawn back to go into a Rook ending a pawn down. Which I drew in the end. I was pleased with my endgame play until I checked it with the computer. It turns out that, after reaching a drawn position, I twice blundered back into lost ones. Luckily, my opponent played the ending slightly worse than me -- we reached a pawn ending and stalemate. Mar-13-18    Domdaniel: <Boomie> I see your point, but even those recent works can be improved on. Engines are not perfect yet. Mar-14-18    Boomie: <Engines are not perfect yet.> Indeed. And they seem a bit feckless in the endgame. I'm not sure that is true. I just wanted to use the word "feckless". Mar-14-18    jessicafischerqueen: <Tim> I don't blame you. Are you familiar with the old "stoner comic" <Feckless Freep>? Not to be missed. Mar-14-18    Domdaniel: Nobody feckless has ever appeared in 'Father Ted'. Mar-17-18    jessicafischerqueen: Heh... that is a wonderful televisual feast <Father Ted>. Especially <Dougal>. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zk... Apr-30-18    Domdaniel: I suppose I should say something, or people will think that nobody ever comes here. Something. Apr-30-18    OhioChessFan: Usually seeing a forum pop up on recent kibitzing prompts me to pay a visit. Or something. Apr-30-18    Boomie: Is *something* going on here? May-01-18    OhioChessFan: Me-Something https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8N... May-02-18    Boomie: Something feckless this way comes. May-02-18    Stonehenge: I'm only here for the crab sandwiches. May-02-18    OhioChessFan: What do you make of Kanye? May-03-18    Boomie: How about them Beatles? May-03-18    Domdaniel: <Boomster> -- Yes indeed. Where *is* Beatles Band? 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