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Jun-14-25
 | | Fusilli: <arek> Right! The key for black is not to rush, after 1...Kg7 2.Kxf2, to play 2...b2, which loses to 3.e4. Good line against the alternative 2.e4. |
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| Jun-15-25 | | Rdb: <areknames> , nonetheless , you made a good point . So , thanks for that . Constructive , Civil, mutually respectful conversation. Respect to you for that.
Regards
P.s. reposted from rogoff because I did not want <areknames> to miss this post of mine in the high volume of rogoff. Hope <fusilli> , kindly, would indulge me this once. Thank you |
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Jun-15-25
| | Fusilli: <Rdb> <Hope <fusilli> , kindly, would indulge me this once. Thank you> It's ok (this time) since it does not quote the content of whatever was being discussed on the Rogoff page. (I don't know what it was, I prefer to look at Rogoff very occasionally.) |
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| Jun-16-25 | | Rdb: <fusilli>, you had made a couple of very good posts in rogoff on israel gaza I have asked a question about israel iran war in rogoff. In case you have some insight and time and you reply there, i wouod be grateful. Thank you |
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Jun-16-25
| | Fusilli: <Rdb> Oh, apologies, I didn't go back to Rogoff and did not see your question. Apologies again because I am going to pass on it. I don't think my thoughts on it are fully consistent yet, and they are work in progress. In other words, not worth sharing. (FWIW, I think the Rogoff page would benefit from some restraint. It seems like people instantly form their opinions on the most complex issues, and that is not my style.) |
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| Jun-16-25 | | Rdb: <fusilli> <I don't think my thoughts on it are fully consistent yet, and they are work in progress.> I so love these words. That should be the attitude of everuone including me. Thank you 🙏 |
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| Jun-16-25 | | Rdb: World needs professors , academics .
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| Jun-16-25 | | Rdb: In America, how long it takes from associate professor to professor - ballpark ? . |
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Jun-16-25
| | Fusilli: <Rdb: In America, how long it takes from associate professor to professor - ballpark ?> It's not a fixed number of years. From appointment as assistant professor to promotion to associate professor with tenure, it takes six or seven years depending on the institution. (If they don't give you tenure, your employment ends after a year of grace, so you can find another job.) Now, one can stay at the associate level forever. That has been my case, it's very obvious now, although it was not my plan. I had great productivity (and enthusiasm, and energy) when I got tenure, but then things happened in my personal life (marriage drama--2 divorces--, MS diagnosis) and I made poor professional choices too. I am at peace with it, though. I don't have kids to send to college! Back to your question, superstars may be promoted to full professor as soon as three or four years after being granted tenure, especially if a competitor makes them a sweet offer. Most others take six, seven, or eight. I'd say that if you have been associate for ten years, it becomes harder and harder. |
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Jun-17-25
| | Fusilli: <Rdb> Thank you for your kind words. I don't know if more professors are needed, but I do believe more humility is needed among professors. |
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Jun-17-25
| | Fusilli: OK, I gave in to temptation... and it worked!
Blitz on chess.com. I am white. My opponent just played 20...h6: 
click for larger viewThe good move is 21.h5 (which was my initial intention), but here I spotted what happens if I play 21.gxh6+ and he takes the knight. The problem is that if he responds 21...Rxh6, black is suddenly MUCH better. I would never do it in a serious game, but what the hell, it's blitz. 21.gxh6+? Kxf6?
White to play... |
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| Jun-17-25 | | Rdb: Thank you, <fusilli> . |
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Jun-17-25
 | | moronovich: Well, I can understand why you were tempted ;)
22. Qe5+! and 1-0. Easy to overlook in the heat of the blitzbattle. |
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Jun-17-25
| | Fusilli: <moronovich: Well, I can understand why you were tempted ;) > Right? Who can resist the opportunity to set up a queen sac for mate? It doesn't compare to K Gulamali vs M Sana, 2014, but still... (Sorry, I am tooting my own horn again!) |
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Jun-17-25
| | moronovich: <K Gulamali vs M Sana, 2014,> A 2000 dollars Queen sac! Congrats. |
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| Jun-17-25 | | areknames: <Rdb> no worries mate, we cool. My apologies also to <Fusilli>, another time we'll keep it in Rogoff ;) |
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| Jun-17-25 | | areknames: I'm not too sure if the world needs more professors and academics, but it certainly needs more people like <Fusilli>. |
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| Jun-17-25 | | areknames: Yes, 22.Qe5+ and then mate. |
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| Jun-17-25 | | Rdb: <areknames: <Rdb> no worries mate, we cool> Thank you, <areknames> Regards. |
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| Jun-18-25 | | Rdb: <areknames: I'm not too sure if the world needs more professors and academics, but it certainly needs more people like <Fusilli>.> <areknames>, i second that emotion . |
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| Jun-19-25 | | areknames: <Fusilli: <areknames> <For some reason most (if not all) of the recent FIDE Senior Championships have been played in Italy.> Perhaps a wealthy patron is involved, akin to Rex Sinquefield for US chess?> I don't think so, in any case only about half of the Individual FIDE Senior Championships have been held in Italy since 2015, so I exaggerated a bit. When I had turned 50, I seriously considered making a comeback and enrol in the Championships in Acqui Terme in the Fall of 2017 (the town also hosted the tournament in 2015). We were going to Europe anyway on vacation at around that time so it was definitely a possibility. However, as lovely as Acqui Terme is, it's certainly no Florence, no Venice, no Milano, not even a Gallipoli. It wouldn't have been fair on my wife, so for that and other reasons (logistics etc) I shelved those plans. GM Nunn won the +65 section in 2022 and 2023, Jansa won in 2018 and Vaganian in 2019, and of course Korchnoi won back in '06, so the competition attracts some pretty strong players. |
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Jun-19-25
| | Fusilli: <areknames> <However, as lovely as Acqui Terme is, it's certainly no Florence, no Venice, no Milano, not even a Gallipoli.> Today it may look as a more attractive option, with the spread of <global overtourism>, a term I read recently somewhere. I was in Venice in 2018, the last time I was in Europe, and it was quite crowded. |
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| Jun-19-25 | | areknames: <Today it may look as a more attractive option, with the spread of <global overtourism>, a term I read recently somewhere. I was in Venice in 2018, the last time I was in Europe, and it was quite crowded.> True, there is growing resentment towards overtourism in Spain, France and Italy. It drives the price of everything up, among other drawbacks. In Florence and Barcelona rents are through the roof. In Venice most houses and <palazzi> are now owned by wealthy foreigners, most ordinary Venetians who still have a job in the city can only afford to live in neighbouring sleeper town Mestre. A city is not made up by its palaces and cathedrals, no matter how grand. It's made up by the people who live there. |
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Jun-23-25
| | Fusilli: Blitz on chess.com.
I am white and it's my turn:
click for larger viewThe computer says 15.b5 is ok but moving the f3 knight to safety is much better. Now, look at black's pieces. Do you think someone who handled the opening this way (...Bxc3, really?) is going to survive b5? Also, I know no restraint in blitz.
15.b5 exf3 16.Bxf3 axb5 17.cxb5 Na5 18.Qd4
Of course this was the idea.
click for larger viewBlack's only move here is 18...Kf7. There is no immediate mate, but look at black's position! Is <any> black piece good? Consistent with the quality of play shown so far, my opponent played 18...Rf7, stopping Qg7 mate but allowing another one. |
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Jun-24-25
| | Fusilli: <FTB> I don't lend my forum to fights among users, or politics, or personal attacks (regardless of who is right, which I am not interested in being a judge of). So, I deleted your post, sorry. |
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