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The computer does evaluate this one correctly:

2.Ng3+ Kg5 3.Ne2 Kf5 4.Nf3 Ke4 5.Neg1 (0.00):

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Or 2...Kh4 3.Ne2 h2 4.Nf3+ Kh3 5.Nxh2 Kxh2 (0.00):

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... which I find rude. Tal used to do the same thing, and I remember reading Alburt saying that once he looked up and Tal was staring at him, and he (Alburt) smiled at him, and Tal then was mildly startled, like being suddenly awaken from a dream.

I don't think Tal meant any harm, but I am not sure about Kasparov.

You can tell (or speculate) a lot from people's facial expressions. As we grow up and age, our face muscles end up settling in a way that reflects which muscles we use and how, and somehow this ends up giving each of us our distinctive expressions.

<... which I find rude. Tal used to> <do the same thing, and I remember>

Yes he did and I find it rude as well. There were several people I used to play who did this. I just didn't look into their eyes or even at them the whole game, I just looked at the board. GM Gligoric once said "I play the board not the person" or something like that.

<reading Alburt saying that once he> <looked up and Tal was staring at> <him, and he (Alburt) smiled at him,> <and Tal then was mildly startled,> <like being suddenly awaken from a> <dream.>

LOL, that must have been quite the thing to see.I would love to see a photo of that! LOL

<I don't think Tal meant any harm,> <but I am not sure about Kasparov.>

I am not sure about Tal, some said his stare was hypnotic. As you recall Pal Benko at one point in his career wore sun glasses when he played Tal. Kasparov definitely did it to upset his opponent. Karpov and Kasparov had some very deep stares at each other which I have seen photos of (I believe these photos are in Seirawan's book, "5 Crowns" concerning one of the Kasparov-Karpov WC matches).

Kasparov was playing American GM Tal Shaked and he played a theoretical novelty in a game against Shaked. The opening was the Grunfeld Defense, with Kasparov playing black I believe, and after the game Kasparov put down Shaked saying he shouldn't have wasted the TN against someone of Shaked's ability!! He also stated he would have liked to have seen Karpov's face if he had instead played this TN against Karpov instead of Shaked. I believe this is the game against Shaked:

<driven in snow since my> <Philadelphia <days (8 winters ago).>

I guess that will be an adjustment for you, and for everyone there. In our city drivers should know better, yet every year, some do not adjust to the first snow and ice of the year, and for sure they end up causing accidents.

<The street I was on was uphilland> <after an intersection it became> <downhill and I guess I wasn't alert> <enough. Thankfully, I crashed into>

Well, that sounds like a very difficult driving situation,which even "seasoned" drivers would have trouble with. I have found since I got a front-wheel drive,that I haven't done as much of that sliding once I hit "black ice! Thank goodness! We used to be able to have metal studs on our tires, which helped when you hit ice, however they damaged the roads too serverely so the Government here banned their use. Many people here have four wheeel drives. They think that makes a difference in winter driving.However, the other day I saw a four-wheel drive had crashed off the road...some people end up putting too much faith in their four-wheel drive vehicle!

<a parked pick up truck and no one > <was hurt (I <was by myself). It>

I am glad you were not hurt Mariano,believe me if you get hurt in a car accident, your body is never the same afterwords.

<wasn't a huge crash, the air bags> <didn't deploy, but the front end of> <my car is severely messed up. We'll>

That is too bad, front end damage usually is a very expensive repair proposition, due to the sophistication of the parts etc involved in that part of the car.

<see what the shop says today > <(if they get to <look at it> <today--there were many wrecks in> <Nashville yesterday). GEICO has been> <fabulous, by the way.>

I'm with you, mine is kept that way too.If people don't like it they can go to another forum.

<and I don't want anyone to> <contaminate it <arguing that I am> <attacking a GM for no reason. I> <don't think I'll <subscribe to any> GM twitter... :-)>

No, I agree life is too short for that kind of behavior. Well,Mariano, if you think Kasparov is arrogant, all I can say is you haven't seen what arrogance is until you read some tweets from this GM I am talking about! LOL

<I crashed my car yesterday. It >

Oh no! I hope you weren't hurt! I have been in five crashes caused by others.It sure sends a shock through your system when that happens. I hope you have gotten all your marking done so you can relax.

<snowed 5 inches in Nashville,> <pretty unusual.>

Yes, I have seen some of the weather reports and video from Tennessee, strange weather patterns. I am sorry they are happening to you there. I have had my fill of winter weather! We once had 30 days in a row below zero degrees here in the late 60's! The weather hasn't been bad here yet, however we are expecting some cold temperatures here soon. Thanks to a Siberian weather front! Strange the Russians blame the weather on the Americans (Alaska), the Canadian's blame it on the Russians (Siberians) and the Americans,(at least my relatives there blame it on us Canadians! ) LOL So much for Global warming eh? Did you hear part of the Earth's atmosphere collapsed this summer? Wow! what is going on with out weather patterns and atmospheric conditions?

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White needs to get the Queen's bishop out, but instead of 1.Nb1 or 1.Nf1 I think I'd go for the plan 1.Qd3, 2.Nb3, 3.Bf4. But I am worried about 1...Nb6 2.Nb3 Rc8. So, if 1...Nb6 I think I'd go for 2.b3.