<percyblakeney>'s explanation for <bufon> getting banned.

azaris: Great People in the History of The World
by slomarko

"Marco Polo travelled the Silk Route to China. Good for him, but it's a pretty big place so how hard can it be to find anyway? Besides, other people had done it before him."

"Charles Darwin formulated the theory of evolution. However, it's just a theory. There are opinions that the world was created by intelligent design."

"Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire. His opponents were pretty weak. Someone like Hannibal could easily have done the same if he'd received similar resources."

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Yeah. The opposite post seems unlikely.

"<If I write "goaijiopwjae," that is not a misspelled word; it is simply not a word to begin with. It's staggering that you fail to see the difference. So if you try to argue that "aggressivity" is in the same category as "goaijiopwjae," then it does not constitute a misspelling.>

<Jaymthetactician>: <Snoopdog>: Fischer would be 2900 due to inflation and Spassky's 2800 about. Inflation has caused that not Spassky performing badly :-).

Is this true? I dont think theres a rating inflation, it's just that today's players are much stronger then the past. Evidenced by how the further back in time you go, the lower the world champion is rated. For example: If Botvinnik was 2500 later on, then Alekhine would only be rated around 2000 nowaday's, with Steinitz being about 1800, and Morphy being around 1500, Anderssen I think would 1300, while Philidor might be 1250.

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<azaris>: If Philidor was put in a time machine and sent to our time, he would be a strong IM.

Kibitzer's Café - Apr-12-07Apr-12-07

Dr.Lecter: Wouldn't it be great if people taught chess as a part of the curriculum at schools?

Christmas Eve 2005 Garry Kasparov Page

square dance: <I hope you know that's just ridiculous. However, just the skills it takes to score and to pass the ball in soccer is more than every skill required from players in football combined.> you're an idiot. <Any one whose sole occupation is swinging a bat and cannot hit a curve ball has less talent than a chimp.> you're an idiot.

<Coordinate your whole body for what? The only team sport that can compete with soccer in coordination is hockey, football requires as much coordination as urinating. In soccer you don't just use your feet, you must use and coordinate your whole body you just can't touch the ball with your arms and hands (if you leave out the goalie)> you're an idiot.

<There is nothing extraordinary about the control required to play baseball or football.> you're an idiot.

See the posts from the 14th and then <Plato>'s post on the 15th>

If you'll indulge me, I'll post it here (edited for conciseness)...

<Feb-14-07 JointheArmy: I never knew you were so experienced in the Navy! I'm proud of you even though I don't even know you.... would you accept a premium membership courtesy of me?>

<Feb-14-07 <Whitehat1963>: Wow! Thanks! I'd be very honored.>

<Feb-14-07 JointheArmy: Thanks for accepting!... BTW, it'd be useful if you had some sort of military avatar to go along with my Texas one. Haha jk. Get whatever one you want... Give me your email so I can send you the Chessgames Activation Code.>

<strifeknot>: Oh, those Topaphiles are hee-LAH-rious.

<Kapablanca>: The russians want to take revange. That is what's all about. They want to "deep toilet" Topalov, any way they could. "From Russia with revange". We all know about it. They were not able to save that submarine crew _what was its name, "Kurks?"_ but they think they are able to sunk anyone they want and they have the machinery for it. But I bet for Topa been unsunkable. They, the russian, do not have nothing to prove about a "fraudulent" Topalov. Topalov is a serious menace for the russian chess world championship monopoly, and will be for so long.

"Remember the Elissa Toilet allegations, Bulgarians". Why not? Could be.

What the russian chess KGB really wants? Psicologically "poloniumized" the morality of their bulgarian counterpart?

Could be.

<strifeknot>: Could be you're completely bonkers.

<<potomskazu>You people are blind! If you can not beat jewish-belorussian-american grandmaster when whom can you beat. I am unrated player but i have beaten Yermo.Grandmasters are no good in trading stocks .Most of them can not even play chess. Here is the main line 27. e4(most active move restricting black rook moves for at least one move!) After e4 white have an advantage! 27...Queen g4 . Why ?A trap if 28 pawn takes pawn on d5 then 28..bishop e2 with a most powerful win !!!! So coreect is 28 rook e1 28...Q g5 29 King h1 (bishop should not be pinned) 29...rook f4 ,30 rook e3 .

Funny stuff!