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| Sep-24-08 | | ravel5184: Where has <Memorable Quotes> gone off to anyway? His (her) last kibitz was in 2007! |
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Sep-24-08
 | | Memorable Quotes: <ravel5184> I'm still very much around, I just do the kibitzing with my other self. I assume everyone knows I'm User: TheAlchemist, with which I'm signed in by default and don't want to always have to sign out, in, out and in again just to post a kibitz here. I only use this account to do a bit of cleaning up on my forum here and there and to add games to and edit my Memorable Quotes' Game Collections. |
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| Sep-24-08 | | ravel5184: From jessicafischerqueen chessforum: achieve: <Mrs. Has an Ego but secretly doesn't believe there's really such a thing as an ego.> I secretly am inclined to agree, pending on the definition of "Ego" -- but I catch your drift...
WHIP WHAP WHOOPAAAA!
Open Defence: ego to school every day but e dont learn much do e ? |
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| Sep-24-08 | | ravel5184: From The World vs A Nickel, 2006: A. Anderssen: Can anyone analyse the game? |
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| Sep-26-08 | | TheBB: From Alekhine vs Golombek, 1938 - puzzle of the day on september 26, 2008: <Alphastar: Another nice combination by your friendly neigbourhood Alekhine-man! Alekhine-man, Alekhine-man, does whatever an Alekhine-man can! Spins a combo any size, catches mistakes just like flies, Alekhine-man! \0/> <whiteshark: One of this rare occasions where Alekhine sees a lot more than me. :D> |
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| Sep-26-08 | | TheBB: Also this one, from the same source.
<YouRang: It took me a while to see the winning idea:It requires good acting. Looking bored and tired, I play 19.g4!?, and after just the right pause, I slap my forehead and look away, muttering "pah, how could I just drop a pawn like that?". If my opponent offers to let me take it back, I act pleased and grateful, but just as I'm about to do it, I shake my head and announce with great nobility that "it just wouldn't be right". With a resigned look on my face, my opponent will cheerfully take the pawn with 19...fxg4?. Now, I pounce like a cat! 20.Qxh7+ and after 20...Kf8 I sink my claws in with 21.Qh8+ Ke7 22.Qxg7+ Ke8 23.Qf7# Today's puzzle was rather difficult because they usually don't do psychological puzzles. I bet a lot of people don't get it.> |
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| Sep-27-08 | | ravel5184: <TheBB> Wow, that YouRang one is a classic! |
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| Sep-30-08 | | hitman84: Deep Thought (Computer) OhioChessFan: <the philosopher descartes believed that he had found the most fundamental truth when he made his famous statement -"i think therefore i am". >
The online equivalent is, "I think, therefore IM."
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| Oct-09-08 | | Karpova: For excessive use of unnecessary diagrams, from Judit Polgar vs I Sokolov, 2003 notyetagm: <Black to play: 43 ... ? 
click for larger viewSokolov (Black) did not see anything wrong with grabbing the dangerous White d6-passer and so he played 43 ...♗f8xd6?. 43 ...♗f8xd6?
click for larger viewBut Judit Polgar (White) had prepared a very unpleasant surprise, the instantly winning 44 ♖f4-f5!, a wicked tactical shot based on a <KNIGHT FORK>. 44 Rf4-f5! 1-0
click for larger viewHer point is the PV 44 ...♖d5x♖f5 45 ♘e4x♗d6+ <knight fork> ♔e8-d7 46 ♘d6x♖f5. 
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click for larger viewThis <PETITE COMBINAISON> by Judit Polgar is one of my favorites as the very strong GM Sokolov overlooked it despite not being in time trouble (move 44). (CONT)> Diagrams can be very useful and really improve your understanding especially if the lines given are extremely long. But... |
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| Oct-15-08 | | TheBB: madlydeeply: in the style of notyetagm:
the <LOOSE> bishop on d3 will fall prey to a <DISCOVERED ATTACK> when the d7 knight moves making the d7 knight a <GALLOPING GALLANT> striking fear into the <HOBBIT'S HOMELY HEART> |
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| Oct-17-08 | | TheBB: In the position
click for larger view<Marmot PFL:> In these positions 0.00 usually means perpetual check but i dont see it yet. <acirce:> Can just as well give it, (19... h5 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxd7 Kf8 22. Qd3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 h4 24. Rd6 Qc5 25. b4 Rxb4 26. Rxe6 hxg3 27. Rxf6+ Ke7 28. Rf7+ Kxf7 29. Qh7+ Ke6 30. Qg6+ Ke7 Rybka3_8cpu (0:04.57)+0.00|d17). White gives perpetual a rook down.
<Eyal:> <Marmot PFL> 19... h5 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxd7 Kf8 22. Qd3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 h4 24. Rd6 Qc5 25. b4 Rxb4 26. Rxe6 hxg3 27. Rxf6+ Ke7 28. Rf7+ Kxf7 29. Qh7+ Ke6 30. Qg6+ Ke7 Really, how could you miss that perpetual?!
<kellmano:> <Really, how could you miss that perpetual?!> Yes it has Monday puzzle written all over it. |
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Oct-17-08
 | | TheAlchemist: <Kramnik-Anand, G3>: Kellmano: <Really, how could you miss that perpetual?!> Yes it has Monday puzzle written all over it. (about 19.Nxd4 h5 20.Nxe6 etc.) |
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| Oct-17-08 | | TheBB: <BishopofBlunder:> Note to self: Never try to balance your checkbook while analyzing variations of chess match. My account balance now reads: 0-0-0 |
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Oct-20-08
| | TheAlchemist: <Kramnik-Anand, G5> Whiteresigns: 29.Nxd4?? |
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Oct-21-08
| | TheAlchemist: <Anand-Kramnik, G6> <DEEPERGRAY>: Does anyone else think they could win from this positon? I tried to play Fritz at move 40 but it refused to play with black pieces. <Philistine>: resign resign resign. Kramnik has let me down. I will have to sell a kidney to make up for the money I lost on these games. |
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| Oct-21-08 | | Eyal: Anand-Kramnik World Championship Match (2008) <csmath: I also think Anand is not playing fair with this d4 thing. This is pure psychological game against Vlady. If Vlady is healthy this would not work but when Vlady has health problems it is possible.> |
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| Oct-21-08 | | Eyal: <Pyke> Well, great minds think alike... Here's another one:
Anand vs Kramnik, 2008 (game 6) <Resignation Trap: Kramnik must now switch to <Plan C>, and this is an important component of it:
http://www.chesspro.ru/_images/mate... > |
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| Oct-21-08 | | Red October: Anand-Kramnik World Championship Match (2008)
<arnaud1959: What do you hear most of the time?
Kramnik bashers: "He used the toilets"
Kramnik fans: "He had health problems"
Now I understand. In fact everybody is right: "He used the toilets because he had health problems"!!> |
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| Oct-21-08 | | Jim Bartle: I just discovered this forum, and there are many classic quotes included. I'm surprised and pleased to be included a couple of times. But you're all competing for the second greatest quote, because the unquestioned greatest of all was posted on Jan. 9 on the World vs. G. Timmerman page: <FerociousBeast: I just got out of jail I am ready to Join in and HELP you noobs before you lose this position.> |
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| Oct-24-08 | | Eyal: Vladimir Kramnik [Regarding the question as to why Kramnik chose Laurent Fressinet as one of his seconds for the match against Anand] <acirce: Kramnik used to work with Lautier. Lautier was married to Skripchenko, but they divorced and she is now married to Fressinet.So what happened is probably that Kramnik, unaware of these events, called Skripchenko, and told her to ask her husband if he was willing to assist him against Anand. When he realized the mistake, it was too late. (No, I don't know the real story.)>
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Oct-24-08
 | | Open Defence: <Oct-24-08 i like pickles: i like pickles!!! > The Kibitzer's Café |
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| Oct-25-08 | | Eyal: <I Like Fish: I like fish!> <ILikeFruits: i...
like...
fruits...>
<I Like Fish: fish...
is...
better...
than...
fruit...>
Rybka (Computer) |
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| Oct-25-08 | | Eyal: And here is something which might shed a new light on current events in Bonn: <krivin: I was looking from a different angle how two people will fair on a particular day using Karmic vibrations that work on them. I spoke to Vishy before he left for 2007 Mexico world championship in India. I felt impelled to communicate to him 6 hrs before he played his 3rd game in Bonn about what is going to happen through intuition and I did it [...] I told him what is going to happen on the 3rd game.I used very few sentences and words.I told that it is intuition. I have not disclosed or elaborated about the origin of that intuition which have been with me for more than a year.I have been reserving it somehow for long. I can only say this much now..that is..There is a common string attached through out his , Anand`s life, which became pronounced so deeply in all richness this time revealing the truth on its own. It has its spiritual side too. I am not in a position to go further.> Viswanathan Anand |
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| Oct-25-08 | | Eyal: Deep Fritz vs Kramnik, 2006 <artemis: ah well, I have to get to class. Finals are coming up and I probably shouldnt skip classes to watch chess. So long and thanks for all the chess.> <Mateo: The young Fischer thought: well, I have to get to chess. Endings are coming up and I probably shouldnt skip endings to hear teachers. So long and thanks for all the studies.> |
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| Oct-25-08 | | Eyal: Mtel Masters (2007) (Mamedyarov-Sasikiran) <percyblakeney: Mamedyarov has an advantage if one looks at the names on the scoresheet, but that isn't always enough to win.> <Mateo: Yes, I see. Mamedyarov, that's 10 letters and Sasikiran, 9 letters. Advantage of one letter for Mamedyarov. What's the difference in number of letters that gives winning prospects according to you?> |
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