WannaBe Member since Oct-20-04 · Last seen Jan-20-26 Thank you Daniel Freeman and Alberto A Artidiello Not enough words can describe what you created and what we lost.

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Jan-20-26 Chessgames - Sports    WannaBe: <keypusher> In a nutshell, Monte Carlo simulation is used in insurance, life, auto, home <A LOT>. It is also used in retirement simulation, e.g. how much saving you already have, male/female life expectancy, expected returning and amount withdrawn each year. Also some ...      Jan-20-26 WannaBe chessforum   WannaBe: Re: Star Trek Academy <WannaBe: 12m in. Not impressed> So, I did not finish episode one, it's still in my queue, but I did manage to read some of the reviews... And the reviews have not been kind. Some even compared episodes 1 and 2 (released the same day) to the very much ...      Jan-20-26 Hort vs de Firmian, 1986   WannaBe: <Breunor> Good question, I ran this game through the computer game analysis and: 31...Kg6 32.Bxa7 Bc4 33.Nd5 Nc6 34.Bc5 Ne5 35.Ke3 Bf1 36.Bd4 ⩱ +0.87 (41 ply) Possibly white was low on time and don't want to risk the chance to reaching move 40      Jan-19-26 R Toran vs M Valls Tona, 1948    WannaBe: Well, if you play f4, there is mate in 250...      Jan-16-26 Chessgames - Politics    WannaBe: Zed's dead. Zed's dead. (if one is to go down the 'Pulp Fiction' path) "That is A tasty burger!!"      Jan-14-26 Chessgames - Odd Lie    WannaBe: This one is from Henry Cho: "I'm changing the caller ID of my wife's phone number to Potential Spam" If you have not seen or heard of Henry, he is worth some of your time on YouTube.      Jan-14-26 Dickson    WannaBe: Apparently, it was a "far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known"      Jan-12-26 Fischer vs V Pupols, 1955    WannaBe: I was thinking baseball bat, tire iron, or brass knuckles.      Jan-11-26 Tata Steel Masters (2026)    WannaBe: So, the Tata Steel blitz were held in India, and players have 6 days to fly to NED for the next (or 2026 first) major event... What is the flight path? Here are some ideas: https://www.flightroutes.com/CCU-AMS      Jan-06-26 Atterdag chessforum    WannaBe: <OCF> Not to mention when TV stations switch red (dem) and blue (rep) to what we know today... On a similar note, in Asia, if the stock shows red, it mean up, green, means down. Go fig.

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 104 OF 750 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-05-06    WannaBe: <brankat> Duly noted, what I am doing now is pretty much non-thinking, I'm letting my computer do all the work. you should open your forum too! Jun-05-06    Dionyseus: <WannaBe> Alright, that sounds interesting. However I'll be using books if you don't mind. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Jun-05-06    WannaBe: <Dionyseus:...However I'll be using books if you don't mind> No sweat! Jun-05-06    notsodeepthought: <WannaBe: <larrewl> No problem. =)> Glad to hear that - because I'd like to replace my original guess on Croatia with Australia in the Brazil group. Do you need the re-submission of the whole list? Jun-05-06    WannaBe: <notsodeepthought> No problem. =) Jun-05-06    WannaBe: <Dionyseus> 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 Jun-06-06    Dionyseus: <WannaBe> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Jun-06-06    WannaBe: <Dionyseus> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 Jun-06-06    Dionyseus: <WannaBe> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Jun-06-06    brankat: <WannaBe> Are You by any chance looking for a second for Vegas? I happen to be a pretty good poker player :-) Jun-06-06    WannaBe: <brankat> I need a second, but I'm way beyond help. =) If you want to come, I'll change my room from a double to a triple. The hotel is Riviera. Jun-06-06    WannaBe: <Dionyseus> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 An interesting note here, the computer gave both 4...Nf6 and 4...Be7 both as equal. With this line... 4...Nf6 (4...Be7) 5. d4 exd4 6. 0-0 Be7 (Nf6) 7. Nxd4 Black's fourth move and sixth are transposed. Jun-06-06    Dionyseus: <WannaBe> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Jun-06-06    WannaBe: <Dionyseus> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 Jun-06-06    Dionyseus: <WannaBe> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 Jun-06-06    WannaBe: <Dionyseus> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 b5 Jun-06-06    Dionyseus: <WannaBe> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 Jun-06-06    brankat: <WannaBe> Thank You for a very kind offer. But I was joking of course. As things are now, I'm stuck where I am. First, can't leave my cats, secondly, can't afford any travel, nor anything else. Hopefully some other time. Best wishes to You my friend. Jun-06-06    Open Defence: <brankat> I should have guessed you're a cat lover.. how many do you have ? Jun-06-06    WannaBe: <Dionyseus> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 If nothing else, it's an interesting Ruy (Closed) line. =) Jun-06-06    Dionyseus: <WannaBe> <If nothing else, it's an interesting Ruy (Closed) line. =)> Indeed, it looks like it'll be an interesting game. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Jun-06-06    WannaBe: <Dionyseus> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 b4 Jun-06-06    Dionyseus: <WannaBe> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 b4 9.Nbd2 Jun-06-06    WannaBe: My manager have officially signed off on my 3 days leave from work. (So I can be in Vegas June 15th - 19th). Headline, June 15th, 2006: President Bush has now officially declared Clark County to be a disaster area. Jun-06-06    brankat: <WannaBe> You are not going to be in just any city, but in Vegas! If things go well, You may not have to work again :-) Then You can tell Your boss to shove it. Besides, You have worked at the same place for 7 years. It is supposed to be a lucky number, so it may be wise not to push Your luck any further :-) Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 750) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 104 OF 750 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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