WannaBe Member since Oct-20-04 · Last seen Jan-14-26 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-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 Chessgames - Politics    WannaBe: So, again, the worker expressed and exercised the 1st amendment right(s), whether suspension is warrented or not is up to company/union policy. Not the administration, because this will be 0-9 in the Supreme Court. Another individual (who happens to be the president) also exercised ...      Jan-14-26 Dickens   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-14-26 Chessgames - Sports    WannaBe: Well, the Wizard of Oz is playing at Las Vegas Sphere...      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 WannaBe chessforum   WannaBe: And let's not even get into trombone with triggers...      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.      Jan-04-26 OhioChessFan chessforum   WannaBe: This is for you, with some deeper insight on drone productions, Russian, and now with the cut-off of oil from certain S. American country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUB...      Jan-01-26 chessgames.com chessforum    WannaBe: That is weird, I posted the answer to <TGA> at 7PM Pacific/10 PM Eastern, and now it shows as I posted Jan 1 2026(???????)

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 203 OF 750 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-19-07    you vs yourself: +2-3 for me. 2 of the games I lost were against players rated lower than me. Does that mean I suck too? Cheer up <Wannabe>! For amateurs, chess should never be all about winning. It's about learning the game and about yourself. Feb-19-07    WannaBe: <you vs yourself> You only played 5 games?! Didn't go for the full 6?! :-) <chessmoron> This is the JRE right? If so, have you gone to control panel and see if you have a Java icon? And try to 'upgrade' to the latest version of JRE that way? Feb-19-07    WannaBe: Oh, yeah... Best Team Name, West: e2, Brute?! Feb-19-07    you vs yourself: Best team name: Beer battered fish. BTW, we had 5 rounds and it was only for sat and sunday. Feb-19-07    chessmoron: <If so, have you gone to control panel and see if you have a Java icon?> I guess I don't have the icon on my control panel. But I try to install it but it fails and gets the message what I wrote above. Feb-20-07    brankat: <WannaBe> Before I make my move in our new game at GK, meant to ask if You wanted to play any particular Opening/variation, which You may want to practice? Afterall this is for practice, and, of course, You are preparing for Chicago. It would probably be better that way, rather than just a "random" game. It is perhaps a good idea to choose something You expect to encounter in Your tournament games, and don't feel quite comfortable with. Not much of a point in playing lines and types of positions that You are well familiar with. It is not really even so much the opening(s) that should matter. You can always check them out in the Opening Explorer, but mostly various types of middle-game positions which stem from the Openings. That's where the games are decided more often than not. Actually what I was thinking of, is to play a "match" of, say, 4 games simultaneously, 2 with White, 2 with Black. You choose all the variations, leading to types of middle-game set-ups You feel You should practice. We can then make first 5-6 moves in a Blitz fashion in all of them, in an hour or so, to reach the desired positions, and then take it from there. We can even do some analizing es we go. It would be good practice. That's was really the reason why I suggested a few days ago that we postpone the game for a day or two. Let me know whwt You think of the idea. If You want to try it, then maybe take another day to decide what would You like us to play. Then let me know, and we can start, either Tuesday or Wednesday. If not, then I'll just make a move in the game already on GK. Feb-20-07    brankat: Still partying after the tournament? ;-) Feb-20-07    brankat: <WannaBe> WELL? Feb-20-07    WannaBe: We need a similiar program for CG.com =) http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070220... Feb-20-07    hitman84: LOL! E-mail addiction that's a new one! Feb-20-07    hitman84: http://english.people.com.cn/200702... Feb-20-07    WannaBe: <chessmoron> I need to google and read up on that... Never seen that problem before. Not knowing your Operating System, (XP? 2000? ME?) make sure it's compatible with the JRE version AND the installer (version) Is the installer an .exe? Or .msi? Feb-20-07    jessicafischerqueen: <As <micartouse> said, you're really tied for 2nd, behind only the incredible <WannaBe>.> Ahem... "No chance, no chance, mate..." Heh Feb-20-07    WannaBe: <jessicafischerqueen: ..."No chance, no chance, mate..." ... > Starting to sound like a broken LP. =) Feb-20-07    chessmoron: <WannaBe> It's XP. The Full message: 'The installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package'. Feb-20-07    WannaBe: <chessmoron> Dumb question, who are you logged into your computer as, does it have Administrator priviledge to install/remove programs? Feb-20-07    chessmoron: It's my own computer. Feb-20-07    WannaBe: that wasn't my question... =) Feb-20-07    chessmoron: That means I have full control to install/remove programs. =D Feb-20-07    WannaBe: Let me google it, and see what I can find... Feb-20-07    jessicafischerqueen: Do <LPs> still exist? Aren't they all broken by now? (raised on the Internet). Good luck in the prediction contest!! (no chance etc. etc.) Mrs. E. Crabbe New South Wales (Next Door to <Hitman>) Feb-20-07    suenteus po 147: <WannaBe> Would you be interested in joining my chessgames kibitzers minitournament on GameKnot in a couple of weeks? Feb-20-07    WannaBe: <jessicafischerqueen> You young'ns... At least when an LP breaks down, you usually just replace the needle or some other cheap internal components, now, a CD player breaks down... =( Speaking of young'ns, here is a conversation I had recently with a young (cute) bartender... Me: I overheard, that you play the cello. Her: Yes! Want to teach music, I attend the local college here. Me: That's great! I used to play when I was at Wilson High. Her: I went to Wilson too! Me: REALLY?! I was the class of '90. Her: I was the class of '03. Me: Check, Please! Feb-20-07    jessicafischerqueen: <WannaBe> ROFL!!! Feb-20-07    chessmoron: <WannaBe> Got anything yet? I tried finding it myself but couldn't find a solution to the problem. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 750) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 203 OF 750 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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