WannaBe Member since Oct-20-04 · Last seen Apr-07-26 Thank you Daniel Freeman and Alberto A Artidiello Not enough words can describe what you created and what we lost.

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Apr-07-26 Chessgames - Sports    WannaBe: In case I forgot, congrats to them Lady Bruins. =)) U. Mich (69-63) won, but the last spread I saw was -6.5, so if you took UConn w/ spread, you got very lucky, if you bet on them U. Mich, I feel bad; the O/U was 148.5      Apr-06-26 Fusilli chessforum   WannaBe: You too <Fusilli>      Apr-05-26 Chessgames - Odd Lie   WannaBe: Gotta double-triple check for typos in the future, what is "coving my neighbor's wife"?? Are we doves?      Apr-01-26 OhioChessFan chessforum   WannaBe: <OCF> I will now have be a wabbit and dig dipper into Camp Washington Chili. Never hoid of them, don't know if they are canned, fast food, grocery store, etc. Will keep you updated.      Mar-21-26 Chessgames - TV and Films    WannaBe: <CIO> LOL. I remember those mems... <chancho> North by Norwest, totally agree, the audiences know that the plane scene was filmed earlier and played on a screen behind. It was still drama. Same thing with the Mt. Rushmore chase scene.      Mar-18-26 Chessgames - Politics    WannaBe: <plang> Do you have a link to where you got that information/data from? I would love to read it for myself.      Mar-16-26 WannaBe chessforum    WannaBe: Future research project, how did Offenbach - Orpheus in the Underworld became "Can Can" and women kicking legs before the Radio City Hall Rocketts. An history that probably need some "Lookin Into"      Mar-13-26 chessgames.com chessforum    WannaBe: ¡Olé! ¡Olé! this is what I see for "¡Olé! ¡Olé!" (game of the day Mar-13-2026) I also know this issue have been around for a while, and it's not that important, in IT term, it is a level 'C', cosmetic fix. But I just wish to report it again. Can CG.com unify this ...      Mar-11-26 Sebastien Feller    WannaBe: <FSR> March 11 is his birthday, and usually PoD is chosen from the birth date of the player. So unless CG.com decides to change the algorithm on how PoD is decided. We will randomly get "undesired" player(s).      Mar-05-26 G Timoscenko vs Karpov, 1967   WannaBe: So, strictly out of "Morbid Curiosity", I requested an analysis of the position: 1) +12.62 (22 ply) 55...Ke6 56. Nc6 Bg2 57. Nxa7 Ba8 58. Nc6 Kd7 59. Ne5+ Ke6 60. Nxg6 Be4 61. b6 f4 62. Nxf4+ Kf5 63. g6 Kg4 64. b7 Kxg3 65. b8=Q Kf3 66. g7 Bh7 67. g8=Q Bxg8 68. Qxg8 Ke3 69. a7 Ke4 ...

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 208 OF 754 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-11-07    WannaBe: I would say number 2 have happened to me, but there was no spectators. Most often, number 3 happens to me all the time. =) Mar-11-07    RonB52734: <Tactic101> That's hilarious! Thanks for posting it. Mar-14-07    WannaBe: Funniest NCAA Play-off article I've read in a long time: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page... On a side note, since NCAA is starting... Bobby Fischer is an intense, no non-sense, hard-headed, game focused, sometimes raving, ranting, name-calling lunatic. Bobby Knight is an ... Oh, never mind. Mar-15-07    WannaBe: <JoeWms> closed his forum!??! Mar-15-07    Knightlord: Hi, probably not on purpose, if you click on 'chessforums' you can read his last post. Mar-15-07    WannaBe: <Knightlord> I hope he reopens his forum! Now, The March (Hare) Madness have begun!! Go Bruins! Mar-15-07    WannaBe: One of the few, few times that I've used the Dutch. [Event "February Trophy"] [Site "http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=668..."] [Date "2007.03.15"] [Round "-"] [White "NN"] [Black "wannabecg"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1362"] [BlackElo "1350"] [TimeControl "432000+172800"] [Mode "ICS"] [Termination "normal"] 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 O-O 7. e3 d6 8. c4 Nbd7 9. e4 fxe4 10. Nh4 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rc1 Nd3 15. Rc2 Re8 16. f3 b6 17. Re1 Bb7 18. fxe4 dxe4 19. Rc4 Nxb2 20. Qc2 Nxc4 21. Qxc4+ Bd5 22. Qc2 Rc8 23. Qa4 a5 24. Qb5 Bxa2 25. Qb2 e3 26. Qxa2+ Kh8 27. Nc4 Rxc4 28. Qxc4 Qd2 29. Qf1 e2 30. Rxe2 Qxe2 31. Bf3 Qxf1+ 32. Kxf1 a4 33. Bc6 Re4 34. Bxe4 Nxe4 35. Nf3 Kg8 36. Ke2 Kf7 37. Kd3 Nd6 38. Ne5+ Ke6 39. Nc4 Nxc4 40. Kxc4 Kf5 41. Kb4 Kg4 42. Kxa4 Kh3 43. g4 Kxg4 44. Kb5 g5 45. Kxb6 Kh3 46. Kc5 Kxh2 47. Kd4 g4 0-1 Mar-15-07    bumpmobile: <WannaBe: <bumpmobile> Good luck w/ the tournament. Don't play any moves that I would. =)>Thanks. I was wondering, can I get you to sit in the audience and flag the moves to me so I can be sure not to make them? Mar-15-07    WannaBe: No, that would be reverse-cheating. =) Mar-16-07    WannaBe: Sacraligious... Did I even spell that correctly?!?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JTi... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDNC... Totally nothing to do with the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB1d... Absolute worst... I'd rather listen to meself singing the original than whatever the heck she is singing... Here is the one that *I* like! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhaY... Mar-16-07    hitman84: <Wannabe> Mr. <JoeWms> hasn't opened his forum yet ? Mar-16-07    WannaBe: <hitman84> Nope. =( Mar-16-07    WannaBe: A couple of potential upsets brewing right now.... (11) Winthrop 54 (6) Notre Dame 40 about 10 min. left in the game. (15) Texas A&M C.C. 25 (2) Wisconsin 9 about 4 minutes left before Half. Mar-17-07    WannaBe: Bruins Win! Bruins Win! Now coach Ben will have to face his previous employer, Univ. of Pittsburgh!! Mar-18-07    WannaBe: Looks like USC did what it's football team can't do, that is beat Texas. =) Mar-19-07    princeofdragons: USC WILL get killed by UNC and that's the bottom line. North Carolina is WAY too deep. Although I like UCLA to win, Pitt is scaring me a bit and might be an upset. Mar-19-07    WannaBe: So.... this is how you get to 'First Class'. =) http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/2007031... Mar-20-07    WannaBe: "Press YES to Continue" "YES" "Are you Sure?!" "YES" Bwahahahahahahaha..... D'oh! D'oh! D'oh!! http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/20/lo... Mar-20-07    WannaBe: On a serious note, after reading the latest issue of National Geographic, I'm not eating any Mo' fish... I've already cut out on sea cucumbers (And yes, I love them) then after reading about them in a previous issue of N.G. I have completely stopped with my sea cucumber eat'n. Now, after this article, I'm going to completely cut out my fish intake... And also my jellyfish, squid, and cuttlefish eat'n. Dried/seasoned jellyfish, squid, and cuttlefish are a delicacy in Asian culture/cuisine. But I'm willing to sacrifice... Mar-23-07    brankat: <WannaBe> After You cut all this out, what will be left there? :-) Afterall, chances are, in the next issue of N.G. You may read similar articles on vegetables, fruits, beef, pork, chicken, mutton, etc, etc. Then what? Just beer and vodka, I guess :-) Cheers! Mar-23-07    Robin01: <WannaBe>Are you going to play in the simul against Mr. Korchnoi in Vegas this summer? Mar-23-07    WannaBe: <brankat> I just don't eat animals that's over-harvested. I haven't read any articles that beef/pork/chicken/vegetables are in danger (or endangered) yet. <Robin01> No, because Mr. Korchnoi's simul is Monday, (after Sunday's last game) of which I'll be on the road back to So. Cal. Mar-23-07    WannaBe: Have started reading "Art of Attack in Chess" by Vukovic, will then follow it with "Modern Chess Strategy" by Pachman. These 2 books will eventually lead up to Chicago Open, which is in about 2 month. My current plan is to devote a month to each book, see how this will work out for my (future) games. =) Mar-23-07    brankat: <WannaBe> I'm not familiar with L.Pachman's book, but "Art of Attack in Chess" is a great work, a true Classic! Enjoy it. And yes, Your understanding of a number of aspects of the game will improve significantly, which in turn will give You more self-confidence, which...and so on. Btw, while studying these books, don't hurry, take Your time. Even if You manage to "finish" just one of the 2 before Chicago. Mar-24-07    Tactic101: Read Art of Attack in Chess. Very nice book. The last two chapters are VERY important. Spend some time on those. The Classic Bishop Sacrifice also deserves some time. You'll get chances to use them again and again. Here's one of my own chances: I'm white. I'm slightly better with a good knight on e5 and the open h file, but black is also quickly getting a chance to strike my king with his pawn avalanche. Find the winning sequance. White to play and win. click for larger view Solution: Here, I played Bxh7+!! which wins. This sac is a bit unusual since black can defend h7 with his knight. However, the queen, white's e5 knight and the rooks are poised for action. If Nxh7, Qh5, Re8, Qxf7+, Kh8, Rxh7+!, Kxh7, Rh1 with mate following. And if black declines with Kh8, he is still doomed because of the discovered check Bg6+!, Kg8, Bxf7+!, Rxf7, Rh8+!, Kxh8, and Nxf7, winning the queen. Also read the chapter on the ranks, files and diagonals in the attack of the king. The chapter on Focal Points is also very instructive. Best of Luck! Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 754) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 208 OF 754 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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