WannaBe Member since Oct-20-04 · Last seen Nov-18-25 Thank you Daniel Freeman and Alberto A Artidiello Not enough words can describe what you created and what we lost.

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Nov-18-25 chessgames.com chessforum    WannaBe: I've been getting a lot of 404 from my wife... Not sure what it means. Need to call tech support.      Nov-18-25 Chessgames - Sports    WannaBe: <perfidious> Hehheheh I was in on of those pools, number of years; lots of fun, only 5 bux/week to enter, no one gets 'hurts'. And the house/bar buys you a beer when you participate. (They know you will sit there for just a 'few' more cold ones) Now, those elimination pools on      Nov-13-25 Chessgames - Politics    WannaBe: Wow.... California, really?? https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles...      Nov-11-25 H Ree vs Hort, 1986    WannaBe: Just in case of not getting the pun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw0...      Nov-11-25 WannaBe chessforum   WannaBe: So there I am minding my own bidness, reading Michael Connelly's latest novel "The Proving Ground" (big fan of his books) and I saw this article today https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article... Just like what is happening in the book.      Nov-04-25 United States Championship (1984)    WannaBe: It was a nice day and De Firmian-Kudrin decided to play 2... Okay, I'll shut-up and leave now. Let y'all smart(er) people figure it out. 😁♟️      Nov-04-25 keypusher chessforum    WannaBe: Another 'Just Curious Question', I am a fan of Michael Connelly books, them Harry Bosch and Lincoln Lawyer series. In the past, there's Scott Turow and I'm sure may others that focuses on law(er). I a curious on how realistic (aside from creative imaginations) you find ...

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 518 OF 749 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-27-14    WannaBe: We are gonna get flatten'd by Florida. Never had any luck/competition against them Gators in the past decade or two. I am afraid it will be a repeat of Wisc-Baylor game, with the Bruins coming out on the wrong end. Mar-28-14    NakoSonorense: <We are gonna get flatten'd by Florida.> It got really close in the 2nd half. I thought the Bruins were going to pull it off... Alas, didn't happen. Mar-28-14    Jim Bartle: The heck with the game. What is it with the uniforms? UCLA wears powder blue classic uniforms, no exceptions. Mar-28-14    WannaBe: <JB> That was our Road/Dark/Alternate/Warm up unis... Mar-28-14    Jim Bartle: I saw a photo from the game, UCLA was wearing dark blue jerseys, with sleeves! The highlight of basketball when I was in college was the UCLA game, Alcindor or Walton or Wilkes in those powder blue uniforms. Mar-28-14    WannaBe: <JB> Yeah, them times are a changin'... Mar-28-14    Jim Bartle: My freshman year I saw Alcindor playing in his <senior> year. Now there's a time that's definitely changed. Mar-28-14    WannaBe: Wow, 1969... I was -2 years old. Mar-28-14    Jim Bartle: Too bad you never saw the 1968 UCLA team then. Just unreal, steamrolled everybody, except that one game against Houston when Kareem had a scratched cornea (scratched by a Cal player who had been the star at my high school's big rival). Mar-28-14    WannaBe: Good Luck Against "Immortal Kings" & "Friends of Baku". Mar-30-14    WannaBe: Big 10 Conference have the possibility/chance of sending 3 teams to the Final 4. With an outside shot of two Big 10 teams playing in the final... How about that!! Mar-30-14    WannaBe: click for larger view Apr-02-14    WannaBe: click for larger view Apr-02-14    NakoSonorense: Yo, <WannaBe>! Set me up on gameknot. Apr-03-14    technical draw: I win a team game with a ridiculous queen loss. I knew he was going to move his queen there , I just knew it. I must be psychic or something. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Bxe5 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. Nc4 Qe7 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. c3 O-O 13. Re1 Rad8 14. Bf4 Qa5 15. a3 Qb6 16. b4 Rd7 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Rxd7 Rxd7 19. Rd1 Re7 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 gxf6 23. Qd8+ Kg7 24. h4 c5 25. e5 cxb4 26. cxb4 Qc6 27. exf6+ Qxf6 28. Qxc7 b5 29. Qg3+ Kf8 30. Kh2 Ke7 31. Qe3+ Kd7 32. Qa7+ Ke8 33. Qa8+ Ke7 34. Qa7+ Kf8 35. Qa8+ Kg7 36. Qa7 Qf4+ 37. g3 Qd2 38. Kg2 Qd5+ 39. Kg1 Qc6 40. Qd4+ f6 41. Qg4+ Kf7 42. Qh5+ Kg8 43. Qh6 Qc1+ 44. Qxc1 O-1 Apr-03-14    technical draw: And BTW I offered a draw earily on an he rejected it. The curse of the declined draw strikes again! Apr-03-14    technical draw: It should read 1-0. Apr-03-14    WannaBe: Good Luck Against "Pawnographers". Apr-04-14    WannaBe: Good Luck Against "~*QuantumChoir*~". Apr-04-14    technical draw: And the curse of the declined draw strikes again! I offered player <albekof> (friends of Baku) a draw when we had just queens and a few pawns. He declined. And the next move he made he checked me on a square protected by my queen. Game over! Apr-04-14    WannaBe: Gotta love blunders like those. Apr-04-14    WannaBe: Good Luck Against "~~REALITY CHECK!~~" Apr-06-14    WannaBe: click for larger view Apr-06-14    WannaBe: Good Luck Again "PAUL MORPHY" Apr-07-14    WannaBe: I have a Stradivari for sale. First come first serve! http://news.yahoo.com/blind-test-so... Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 749) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 518 OF 749 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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