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 522 OF 749 ·  Later Kibitzing> May-13-14    WannaBe: Good Luck Against Team "England". =) May-14-14    FSR: As you may recall, my first game against <zzurc> of <Immortal Kings> [sic] went 1.a3?! d5!! and <zzurc> flagged. My second game has now concluded in similar fashion: [Event "Team match"] [Site "http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=211..."] [Date "2014.05.13"] [Round "-"] [White "krakatoa1"] [Black "zzurc"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2045"] [BlackElo "2025"] [TimeControl "1/432000"] [Mode "ICS"] [Termination "time forfeit"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Qe7 7. e3 Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bxd2 11. Qxd2 d6 12. b4 a5 13. a3 Rd8 14. Qc3 I didn't realize it at the time, but we are following, move for move, Smyslov vs L Blackstock, 1988. Blackstock played 14...f6 with a solid position, but was ground down in 62. White is a little better, but I am not Smyslov. Here my opponent found a stunning innovation: 1-0 (time)! This already gives us a victory in the 2-board match, since <rookie879 / just a kid> has (so far) won one of his two games against his <Immortal King>, <spero5>. (He actually had to win the game instead of having the guy flag in a book position.) http://gameknot.com/team-match.pl?b... We're thus 3-0 so far, and can't do worse than 3-1. Yay, us! May-14-14    WannaBe: <FSR> Let me know if you are ready for more games. May-14-14    FSR: <WannaBe> I'll take one more opponent right now. Thanks. May-14-14    WannaBe: Good Luck Against "~~ Chess_Nuts International~~". May-15-14    WannaBe: Very interesting, that many private schools are amongst the top, e.g. Duke, Stanford, Rice, Notre Dame. But boy, UCLA is #2 in the Pac and 'SC with Cal is near the bottom. 'SC, I can understand, but Cal?!!? http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf... May-15-14    Mating Net: Speaking of sports, are you running the World Cup predictions this summer Bugsy? If so, I will submit my best guesses. May-15-14    WannaBe: <Mating Net> Funny you asked, <Nako> and I were talking about this when we were having lunch a few weeks ago... We were wondering if I should do it, or he do it using my forum. Either way is fine/cool with me. So, short answer is <YES> there will be one. Details next week. =)) May-15-14    Mating Net: Awesome news! Great minds think alike,lol. I will have to consult my double secret tea leaves and nail down some winners. May-15-14    WannaBe: Tomorrow night, at Anaheim, California: Kings-Ducks Game 7, Stanley Cup Play-off, cheapest ticket 120 bucks Tampa Bay-Angels, cheapest ticket 10 bucks May-15-14    NakoSonorense: Have you ever been to a Hockey game? I'd like to go to one, but I'm not sure if it's enjoyable. I mean, the puck is so small that you wouldn't even be able to see it. May-15-14    NakoSonorense: <So, short answer is <YES> there will be one. Details next week. =))> I forgot about the scoring system I used last time. I guess I can open my forum again. I mean, as long as it's for a good cause! May-15-14    WannaBe: <NakoSonorense> Been to more hockey games than I have chess wins. The trick, is to watch the players (same on TV) not try to find the puck. Been a Kings fan since they were called Princes. I find it also true watching tennis, if the player runs to the right, that's where the ball is headed. =)) Re: World Cup Prediction, when I did it, you pick the 2 group winners, each right is 1 pt (total 16) 1/8 round is worth 2 pts for right pick, 1/4 round is 4 pts, 1/2 is 8pts and final is 16 pts. And it was done in 2 stages, group play and then knock-out play. So if someone missed group prediction, they can still join for knock-out. You can use my forum, as always. =) May-15-14    NakoSonorense: <WannaBe: <NakoSonorense> Been to more hockey games than I have chess wins> Oh, so you've been to at least 2 games... May-15-14    WannaBe: 3! 3 games. =))) May-16-14    SugarDom: Brazil or Argentina will win football world cup. May-16-14    Mating Net: The Kings are favorites tonight. They have a huge advantage with Quick. Hard to see Gibson outplaying Quick in a game 7. May-16-14    WannaBe: <Mating Net> Okay, we are jinx'd... By the way, the team that scored first, have won that game. Which means it will be 0-0 after 3 periods tonight. May-16-14    Mating Net: The Kings played their best game of the playoffs against San Jose in game 7. I expect something similar tonight. Sure, it's always better to play with the lead when you can rely on Quick to hold the fort. I didn't realize that all the games were decided by the team scoring first, definitely something to look for. May-16-14    WannaBe: Brilliant!!! http://news.yahoo.com/nitrogen-cock... May-16-14    Mating Net: No way the Ducks score 4 on Quick to win. May-16-14    WannaBe: Ducks need to score 5! May-16-14    Mating Net: I stand corrected, 5, cinco! May-16-14    Mating Net: Getzlaf & Perry are both -3 and Perry misses a penalty shot, love it. May-16-14    WannaBe: Make that 6... =)) Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 749) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 522 OF 749 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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