WannaBe Member since Oct-20-04 · Last seen Jan-21-26 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simulation, e.g. how much saving you already have, male/female life expectancy, expected returning and amount withdrawn each year.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 659 OF 750 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-31-18    WannaBe: Thanks everyone. =)) Jan-05-19    WannaBe: How to tell if your phone's been hack'd by Ruskies: https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbefo... =)) Jan-06-19    falso contacto: My niece stole my phone and she's beating 5yo Magnus app time and time again. She's convinced he's called Maximus and he's a pretty distracted guy. 6yo to be in about a week. Jan-07-19    WannaBe: <falso contacto> =)) Jan-07-19    WannaBe: Started working today as Information Technology Associate at California Institute for Men. Jan-09-19    technical win: <Information Technology Associate> All the best, but in my days they just called it "prison inmate." Jan-09-19    WinKing: Hi WannaBe, <<>Tata Steel Masters 2019<>> 2 more days! Countdown to the Tata Steel Masters 2019: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘Alkmaar♘Wijk aan Zee♗Leiden♗ https://www.tatasteelchess.com/# This tournament will run from January 12th thru January 27th 2019. (13 Rounds) Participants include: Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Ding Liren, Giri, Kramnik, Anand, Nepomniachtchi, Radjabov, Duda, Rapport, Shankland, Fedoseev, Vidit & Van Foreest Average rating: 2753 (as of 1/7/19) - Category XXI ***** ***** <<>Tata Steel Masters 2019<>> Schedule - https://www.tatasteelchess.com/play... Round 1 is Saturday, January 12th & it starts @ 13:30hrs(1:30pm) Wijk aan Zee time(7:30am chessgames time) < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 11th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2018 - 11 years running) User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in) This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. ***** ***** Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. He can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!! ***** Jan-09-19    WannaBe: <technical win: <Information Technology Associate> All the best, but in my days they just called it "prison inmate."> LOL, sometimes, and some days, I do feel like an inmate! =)) Jan-13-19    WannaBe: Personal log https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joh... Jan-15-19    thegoodanarchist: <WannaBe: How to tell if your phone's been hack'd by Ruskies:> Do they demand ransom paid in Vodka? Jan-19-19    WannaBe: Star Trek Discovery (STD) Season 2, episode 1. A+ =)) Jan-20-19    WannaBe: Took some pics of the Lunar Eclipse tonight: https://wannabecg.shutterfly.com/pi... Jan-21-19    Count Wedgemore: Hi, <WannaBe>. Beautiful pictures, my compliments! Nice documentation of the different phases of that lunar eclipse. Jan-21-19    Diademas: < WannaBe: Took some pics of the Lunar Eclipse tonight: https://wannabecg.shutterfly.com/pi... Nice work on Photoshop there WannaBe. We all know the earth is flat! ;) https://wiki.tfes.org/The_Lunar_Ecl... Jan-21-19    juniper anole: WannaBe, my computer broke and I don't remember what my gameknot password was. Maybe we can continue here? Jan-21-19    WannaBe: <juniper anole> Of course! [Event "CG Tournament I"] [Site "https://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=27..."] [Date "2019.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "wannabecg"] [Black "jackals"] [Result "*"] [WhiteElo "1555"] [BlackElo "1814"] [TimeControl "604800+432000"] [Mode "ICS"] [Termination "unterminated"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Bb4 7. Bd2 Ke8 8. f3 Be6 9. Bxe6 * click for larger view Jan-21-19    juniper anole: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Bb4 7. Bd2 Ke8 8. f3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 * Jan-22-19    WannaBe: LOL!! https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbefo... Jan-23-19    WannaBe: Interesting... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/age-... Jan-23-19    WannaBe: Latest Theranos news, CEO/owner says "I don't know" 600+ times! https://abcnews.go.com/Business/the... And secret culture within her company: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/the... Jan-24-19    WannaBe: Star Trek Discovery, Season 2, episode 2. Wow, just wow! A+++ Jan-24-19    WannaBe: I tell ya. D@ng, that was a freakin' kick-butt episode. Wow. Jan-27-19    WannaBe: <juniper anole> [Event "CG Tournament I"] [Site "https://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=27..."] [Date "2019.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "wannabecg"] [Black "jackals"] [Result "*"] [WhiteElo "1555"] [BlackElo "1814"] [TimeControl "604800+432000"] [Mode "ICS"] [Termination "unterminated"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Bb4 7. Bd2 Ke8 8. f3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe 10. a3 * click for larger view Jan-29-19    juniper anole: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Bb4 7. Bd2 Ke8 8. f3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe 10. a3 Be7* Jan-29-19    WannaBe: 10... Be7 Updated FEN: click for larger view Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 750) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 659 OF 750 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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