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Oct-30-08
 | | Domdaniel: Anyhoo, Anand is now <The man who shot the man who shot the man who shot Liberty Valance>. Making him unequivocal heir to the great lineage of classical matchplay world champions, stretching all the way back to, um, Karpov in 1975. |
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| Oct-30-08 | | Eyal: <the great lineage of classical matchplay world champions, stretching all the way back to, um, Karpov in 1975.> Speaking of which, have you noticed that Karpov-Korchnoi 1974 is the only 24-games long candidates match in history? (Well, strictly speaking the conditions were either the first to win 5 games or the best of 24). It's as if it was assumed in advance that Fischer wouldn't play the winner, so they wanted to make it look as much as possible like a title match. |
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| Oct-30-08 | | Woody Wood Pusher: Speaking of Karpov he is through to the semi-finals in the Cap d'Agde! An amazing achievement at 57 years of age IMO Just goes to show how amazingly strong he was in his prime that he can still compete at this level now! Ivanchuck is in form in this tournament though so it will be difficult for Karpov to crack him, but all he has to do is dust off a bit of his youthful ability and we will have a big upset on our hands! Go Karpov! |
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Oct-30-08
| | Domdaniel: <Eyal> The chess magazines in 1974 assumed Fischer would play eventually - maybe the match was so long to 'prepare' Karpov for an even longer one against Fischer? |
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Oct-30-08
 | | Open Defence: coz a match against Fischer would most probably be unlimited games if it did take place |
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| Oct-30-08 | | Woody Wood Pusher: <Dom> <Eyal> I don't think a Karpov-Fischer match first to 6 wins would have been so much longer. My reasoning, Karpov went all out from the beginning in his matches then and his main advantage was opening prep so the battles would have been bloody and decisive from the off. Also, Fischer's killer instinct meant that (if he was playing) he was always playing to win so would not have attempted to draw the match out (like Kasparov did later, seems like a 'weakie' idea to me hehe). Ahead or behind, Fischer would have played to win and that would have suited Karpov as well. What a match we missed... |
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| Oct-30-08 | | Eyal: Fischer actually demanded first to win 10 games (which today, after the experience of the 1984-85 KK match, really seems like pure madness), and that the champion would retain his title in case of a 9-9 tie. FIDE's Congress in fact accepted the 10-win regulation and even dropped the 36-game limit it tried to impose at first, but rejected the 9-9 proposal (by a very narrow margin of 35 to 32 votes). Even if they had accepted the 9-9 rule, though, Fischer would probably have come up with something else... apparently he just wasn't able to keep playing competitive chess anymore after he won the title. |
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| Oct-30-08 | | Woody Wood Pusher: <Eyal> I think that if Fischer had played Karpov, first to 10 wins, and approached it in his typical style there would not have been the same problems as with K-K '84-85. Fischer would have won or lost fighting.
However, I think you are completely correct when you say, if FIDE had agreed the 9-9 proposal Fischer would have come up with another demand. He wasn't interested in playing anymore, he saw that Karpov was another class of player even stronger than Spassky, and his own demons did the rest. Fischer beat himself before Karpov was given a chance to try. |
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| Oct-30-08 | | Woody Wood Pusher: speaking of parallel universes, I accidentally typed in www.chessgammes.com and was momentarily stranded in another continuum! |
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Oct-31-08
| | Domdaniel: <Woody> Only momentarily? You must have amazing navigation skills. I got pulled into *chessgammes* a few hours ago and I've been here ... there? ... for weeks ... years ... |
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| Oct-31-08 | | Woody Wood Pusher: <Dom> It's because I am half Time-Lord, I sensed the micro-fluctuations in quantum space-time were all off and my system adjusted on instinct. Good thing to, I can't afford to waste anymore regenerations. |
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Oct-31-08
| | Domdaniel: Bloody Gallifreyans. Snootiest bipeds in the continuum. Just give me a slight shove in the direction of 'chessgames' with one 'm', eh? Phew. That's better. Everyone still alive, then? Timelords and their 'girl assistants' and all? |
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| Oct-31-08 | | Woody Wood Pusher: <Phew. That's better. Everyone still alive, then? Timelords and their 'girl assistants' and all?> I'm from the generation of Time-Lords where everybody always survives, except of course the evil-guys. Not like this new pretender, he can't keep his assistants alive for five-minutes. Unfortunately this also means all <girl-assistants> are there on a strictly look-but-don't touch basis. Let's face it, in my era I would have more chance of getting a smooch off my metal pooch than one of them. Bloody <K9>. |
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Oct-31-08
 | | jessicafischerqueen: Good game tonight to the players, the gallery, and GMs Gonzalez and Bacerra. |
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Oct-31-08
| | jessicafischerqueen: <Frogspawners>
Do you think <GM Pia Kramnik> can "ride the <Memento>
' and pull off an upset?
In "reverse chronology", I mean.
Mrs. saw <Memento> four times and still doesn't understand the narrative thread. IS THERE A NARRATOLOGIST IN THE HOUSE???? |
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Oct-31-08
| | jessicafischerqueen: <Dom>!!
More bad news, I'm afraid.
I've just completed my weekly sweep of the <Blogosphere>, and you may find the results upsetting. While you scored high on the <growthfulness> factor, your scores on the <parsability> factor are in decline. Hey- I have no problem with your parsability, I'm just letting you know what the "people" are saying. Mrs. Parsley |
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| Nov-01-08 | | Boomie: I wonder if ChessGams have shots of AK-47's legs? We need more pulchritude if we want to make the big bucks. |
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| Nov-01-08 | | Woody Wood Pusher: <Boomie> Beautiful indeed, but can we be sure she has morals to match? |
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Nov-01-08
| | Domdaniel: <chessgums> has a fine display of dental health, but <chessgrams> has a long weigh to go ... |
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Nov-01-08
| | Domdaniel: <Jess> So the blogospheroids reckon I have no <parsecs appeal>? That's their loss. |
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Nov-01-08
| | Domdaniel: <chessgums> may not have morals to match, but she has molars to match anyone. |
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Nov-01-08
| | jessicafischerqueen: YOU <DOM>!
You bring <Benjy> in for lunch now... heh
Just dropping by to thank you for all the compliments you've been peppering me with lately. Luckily, I enjoy hot food.
Even the ice cream has chili pepper here in Korea.
Ok does *superbum*. live in the <Hall of Justice> with "superman"? Or does he live at the SOUTH POLE rather than the NORTH POLE? HAHAHAAHAHA
(a little comic book humor there)
Seriously, Dom, you've been a big help lately with your posts. Particularly the discussion you and <Boomie> had about chess psychology/ontology. I've left a long, meandering pointless inchoherent post there to "add" to the discussion. You know, in a chess game I like to obliterate the opponent's ego. I'd by lying if I said otherwise.
Shallow? sure.
Puerile? most certainly.
But there's a reason I call myself <jessica fischer queen>. And it's not because I can play chess like Bobby.
heh
AROOOOOOOOOOOOO
Spartans!
AROOOOOOOOOOO
We the 300 managed to make a bloody mess of a Persian this morning... All hail the English opening!!
Agincourt! Crecy! The Battle of Britain!
Best,
Queen Bodicca |
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| Nov-01-08 | | achieve: <Seriously, Dom, you've been a big help lately with your posts.> Who knew? Well, I did -- and wondered how ... Let's call it "The Way Of The Wood", this once.
<Particularly the discussion you and <Boomie> had about chess psychology/ontology.> Most fascinating -- yet I remain, with all my quircks. <I've left a long, meandering pointless inchoherent post there to "add" to the discussion.> Added. heh - small world.
If I didn't have a computer, I'd still check into a Internet Cafe just to read your posts. Life-long Member of the Porterfield Rynd Club |
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| Nov-02-08 | | achieve: <Dom> Speaking of, and following my mid-night ramble, I did take my time with the Porterfield Rynd game, last weekend, and (if memory serves correctly) was quite amazed at the modern approach with which Porterfield Rynd took Pollock apart right after the opening. I remember you saying he missed the clinical win and may have gotten nervous at one point, but the line you gave wasn't easy to spot, for me, when playing over it with my wooden board. What *was* typically 19th century, I thought, was the way Pollock played on from the middle game, not bothering fixing his Q-side or putting up a stubborn defense, but going all out for a K-side attack, and looking for a swindle here and there... He prolly knew he was lost from move 20 already... But that is speculation on my part. Pure speculation. Pure! (I love saying that - with a loud "pee-popping" pure-sound...) Those early games ARE really a lot of fun to examine, while I just now realize that I remember that game from over a week ago better than the last few games from the WCC I went over briefly. Goes to show I love Master Games from ANY Era, really. |
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| Nov-02-08 | | Boomie: <Jesstilla, Scourge of Yahoo: Seriously, Dom, you've been a big help lately with your posts. Particularly the discussion you and <Boomie> had about chess psychology/ontology.> Will you stay in a Caissa story?
If you stay you won't be sorry
'Cause we believe in you.
Soon you'll grow
So take a chance
With a couple of kooks
Who are up on chessmancy.
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