Domdaniel Member since Aug-11-06 · Last seen Jan-10-19 no bio

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Jan-08-19 Domdaniel chessforum    Domdaniel: Blank Reg: "They said there was no future - well, this is it."      Jan-06-19 Kibitzer's Café    Domdaniel: Haaarry Neeeeds a Brutish Empire... https://youtu.be/ZioiHctAnac      Jan-06-19 G McCarthy vs M Kennefick, 1977    Domdaniel: Maurice Kennefick died over the new year, 2018-2019. RIP. It was many years since I spoke to him. He gave up chess, I reckon, towards the end of the 80s, though even after that he was sometimes lured out for club games. I still regard this game, even after so many years, as the ...      Jan-06-19 Maurice Kennefick    Domdaniel: Kennefick died over the 2018-19 New Year. Formerly one of the strongest players in Ireland, he was the first winner of the Mulcahy tournament, held in honour of E.N. Mulcahy, a former Irish champion who died in a plane crash. I played Kennefick just once, and had a freakish win, ...      Jan-06-19 Anand vs J Fedorowicz, 1990    Domdaniel: <NBZ> -- Thanks, NBZ. Enjoy your chortle. Apropos nothing in particular, did you know that the word 'chortle' was coined by Lewis Carroll, author of 'Alice in Wonderland'? I once edited a magazine called Alice, so I can claim a connection. 'Chortle' requires the jamming ...      Jan-06-19 chessgames.com chessforum    Domdaniel: <al wazir> - It's not easy to go back through past Holiday Present Hunts and discover useful information. Very few people have played regularly over the years -- even the players who are acknowledged as best, <SwitchingQuylthulg> and <MostlyAverageJoe> have now ...      Jan-05-19 Wesley So    Domdaniel: Wesley is a man of his word. Once again, I am impressed by his willingness to stick to commitments.      Jan-04-19 G Neave vs B Sadiku, 2013    Domdaniel: Moral: if you haven't encountered it before, take it seriously. Remember Miles beating Karpov with 1...a6 at Skara. Many so-called 'irregular' openings are quite playable.      Dec-30-18 Robert Enders vs S H Langer, 1968   Domdaniel: <HMM> - Heh, well, yes. I also remembered that Chuck Berry had a hit with 'My Ding-a-ling' in the 1970s. I'm not sure which is saddest -- that the author of Johnny B. Goode and Memphis Tennessee and Teenage Wedding - among other short masterpieces - should sink to such ...      Dec-30-18 T Gelashvili vs T Khmiadashvili, 2001    Domdaniel: This is the game I mean: Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 667 OF 963 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-24-10    Domdaniel: <MAJ> I suspect those 15 consecutive captures were noted somewhere by those who keep track of these things, if not by Tim Krabbe. At that time, the brute-force route wouldn't even have occurred to me. And a Happy Christmas to you too. Dec-24-10    MostlyAverageJoe: <Domdaniel: Another record -- you're the only person to win a physical object in each of the 4 years.> Nope, I did not: 2008/2009 gave me only extra premium membership... Dec-24-10    MostlyAverageJoe: BTW, speaking of records, <The HeavenSmile> should be noted for the record of getting 3 premium prizes in one year (and all, initially, were identical :-). While <cu8sfan> and myself also got 3 each, they did not come in the same year for either of us. Not that many people got two premium prizes, either; only yourself and <Kvasir>. Also, <cu8sfan> holds the distinction of grabbing 2 consecutive premium prizes. Dec-24-10    SwitchingQuylthulg: Call me antiquated, but I still believe the single strongest weapon any holiday contestant can hope for is none of <Mostly>'s little programs but rather LIST.COM, trusty companion of DOS users worldwide for gods only know how long. ;-) Dec-24-10    WinKing: Just stopped by to wish you Happy Holidays <Domdaniel>! Thanks for all your help & advice it the 'World Team' encounter. We need more 'gurus' of the game such as yourself. Dec-24-10    Domdaniel: Oops, I just made 16,000 posts ... Dec-24-10    hms123: <Dom> Did you know that the square root of 16,000 is 126.4911064? Well, sort of. (<dak> There's a trick to this as well.) Dec-24-10    Domdaniel: <hms> yep, 5^3 x 2^7 is ... hang on, those exponents are *odd*. No fair, even if I know root two to n places ... Dec-24-10    Domdaniel: At least 16001 is prime. You know where you stand with primes. And, um, the sum of the squares of 25 and 124, I think. Dec-24-10    hms123: <Dom> You have sent me down memory lane. I used to remember phone numbers by things like log(5) =6990 (the local theatre--we only had one exchange in those days). Four decimal places was my limit. That was all I needed. Odd how some things stick. Dec-24-10    Domdaniel: Here's a trick number question. 16001 is prime (of the form 4n+1, which is crucial). There exists some other number, call it 'n', such that n times 16001 is one greater than a perfect square, ie 16001 x n = m^2 + 1. Actually, there are an infinite number of values that n can take. But I can see the smallest one, just by looking at data already given ... Dec-24-10    Domdaniel: Ah, the number madness... The answer is 26. Sum of the squares of 5 and 1. Because 5 x 25 = 124 + 1. Dec-24-10    Domdaniel: Right, no more squares. As the remaining time shrinks, the coming clues get easier. I suggest, first, a 'somethingest player ever' which will take between zero and five minutes, followed by a numerical clue that takes no time at all. Christmassy links are possible. Dec-24-10    Annie K.: <hms: <<dak> There's a trick to this as well.>> <dakkie> is not here right now, can I take a message? ;p Season's Greetings, Shirley Yanno Procrastinators' Club Intermittent Secretarial Division Dec-24-10    Domdaniel: <hms> Four places? Bet you was weaned on log books ... Dec-24-10    hms123: <Dom> I used to be up on number theory, but this one escapes me. I realize that it has to do with Fermat, but that's all that's left. What do you see? Dec-24-10    hms123: <clue alert> Dec-24-10    Annie K.: How long ago did I say "within two hours or so"? ;) Dec-24-10    Domdaniel: Another man down. Late rush from BVer - two in succession *and* five for the year. Dec-24-10    OhioChessFan: I am sure I'm not the only one who thought immediately it was a Petrosian anagram. Henderson.......oops, clue already solved. Dec-24-10    Domdaniel: <hms> - <what do you see?> The numbers 25 and 124, and the fact that 5 times the 1st exceeds (one time) the other by 1. Add the squares of 5 and 1 to get 26. But it works with any prime of the form 4n+1. Take, say, 73: sum of squares of 8 and 3. Multiply 3 by 3 to get (8+1). Find sum of squares of the multipliers, 3 and 1. 10 x 730 = 729 + 1 = 27^2 + 1. Trivial stuff, rilly. I was looking for Petrosian vs Porcherdesh ... or something ... and I was about to try variations on the klu words, eg 'sure' for 'certain'. No hope. Dec-24-10    Check It Out: Merry Christmas, <DomDaniel>, keep up those great lexicologicalwhatchamacallit posts! Dec-24-10    Domdaniel: Well, I predicted the format wrongly *again*. Apart from its Christmas theme. Go memorize some hymns, ye heathens. Dec-24-10    crawfb5: I had looked at some <Lukes> and was just about to try some <Noels> when it was solved. Dec-24-10    hms123: <Dom> Thanks. That's a new one for me. And, wow, did that clue go fast! Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 963) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 667 OF 963 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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