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 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 785 OF 963 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-19-11    MostlyAverageJoe: I did exactly the same thing and tried to look for the the earliest game by a russian player. The clue got solved before I invested much time. Gotta put auto-refresh on 1-minute for the rest of the day. The premium prize is coming soon. Probably will show up while I am out, walking the dog. Dec-19-11    Domdaniel: <MAJ> At least, if it's a genuinely tough one, it'll still be there when you get back. Of the three hints already given, one provided info I'd already assumed, and the other two clues I didn't even see until the hint was in place. Bad timing. I was going to use your auto-refresh gizmo, btw -- but, for some obscure reason, I stopped using Firefox a few months ago. I could restore it, of course, but ... Dec-20-11    Domdaniel: During 2011, I've been called "a polymath", "Hitler", "cruel and strange", and "an Irish girl", among other things. If I sent Christmas cards, I might construct a composite image out of these ... Dec-20-11    Domdaniel: "Personally I find the ICC and internet chess a bit dull - it can hardly replace the real thing - in fact the primary emotion that tends to fly about is one of anger, as insults and swear words are thrown at one another - it's like a chess version of the school playground." - Danny Gormally Dec-20-11    MostlyAverageJoe: Congratulations! How long did it take you? I was away and saw the klu maybe 2 minutes before it was gone -- it disappeared about right when I found this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o... ... Dec-20-11    Domdaniel: <MAJ> About 3 to 4 mins, I guess. As long as it took to paste the URL into Tineye, check one Turing game, about six Golombek vs Alexander, and about the 5th Alexander vs Milner-Barry. I suspect others were very close behind. I *almost* kept going when I saw the prize banner, having got so used to negative results. OTOH, If I'd solved Klu #1, I'd be bemoaning my failure to get a 2nd one now. Dec-20-11    hms123: Fabulous! Super! Enigmatic! Dec-20-11    Domdaniel: <MAJ> I'd actually seen that Wiki page before, Bletchley being an interest of mine. I suppose it is for a few people here, certainly in the clue-hunting fraternity. But my tiny edge may have been knowing the names of at least four chessplayers without having to look them up. And Christine Brooke-Rose is among my favorite novelists, though almost nobody reads her. Tres cryptique. Dec-20-11    Domdaniel: <H> Thank you. I'll add 'enigmatic' to the year's other accolades, like 'polymath', 'Irish girl' and, um, 'Hitler'. Dec-20-11    Slink: you're such a pretentious idiot Dec-20-11    Domdaniel: I like this 'Slink'. Could be juicy. Dec-20-11    Domdaniel: Nah, just dull. Slink away and put me on ignore, there's a sensible little chap. Dec-20-11    Slink: Okay, I take back 'idiot.' With apology. Dec-20-11    Domdaniel: That's fine, then. *Of course* I'm bloody pretentious. I'll still add 'pretentious idiot' to my CV. I think Mel Gibson called me something similar. Dec-20-11    Penguincw: < clue #47: prize claimed by Domdaniel! > Looks like you've a prize as well. Dec-20-11    Shams: <Dom> If Mel Gibson really called you that, I am bitter with envy. Dec-21-11    dakgootje: Did you really solve a clue - or was that a different Domdaniel? Dec-21-11    SwitchingQuylthulg: <Domdaniel> If that was really you and not an impostor, congratulations! May Nuklu smile on you again. Dec-21-11    Domdaniel: <dak> and <Quylthulg>. Yup, it was really mine own self wot did it. I was losing hope, after a day when I only *saw* one clue, just deciding to go to bed, when up came my old pals from Bletchley. Cheers. Dec-21-11    Domdaniel: <Dom, 2010>: "I just want to do better than three..." <Dom, 2011>: "I just want to do better than zero..." Two would be a bonus. How times change. Dec-21-11    brankat: And the expectations. Dec-21-11    Domdaniel: <branko> True. But we adjust, don't we? J'adoube. Dec-21-11    Domdaniel: "That was such a different time ..." Reminds me of a Momus song ... http://youtu.be/xAxKwHefrfQ Dec-21-11    Domdaniel: Drat, I just passed post number 12^4. Dec-22-11    Domdaniel: Poor old Frogspawn. Himself hardly ever at home, and all the visitors frightened off by vampires. Your time will come again, batrachian phrontistery 'neath the benthic deeps. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 963) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 785 OF 963 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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