I'd just like to say something to my friends-

I first came to this website looking for <Bobby Fischer> games to play through.

I found it through <Wikipedia>.

So all summer I happily played through <Bobby's> games- and eventually the games of many others.

I saw <Kibbutzes> all over the place, but it didn't even occur to me that I was allowed to make them too.

Eventually, during the <Elista World Series of Poker, starring Topalov v. Kramnik>, I decided I wanted to say something too.

So I "registered" and immediately met <Daniel Pi>, who I regret to say I have alienated forever, and for no good reason I can think of. But I also met <Niels> and <Chessmoron>, and soon after <Brankat>.

What wonderful chess company they offered me!

Then I met lots more wonderful people and decided to buy my own house.

<Branko> and <Domdaniel> had been letting me sleep on their floor, which was very nice of them.

Soon, I was playing 300 games of Correspondence Chess in my Profile and almost had a nervous breakdown, and decided never to do that again.

After that, I posted the word "Quack" more than 75,000 times in a row just to "beef up the page count."

This would turn out to be my most valuable contribution, in my judgement, to the <CG.com> community.

Then I started a SPAM WAR with <Branko> and <Chessmoron> that was so vicious that <CG.com> actually eliminated the <Most Popular Forum> category from their Statistics Page.

Actually that was probably the least valuable thing I've done at this website.

After that, I can't really remember much of what happened.

I think I may have typed the word "Quack" a few hundred thousand more times in a row.

I like typing "Quack."

Oh yes now I remember.

I met the most wonderful group of chess penpals in the world. We have been laughing and loving and quarrelling and studying chess together for years.

Friends, old and new. What a great, great website this is.

I've been suspended twice and threatened on numerous occasions by the <long suffering administrators>.

I'd just like to thank <Daniel Freeman> in particular for the unwarranted amount of patience he has shown with me.

Cripe.

Anyways, I play chess whenever I get the chance, and I can't play in a Club because I live in a forest in rural Korea.

But I never feel alone because of all of you.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

<Niels, Wilson, Brankat, Domdaniel, Eyal, Deffi, Twinlark, Bill, Woody, Howard, Tim, mack, Samikid, Bishop of Blunder, MannBee, chessclassics, slomarko, nakosonorense, Joe Wms, Laskereshevsky, The Alchemist, ziggurat, zebra, veigaman, squares, Plato, Elixir of Life, Technical Draw, Square Dance, hitman, talisman, What the Fat, and special thanks to <<<Ragh>>> for putting up with my temper tantrums and being such a true blue pal of infinite patience>

And wonderful new friends <blacksburg, Travis, notyetagm, chancho, crawfb5, madly deeply, Hoot Robin, malthrope the magnificent, capatal, KlankenKlunkenFroggenFarben, Tyler, Pyke, Stony, and if I left anyone out deepest apologies>.

I love this website and I love all of you too. Especially <Eyal and Niels and Dom, who have been the most "intimate" of my friends here>

Not everybody is still asleep.

Particularly if they have to be at work <velly> early.

regards..

On second thought I'd like to remember Fischer-Smyslov Ruy Lopez 1965 La Habana Capablanca Memorial. I like this game. Hommaging the very old lyon Steinitz Bobby meet the less old Smyslov who's not without nails yet. But time is passing by, and the young lyon is unstoppable. This is chess, not woodpushing.

Also, let me note that even before the dawning of the <Quack> era, your dedication to this Herculean task was awe-inspiring.

(from pp.85-86):

<jessicafischerqueen: One two

jessicafischerqueen: three four

jessicafischerqueen: arghhhh

jessicafischerqueen: wheeee

jessicafischerqueen: HA! That's right....

HA!

And that's 86 pages!!

Read 'em and weep, gentlemen...

<Random Visitor, Brankat, Chess Classics, Doggimus, and Dom> will soon fall to my verbose axe!!!

Where can I get a 6' by 6' mural of this 70s 12 year old pipe dream?

Cheers

Well done.

You have more pages than most of the World Chess Champions!

(over three times as many as Karpov!)

What's the next milestone, the big 1000 pages?

Imagine that...

If anybody can make it, You can!

Ffeeeww - Am I in time for the "After-party?"

(wipes sweat off forehead)

heh

Well, <Jess>, your engaging personality was a breath of fresh air around this place, and actually, without ever having had a conversation with <EA> - a Dutchy too for pete's sake - he was a very engaging guy as well.

Magnetics I belief is involved.

It's really been a pleasure in so many aspects, and I owe you a heartfelt "thanks" for the friendship you offered, which felt very natural, and special at the same time.

err... Make that past tense I use, a present one as well by the way...

I am glad I stuck around after I rolled over the floor laughing upon your hilarious meet with DP and <positional>, back in 2005....

"Vintage" as we have now gotten to know.

This has all been studied and proven by the way ;)

Congratulations on breaking the record!

That's my version and I'm sticking to it. Though I can't really explain what I was doing on the Kramnik page to begin with ...