But after i read your post about Travis, i had to laugh...

About Chairman, everything is on my profile including the link on the picture taking with the Barangay...

Thanks- like me, you are a very "controversial kibbutzer" here- but you have a lot of heart.

I wouldn't worry about that.

First, it was hilarious.

Second, it was way, way less "bad" than tons of stuff that gets said at this site on a daily basis. Including most of what I posted today, for example.

Third, it was hilarious.

Finally, it's already buried behind a bunch of pesky chess analysis now anyways.

Would you consider posting a brief review of the book- even a blurb- in either ChessBookForum chessforum and/or User: parisattack?>

We really appreciate it. I think you will find the <Chess Book Forum> and the <Chess Literature Forum>- either one- hospitable places- and you are likely to get interested and interesting feedback as well.

I avoid it for reasons that you have articulated.

Down here, there's a tendency on the part of those in the minority to use "Miss X" as a form of address. I find it offensive (and, no, it's not used towards me) but try not to make cultural judgments. I have not adopted it myself and don't intend to do so.

I try very hard to take people seriously, and never brook condescension towards me or my friends. Once again, I admire your clarity, and your sense of humor.

I, too, have read many of the texts you mention, including Gilgamesh in a college class on Literature of the Ancient Near East. You are not a shrieking harridan, or if you are, we need more of them.

Yours,
Mr. Believes in undressing people as they wish to be undressed

<Gilgamesh> kicks ass. Literally.

Are you saying the Empress has no clothes?

<H>- one of the greatest things- OK it is the greatest thing- about living alone in your own place is that you don't have to wear clothes.

Personally I find them a nuisance, so it's not just while playing chess that I don't wear them.

I don't ever wear clothes in my apartment unless I have guests.

I just got a timely reminder from a very good friend-

And here is an excellent place to start:

A very fine game- not in our database- by the fifteen year old Dutch phenomenon <Robin Van Kampen>:

Here is the game, with commentary by <achieve>, who also took the time and trouble to find this gem for us:

In <Niels'> words: REMEMBER- ALL THE WORDS FROM HERE ON WERE WRTTEN BY NEILS, AND NOT ME --- starting,,,,,,,

NOW ::::::

<Eylon Nakar v Robin Van Kampen 2009>

Watch out for:

A) Ingenious plan to very creatively reroute the Queen into the enemy camp

B) Incursion of the Knight in a rather similarly describable way

C) K-side Preparation for the final combination

Do I come across as biased??

Perhaps, but kidding aside I was genuinely impressed by both imagination and technique, clever and a surgical cleanliness about it.

Enough babbling from yours truly, here's the PGN, and Robin shares a 100% 3/3 score with 4 players btw...

[Event "XIX EYCC - Boys U16"]
[Site "Fermo ITA"]
[Date "2009.09.02"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Nakar, Eylon"]
[Black "Van Kampen, Robin"]
[WhiteElo "2242"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[ECO "B52"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Nc6 7. c3 e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Be7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Rc1 Rfc8 16. Re3 Rxc1 17. Qxc1 Rc8 18. Rc3 Rxc3 19. Qxc3 Qa4 20. h4 Nc6 21. a3 Qc4 22. Qd2 a5 23. h5 h6 24. g4 Qa2 25. Kg2 Qb1 26. Kg3 Qe4 27. b3 Qb1 28. Qc3 Qa2 29. a4 Qb1 30. Kg2 Qe4 31. Kg3 g5 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Qc1 g5 34. Qd2 Kf8 35. Qe3 Ke7 36. Qc1 Kd7 37. Qd2 Nb4 38. Qe3 Nc2 39. Qd2 b6 40. Qc3 Qf4+ 41. Kh3 h5 42. Nxg5 Qxg4+ 43. Kh2 Nxd4 44. Qe3 Nf5 45. Qd2 Nh4 0-1

The current <Under 16 Championship> from <Fermo, Italy>:

Again, courtesy of <achieve>:

http://www.euroyouth2009.com/

Sometimes these "stars of tomorrow" skip the middleman and decide to become "stars of today" RIGHT NOW, as you all well know.

Did you ever get a chance to look at the games collection I started on Kasparov's simuls against NMs, IMs, and GMs? His performance in these exhibitions was nothing short of amazing. It's still sort of a work in progress, as I have had a few distractions this summer...

Really. Almost blushing here...

Robin is still doing well and drew his 4th and 5th rnd games, both exceptional quality most of the time. Above me really.

3am here so I got to get some sleep now,

Later Jess!

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Both queens have the potential of threatening mate, and with his next move Qd7-a4 Black has its eye on the weak a2-pawn, as well on <d1>, though after the played 20.h4 - the white Queen threatens entrance on <c7> - which was well dealt with and calculated by a timely 20...Nc6.

From that point onwards, a very engenious, active plan is being carried out, evoking several weaknesses in the white qside pawns, creating the hole on/ and "jump-square for the Knight" b4, from which square the Knight can continue its journey towards the enemy king, following in the footsteps of his Queen - BUT NOT before White has moved his King to <d7> - a nice bit of prophylaxis - disallowing the WQ entrance via the c-file.

Position after <36...Kd7>!

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Now Black has all the trumps, and a few moves later, in a higher sense, has White almost in a ZUGZWANG...

Position after <39...b6>

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One mistake will prove fatal, and considering we are exactly here reaching the first TC - White errs with 40. Qc3

The then following 6 Black moves to the resigned position are simply flawless execution, with some quite complex tactical shots.

Now, if this game/post is only being noticed by Jess, fine, but the more I replay the games of this tournament, the more I find them interesting learning tools, as opposed to the GM super-tourneys of late... There is a freshness and alertness there...

Major oops...

Last night's game which I lost the live feed with at a point I hoped Robin v K. would get a draw... Just checked the official scoreboard, and he WON the game, after a Q-sac (resulting in Q v RBB minus two pawns), but his opponent <Arribas Lopez> made a few weaker moves and BLAQM, Robin was able to create some brilliant counterplay, which is again, beyond my understanding.

I'll put the game up over at my place.

Robin now shares the lead with <Gil Popilski> - both with 4.5/5

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White to play, <33.?>

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where the winning move is far from obvious to me.

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 6th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2000.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Xu Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]

If a "cyber harrasser" knows even a little about hacking, they can be a nightmare if they target you.>

I'm glad you understand my position <jessicafischerqueen>, although I am sorry to hear about your very bad experience.

From my small knowledge of the internet I believe it is very difficult to convert an IP address into a geophysical location though. There are tools available that can get to city level resolution, but even a keen hacker would find it next to impossible to come and knock on your front door.

Other than that, activating all the security features on your router and keeping an up to date virus/spy-ware program should keep you and your comp safe.

Naturally just changing your internet provider will also do the trick in eliminating that oh so bothersome heavy breathing down the ethernet cable late at night :-)

Sorry, I didn't mean to make light of your predicament, I was just offering you (all) my internet insight incase it might help.

(Actually for completeness, if you are on a network with other computers, ideally they should all be protected as much as possible as well to keep you safe, or you could be attacked through them (this did happen to me once but my protection software alerted me to it and I took action :-))

In any case, may I ask what your idea was that you wanted to tell me?

I have been looking at Fischer's games and career over the past few weeks in some detail. He was an astonishing player and I was more than a little pleasantly surprised to find your forum and <malthrope>'s during my travels.

Surely there are many different rumours about the guy all over the internet, and some particularly unpleasant and underhanded people still exploiting his name, none of which I am sure is new to you.

But I still find the positives completely eclipse any other interpretation of Fischer's career.

I don't know if you have seen it, or got it, but I bought this recently

http://www.newinchess.com/Vlastimil...

and it is a must for Fischer fans. Hort speaks at length about his genuine friendship with Fischer and clearly has a great love for the guy. He talks for about 45 mins and I really felt I got to know more about the <real> Fischer from this then from a number of the books and articles I have read about him which crave only the spectacle and have created an almost Jeckyll and Hyde like characature in place of a real man and a great (the greatest ever?) Champion.

I even included something new in my chess training as well, a page of checkmate in 2 puzzles everyday, as fast as possible, just like Fischer! :-)

I was at first surprised to hear he would solve a page of mate in twos everyday (too easy for him is what I thought), but apparently he was interested in creating a raw instinct for the patterns, removing the need to think. Well, I won't set my sights quite that high, but I will keep it up and see what happens.

Very nice to talk to a Fischer fan as dedicated as you

thanks

Absolutely brilliant, warm, and objective post there Malcolm.

If I may call you that.

Your conversations with/at <malthrope> have had me on the edge of my seat this past weeks.

I hope all's well with you. I do look in from time to time, but have been so busy in the last two years. I think about you and all my friends on this site frequently. I am also beginning to get the old chess urge again!