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| Apr-14-12 | | notyetagm: Bundesliga (2011)
<acirce: Am I wrong or was that a fairly terrible game by Vishy?> If Anand plays like that in Moscow, we're going to have a new World Champion. :-( I just don't buy that anti-Sicilian play by Black, with ... e7-e5, making all those permanent weakness on the d-file. Tiviakov made it look like a forced win. [Event "Schachbundesliga 2011/2012"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.04.14"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[Board "1"]
[WhiteClock "01:49:00"]
[BlackClock "00:39:00"]
[WhiteClub "SC Eppingen"]
[BlackClub "OSG Baden-Baden"]
[PlyCount "99"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 e5
8. Qd3 h6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. a4 b6 12. b3 Ra7 13. Rd1 Bc8 14. Ba3
Rd7 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Nf1 Bb7 17. Ne3 Re8 18. Ncd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20.
Qxd5 Qa8 21. Qxa8 Rxa8 22. Rd5 f6 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. g3 g5 25. f4 gxf4 26.
gxf4 Kf7 27. Kf2 exf4 28. Kf3 Ke6 29. Bc1 Rc8 30. Bxf4 Bf8 31. h4 Rc6 32.
h5 Rb7 33. Be3 Rb8 34. Bd4 Rc7 35. Rg1 Bg7 36. Rg6 Rf7 37. Be3 Rd7 38. Rf5
Rf7 39. Kg4 Bf8 40. Bxh6 Bxh6 41. Rxh6 Rg7+ 42. Kf4 Rf8 43. a5 Rg1 44. axb6
Rb1 45. b7 Rxb3 46. e5 dxe5+ 47. Rxe5+ Kd6 48. Rf5 Ke6 49. Rh7 Rd8 50. Rd5
1-0
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| Apr-14-12 | | Thanh Phan: An interesting short on Bobby Fischer
On Chess: Club once snubbed disguised Fischer http://www.dispatch.com/content/sto... |
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| Apr-16-12 | | Thanh Phan: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM - CLINT MANSELL - Winter : Lux Aeterna - http://youtu.be/-I21XW7c1pk |
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| Apr-16-12 | | Albertan: Baden Baden wins the Bundesliga; Tiviakov beats Anand: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... |
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| Apr-16-12 | | Albertan: Dubai Chess Open 2012 – video R1:
http://www.chessdom.com/dubai-chess... |
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| Apr-16-12 | | Albertan: GM Nigel Short storms into sole lead at BCC Open 2012: http://www.chessdom.com/gm-nigel-sh... top game of round 7 will see GM Short vs. GM Hou Yifan. |
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| Apr-16-12 | | Albertan: Entire Chess Team Transfers Out of Texas Tech:
"In a move that is unprecedented in the history of college athletic programs, the entire Texas Tech Chess Team is transferring to the Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. This is an especially harsh blow to the university, as the team is just coming off an impressive run at the National Chess Championships which was capped off by their second consecutive title win." "Just hours after capturing their second national crown, Texas Tech head coach Susan Polgar resigned from the school, leaving for Webster University and taking all of her players with her." "The team, which, besides Polgar, is comprised of seven members, will move to their new home starting next fall. " For more on this story see this
Source:http://www.educationnews.org/higher... |
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| Apr-17-12 | | Boomie: <Jess In Time>
While you were on walkies, I uncorked one of my patented (AND copyrighted, I might add) jingles for the Chinese audience. There was some speculation about a match between Yangi Yu and Hou Yifan. <WinKing: <twinlark: I look forward to seeing her next game against her "brother prodigy" Yangyi Yu.> I kinda like the sound of that match-up. So it would be:
Yu-Hou or Hou-Yu? :p>
So I couldn't resist:
Yangi Yu'll do it dandy.
Yangi Yu'll do or die.
For this I received the TD brilliancy prize:
<technical draw: <Boomie> <Yangi Yu'll do it dandy. Yangi Yu'll do or die.> I need a drink.....>
Once again, I'd like to say that the Shanghai audience is the greatest audience in the world! |
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| Apr-17-12 | | Boomie: <Jess Ticklations>
Sam and Max frequently order food at Stinky's Diner.
Sam: We'd like to order the Special.
Girl Stinky (to the kitchen): Sal! Condi Rice kickboxing the Buddha! Thai style! Sam: What's in it?
Girl Stinky: What do you mean what's in it?
Sam: We'd like the sweet and sour salt water taffy.
Girl Stinky: Sal! Julia Roberts! Put a bullet in her brain and kiss her with Andy Rooney! Max: It's like my secret dreams made audible. |
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| Apr-17-12 | | notyetagm: Tiviakov vs Anand, 2012 38 ?
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38 e4-e5!! 
click for larger viewIn the variation 38 e4-e5!! Anand and Tiviakov **both** missed that the Black d6-pawn is <PINNED> against the Black d7-rook <DEFENDER> of the <LOOSE> Black g7-bishop (VARIATION)
38 ... d6xe5? 39 ♖d5x♖d7 ♔e6x♖d7 39 ♖g6x♗g7+
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click for larger view. Game Collection: PINS AGAINST DEFENDERS(!) 38 e4-e5! White d5-rook pins Black d6-pawn to d7-rook defender Game Collection: PINS AGAINST THE KING 38 e4-e5!! White g6-rook pins Black f6-pawn to Black e6-king |
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| Apr-17-12 | | dakgootje: Does this Spy-on-Thy-Neighbor-for-Big-Bucks happen in your part of South Squiddity? Read an article in the newspaper about it today - seems rather disturbing. |
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Apr-17-12
 | | jessicafischerqueen: <dak> Good heavens no I've heard nothing about that. Do you have a link? I had no idea I was supposed to spy on my neighbors. If they've been spying on me they can report a messy apartment covered with half open chess books, old pizza crusts, and of course the lesbian pornography scattered about the floor. I hope none of this is illegal, it certainly isn't in Canada. |
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| Apr-17-12 | | dakgootje: Apparently the online version is paid only, sealed off and guarded by wolfhounds. I've got the mashed-tree version though - so I'll do a quick translation. As in: fairly literal and paying little attention to English grammar as that slows down the translation process quite a bit ;) <"Earn on the side? Give your neighbor up to the police.">
Several tennars for giving up someone who puts the garbage outside too early, to tenthousands of euros for persistent tax-evasion. The hunt with hidden cameras for law-breakers has grown in South-Korea to a lucrative business. Moon Seong-ok even opened a school for the education of bounty-hunters, in Korea known as paparazzi. In a certain day Moon give up 1500 traffic-offenders to the police, he says. "A piece of cake, as in suburbs an extreme amount of traffic violations are made". So I sat the whole day behind a window with my camera. But that's long ago. Besides running the school, Moon aims for big violations by plastic surgeons or illegally dumping or corporate garbage. When I started, there were only 2 violations, for garbage and traffic. Now there are 360, which can be reported for a fee at several governmental agencies. The south Korean authorities board out the cop-tasks to collect more fine-mooney and save on wages. Drugstores that sell medicine for which they don't have a license; restaurants that violate hygiene-rules; every government agency has its own reportingpoint with pay-desk. Under both left and right governments the amount of reporting points increased. Moon educated, according to himself, in 13 years time 8500 students of which at least 1500 are fulltime bounty-hunters. Popular victims are universities where Korean youths go en masse for extra learning. It's a speciality of Moon, who explains two students (a housewife and a student) how they can catch them red-handed. "We are in reality really good actors", Moon tells. "Go inside and tell that your brother, son or sister really needs to be more educated for a job". He continues with more extensive instructions about gathering evidence and the use of hidden cameras which Moon hides in wallets or clothing. The goal is getting a price-indication which exceeds the lawfully standard, an often-occursing violation. "These practises ruin the 'social environment'. I once saw an elderly lady getting caught when she used the wrong kind of garbage bag for her garbage. The fine was in excess of 100 euro's. The poor people are having the worst of it. This really moves the society in the wrong direction.", tells Ku Ja-kyeong. He is the only who, without success, protested at the UN-human rights comite. Many friends and family agree with me, but are too scared to stand up due to fear, Ku explains. But Moon disposes the critical note that spying on fellow civilians leads to North-Korean situations wherein suspicion sickens the society or an oase of corruption is created. "That is typically critic of someone that has to hide something. Everyone has to obey the law. The woman that made the mistake will warn her neighbors to pay better attention. On one day I caught a driver that made 20 traffic violations. Then I realised that the system is essential for a safer society". Students, who just got a class of lying for a better society, are hardly idealistic about their new side-job. They found Moons school after hearing about stories of extremely well earning paparazzi. Role-model Moon himself is rumored to make a million euros per year. "I do this for the money", 21 year old student Park says. A better society? "Well yeah, also that a bit, but not really", he mumbles. Moon can't guarantee that many of his ex-students won't be tempted to get bribed by caught offenders. "I twice encountered that offenders offered me money, but I didn't give in. I value ethical responsibility in my classes, and have students sign a legally binding article. If they get caught breaking their promise not to get bribed, it earns them substantial jail-time". |
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| Apr-17-12 | | dakgootje: Should've been 'tenners' obviously.. well, I'd better not check for spelling errors now. Always a bad idea post-posting ;) |
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| Apr-17-12 | | Alien Math: "These paparazzi...set up a trap and eagerly wait until someone violates a rule. A practice like this will only fan mistrust among members of society," Oh said. http://ph.news.yahoo.com/korea-papa... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/w... |
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| Apr-17-12 | | Boomie: <Jesster A. Arthur: Sam and Max> Sorry you are under the weather. They say laughter is the best medicine. Although I am skeptical of everything they say, maybe they're on to something here. The free game is Abe Lincoln Must Die and you can download it here: http://www.telltalegames.com/downlo.... This is the 4th game in the first year but prior knowledge is not needed. More free stuff here - http://www.telltalegames.com/samand.... The opening scenes of many of the games (there are 16) are available for free. The music for the games is terrific and consistant as the same composer scored all of them. |
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| Apr-17-12 | | cormier: nite ... \\ // / .... |
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| Apr-18-12 | | playground player: <dakgootje> Spy on your neighbors, and turn them in for cash rewards? Coming soon to the United States and Canada! Courtesy of your friendly utopia-creating, foaming-at-the-mouth statist jackbooted government goons... |
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| Apr-18-12 | | dakgootje: The strange thing is there doesn't seem to be much opposition. You would suppose such methods would only be allowed when some single-party has the majority of seats. Then the opposition comes, takes over the majority, says 'well, haven't you just been major idiots?!' and reverses the, fairly extreme, measures. Not here; apparently the old opposition thought it was an absolutely wonderful solution to that age-old problem of having to pay police officers. So perhaps the reason for these methods isn't politically motivated but, for instance, in someway cultural. Or something different still - I don't know. Couldn't find much on the subject aside from some other newspaper-articles, so perhaps noone has really looked into it yet deeply. |
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| Apr-18-12 | | playground player: <dakgootje> I've been reading up on U.N. Agenda 21, and "neighborhood policing"--ratting on your neighbors for money--is included in the plans for "redeveloping" the world's cities. There's no opposition because the whole accursed thing is slipped quietly and subtly under the door, with "public hearings" that a lot of people don't know about (and the meeting is seeded with shills, anyhow), recruiting the cooperation of local government and local press, etc. There is no doubt in my mind that they mean to enslave the entire human race. If you knew me, you'd know I <hate> conspiracy theories and have virtually no patience for them. I almost lost my job, some years ago, because I refused to subscribe to a 9/11 conspiracy theory. But in this case we are dealing with bald and ascertainable facts, and not a crackpot theory. God deliver us out of their hands. |
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| Apr-18-12 | | Boomie: <Neighborhood Watch> Seems to me the problem is the payment. In the US, the Watch represents people taking responsibility for the safety of their communities. That is reward enough. Payment attracts people who's motives are not pure. |
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| Apr-18-12 | | hms123: <Boomie>
I wouldn't be so sure about the motives of the unpaid. Their motives might be subject to question. |
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Apr-18-12
| | jessicafischerqueen: <Steamed Colleagues> I think the lack of opposition to this practice indeed stems largely from cultural habit in South Korea. It's an overwhelmingly law-abiding culture, crime rates are ridiculously low, especially on serious crimes. Curiously, I asked my Korean friends about this and not one had even heard about the program! I'm not sure what this indicates. I can tell you that nobody here is afraid of the police force. But they certainly used to be, pre-1980. My students view the police as friends. |
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Apr-18-12
| | jessicafischerqueen: I should add that corporate crime and government corruption, on the other hand, is outrageously common here. Ex-Presidents and ex-heads of some of the largest companies (Samsung most recently) have been indicted and found guilty of all manner of corruption, including vote fixing and massive financial fraud. This also doesn't seem to bother anyone much who I have talked to. |
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| Apr-18-12 | | frogbert: <This also doesn't seem to bother anyone much who I have talked to.> it's a funny world out there. |
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