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   Nov-01-22 jessicafischerqueen chessforum (replies)
 
jessicafischerqueen: Thanks <Fred,> and give my regards to <Mrs Bear> as well!
 
   Sep-07-22 playground player chessforum (replies)
 
jessicafischerqueen: <Ohio> lol and the inevitable "defund the police" thrown in there towards the end, almost as if it's so "de rigeur" that he almost forgot to mention it. Interestingly, the informal "street bosses" who step up to occupy the positions of defunded police street ...
 
   Sep-07-22 Susan Freeman chessforum (replies)
 
jessicafischerqueen: <z> I remember that, unless there was more than one "that" and I missed a few. I recall him flooding the forum with passages from Goethe in order to enrage <Travis Bickle> or; and/or; <Hozza>. Mephistopholes was the work in question. He posted a new ...
 
   Aug-30-22 chessgames.com chessforum (replies)
 
jessicafischerqueen: <OhioMissScarlettFan> I agree with your sentiment here: <OhioChessFan: <Missy> I appreciate your measured tone throughout this. And I agree a very high % of the time with what you're saying. Really, you're mostly saying what I am already thinking.>
 
   Aug-28-22 perfidious chessforum (replies)
 
jessicafischerqueen: Your over there regimen sounds salubrious! Interestingly, in Canada we save time by spelling "music and poker" as "moker." Initially we spelled it "poomus" but that sounded a little too declasse, even for us...
 
   Aug-24-22 Kibitzer's Café (replies)
 
jessicafischerqueen: So the Pacific Ocean can play a boat at chess! Nice one
 
   Aug-24-22 Charles Kalme (replies)
 
jessicafischerqueen: <wwall: Kalme did not win the 1954 US Junior championship. Ross Siemms won in 1954. scoring 7.5. Kalme and Saul Yarmak tied for 2nd-3rd, scoring 7.> According to Imre Konig in "CHESS LIFE (Volume 8, Number 23, August 5, 1954)" The top 4 finishers were: 1. Siemms ...
 
   Aug-22-22 Carel van den Berg (replies)
 
jessicafischerqueen: hmm... or the Furman Wikipedia photo is wrong...
 
   Aug-13-22 Biographer Bistro (replies)
 
jessicafischerqueen: Game Collection: Charousek - Maroczy Game Collection Voting
 
   Aug-10-22 WannaBe chessforum (replies)
 
jessicafischerqueen: <MannBee> sneak preview: TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, MATE, TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN
 
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Sep-03-19  Boomie: ->

Kamloops

Sep-08-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

<Tim> hlep!

My mouse is not behaving and it's driving me crazy. It's a long time since I had to trouble shoot my mouse, and I've forgotten how to do it.

Will slapping it around help amirite.

Sep-08-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

<Teem> I'm running some "diagnostics" but I have no idea what I'm doing. I dimly remember dropping a barbell on the mouse this morning, but I'm not convinced that actually happened. It could have been a dream. But when I click my mouse, it doesn't respond unless I click it a few more times. Should I shoot it and buy a new mouse?

Which are the best pet stores to get one?

Sep-09-19  Paint My Dragon: <Jessie J – It’s all about the mousey, mousey, mousey>

PC World have traditionally catered for most UK PC needs, including Stephen Hawking’s voice.

Tony P has severe doubts that Golombek’s ‘Chess Artists’ ever existed and that’s good enough for me. The Amazon seller is a Spanish dealer with only 70% positive feedback, so I’m guessing there are reliability issues and besides, I can’t see mention of the book anywhere else.

Yes, Harry was the roommate of <Mir Sultan Khan>. The story is nicely told in <Chess Treasury of the Air>, a glorious little book if ever there was one. Just a pity it was published in a crappy Penguin format with paper that started to brown on the edges a week into its life. Mine looks like it’s done 5 minutes in the toaster.

What a life Harry had. Youngest ever champion of Surrey, London Boys champion, London Universities champion, 3x British Champion, international tournament player, arbiter of world championships, England captain at the Olympiads, book writer, foremost presenter of chess on the radio in the 50s/60s, able to speak fluent Spanish and Russian, WWII Codebreaker. He worked for FIDE on their rules commission, was a director of BCM, and their international news correspondent … the list goes on and on.

His job at Bletchley Park came in the nick of time: “Without chess I would almost certainly be dead. My artillery battery was about to leave for Singapore during WWII. My commanding officer arranged for me to be transferred to Intelligence a week before they left because he knew that I must be suitable due to my chess playing. Only 6 survived out of 300.”

Bravo Harry G. We salute you.

Sep-09-19  Boomie: <Jessiemouse>

EeK! An unruly mouse.

A Q and D test is unplug it when the puter is off. Then plug it into a different port after turning on the beastie. This will ensure that you have the most up to date driver and rule in or out the USB port.

Q and D stands for Quinton and Dexter, a mouse testing outfit in the Caymans.

Sep-09-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

<Time out!>

I didn't get where I am today by ignoring mouse testing outfits.

I will try your diagnostic test tomorrow since I am literally too lazy to get out of my chair at the moment.

My mouse seemed to "recover" over a period of hours. I'm almost positive I dropped something on it this morning but I can't imagine what I may have dropped.

Sep-09-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

<Paint my Dingo>

First, hats off and thank you for not posting spoilers. I have just today "harvested" the Italian, Spanish and English matches to watch tomorrow.

Thanks also for those interesting anecdotes about <Harry Golombek>. I think I have at least a dozen of his books and I like them all. As you likely surmised I have <Chess Treasury of the Fairies> as well, and I have also worn down my copy. I also have R.N. Coles biography of <Sultan brand Raisins>, but I found more personal details about Sultan Khan from Harry's brief reminiscences than from the Coles volume. Which is not to say it's a bad chess book, far from it.

I spent countless hours looking through the fine photo collection in Harry's "coffee table" Chess encyclopedia. At times I have also enlisted it as a coffee doily as well.

My favorite Harrys are his accounts of world championships. I have several of them, if memory serves. His account if <Iceland> is my favorite, followed by his double issue of <Smyslov-Botvinnik>. I also liked his double issue book on <Petrosian-Spassky>. I call them double issues because each book covers two events.

Harry never fails to deliver on interesting anecdotes and observations that bring the historical chess masters to life.

Sep-09-19  Paint My Dragon: You have mentioned several alternative uses for chess books over the years - I'm almost sure they include coffee dolly, mousemat, door stop, table placemat, <mouse punisher>, spider whacker, cat chaser, Lego house roof, hamster tent ... and probably many more.

Compared with buying the equivalent items intended for purpose, I estimate that you have saved a lifetime total of £136.24, which entitles you to buy 6 more chess books. A wise choice indeed.

Sep-09-19  Paint My Dragon: Yes, a few of those 'double issues' are culled from his BCM articles and so did not start life as a book, like the <Petrosian-Spassky> volume and <Mikhail Tal: The shooting star of chess>. But full credit to Hardinge-Simpole for saving people the anguish of scratching around looking for old BCM issues.
Sep-09-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

Yes! <Hardon Sampling> have done chess history fans a huge favor amirite.

Sep-09-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

*Tacoma, Washington State*

Sep-09-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

<A Pint in a Flagon>

Er I already spent that additional budget you generously gave me. I am currently "reading" books in Latvian, Russian, and German. To do so I have to type in the letters on a "foreign keyboard" and then plug the words into GOBBLE translator and then adjust for English idiom.

Here is one example. If you know German better than Google feel free to correct me especially if there are any <howling boners> in there:

Game Collection: Rostov on Don 1941 USSR ch Semifinal PART 2

Sep-09-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

*Puyallup Springs 1904 cheese tournament*

Sep-09-19  Paint My Dragon: Well, it all makes perfect sense on a casual read through, but to be honest, my German is worse than my French, so I'm not much help.

I think <Zanzi> had a similar technique to yours ... but as you rightly point out, it's slow and laborious and you're left wondering if you slipped in a howler or two. <Tab>, by comparison, seems quite slick with his translation skills ... maybe he has a <top secret> method that speeds things along?

Pretty much lump in the throat time, whenever I read about Belavenets, Stolberg, Petrov, Ryumin and all the other chess masters that perished during that period. Especially Stolberg, who Bronstein described as the Tal of his generation ... and he's talking about someone who died aged 20. It's hard to process that.

Incidentally, Belavenets-Bronstein has a few neat historical notes in <The Sorcerer's Apprentice> if you've not already seen them.

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Been enjoying the work of this lady photographer from Vancouver recently. Some breathtaking images from the Rockies, Iceland and Isle of Skye ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXh...

Sep-11-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

<Potted Dragon>

Thanks for those tips. I have the <Sorcerer's Stone>, I just need to find it to get that information you mention that is relevant to <Rostov on Don 1941>. I made heavy use of that volume to write this bio here: David Bronstein

Interestingly, in Genna Sosonko's recent biography of <David Bronstein>, Genna reports that David regularly confessed to him that <Tom Furstenburg> actually wrote every word of the <Sorcerer and the Stone>. It seems David wanted Genna to make this clear, though on other points David begged Genna (unsuccessfully) to exclude other things he had told him.

Sosonko's biography is a riveting read and a must-have for anyone interested in <David Bronstein>: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Da...

I watched <Blighty v Bulgaria> and I hope William Shakespeare was taking notes because if they play that first half against a decent side they will be slaughtered. The class edge in talent weighed heavily in the second half, but against a squad with better finish England might have gone into the dressing room 2 goals down. If the wing backs are going to press high then they have to be willing to run back at top speed, with full intensity and ferocity, or England will go down to any serious opposition. Same goes for the midfield holders they also have to get on their bikes and ride them like they mean it in these situations. This didn't happen in the first half. It also didn't happen in the second half, but England surged ahead under it's own weighty momentum so it didn't show as poorly on them.

The only player who showed any hint of intensity in the first half was <British Pounds Sterling>. He looks to be potent up front with <Harried Kane>, could be a permanent asset through to the Euros and beyond. He was man of the match for me.

Sep-11-19  Boomie: <Jess Sayin': <A Pint in a Flagon>>

No. The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle. The flagon with the dragon has the brew that is true.

Here is A/V proof:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4O...

Sep-11-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

The Court Jester with Danny Kaye!

Wow I had forgotten all aboot this. I saw on on "TV" in the 1960s.

lolol

Sep-12-19  Boomie: <Jessie: Danny "Stubby" Kaye>

Little known fact that Danny Kaye moonlighted as Stubby Kaye whenever banter fell out of favor with the hoi polloi.

Here is scientific proof. Obviously "Stubby" was a career challenge for the makeup crew.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbN...

Sep-12-19  Paint My Dragon: <Jessie James>

Blimey, how does anyone get things done with the Chess World Cup in full flow? I’m addicted and it eats up a lot of free time.

I totally agree re: the Bulgaria game. England always adopt this laid back approach against weak opposition and you’re left wondering whether there’ll be an extra gear available when it matters. As you say, <Pound Sterling> was holding his own against foreign currencies, while <HurryCane> was now and then a storm category 5, but prone to dropping to a gentle breeze for extended periods. Very little to cheer about, but we did at least win comfortably and <Billy Bathgate> was honest enough to say that the intensity must improve.

<Bronstein> is one of my favourite players, not least because I played him in a simul and got to hear some of his stories first hand when I was a kid. I prepared what I thought was an incredibly clever line in the Pirc – fresh from a borrowed library book. The author gave the line as something that had never been played before, but was worthy of a closer look. Each time he came to my board there was an amused look on his face. It was obvious that he knew ‘stuff’ about the line and I got the impression that he was surprised that it was on the board. Of course, once the prep came to an end, I was quickly outplayed and lost a piece. I still have the signed scoresheet somewhere.

I quite agree about the Sosonko book. It’s a gem. It initially felt odd to me, reading about all of these personality defects, because my memory was of a guy with a very kind face, who was giving up his time (I would imagine for a pittance) just to amuse a few kids. Now, thanks to Sosonko, I see that in a slightly different light – like many other ‘world class’ chess players it has to be said, he was simply enjoying the adulation. It’s hard to dispute any of it, because I don’t see how Kasparov would write Forewords for, and be so praiseworthy of Sosonko, if he felt that the tone was wrong or over embellished. All of his books are wonderful to read and a great legacy to chess history.

As for the <Furstenberg> book ... well, it’s disappointing if Bronstein, in his final days, saw it as a regret, but it is hugely entertaining. Might also be worth bearing in mind that peoples’ thought processes can get very muddled and contorted when they are so close to death.

I’m also a big fan of <Secret Notes>, Bronstein’s book with Voronkov, that details many of his visits to the UK, who he stayed with, what their dog was called, and what flavour of ice cream tickled his fancy. Again, it may have been penned by his co-author, but there’s a lot of very personal experiences in there, that only he or his wife could have known about. I suppose ghost writing doesn’t have to be completely negative, if meticulously based on the notes gained from meetings and phone calls. I think Bronstein, in hindsight, just saw the book as putting a superficial, ordinary slant on his public persona … almost detracting from his aura as some god-like ‘creative genius’. As readers, we like to see the human side and are less judgmental than he may have thought. It does seem, from Sosonko’s book that Bronstein had latterly started comparing his career to that of Botvinnik, and was concluding that Botvinnik had far more gravitas. Well, yes, but it’s a ridiculous thing to do.

I went to see the new <Tarantino> movie yesterday. Slow start, but it eventually develops into a nice portrait of late 60s Hollywood (tales of Sharon Tate, Roman Polanski, Charlie Manson etc.). The attention to detail and evocative soundtrack slowly get you hooked, just in time for some trademark QT bloody violence. Hopefully I’ve given nothing away there. It was good. Would recommend.

Sep-20-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

<Potrzebie Footy>

Yes it's been footy season with a vengeance and I accidentally overindulged by watching way too much footy.

Highlights included <Norwich> world historical match v. <Man City> and <Spurs> putting someone to the sword for the first time in 10 months (for at least the 1st half).

Lowlights included another very suspect <Blighty> second half against <Kosovo>, and another "Spursy" performance against <Olympia Dukakis> in the OOFA. I can't stand it when they give <Gary Limburger> yet another opportunity to trot out his lame "Spursy" jokes.

But he's right. <D'Om Bumblebee> was not match fit, neither was <Deli Fallible>- that's ok, you need to play them to get fit, but what's not ok is fielding a lineup v <Dukakis> that looks like they had never been trained to play together. Extremely poor match preparation and I put the blame squarely on <Pocket Chess>.

There is something very wrong with Spurs and it's only partly to do with a total lack of consistency and understanding between <Levy> and <Ponchontrain>, although that's obviously a huge problem. It is time to face facts- <Ponchontrain> and <Spurs> may no longer be a fit.

He's a great manager, but he's showing a bit too much of the "screw loose" as time goes on. Kind of like how <Jose Merhino Sheep> slowly goes batshit crazy over time with a given club, until he's "full retard" and the club goes under.

Back later with more-

Sep-22-19  Boomie: ->

Sorry I'm late. The kitchen caught fire when my Snickerdoodle experiment got away from me.

So...what's the topic?

Sep-22-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

<Teem> Not sure what the topic is, but what is a "Snickerdoodle." I have to say it sounds ominous, if not menacing.

Is it a horror movie amirite.

Oh I did think about you a few weeks ago and forgot to mention-

Do you know <Yaz's> "Chess Duels of the Mind"?

This has to be the best chess book I have ever explored. <Yaz> not only gives copious notes to his games, he actually tells us what he was thinking at each juncture in a given game. This is invaluable to the chess student, because we can easily understand a description of what he was thinking, as opposed to trying to parse a list of lines eh? But <Yaz> also includes the lines- making this the greatest instructional chess book since "According to Hoyle," if I'm not mistaken.

Sep-22-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

The only other topic I can think of is that my <Spurs> are playing like a bunch of sick nuns. Again.

Every time I watch them play, it's like a dagger to my heart.

Sep-23-19  Boomie: <Wild Jessticklations: Is it a horror movie amirite.>

I hesitate to publish this top secret site since there are children about. Not for the feint of heart. Open if you dare.

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1...

Sep-23-19
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  jessicafischerqueen:

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