Abolish Women's Chess Titles

Originally posted by greenpawn34

I can confirm they play just as good as men having lost over a
dozen games OTB to women. I am ahead OTB v women by one win.

I'm not buying it. I want them tested for steroids.

How do you know when a female chess player is in time trouble?

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The sad story of my games v women is here.

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=156

Since then I've managed a win v WFM Carey Wilman and
Rosie Guilian so I'm ahead by 1pt.

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Yes, I meant 'races' instead of 'nationalities'.

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Again, the key word is 'ethnically' - religious practice is not what I'm after here.

Quoye:

"What do you think of Zhang Shan's story?


It's a shame for Shan, it's just one of those Zhings. 😉

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
i drink my single malt with an ice cube, preferably from distilled or natural spring water so that its flavour may permeate the palate unhindered from contaminations and the heavy metals found in tap water 🙂 never the less, i shall refrain from spamming the forum with my desires forever more!

Last time I was there that single malt elixir tasted of dandruff shampoo. That is until about the
third day when the sheep started to appear attractive and at which point I became addicted to the stuff.
What else is there to do - it gets dark at 2pm.

At least I can pronounce it: Islay.

Still I'm going to follow your lead Robbie and return to chess business. Going to leave all this world
changing stuff to those smart cookies over in debates and spirituality; where I have been known
to test the validity of a post by reading it backwards to see if the meaning changes.

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it is absolutely tragic my dear Dutchess, to have ones hopes, dreams and aspirations crushed because of an injustice. I make no attempt to understand why the Olympic committee should have behaved in this manner, for it reeks of inconsistency and unfairness.

Originally posted by Mahout
Last time I was there that single malt elixir tasted of dandruff shampoo. That is until about the
third day when the sheep started to appear attractive and at which point I became addicted to the stuff.
What else is there to do - it gets dark at 2pm.

At least I can pronounce it: Islay.

Still I'm going to follow your lead Robbie and return to chess bu ...[text shortened]... n known
to test the validity of a post by reading it backwards to see if the meaning changes.

dandruff shampoo, you sure you weren't drinking American bourbon or aftershave lotion? yes its pronounced (eye-lay), Islay and spawns some of the most cherished malts! black beetle himself owns a piece of Islay, near the distillery which he may visit any any time he likes! it is best supped in front of an open fire with a copy of rampant chess after a good day walking on the mountains!

OK Joking aside I went off to find what I could about Zhang Shan.

Nothing sinister at all.

Zhang's success boosted women's interest in the sport.
So much so the Olympic committee decided to split the genders.

However this 'new' sport for ladies did not include the 'Double Trap
Skeet' shoot. The event which Zhang won her gold.

The ladies everts were decided by the Ladies Shooting Committee
made up of, funnily enough....Ladies.

Zhang's event was included for ladies in the 2000 Olympics.

To win the gold in 1992 Zhang actually hit 200 out of 200 targets.
An astonishing feat and..er...obvioulsy....an Olympic Record.

Another interesting detail I discovered.

In the 1908 Paris Olympics the contestants actually fired at live pigeons.

You can just imagine the furore if that happened today.

Seems to be a bit of confusion both about Zhang Shan's Olympic record and the name of the event! Here's an article which contains both Greenpawn's "claims":
http://www.bookrags.com/highbeam/shooting-1-hb/

However I think the references to "double trap skeet" are a mistake caused by the fact that the two different types of event are often listed next to each other (e.g. "trap, double trap, skeet"😉.

As for the record, I've seen it listed as 200/200, 223/225 and 373/375. Strange how there is no consensus for this!