Someone post something to entertain me. The only time this forum is interesting is when the suspicions start flying. Who are the suspects on the first page? Who are the up and comers? Who has spoiled a big tournament?
Originally posted by cheshirecatstevens Someone post something to entertain me. The only time this forum is interesting is when the suspicions start flying. Who are the suspects on the first page? Who are the up and comers? Who has spoiled a big tournament?
Everyone on the first page suspects each other, naturally. I'd wager most of them are right.
As far as spoiled tournaments, I'm sure the other 20 players in the 1550-1650 Banded Hardcore are none too happy with my quiet, wet-fish, QP openings.
I too like the 21 move clasification for a miniature but the official number is 25.
It is rumoured that Fischer eeked out Game 11 v Spassky in 1972 so not to
record a 25 move loss and make the miniature books.
Speaking of which....
200 Miniatures by Du Mont is on EBAY.
How many times have you heard me rabbit on about this. At the moment it is £2.45
And speaking of influences. This was one of my first ever books.
There is no doubt at all, none what so ever. This book (I have two copies)
was my guiding light.
I wanted to play games like these and I have.
I wanted to write lightly with a touch of humour about the game (as a Du Mont)
and I attempt to do this as well.
Light notes and a joke, what more do you need?
Originally posted by despondman This YouTube video of Nakamura's reaction to making a blunder in the Tal Memorial is pretty entertaining.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bsOpcezKsI
Good video, but what was the blunder? Do you have a link or the pgn to the game?
A good thread would be a thread about blunders at the highest level, with pgns etc.
Originally posted by despondman This YouTube video of Nakamura's reaction to making a blunder in the Tal Memorial is pretty entertaining.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bsOpcezKsI
Originally posted by Maxacre42 ahahaha Those blunder videos are amazing. I'd know I was on the track if my opponent reacted like Nakamura to one of my moves.
That's the only downside to correspondence chess, you don't get to see the look of horror pass across your opponent's face. I have often wished I could have been there when he or she received my postcard or logged in. I have just as often been glad that they weren't here to witness my reaction to a move!
Originally posted by Diophantus That's the only downside to correspondence chess, you don't get to see the look of horror pass across your opponent's face. I have often wished I could have been there when he or she received my postcard or logged in. I have just as often been glad that they weren't here to witness my reaction to a move!
An added feature of CC sites could be that when someone opens up the window that shows a new move, his webcam starts up automatically, and his opponent gets the one minute post-move reaction video.
Originally posted by Maxacre42 An added feature of CC sites could be that when someone opens up the window that shows a new move, his webcam starts up automatically, and his opponent gets the one minute post-move reaction video.
I don't want to see someone's hairy ass halfway through a mate in four.
Cheats!
01 Dec '10 03:00
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