how good are you

Originally posted by Natural Science
Actually it's true, he did believe he could communicate with God by telephone; in fact he said that he could beat him at chess while giving him pawn-odds.

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Originally posted by SirLoseALot
I'm the reincarnation of Steinitz.Do I count as a 7?

Well, if you would care to give me a ring some time, I'll take the pawn odds!

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Originally posted by colleman
Wasn't it Steinitz who believed he could talk to God on the telephone?

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No one can talk to God on the telephone! what are you talking about?

Originally posted by metal man
No one can talk to God on the telephone! what are you talking about?

I spoke to Steinitz the other day and he assured me that it was true. I tried to persuade him to join the site but he declined. I think he was afraid to play Fischer.

Originally posted by colleman
I spoke to Steinitz the other day and he assured me that it was true. I tried to persuade him to join the site but he declined. I think he was afraid to play Fischer.

AM NOT! 😠 😛

Originally posted by SirLoseALot
AM NOT! 😠 😛

ARE TOO!

Originally posted by Natural Science
Actually it's true, he did believe he could communicate with God by telephone; in fact he said that he could beat him at chess while giving him pawn-odds.

Actually, Steinitz said that he could beat God if God gave him a pawn and a move. Which is rather different.

Originally posted by Osse
Actually, Steinitz said that he could beat God if God gave him a pawn and a move. Which is rather different.

Quote from Harold C. Schonberg's 'Grandmasters of Chess'

"Every morning no matter what the weather Steinitz would carefully get dressed except for shoes and stockings and hobble barefoot into the yard for an hour or two. Perhaps he thought that he was absorbing electric energy from the earth. After this he would go inside and experiment with his wireless telephone. For hours he would try to call up various people he knew in Europe. He also tried to get in touch with God; he wanted to challenge the deity to a match, offering Him odds of Pawn and move."

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Originally posted by Osse
Actually, Steinitz said that he could beat God if God gave him a pawn and a move. Which is rather different.

I've heard both stories.Which one is true?Maybe neither,hmm?
Did you know he once spit on Blackburne and Blackburne then hit him?
He was quite a character,me thinks.

Originally posted by colleman
I spoke to Steinitz the other day and he assured me that it was true. I tried to persuade him to join the site but he declined. I think he was afraid to play Fischer.

By the Nine Dragons; tell the truth.