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Comment on Is Chess Bad for Marriage? by An Jiaoshi

An Jiaoshi — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:30:14 +0000

Here’s your English version, translated as well as I can from the Russian:

– Leave me alone! Because of chess, I detest the whole world.

– I understand; upon meeting a beautiful woman, I hate chess too.

– Finally, I’ve met an enemy of chess!

But tell me how you were saved from chess fever . . .

Comment on Cryptozoology by bob

bob — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:25:07 +0000

how fake can u get i mean just look at that

Comment on Chess Tipping by chessloser

chessloser — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:56:04 +0000

i think if they were serious chess players, they wouldn’t have enough cash to tip, it would all go to books and videos and tournaments…

Comment on (Another) Missed Opportunity by Chess Tipping « thepHtest

Chess Tipping « thepHtest — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:28:12 +0000

[...] My friend Chris sent me this photo of the tip jars in the coffee shop below his office. Judging by the distribution [...]

Comment on Political Endgame by my name

my name — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:10:28 +0000

Speaking of political rhetoric…

I just finished the Kings Gambit and enjoyed it very much. The part I do not understand is how Paul describes Russia as a super free place where you can do what you want (I cite his example of a drug club under a government building there) and Kasparov views it as the opposite. Who is right? The 2 views seem opposites.

Comment on Political Endgame by Howard Goldowsky

Howard Goldowsky — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:08:27 +0000

Actually, that’s a pretty accurate analogy compared to some I’ve seen. Many analogies don’t get the chess details correct or lose accuracy in the comparison.

Comment on Will the Chess Madness Ever End? by M. Thomas Southerland

M. Thomas Southerland — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:56:32 +0000

Clearly there is a concerted effort to cause the USCF all the difficulty possible.

It really doesn’t matter if they claim to be saviors, the end result is the same; “Truckloads of bad press.” They say that they want to help children, though they stoke fires which burn the innocent.

Imagine trying to explain to your 12 year old all of this bad behavior, then hoping they will stay inspired to learn all they can about our beloved sport.

5 of 10 of the USA’s top players are forgoing the 08′ US Championship, then some turn around and say; “See, the USCF is a mess”, not realizing that some of these players might be avoiding it, to avoid the negativity that they daily spew.

It’s hard to cuddle-up to rotten fish.

Shine on you crazy diamonds…..

Comment on About Paul Hoffman by ann malaspina

ann malaspina — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:51:19 +0000

Hi! I’m buying your book for my husband who was in his high school chess club. I look forward to reading it, too. I guess it’s been a long path from Long Lots (Burr Farms?) but not an unexpected one for the kid who always knew the answers before anyone else but never made the rest of us feel bad about it.. Congratulations!

Comment on Yet Another Bad Chess Analogy by SonofPearl

SonofPearl — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:56:19 +0000

Although I cringe at the chess metaphors used by the (non-chess) world, they are usually consistent in their biases i.e. chess is used as a proxy for something that is complicated/boring/slow/inactive/clever.

This attempted analogy seems to make no sense whatsoever…

Comment on My Moment with Bobby Fischer by Brenan Nierman

Brenan Nierman — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:04:39 +0000

I’ve heard that that was how Bobby was. When it came to chess, he knew who he was; but he never lorded it over his brethren.
It’s a pity that the USCF could not find it within themselves to honor him more than they have. But that gesture would require a magnanimity of spirit that is sorely lacking in the people who run that circus.