tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post1550270070773053795..comments2024-02-22T13:53:00.516-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Spiegel's blog: my weekend: a date, a saturday tournament, the bus to saratoga springsElizabeth Vicaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-30735962205100014872009-03-08T19:08:00.000-04:002009-03-08T19:08:00.000-04:00Not sure if this was already mentioned, but with t...Not sure if this was already mentioned, but with the King on h1, Nd5 can be met by Qd7, threatening at least a perpetual with Qxh3-g3-h3, etc.David Koenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06576014129215758073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-1908006505195140552009-03-07T20:41:00.000-05:002009-03-07T20:41:00.000-05:00Who you calling anonymous?Who you calling anonymous?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-42999847281917745492009-03-07T03:24:00.000-05:002009-03-07T03:24:00.000-05:00Transatlantic P.S. Both my (chess-hating) wife &am...Transatlantic P.S. <BR/><BR/>Both my (chess-hating) wife & several chess friends strongly recommend Chabon's Yiddish Policemen's Union (soon to be a Coen bros. film).Bill Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550157556545540714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-61551247882842400822009-03-07T03:14:00.000-05:002009-03-07T03:14:00.000-05:00Who would've won a Proust-Pascal match? Talk abou...Who would've won a Proust-Pascal match? Talk about clash of styles.<BR/><BR/>Perec-Queneau would also have been interesting.<BR/><BR/>It's much easier to imagine French writers as chess players (however, see http://tinyurl.com/dxmdnr ).<BR/><BR/>This study was composed by Alfred de Musset (took me a while to remember his name), who was one of George Sand's lovers (but who wasn't?)<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/dxmdnr<BR/><BR/>And anyone who's interested in Beckett and the theory of coordinate squares HAS to read this amazing article that'll give you a new appreciation of Hamm and Clov.<BR/><BR/>http://www.samuel-beckett.net/hugill.htmlBill Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550157556545540714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-40173005487814192582009-03-05T04:40:00.000-05:002009-03-05T04:40:00.000-05:00The pin is barely even temporary, because I'm sack...The pin is barely even temporary, because I'm sacking the Q with ...Nd5 and ...Nf4. But the K is certainly better on h1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-4728711850041699042009-03-04T21:39:00.000-05:002009-03-04T21:39:00.000-05:00Google Chrome tells me, "This page contains some i...Google Chrome tells me, "This page contains some insecure elements."<BR/><BR/>No further comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-16754547536665943642009-03-04T21:30:00.000-05:002009-03-04T21:30:00.000-05:00Like Sufjan's all band members get wings policy:ht...Like Sufjan's all band members get wings policy:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IJnJevOhG8phishcake5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03910127517460696948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-38269917456254947902009-03-04T17:55:00.000-05:002009-03-04T17:55:00.000-05:00I was going to comment on question #1 also, but I'...I was going to comment on question #1 also, but I'm not sure which position is really the critical one.<BR/>My instincts coincide with the anon who said "...the f6 pin is forever", even though it's not.<BR/>The whole "Liz-zilla" thing is somewhat subjective. I prefer to think of her as just being honest, brutally so at times. It's not true that the only people interested in dating Liz are anonymous; some of them are just from out of state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-1122331944924371572009-03-04T08:17:00.000-05:002009-03-04T08:17:00.000-05:00In question one, it doesn't really matter where th...In question one, it doesn't really matter where the white king is. After 1.Nd5 Bxa1 you can just recapture - the pin on f6 is forever and White can build up with Kh1 and Rg1 or just play Bh4 and Nxf6. It's got to be great for white.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-28126181676671301852009-03-04T07:07:00.000-05:002009-03-04T07:07:00.000-05:00I believe it was Blaise Pascal who said, "The patz...I believe it was Blaise Pascal who said, "The patzer has his reasons, of which reason knows nothing."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-922677801224504912009-03-04T05:31:00.000-05:002009-03-04T05:31:00.000-05:00Proust, the Rybka of love, reminds us that, "The h...Proust, the Rybka of love, reminds us that, "The heart, with its doubled isolated pawns, has compensatory piece play and some pressure along the b-file" (<I>In Search of Lost Pawns</I>).<BR/><BR/>Surely that is enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-47036961434622077242009-03-03T17:09:00.000-05:002009-03-03T17:09:00.000-05:00fuck you. :)fuck you. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>:)Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-36034975921893533692009-03-03T16:20:00.000-05:002009-03-03T16:20:00.000-05:00"Are you very picky?"I think the problem is that a..."Are you very picky?"<BR/><BR/>I think the problem is that although she is funny and charming and while no beauty is nice enough to look at the moment you express disagreement with her she turns into Liz-zilla.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-45270553430007570182009-03-03T14:35:00.000-05:002009-03-03T14:35:00.000-05:00but everyone trying to get a date with me is anony...but everyone trying to get a date with me is anonymous.Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-67769980539529078552009-03-03T14:32:00.000-05:002009-03-03T14:32:00.000-05:00I don't get it.It seems to me that blokes are fall...I don't get it.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that blokes are falling over each other trying to get a date with you.<BR/><BR/>Are you very picky?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-85637372139650064142009-03-03T12:55:00.000-05:002009-03-03T12:55:00.000-05:00Better a fake name than the cold shoulder.Better a fake name than the cold shoulder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-91530821460633814382009-03-03T12:54:00.000-05:002009-03-03T12:54:00.000-05:00Here are ten other things a guy would rather not h...Here are ten other things a guy would rather not hear on a date:<BR/><BR/>(1) Can I have the rest of that pork chop?<BR/><BR/>(2) The profile said you were taller.<BR/><BR/>(3) That guy over there is my dad.<BR/><BR/>(4) The rash...oh, it comes and goes.<BR/><BR/>(5) I prefer to be addressed as "Maestra."<BR/><BR/>(6) Could you lend me about twenty grand?<BR/><BR/>(7) I'm still living with my ex.<BR/><BR/>(8) I'm still sleeping with my ex.<BR/><BR/>(9) I'm gonna mention you in my blog!<BR/><BR/>(10) Are you sure it's all the way in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-47151219711094361192009-03-03T11:09:00.000-05:002009-03-03T11:09:00.000-05:00it's ok, I gave my date a fake name.it's ok, I gave my date a fake name.Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-82911081371730763882009-03-03T10:28:00.000-05:002009-03-03T10:28:00.000-05:00"So, at some point, he put his arm around me, and ..."So, at some point, he put his arm around me, and I thought wow, I have absolutely no physical contact with human beings anymore. <BR/><BR/>ultimately, though, I am proud of myself because I did not say this to my date, despite the fact that I thought about it for a long time. but i realized in time that it is not the sort of thing you say on a date."<BR/><BR/>If your date knows about your blog, or even if he doesn't but is inclined to Google you, then the proverbial cat is out of the bag ... maybe too much information too soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-15703403869628102452009-03-03T09:15:00.000-05:002009-03-03T09:15:00.000-05:00"Bogarty" is Michael Bogaty (although it's true th..."Bogarty" is Michael Bogaty (although it's true that Humphrey Bogart loved chess).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-65732180331095090682009-03-02T22:12:00.000-05:002009-03-02T22:12:00.000-05:00Nice puzzles Lizzy, I'm still looking at both of t...Nice puzzles Lizzy, I'm still looking at both of them for improvements; positions like that from actual games are fun.<BR/>I'm glad your date went well. It's widely known:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.imagitek.com/xmas/ideas/hugs.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.imagitek.com/xmas/ideas/hugs.html</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.sfpnn.com/josephw/vs012199.htm" REL="nofollow">http://www.sfpnn.com/josephw/vs012199.htm</A><BR/>that people need 4 hugs per day just to survive, 8 to maintain emotional stability, & 12 to grow, but the good news is:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.k12tlc.net/samplett.htm" REL="nofollow">http://www.k12tlc.net/samplett.htm</A> <BR/>Teachers get more hugs per day than any other profession!<BR/>How you get someone to go from 1300 to 1700 in a month is a little more complicated.<BR/>I suspect you're doing something right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com