Sounds of Silence...?

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Sounds of Silence...?

Post by cliff » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:06 pm

Where is everybody? I hate it when the forum grows quiet for more than a day or two at a time.

:(

No Puzzling Posts, No Contreversial Comments, No Interesting Information, No Thrilling Threads!

8)

Guess I'll have to take a stab at getting things going again!

Hello out there!

:?

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Not the place for instant gratification...

Post by energy » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:20 pm

Just like chess?

This place never was very chatty, I doubt you'll change it. But good luck trying. :-)
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Post by islanderfan » Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:49 am

Nils about time you got back from your vacation! When we playing again???

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Post by energy » Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:58 pm

islanderfan wrote:Nils about time you got back from your vacation! When we playing again???
I think I could squeeze in a 7+1. Since you're asking so nicely... ;-)
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Post by islanderfan » Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:37 pm

good to see your not a chicken like that guy cliff!

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Re: Sounds of Silence...?

Post by abiodun » Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:33 pm

cliff wrote:Where is everybody? I hate it when the forum grows quiet for more than a day or two at a time. No Puzzling Posts, No Contreversial Comments, No Interesting Information, No Thrilling Threads! Guess I'll have to take a stab at getting things going again! Hello out there!
Hey There Cliff ..... ! ! ! Maybe you don't have enough games on your plate, like some of us .....????... :lol: Only joking Bud ... :wink:

In addition to my game load here, I've got maybe 60-70 games going on at other sites as well ..... :shock: So as much as I enjoy reading and responding to our forum posts here, I'm usually busy fine tuning my repertoire. It's a lot of work ....... but a labor of love !
ImageChess is more than simply my pastime .... It has become My Passion !

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Post by juselton » Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:28 am

What about a trivia question? In the movie "Searching for Bobby Fischer" which actor was the strongest chess player? I'm not talking about walk ons or bit parts, but a member of the cast. :?:

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Post by abiodun » Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:17 am

Sorry
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Post by abiodun » Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:18 am

Too much vino ..... in anticipation of Turkey .... sorry again !
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Post by abiodun » Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:19 am

Image

Hmmm........?????? You Got Me Juselton .....! ! ! ! Then again, I'm not much of a movie buff ..... I spend so much of my time here at Net-Chess, trying to figure my best replies to the Nimzo & other defenses .... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

But if I had to guess ...... I would probably say Fishburne ....???? No ....?????
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Post by abiodun » Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:21 am

.................................................Image

Hmmm........?????? You Got Me Juselton .....! ! ! ! Then again, I'm not much of a movie buff ..... I spend so much of my time here at Net-Chess, trying to figure my best replies to the Nimzo & other defenses .... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

But if I had to guess, I would probably say Fishburne .....???? No ....????
ImageChess is more than simply my pastime .... It has become My Passion !

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Post by abiodun » Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:22 am

.................................................Image

Hmmm........?????? You Got Me Juselton .....! ! ! ! Then again, I'm not much of a movie buff ..... I spend so much of my time here at Net-Chess, trying to figure my best replies to the Nimzo & other defenses .... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

But if I had to guess, I would probably say Fishburne .....???? No ....????
ImageChess is more than simply my pastime .... It has become My Passion !

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Post by abiodun » Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:23 am

.....................................Image

Hmmm........?????? You Got Me Juselton .....! ! ! ! Then again, I'm not much of a movie buff ..... I spend so much of my time here at Net-Chess, trying to figure my best replies to the Nimzo & other defenses .... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

But if I had to guess, I would probably say Fishburne .....???? No ....????
ImageChess is more than simply my pastime .... It has become My Passion !

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Post by htaner » Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:53 am

abiodun wrote:Image

Hmmm........?????? You Got Me Juselton .....! ! ! ! Then again, I'm not much of a movie buff ..... I spend so much of my time here at Net-Chess, trying to figure my best replies to the Nimzo & other defenses .... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

But if I had to guess ...... I would probably say Fishburne ....???? No ....?????
difficult question, abiodun?

if not Fischer, I'd say Josh! :)

Best,

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Post by juselton » Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:00 pm

Fishburne didnt know how to play when he got the part in the movie. The kid who played Josh knew how to play but the best player of the bunch was Joe Mantegna 1200 uscf. :wink:

Which leads into an obvious celebrity chess question---which celebrity chess player was the strongest :?:

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Post by davidswhite » Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:00 am

Who wasthe strongest celebrity chess player?
Unless it's some type of trick question,the answer's unknowable.There was no real rating system available for chess hobbyists and they played most of
their games amongst themselves.
By reputation,Humphrey Bogart,Bobby Darin,and Anthony Quinn were known
to be very strong for non-professionals.

Currently, Will Smith,Keanu Reeves and Sting are considered gifted amateurs and,in his Greenwich Village/Woodstock days,I know that Bob Dylan achieved near-legendary status among his peers at speed chess.The
one celebrity today whose chess prowess is especially well regarded is
Woody Harrelson.

I'm sure I've overlooked a ton of celebrity chess superstars and hope you
will enlighten the forum.

Regards,
David

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Post by islanderfan » Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:44 pm

Howard Lederar the poker pro is a god one to

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Post by juselton » Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:38 am

Well, its an open-ended question---no definite answer. John Wayne was an avid chess player. Paul Whiteman, the band leader, was on the cover of Chess review. However, if I was a betting man---like Lederer, I would put my money on---"Nude descending a Staircase"! :oops:

I've read that some of Dylan's band members paid Fischer 5,ooo dollars to spend a couple of hours with Bob as a birthday present. And of course, Fischer, was really into music. That probably went pretty good! :lol:

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Post by gregorgysi » Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:20 am

@ islanderfan
Poker Pros are often good chess players. I know some German GMs who are now Poker Pros.

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Re: Sounds of Silence...?

Post by cliff » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:08 pm

cliff wrote:Where is everybody? I hate it when the forum grows quiet for more than a day or two at a time.

:(

No Puzzling Posts, No Contreversial Comments, No Interesting Information, No Thrilling Threads!

8)

Guess I'll have to take a stab at getting things going again!

Hello out there!

:?

Hey! It worked! I got things going!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by juselton » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:54 pm

Chess is changing---why cant chess players talk to each other like poker players do. There is a lot of interesting talk going on in a poker tournament. Sometimes the talk is better than the play.

I wonder what kind of interesting conversations we would have if we could talk to each other in chess matches.

How about Short vs Chaparinov--- Short: So, you wont shake my hand huh---WELL SHAKE THIS!! :twisted: :oops: :P

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Post by htaner » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:53 am

Please, Jim. Kids and their families could read this one.

:)

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Post by cliff » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:34 pm

Totally off topic (whatever the topic was. I forget.), Just paging up through the posts on this thread, I was noticing the dates that members had joined on.

Looks like, at least on this thread, the months March through May, and October - November seem to be the most common. Spring and Fall?

Is that when a person's thoughts turn to chess?


:shock: :? :roll:

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Post by cliff » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:35 pm

Good Lord! I wonder what Brian is going to have to say about my latest theory?


:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by islanderfan » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:26 pm

My lawyor has advised me to say No Comment.

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