Gary Kasparov-Marc Ghannoum blitz game

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  • Gary Kasparov-Marc Ghannoum blitz game

    (maybe I should be putting this post in one of the "climate change" threads....)

    Here is a Youtube video of the game, played in Naples, Florida, in the Collier Automotive Museum. It cost $1,000 to play in the simul; $5,000 to play Gary blitz.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-aOcg_068g

    More details at:

    http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7139

    Proceeds went to an orgainization called "Revere America" http://www.revereamerica.org - here is their mission (did the fact that Marc is an MD attract him to this event and cause?):

    "Revere America is an organization dedicated to advancing common sense public policies rooted in our traditions of freedom and free markets. These guiding principles will once again make America secure and prosperous for generations to come.

    Our mission is to harness and amplify the voices of the American people to give them a greater say in fighting back against the threats to freedom posed by Washington elites.

    Since its unfortunate passage in the spring of 2010, we have helped lead the effort to repeal and replace Washington’s big health care reform law. Over 1.1 million people have already joined our cause, but our work has just begun."

    "What We Support"

    "The goal of Revere America is to support an America governed by a center-right philosophy. An America that lives within its means, balances its budgets, and takes steps to reduce its debt. We work to create a government that is representative of the American people, not indicative of which special interests currently have the most influence or who has given the largest campaign donations.

    We believe America’s health care system should be transformed, but in ways that preserve incentives for hard work, innovation, freedom of choice, and the doctor-patient relationship. Cost controls should reside with the patient and doctor, not with a federal agency.

    Our country’s medical liability system should be reformed, so that it fairly compensates those injured by negligence while promoting patient safety and medical innovation.

    Americans should be proud of our government programs that provide a safety net for the disadvantaged. But, these government programs should be the last resort, not our first response to any crisis.

    Revere America fights to protect the American ideals reflected in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution from the ideologues who believe they know what is best for Americans and American families."

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    Re: Gary Kasparov-Marc Ghannoum blitz game

    Presumably Marc is the "visiting young FIDE master who had traveled from a South American country" mnetioned in the ChessBase report ...

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    • #3
      Re: Gary Kasparov-Marc Ghannoum blitz game

      I know for a fact that Marc does NOT support repealing and replacing the Obama healthcare reform, unless one means replacing it with more generous and progressive legislation, which is the opposite of what Revere America supports.

      I'm also confident that he rejects most of the remaining right wing nonsense that Revere America supports.

      He went there to play chess with Kasparov, that's all. Good for him.

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        Re: Gary Kasparov-Marc Ghannoum blitz game

        Ghannoum vs. Kasparov
        1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. f4 b5 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 e6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. h3 Qc7 9. Be3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13.Qb6 Qxb6 14. Bxb6 Nb4 15. Be2 Rb8 16. Bf2 Bd6 17. a3 Nc6 18. Be3 O-O 19. a4 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Rxb2 21. Bd3 Nb4 22. Bd4 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Rb3 24. Rxa6 Bxf4 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Rxd3 27. Ra7 f6 28. Bd6 Rc8 29. Rc7 Rxc7 30. Bxc7 h5 31. Rf2 Kh7 32. Kh2 e5 33. g3 Bf3 34. Bb6 g5 35. h4 g4 36. Bc5 Rd1 0-1
        No matter how big and bad you are, when a two-year-old hands you a toy phone, you answer it.

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