Dresden round 11 pairings are up

[Jonathan Berry]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

Igor won. Pascal's draw is marked on the match scoreboard, but not in the live games. But it does definitely look like a draw as it ends with a threefold rep. Thomas is up a Q for a B, so a Canada victory looks likely. Mark is 2 Ps down, but Black's K is exposed.

USA up 2-0 against Ukraine (at least according to the match scoreboard).

[Jonathan Berry]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

Back to chess. There seem to be technical questions in the Portugal match. Yuanling is reported as winning in an even position with the board full of pieces. Irina is reported as losing in a position where she has mate in 4 moves (Qxf2xh2-h4-f4) with checks.

We've seen glitches like that before from Dresden.

[Gary Ruben]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

Ex PM Trudeau said that in "la Belle Province" we speak "lousy French" (français minable).
There was some truth to it :( ... but still, we speak better French than most English speaking Canadian.

JPR

M. Trudeau used to speak lousy English. He said one thing before an election and did something else after he won. For example, no wage and price controls.

My French is not very good. I don't have an ear for languages.

I think I listened to too much Rap Music. :)

[Jean-Pierre Rhéaume]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

Opinion seem to vary according to the language.

In any case, I'll have to change the way I spell it and leave the fellow whom Jonathan has suggested is my twin to spell it any way he wants. :)

This just to say that "à Colombie" is NOT French. We say "en Colombie".

http://geo.international.gc.ca/latin...?lang_update=1

Where we read...

Ambassade du Canada à (sic) Colombie

Let's see.

http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-...?country=60000

Il n’y a aucun renseignement précis concernant de futures activités terroristes ou des menaces contre les citoyens canadiens en Colombie.

And...

Dans la plupart des régions rurales (...) On recommande aux visiteurs de se déplacer par avion seulement et de ne pas entrer en Colombie par les frontières terrestres.

And...

Les Canadiens qui se trouvent en Colombie devraient surveiller les bulletins de nouvelles locales avec attention et s’inscrire auprès de l'ambassade du Canada à Bogotá.

(Yes, "à Bogotá", but "en Colombie".)

("Bogotá" is a city, "Colombie" is a country. So we say "à Paris" but "en France".

And...

Les voyageurs d’affaire et les compagnies canadiennes souhaitant s’établir en Colombie devraient (...)

And...

Les Canadiens qui se rendent en Colombie doivent être en possession d'un passeport canadien. Le passeport doit être valide pour la durée du séjour en Colombie. (...)

And...

Les voyageurs ayant la double nationalité (canadienne et colombienne) doivent présenter leur passeport colombien lorsqu'ils entrent en Colombie et lorsqu'ils en sortent.

And...

Les citoyens canadiens qui se rendent en Colombie à des fins touristiques (...)

And...

Les Canadiens qui se rendent en Colombie par voie terrestre (...)

Also here :

http://www.americas-fr.com/geographie/colombie.html

Also in every country where French is spoken.

Ex PM Trudeau said that in "la Belle Province" we speak "lousy French" (français minable).
There was some truth to it :( ... but still, we speak better French than most English speaking Canadian.

JPR

[Gary Ruben]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

Check out the postage stamps from that country - Colombia.

That's a wonderful idea. I don't know why I didn't think of it.

I bet you didn't know that I save the world. Yes I do! I have stamps from all over the world which I have collected over about 50 years of correspondence chess. Many still on paper. I had intended to soak them off the paper but it didn't get done and many now reside in a couple of boxes.

There was a player in Russia during the cold war. Can't recall the year. We used to exchange stamps with the glue still on them. It was an ideal situation because the postal system with the USSR was slow. A game took years. Of course, my Russian opponents all wrote English.

Some of the envelopes with stamps were quite thick. Sometimes they would turn up with the top of the envelope slit open. A sticker across the top would say it was found damaged in the mail. Nothing was ever missing.

I used to have to find stamps from other countries to fill out an even trade because Canada did not produce enough stamps. The USSR seemed to turn one out for every day of the year.

With some players I would exchange picture postcards and put on a nice stamp. When the game was over a few players would continue to play on. Is was then customary to use a plain postcard and put a small tear in the corner of the stamp to indicate to the opponent it was time to resign the game.

[Charles Aronowitz]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

Check out the postage stamps from that country - Colombia.

[Gary Ruben]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

*who

Duncan makes the same error, so you guys can still be buds. :)

Do you seek God?

No, I'm not actively seeking Gawd. It's more a case of running from the devil. :)

I'd invite Duncan over for a game of chess, but I'm not sure he plays. He's quite nice in person.

[Ben Daswani]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

Opinion seem to vary according to the language.

In any case, I'll have to change the way I spell it and leave the fellow whom Jonathan has suggested is my twin to spell it any way he wants. :)

*who

Duncan makes the same error, so you guys can still be buds. :)

[Gary Ruben]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

Embassy of Canada to Colombia
Embajada de Canadá en Colombia
Ambassade du Canada à Colombie
http://geo.international.gc.ca/latin-america/colombia/menu-en.aspx

Opinion seem to vary according to the language.

In any case, I'll have to change the way I spell it and leave the fellow whom Jonathan has suggested is my twin to spell it any way he wants. :)

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

That wasn't even a typo.

Embassy of Canada to Colombia
Embajada de Canadá en Colombia
Ambassade du Canada à Colombie
http://geo.international.gc.ca/latin-america/colombia/menu-en.aspx

[Gary Ruben]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

Neither knows how to spell Colombia, the country in South America.

That wasn't even a typo.

How about we get picky and analyse this. I checked the ICCF rating list on the web server and they spell the country name with the "U". Columbia. I would assume the delegate for the country would point out the spelling error, if in fact there is one. While we generally accept the spelling you have highlighted, is it possible the residents of the country prefer the spelling I'm using?

One other point, appearantly, the name of the country comes from Christopher Columbus. The normal spelling you are using is from the Italian spelling of the name Columbus. Of course, the Spanish spelling is also different than either of the other two spellings.

On the other hand, FIDE uses the same spelling you do.

I'm thinking back and can not remember how I addressed the letters I sent to that country over the years, if I sent any there. That's what I call a Seniors Moment.

[Jonathan Berry]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

What do Monika Grabics (a former Olympiad player for Hungary) and Harriet Hunt (a former Olympiad first board for England) have in common?

They are both left-handed.

(required to keep the post on topic with chess).

What do Gary Ruben and Duncan Smith have in common?

Neither knows how to spell Colombia, the country in South America.

Gordon makes three, but that makes the joke less funny.

[Gary Ruben]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

Way back in 1990, the one and only year I was a member of the Olympiad team (albeit on board six) we played Columbia in round 11. We played our top four players and they still beat us 4-0. A lot has changed since then but, please, let us not have a repeat of that. "Vengence!" he cried.

Maybe my board 1 win against Columbia in the Correspondence PanAmerican Team event the last time I played the event wasn't such a bad result.

Losing 4-0 is what I call being "skunked". :)

[Gordon Taylor]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

Way back in 1990, the one and only year I was a member of the Olympiad team (albeit on board six) we played Colombia in round 11. We played our top four players and they still beat us 4-0. A lot has changed since then but, please, let us not have a repeat of that. "Vengence!" he cried.

[Duncan Smith]

Re: Dresden round 11 pairings are up

One interesting observation Judit Polgar lost her last three including against Columbia. So it will be a very challenging match especially boards one and two.

Good luck to both Canadian teams.