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I thought it was a very clever and funny list but, to me, the USCF lawsuit /(ICC controversy) was an obscure reference. I didn’t realize it was written in 1995. A lot of things change in twenty years but the “transmitter” reference is surprisingly up-to-date.
Kudos.
Last edited by Wayne Komer; Sunday, 12th April, 2015, 12:29 PM.
It's impossible to speak about the meaning of life ... they simply don't understand."
Here's an interesting quote by a chess player but not directly about chess:
Originally posted by GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev
The Australians are straightforward and simple. They can be nice to talk to, but speak strongly about things - said Alex, a 45-year-old Muscovite, with twenty years of Australian experience.
I was familiar with this problem of Russian intellectuals abroad - the Western world presents a simplified model of man. It is impossible to speak about the meaning of life, physics, or jazz with an ordinary representative of the Anglo-Saxon world – they simply don’t understand.
Fair & Square is an occasional page of chess quotes, which appears in New In Chess magazine.
Two quotes on chess and marriage from the 08/2014 issue:
Jerry Seinfeld: “Marriage is like a game of chess except the board is flowing water, the pieces are made of smoke and no move you make will have any effect on the outcome.”
Henri Grob: “Almost always.”
[When asked if he was married. Apart from being the eponymous inventor of 1.g4, Grob was married nine times.]
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Surely, an instant classic of the pig-in-a-poke variety, i.e. an offer to buy something unseen.
Fortunately, a little investigation of the photo reveals the book to be
Shakhmaty ėnt͡siklopedicheskiĭ slovarʹ
Karpov, Anatoly and Averbakh, Yuri
Moskva: Sov. Entsiklopediia, 1990, 621 pp.
An encyclopedic dictionary of chess; a handsome volume and well worth the $30 + shipping.
I inherited Nathan Divinsky's copy of this book and donated it to the Chigorin Chess Club in Vancouver BC. Before handing it off I took careful notes of the correct pronunciation of Soviet GM and IM surnames. Some of them were surprising, for example, Chekho-VAIR for Chekhover and Al-AT-ortsev for Alatortsev. Live, read, and learn.
In Round Five of the Gashimov Memorial 2015, Vishy Anand beat Wesley So in what is being called “the f4 sac game”.
After, when the players were asked the inevitable question about playing football on the rest day, Vishy’s response was “Two words: Peter Svidler”.
Chess24.com says that the reference, in case you missed it, was this tweet from Peter’s wife:
Olga Svidler – Dear chess friends! After the recent disaster that is my husband breaking his arm in several places, I sincerely ask all of you to never invite GM Peter Svidler to a game of soccer under any circumstances. Thank you very much.
5:00 PM – 20 Mar 2015
The recovering Peter tweeted today:
At least I provide cautionary tales for the very best RT. “Are you playing football tomorrow?” Anand: “Two words: Peter Svidler.”
(I believe RT is the global Russian 24/7 English-language news channel, rivaling CNN)
The last game to finish, in the final round of the Gashimov Memorial 2015, was Giri-Kramnik. It ran six hours long. When the press conference came up, only Vladimir Kramnik was there. He had been criticized after an earlier loss for not attending the PC.
So, dutifully, he started to explain how he was more or less better throughout the game. Then suddenly Giri appeared. He had thought that everyone would be getting ready for the Prize Giving. His first words to Kramnik,
“I just didn’t realize that after such a long game you are still alive..”
and they settled in to a joyful long analysis of the ending while the organizers wrung their hands in frustration. Finally, the players made it to stage and the awards were given.
Later Giri tweeted this:
Had a poor tournament, but I will nevertheless be remembered here AsTheGuyWhoDelayedTheClosing
In the second day of the Kasparov-Short Match 2015, there was an exciting end to the rapid game because of the time scramble.
When it was over we got a classic Maurice Ashleyism:
This is what we paid to see…and we didn’t have to pay to see it!
With Maurice Ashley one is reminded of Yogi Berra quotes like "You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours " and "Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting."
While Nigel Short was being mauled by Garry Kasparov in their 2015 Match, his supposed comments on women playing chess differently instigated not a few Internet jokes.
This tweet from Jonathan Tisdall:
Plot twist: Kasparov suddenly peels back his rubbery face to reveal..Judit Polgar.
An Indian amateur at the Dr. Hedgewar Open in New Delhi (2015) was caught cheating by receiving signals from two cell phones strapped to his ankles.
American GM Ben Finegold wasn’t at all perturbed, saying, “I don't see what the guy did wrong. He was simply trying to get a *leg up* on the competition.”
he will see three different photos of the big jar of honey with a bow of red ribbon.
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I think this speaks volumes about the humbleness of the man, who can get millions of dollars for FIDE and professional chess players and yet, commemorates the occasion of his 53rd birthday with a simple pot of honey.
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