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[Aris Marghetis]

Thanks for your reply Brad. If I may pseudo-summarize a bit: whereas some of the posters are looking for something more scripted, I am of the school that,...

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Come on Brad, those aren't comparable situations, and it wasn't just a "bad" word. And I've never been an Arbiter for the first case above....

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In my humble opinion, John is largely correct. Somehow over the last couple of decades, in life as well as in chess, the word warning has achieved a remarkably...

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Congratulations Agnieszka-Ian-Mark, that looked like a GREAT event!

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I think that Fred does a good job describing the situation. The challenge with specifics is that some folk use the specifics to find soft spots they can...

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I am SOOO envious, looks great there!

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Good post Wayne, a couple of thoughts on the points quoted above:

1) This is anecdotal, but I've also sensed a difference in the States....

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That's the funniest two sentences I have ever read about chess! Thanks!...

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Thanks for this post, especially with your poker experience, you make some interesting points.

In passing, note that only a subset of drug...

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I very strongly agree Brad! Compared to other sports which have been doing testing, random, in and out of competition; for DECADES, chess is within a...

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Kerry, I don't exactly recall the minimum sample size (I was a "chaperone" until the "sample-taker" took over), but I believe it would...

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Congratulations Hal!...

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Colin Strother (Democratic strategist based in Texas) describes the battle over impeachment messaging this way:

"We have this thing...

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I believe 2 has to be d6, no?...

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Thanks for the interesting example, and Wayne for displaying it. I'm looking forward to the analysis.

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Thanks Omar!

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Yes John, excellent presentation, thanks!...

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Yes, I agree, he is always wonderful to deal with as the U.S. Team Captain....