Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
09-30-2006, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 104
Views: 398
Re: my girlfriend is jewish. and mad at me.
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(1) You are an idiot for saying these things to your girlfriend.
(2) You are a bigot because you believe these things.
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Agreed.
Why didn't you just say, "yeah, right,...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
09-16-2006, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 66
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
09-16-2006, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 66
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
09-16-2006, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 66
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
09-15-2006, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 66
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Forum: Puzzles and Other Games
08-26-2006, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 73
Re: What\'s your high score?
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For Minesweeper I would be 4-17-75, however I know there are people on this board with better scores for each difficulty level.
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I would imagine so. I'm...
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Forum: Puzzles and Other Games
08-23-2006, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 123
Views: 494
Re: **OFFICIAL POG vs KASPORAV CHESS GAME**
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Ok, I have a computer chess board that was created by Kasporav, which is suppose to play exactly like him. There is a '20 minute' setting which the computer will take up to 20 minutes to...
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Forum: Puzzles and Other Games
08-23-2006, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 157
Re: CHESS
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I bet I'm the best Loser's Chess (W17 on ICC) player on 2+2.
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I used to be pretty good at suicide chess, although I feel classical chess is a deeper game. I haven't...
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Forum: Puzzles and Other Games
08-02-2006, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 299
Re: Chess
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np. although you did just get me interested in a game where anybody can move...
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I remember at one point they had a world vs kasparov match where anyone on the...
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Forum: Puzzles and Other Games
07-30-2006, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 65
Re: Is there a good chess forum?
Gameknot's forums used to be pretty good. I used to post on there back when I was playing, as did a lot of other great players. You might want to look at those archives.
Certainly not the 2+2 of...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-15-2006, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 328
Re: Pluses and minuses
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The point being that your Karpov of "total collapse by game 48" was able to get a winning position only 7 games prior. (And be up by 5-1 only 2 games prior!..)
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Again,...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-14-2006, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 328
Re: 33.a6 +/-
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Game 41 (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067172)
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-13-2006, 02:36 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 328
Re: Campomanes Camp
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The only one of those matches where there was a really significant age difference was Tal-Botvinnik, 1961.
[/ QUOTE ] The age difference between Alekhine and Euwe was 9...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-12-2006, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 328
Re: Age difference
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I don't know enough about the specifics of Karpov's health. ... IMO, his play is quite good in tournaments and shorter matches but .
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-12-2006, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 135
Re: Luck
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Thanks for the reply. I have seen a similar case only once. We had a guy who played with us for about a year back in the 70's. He would literally get up and walk away from a +count shoe...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-12-2006, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 328
Re: P.S. Game 41
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Game 41 (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067172)
In time trouble, Karpov plays 33.Rxd1 and misses 33.a6 that would have forced a win, ending the match with a 6-1...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-12-2006, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 328
Re: Unfair to Karpov or to Kasparov ?
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I don't think that chess is quite like poker, e.g., what is +EV for one player must be -EV for the other one.
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-12-2006, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 328
Re: Karpov\'s health and stamina
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With whom are you comparing Karpov's performance in a "long match", anyway ? Long matches were whose "forte" ? A match of 4-months duration is not something common at the top level.
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Forum: Other Other Topics
07-12-2006, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 270
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Forum: Other Other Topics
07-12-2006, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 270
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Forum: Other Other Topics
07-12-2006, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 270
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-11-2006, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 328
Re: Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984
What I mean is that a lot of them will want to play through whatever ill health they have. Tal requested that his games even be played in the hospital. Of course the doctors refused that one.
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-11-2006, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 328
Re: Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984
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I stopped following chess awhile ago but I believe they are still using this embarassingly poor format.
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In terms of world championship matches, this was the only match in...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-11-2006, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 328
Re: Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984
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What on earth was this topic doing in SMP in the first place?
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My reply started this all (from Is there luck in chess?...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-11-2006, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 328
Re: Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984
Regarding the health of the players:
Without respect to what happened in this match, Karpov's weak health was well known, I think even by 1984. Longer matches were not his forte. In addition to...
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