The Well: curtains 3/2/07 - Page 26

suzzer99 · #**251** 03-05-2007, 06:15 PM

Btw, I don't think 6-max SNGs are as different as you think they are. Mostly you just wait for the poker-player guys to blow themselves up. I walk into the money on the 6-mans all the time. But there are some dynamics to a 3-way bubble situation that you need to know how to play well, and situations that are worth taking extra risks to avoid (like being shorty on the bubble against 2 solid players).

curtains · #**252** 03-05-2007, 06:17 PM

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What chess opening is all the rage now? What’s the main way to study and learning openings these days? (When I started it was MCO 9)

Is the Dragon Variation played out yet?
(Define played out as 1700's know the first 34 moves of theory in 4 different lines)

What are the three most influential chess books you’ve read?
Favorite famous game?
Are universal systems still seen at all about the 2400 level as in Colle, London, Zoom 001 ?

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Dragon is still fine, but not great at the highest levels. I'm sure I could get away with it against sub 2500 players though.

My favorite chessbooks were all the Dvoretsky books I guess. I dunno that's a tough question, was rarely a giant fan of any books.

It's very rare that you see the Colle or London in games of higher rated players, and Ive never heard of Zoom 101 [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

YaacovN on ICC, who is a very good blitz player, plays the Colle every game with the white pieces. You might want to check out his games.

The Yugoslavian · #**253** 03-05-2007, 06:41 PM

I played the Colle exclusively and Yusopaw or whoever (who may be YaacovN on ICC I dno) plays it at the highest levels.

Of course I was never good enough for it to matter....and Koltanowski was a dear friend of mine so I wouldn't want to abandon it anyway!

Curtains - on a scale from 1 - SUPERAWESOME where would you put Kolti?

Yugoslav

microbet · #**254** 03-05-2007, 07:07 PM

Curtains,

On a scale from amusing eccentric - harmless weirdo - dangerous psychopath where would you put Yugo?

By special request, I'm adding the alternate description of commie-pinko-f.

curtains · #**255** 03-05-2007, 07:16 PM

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I played the Colle exclusively and Yusopaw or whoever (who may be YaacovN on ICC I dno) plays it at the highest levels.

Of course I was never good enough for it to matter....and Koltanowski was a dear friend of mine so I wouldn't want to abandon it anyway!

Curtains - on a scale from 1 - SUPERAWESOME where would you put Kolti?

Yugoslav

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7?

curtains · #**256** 03-05-2007, 07:17 PM

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Curtains,

On a scale from amusing eccentric - harmless weirdo - dangerous psychopath where would you put Yugo?

By special request, I'm adding the alternate description of commie-pinko-f.

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harmless psychopath

xPeru · #**257** 03-05-2007, 07:21 PM

Agree with Kasparov over Fischer! Brag: My Dad played Fischer; Beat: He lost ...

Have you ever played Bridge? I rank the main strategy games in this order of difficulty: Backgammon; Chess; Poker; Bridge. Agree?

curtains · #**258** 03-05-2007, 07:23 PM

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Agree with Kasparov over Fischer! Brag: My Dad played Fischer; Beat: He lost ...

Have you ever played Bridge? I rank the main strategy games in this order of difficulty: Backgammon; Chess; Poker; Bridge. Agree?

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Completely disagree by a mile. Im quite sure I could be very competant in backgammon in a few months, based on the little I know about the game. Chess is much harder IMO and its not even remotely close.

Most people on this forum whom have never played chess would have very little chance of ever becoming a master. Meanwhile a lot of them could become very good backgammon players IMO.

billxo1b · #**259** 03-05-2007, 07:31 PM

I agree that Chess and Go are 2 of the hardest games.

I think Bridge is much easier.

StregaChess · #**260** 03-05-2007, 08:07 PM

Regarding the Zoom 001, figured I'd do a quick search... Not so easy... found very few details and $150 price tag on Amazon... [ QUOTE ]
He used the Grunfeld Defence (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5) with success, and co-authored a groundbreaking 1979 book on this opening and similar structures with Steffen Zeuthen (ZOOM 001 -- Zero Hour for Operative Opening Modules)

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Basically he pulls the Center Counter, Grunfeld, and the Alekhine together as one system. Its more learning to play the same concepts as black and white based on the pawn structure. A theory book without theory....
I assume you have "Domination in 2545 Endgame Studies" memorized... j/k....