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| Posted by pappagrande uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 01:21:50 Play online chess |  Subject: Playing chess and learning Spanish on GameNot….Message: Would anybody be interested in playing me, and helping me to improve on the little bit of spanish that I already know? |
| Posted by h86m uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 02:25:20 Play online chess | Message: Would love to play you, but sorry, can't help you with the Spanish part. I could help if you want to learn Urdu, though :p |
| Posted by pappagrande uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 02:36:43 Play online chess | Message: i'll take you up on the game if you challenge me but i think i'll pass on the urdu. i don't think that there would be any room in my brain for chess, spanish and urdu at the moment.. ——— Chess Championship Match Remains Tied After Game 3 Is Drawn — After two decisive games, Game 3 of the World Chess Championship match in Sofia, Bulgaria, ended peacefully Tuesday with a draw. The match score in the best-of-12 match is now 1.5-1.5. Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, the challenger, had White, as in Game 1, and again opened with 1 d4. Viswanathan Anand of India, the chess champion, who had blundered badly in Game 1 after he used the Grunfeld Defense, switched openings in Game 3, opting for the solid Slav Defense. Topalov tried to steer the game toward complicated and unclear positions, which he likes, by offering a pawn sacrifice at a couple of junctures. But Anand avoided any risks, declining Topalov’s offers and ... |
| Posted by h86m uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 02:43:31 Play online chess | Message: I'll challange you as soon as I finish one of my ongoing games (I've reached my limit of 7 games). ——— Fide world chess championship: Topalov takes on Anand — The Bulgarian challenger finished the first game in brutal style. After two games, the score in the Anand-Topalov world championship match is even. Bulgarian Topalov won the first, but Anand struck back in the second. As is often the case, the moves off the board play a role too. Anand's flight to Sofia was cancelled due to the ash cloud, so he was forced to make a 40-hour car journey from Frankfurt. He asked for the first game to be postponed by three days, but the organising committee – which includes Topalov's manager and Bulgaria's PM – rejected the request. The match only started after the International Chess Federation insisted on a compromise of one ... |
| Posted by pappagrande uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 02:48:48 Play online chess | Message: detty uvdro parin!! (means ok in klingon) ——— Anand Wins Game 2 to Square Title Match — Viswanathan Anand of India, the reigning world chess champion, beat Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in Game 2 of their world chess championship match to even the score at 1 point each. Anand had lost the first game after a terrible blunder, but he bounced back with a fine performance on Sunday. The match is a best-of-12 with a prize fund of two million euros (about $2.7 million). Although not a blistering win by Anand, it was efficient and workmanlike. He actually was worse out of the opening but slowly and surely outplayed Topalov, who finally made a couple of errors that allowed Anand to force a winning endgame. The ball is now in Topalov’s court and it will be interesting ... |
| Posted by mattafort uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 02:54:00 Play online chess | Search for spanish players. Message: I did an "advanced search" of PLAYERS. rating: 1000-1400 country: Spain Finished: >10 gams Active: >5 gms found 23 players match - Of course Mexican knows Spanish, too Search result, spanish players: arabel 1234 caraskina 1383 dviveros 1123 emporrao 1075 eolo 1325 eugaber 1293 freakiestpeter 1113 jesmago 1345 9. jidjid 1338 10. juanjo 1237 11. kofianand 1279 lantoli 1383 manu93 1089 moris 1306 nardi 1349 pachuli 1084 pitiroso1 1161 rjeg 1288 rossrov 1064 ruysanchez 1253 slarsson777 1313 srschorr 1356 wakethefirst 1333 mattafort ——— Topalov Wins First Game of World Chess Championship Match — Veselin Toplaov of Bulgaria got off to a great start in the world chess championship match as he won Game 1 after Viswanathan Anand of India, the world chess champion, blundered. The game was barely out of the opening stages when Anand erred in a dynamically balanced position. Facing checkmate, he resigned after only 30 moves. It was a startlingly quick and unexpected beginning to a match that many experts have said is too close to call. Anand, who has been world chess champion since 2007, is ranked No. 4 in the world, but has been ranked No. 1. His ranking has slipped recently as he prepared to defend his title. Topalov is ranked No. 2 and was ... |
| Posted by pappagrande uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 03:06:55 Play online chess | reply to mattafort Message: i tried challenging a spanish player that i found as you said but when i said hello in spanish i got no response. maybe it's my irish accent. i also feel it would be presumtuous to ask him if he speaks ingles ——— Volcanic ash checks Vishy Anand's preparations for world chess championship — Volcanic ash made the first move at the world championship match in Sofia, where Veselin Topalov has the white pieces in game one, starting at 1pm UK time today. All games are live on the internet. Topalov and the titleholder, Vishy Anand, play best-of-12 for a massive Bulgarian government prize fund of €1.2m for the winner, €800,000 for the loser. Anand was trapped by travel chaos at Frankfurt last Saturday and had to take a 40-hour car journey, extended due to visa problems, to the Sofia Hilton. After the tired Indian appealed for a three-day postponement, which the Bulgarian organisers brusquely rejected, the World Chess Federation (Fide) ruled a compromise ... |
| Posted by mattafort uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 04:58:21 Play online chess | Different people Message: I guess it is with spanish persons, as in general: -Some are social and great to chat with. -Others don't even bother to answer you at all. I personally have found, that the higher rating, the less social they are. The nicest ones I have found is low- to middle rating. --------- Don't give up at first try. Send message and ask, before starting game. Ther are many nice spanish/mexican persons on GK. They would love that you are interested in their mother-tongue!! ---- mattafort |
| Posted by kofianand uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 05:11:54 Play online chess | 1st lesson Message: Hi! Hello in spain is "hola" |
| Posted by mattafort uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 05:58:50 Play online chess | A sample of request message. Message: I used this translation service www.systranbox.com/systran/box to write a request message. (But he/she should know english, if teaching you.) ----------------------------------- Hello, xxxxxx! My name is Charlie. I would like to learn spanish. Would you teach me a little spanish, while we play a game of the chess? I will be very grateful, in case you do me that favour. Charlie ----------------------------------- ¡Hola, xxxxxx! Mi nombre es Charlie. Quisiera aprender español. ¿Usted me enseñaría un poco español, mientras que jugamos un juego del ajedrez? Seré muy agradecido, en caso de que usted me haga ese favor. Charlie ----------------------------------- mattafort |
| Posted by macheide uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 08:06:49 Play online chess | pappagrande Message: Dear friend, I´m from México and my mother language is spanish. If I can help you, I´ll be enchanted. Regards, Andrés macheide. |
| Posted by tulkos uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 10:16:08 Play online chess | great! Message: let macheide help you! I wonder what kind of enchantment it will be---- hopefully your good chess moves. ;-) |
| Posted by pappagrande uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 11:56:50 Play online chess | reply to macheide Message: Hello Senor macheide. Thank you very much for the kind offer to assist me, I will contact you later perhaps we can start a game Regards. Pappagrande. Hola Señor macheide. Muchas graciás para tus oferta amable, estaré a contactar más tarde quizás empezaríamos un juego. Un salud. Pappagrande. |
| Posted by pappagrande uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 12:04:43 Play online chess | reply to kofianand Message: Thanks for the first lesson shall we play? Gracias para primero leccion, ¿ jugamos ? |
| Posted by macheide uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 12:46:17 Play online chess | pappagrande Message: Estimado amigo, Será un placer jugar una partida de ajedrez con usted. Si usted gusta podemos empezar. Puede usted elegir el color de las piezas y el control de tiempo. Su amigo, Andrés macheide. |
| Posted by voigtkampf uskidscompute.com 5/24/2003 22:55:01 Play online chess | Huh? Klingon? pappagrande? Message: So you speak klingon, huh? How comes? I mean pappagrande doesn't sound as if you from around Qo'nos? :) Well, if you hooked up on klingon, you shouldn't have any problems with spanish! Qa'pla and hasta luego! |
| Posted by pappagrande uskidscompute.com 5/25/2003 02:28:41 Play online chess | Message: maybe i'm half klingon and half irish? i don't know why but it just seems to come natural. |
| Posted by pappagrande uskidscompute.com 5/25/2003 03:49:36 Play online chess | Message: I think that’s enough humour now. My new friend, el señor macheide has agreed to help me in my request and if anyone else would like to do the same I would be grateful. pappagrande. |