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| Posted by peterdell uskidscompute.com 6/17/2005 05:53:04 Play online chess |  Subject: Nightfever page 4 Message: KLDR v Appolox -> gameknot.com KLDR won a number of games in May. Picking the best of these was difficult, but against Appolox watch the way the position is built up and despite his opponent trying to exchange pieces to break the stranglehold, KLDR keeps his opponent under pressure the whole match. Vixen v Mario2king -> gameknot.com Vixen like KLDR won a lot of games in May so rating the best can be difficult. At move fourteen this game is even, then Vixen launches a series of movies, which leaves his opponent utterly destroyed. Just nine moves later the game is over. Jivko v JMoreno -> gameknot.com The eleventh of May was a day for some great results and this game is no exception. As the match moves into the final endgame Jivko gains the vital pawn advantage. To win from this position is often difficult however Jivko holds the advantage to close a really great endgame. Transdromeda v Davidjohncameron -> gameknot.com How did Transdromeda win this? Always taking the more adventurous moves Transdromeda continually makes running in this match. However the fortunes of the game change from move to move. Towards the end of the match Transdromeda looks in deep trouble until she uses the three free pawns to force the victory. Comcicomca v Azazel -> gameknot.com A great win by Comcicomca. The higher the standard of chess the more the game becomes a battle of minds. A war of attrition. Towards the end of the game Comcicomca finds himself at a slight disadvantage, however with some great tactical manoeuvring traps his opponent’s knight and gains a decisive advantage. Amigic v Evagere -> gameknot.com Amigic is one of the best players on gameknot. Against higher rated players he has some great success and this match is another demonstration of this. The complexity of the moves is too much for the mortals of this world, but this was fantastic victory. Amigic builds up the position gaining space and positional advantage, eventually his opponent cracks and Amigic takes full advantage. Ldog1976 v Aussiefled -> gameknot.com Many players who sacrifice a queen for a castle will end up on the losing side. Ldog1976 turns this on its head, and lands a crushing blow to his opponent. This was the first of four victories against the same player. Orenh v Chatrantrov2000 -> gameknot.com Some great tactic play in the middle of the game gives Orenh the advantage in this match. A really good example of how to play the mid part of a match. Sirmalz v Kasporovfan -> gameknot.com Sirmalz had a few good chess matches in May. In this match there some really good use of the pieces both for trapping his opponent and some strong defence. In particular look at the way the knights are use to great effect to open up the heart of the opponents defence. Liverpool v Foreverdelayed -> gameknot.com Liverpool has been accumulating points for the team. This game against foreverdelayed is in my opinion one of his best. Some really solid moves in the middle of the game gets him that vital pawn advantage, before forcing that advantage home. Hunwi v Kingstrint -> gameknot.com Finally Hunwi who again had a number of big wins in May. This is one from his selection, as completely overwhelms his opponent. Apologies if the links dont work, will get this sorted for next month. This took alot longer than I expected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by peterdell uskidscompute.com 6/17/2005 05:57:57 Play online chess | Just in case you missed it.... Message: 6/13/2005 16:34:21 [ report this post ] e.p. Message: lol, en passent - when a pawn moves for the first time and it moves 2 squares, the other pawn may take the pawn that moved for the first time by moving 1 field diagonally to the field the other pawn passed, directly after the move has been made (not 2 moves after or more...) Something that simple I can explain in such a manner you won't know your ups from your downs, while asking yourself: "What just happend and why did it have to happen to me?" (just ignore my constant ramblings if they annoy you, I can nearly elevate talking about absolutely nothing to a sport if I would want to, but I never do...) en passent is French for "while passing". This silly rule has a history: in the early days of chess pawns could only move 1 square ahead from their starting position. So the games went: 1. e3, e6 2. e4, e5 the players got bored of this and decided that the pawn henceforth could move 2 squares ahead from their starting position. (this saved them a lot of time) However, now a pawn from it's starting position (2nd or 7th row) could pass pawns on the 4th or 5th row, without being hit. So they thought up this patching-rule. Pretty silly if you ask me... If you didn't know this then you might not know: * if a pawn gets on the other side of the board you don't have to ask for a queen (sometimes asking for something else is better!) * if your king is in check you can't castle * if your king has to move over a field where it would be in check to castle, it can't castle. * if your rook is under attack, you CAN castle (some silly GM's still hesitate about this... silly people) * if your rook has to move over a field where it would be under attack, you CAN castle. (again some silly GM's) *if your king or rook have moved you can't use them for castling. And for all you checkersfans, when your opponent cannot move any piece and he isn't in check, you haven't won, but it's a tie (stalemate) Here to annoy (and sometimes educate) you all, Rick. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by amigic uskidscompute.com 6/22/2005 08:17:40 Play online chess | Thanks but Message: However I would like to mention that I tend to have luck in my games (suddenly opponent is giving a piece away...) . Moreover, I tend to loose games on time technically (especially in better positions...). Worst of all, it takes me milion of years to move (I guess you can think about something good if it takes a week to think of ...) - nobody have too much time these days. One thing I did learn during the years is something small and I find it useful: Attack. It is more fun, and you can't win without it. (even in defence a Mate is required for winning). So, if you think you have advantage you must find attacking moves (prepare, build force, aim, take space, combination, get open lines/diagonals, etc. ). If you can't find anything - you may not have the intiative and have look out. When defending - look for counter attacks all the time. Also, don't listen too much to me - you may find yourself (like I do many times) not understanding what I want ... Enjoy, Amigic ——— In Chicago, a Chess Tournament That Turns Out Grandmasters — In 1993, Laszlo Nagy began organizing monthly chess tournaments in Budapest that give players a chance to earn the norms needed to gain the grandmaster and international master titles. Called the First Saturday tournaments, the events have attracted many of the world’s best chess players. Five years ago, a Chicago man created a similar tournament series, the North American Masters, to help American chess players. The man, Sevan A. Muradian, organized the first one in April 2005. The 25th tournament ended March 24, and two players, Mackenzie Molner and Siddharth Ravichandran, each earned the third norm needed to become international masters ... Posted by lochess-monster | uskidscompute.com 6/26/2005 10:04:48 Play online chess TimeoutsMessage: Hello, team! Don't like to stick...my "nessie-tail" in anybody's business...but since this is a team issue....and I like Tudor..personally.....and also have to agree with Vixen....is just to mention...that there is always the possibility of postponing games ..if something is coming up....it just takes a little foresite....and then timeouts would become a non-issue.... ...........now back into the water... Dan ——— The late Vasily Smyslov was the composed champion of the 1950s — Vasily Smyslov, who died last weekend at 89, was the world's best chess player for most of the 1950s but held the championship crown for only one year and was nicknamed 'The Winter King'. Smyslov understood chess more profoundly than his great rival Mikhail Botvinnik, against whom he contested three world championship matches with honours even. But Botvinnik was the better psychologist, had a shrewd knowledge of chess politics and made wily use of rules where 12-12 kept his title in 1954 and his 1957 defeat gave him a return series where he caught the flu-stricken Smyslov at the start. Smyslov took his major reverse phlegmatically. Chess for him was an art form allied to ... Posted by rickzegveld | uskidscompute.com 6/26/2005 13:31:36 Play online chess Message: Evagere Vs Amigic board #2264199 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. f5 Nb-d7 8. Nf3 Bc5 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. Na4 O-O 11. Qe2 Bd6 12. c4 a6 13. Nc3 Rd8 14. a3 Bc5 15. b4 Bd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Nd1 a5 18. Rb1 Re8 19. O-O axb4 20. axb4 b6 21. Nf2 c5 22. Bg5 Bb7 23. b5 h6 24. Bh4 Qf4 25. Bg3 Qe3 26. Rf-e1 Qxe2 27. Rxe2 Ne5 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rb-e1 Kf8 30. Bb1 Ra4 31. Bd3 Ke7 32. Rc2 h5 33. Rc-e2 Ra3 34. Bc2 Rc3 35. Bd3 Ng4 36. Nxg4 hxg4 37. Rd1 f6 38. Re-e1 Kd6 39. Kf2 Re8 40. Ke2 Rh8 41. Rd-c1 Rxc1 42. Rxc1 Ke5 43. Re1 Rxh2 44.Kf2 Kf4 45. Bc2 g3+ 46. Kg1 Rh8 47. Rf1+ Ke5 48. Rf3 Bxe4 49. Bxe4 Kxe4 50. Rxg3 d3 White resigns I looked it over and the biggest blunder I saw was 12. c4 putting the Bishop on d3 out of play. I think this pretty much decided white's faith. It might be a bit harsh to put move 12 up for the fall at move 50 but if you look at the position and the following game, you will see a definite weakness which was created by this move pestering white for the remainder of the game. Rick. ——— A glittering career — The 7th World Chess Champion Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (1921-2010) has died at the age of 89 in Moscow. He played four times for the world title including three matches against Mikhail Botvinnik. He won the title in 1957 and was one of the finest players in world chess for over 40 years. He remained an immensely strong chess player even into his 60s and was only eliminated from the world championship cycle by a young Garry Kasparov in 1984. Smyslov learnt the moves from his father, who was a very strong chess player, at the age of six and was schooled initially in endgames which doubtless led to his acknowledged mastery of this phase of the game. He became ... Posted by stonkie | uskidscompute.com 6/30/2005 11:44:31 Play online chess Top 3 third place!Message: I chose it not because any of the players did miracles, but because of the lines they missed due to the incredible complexity of the position. It is so complicated I had difficulties to understand why Fritz suggested me certain moves and had to go through them move by move to see the threat that was made while other times, I saw moves that seemed good, but lead to a devastating counterattack! Even though he missed some lines, Comcicomca made a great job not to fall in this extremely complex position (I also liked the way he mated Black...)! Watch this 19 moves long mind fight :) ! board #2264199 (3) Comcicomca - Azazel [C78] 09.03.2005 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 Common opening, White's position is more defensive than Black's which feels more aggressive... 7.Re1 [7.Ng5 d5 8.exd5 Nd4 9.Re1 Be7 10.Rxe5 0–0 11.Nf3 Nxb3 12.axb3 Nxd5 Allows White to gain a pawn] 7...Bc5 8.c3 Ng4 9.d4 exd4 10.Bxf7+ Kxf7 11.Ng5+ Ke8 Nice way of getting back to equal material, however, it makes White's lack in development even bigger... 12.Qxg4 dxc3 13.Nxc3 [13.Nxh7 Qe7 14.Qg6+ Kd8 15.Nxc3 Bxf2+ 16.Kxf2 Qh4+ 17.Qg3 Qxg3+ 18.Kxg3 Rxh7 This line could have been good for White, because, even with a bad pawn formation, he has a good position because he has superior development which, in a position such as this one is crucial because it can help to get pawns promoted...] 13...Nd4 14.Be3 [14.Nd5 d6 (14...Bxd5 15.exd5+ Kf8 16.Be3 Ba7 17.Rac1 h6 18.Ne4 b4 19.Qf4+ Kg8 20.Qxc7 Kh7 21.Qc4 Nf5 22.Bxa7 Rxa7 23.Qxb4) 15.Nxh7 Rxh7 16.Qg6+ Kd7 17.Qxh7 Ne6 Both of these lines would have lead to Black's disadvantage...] 14...h6 A big mistake... 15.Qh5+ Ke7 16.Nd5+ Bxd5 17.exd5 hxg5 Another mistake, mate in 6, yet White don't take this opportunity... 18.Bxg5+ [18.Bxd4+ Kd6 (18...Kf8 19.Qxh8+ Kf7 20.Qxg7#) 19.Be5+ A) 19...Kxd5 20.Qf3+ Ke6 (20...Kc4 21.Qb3#) 21.Bxc7+ Be3 22.Rxe3#; B) 19...Ke7 20.Qxg5+ Kf7 (20...Ke8 21.Qg6+ Kf8 22.Bxg7+ Kg8 23.Bh6#) 21.Qxg7+ Ke8 22.Bd6+ Be3 23.Qg6#] 18...Kd6 Black goes straight into the mouth of the beast... 19.Bf4# 1 0 I'll leave some time for your minds to cool down :p and send the other ones with a little interval so we can discuss them first... You can also look at the other games by going on the property screen of the link to the game, copying the board number from the URL, going another game's page and pasting the board number over the one of the board you are looking at in the address bar (quite simple to do, but harder to explain). ——— European Chess Championship attracts huge field — The 11th European Chess Championship, which finished March 18 in Rijeka, Croatia, attracted a mammoth field of 408 chess players representing 41 European countries. A record 187 grandmasters competed. At stake were 23 places in the next World Cup, plus a prize fund of 120,000 Euros (about $163,000). Ian Nepomniachtchi, a 19-year-old Russian grandmaster ranked a mere 35th at the start despite his formidable 2656 rating, took first prize with an undefeated score of 9-2. Next were Baadur Jobava of Georgia and Artyom Timofeev of Russia, each 8 1/2 -2 1/2 . Veteran Pia Cramling of Sweden won the 158-player women's chess tournament, which ... Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 7/01/2005 05:32:50 Play online chess StonkieMessage: Incredibly complex game which Comcicomca did fantastically well to win. Will look at the analysis you provided over the weekend. :). Thanks. ——— Can you keep up with the world's best? — It can be addictive following the Amber chess tournament - but what should Black do here? Carlsen-Smeets, Amber (Blindfold) 2010. How should Black play? RB Every now and then, when a deadline looms, I go and hole up in an attic for a week or two. With no – or at least fewer – distractions, I can get a lot of writing done. However, the attic does have an internet connection, and one distraction I've been unable to resist is the live coverage of the Melody Amber chess tournament. The rapid and blindfold games are the perfect internet spectator sport – it's great when you can keep pace, even just for a move or two, with the world's elite. I watched Carlsen-Smeets live, but such is my chess memory that ... Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 7/01/2005 05:38:20 Play online chess Whilst posting Message: Anyway enough ramblings for now..... Pete Posted by stonkie | uskidscompute.com 7/10/2005 20:37:38 Play online chess Message: I award the following game from Vixen with the second prize... Let's say it seemed to me as both third and second awards were pretty close, but I chose this way because this game was won even though Vixen was at a moment in an (in my opinion) inferior position, but she rose back and crushed her opponent with a couple of well thought sequences that lead to a quick end! board #3078255 (2) Mario2king - Vixen [B42] 20.04.2005 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 g6 6.0–0 Bg7 Often seen opening, although Black made some opening mistakes... Weaknesses in Black's pawn formation and control over the center, while castling is still 2 moves away makes White's position much superior at this point in the game. 7.c3 Ne7 8.Be3 0–0 9.b4 d5 10.a4 Nbc6 11.Re1 [11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bc5 Would have given White a strong (almost invulnerable since Black cannot attack it with pieces of equal value for a while) outpost Bishop] 11...Ne5 However, White continues to allow the expansion of Black's territory over the center... 12.exd5 Here, white chooses to let go of the Bishop pair for nothing, a very unwise decision... 12...Nxd5 White has now almost completely lost all control over the center... 13.Bf4 Giving it away without even fighting for it and giving a advance in development at the same time. Most great player would, as White, resign right away... 13...Nxd3 14.Qxd3 Nxf4 15.Qf3 e5 16.Nb3 Loses White the g2 pawn through this well thought sequence by Black : 16...Be6 17.Nc5 Bd5 18.Qg3 Bxg2 19.f3 This move causes the following and is a pretty bad one, but White has already lost this one unless Black makes a big mistake, so it might sometimes be better to try and create opportunities for you opponent to make a mistake... 19...Qd5 20.Ne4 Another mistake for White... 20...a5 21.bxa5 f5 22.Ned2 [22.Ng5 Qc5+ (22...h6 23.Ne6 Qxe6 24.Qxf4) 23.Qf2 Qxf2+ 24.Kxf2 Nd3+ Leads to material loss for white, but it gets most of Black's pieces away from the white King allowing White a second chance in this game...; 22.Nf2 Bxf3 23.Na3 (23.Qh4 Ng2; 23.Qg5 Bg4) 23...Ne2+ 24.Rxe2 Bxe2 Again, material loss, but it is one of the less bad possibilities...] 22...Qc5+ 23.Qf2 Nh3+ White resigns 0–1 There you go, another one... Only first position left to put on the forums, but let's take our time and check out this game (and go slowly, don't want you guys to get hurt again!)... Posted by baja | uskidscompute.com 7/11/2005 05:45:18 Play online chess Great positionMessage: Lets keep the momentum moving. Posted by rickzegveld | uskidscompute.com 7/11/2005 15:23:40 Play online chess Message: But then again 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 is ok for black, since he developes his knight to a natural square with the field e5 in sight and after breaking open the centre (concretely=dxe4) his bishop on g7 might prove his worth... I think black is still equal after 11. Nxc6 after 13. Bf4 of course it is over... 13. ... Nxd3 is a nice touch, trading off as many pieces as possible when ahead is usually a good idea! I don't understand 20. ... a5, I mean it looks good but why not push immediately with f5? Very!!! nice finish by the way! Posted by vixen | uskidscompute.com 7/12/2005 00:44:40 Play online chess mario2king gameMessage: stonki, dying to see which game you have chosen for 1st place. Posted by stonkie | uskidscompute.com 7/16/2005 21:19:53 Play online chess Message: Posted by vixen | uskidscompute.com 7/18/2005 00:23:39 Play online chess Message: Posted by hollie | uskidscompute.com 7/21/2005 01:04:34 Play online chess Message: Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 7/21/2005 10:27:58 Play online chess Hollie - Its not trueMessage: At the start/mid May our team and Alekhine were neck and neck in the games won table. Over the last two months we have pulled nearly eight games ahead and yet we have never passed them in the ELO table. The ELO table doesnt appear to take into account the number of games finished and therefore the bigger teams, who complete more games, always suffer. As we have had over ten timeouts unfortunately our ELo rating has taken a big hit and hence we have dropped down the league. If you look again in three weeks probably be back in the top twenty. The whole ELO ratings system doesnt really work. Posted by hollie | uskidscompute.com 7/22/2005 02:48:45 Play online chess Message: Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 7/22/2005 05:47:24 Play online chess Message: Posted by donnie | uskidscompute.com 7/27/2005 03:19:42 Play online chess Vixen's expulsionMessage: An explanation from the powers that be must be demanded. Vixen is/was an active member of the team...she is currently hosting the "Night T3" mini-tour. Posted by stonkie | uskidscompute.com 7/27/2005 23:28:48 Play online chess ???Message: Posted by rickzegveld | uskidscompute.com 8/02/2005 17:32:41 Play online chess sorryMessage: Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 8/03/2005 05:19:22 Play online chess rickzegveldMessage: Next time I update the player list will give every person the option of 3/5/7 day games and I will stick to giving players those games. Hopefully it will once and for all eliminate the timeout issue. Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 9/02/2005 17:47:53 Play online chess Team games Message: I think they could be improved, but not really sure how. I would like to see players automatically matched when one team challenges another, so that the captain doesnt need to get involved. Unfortunately I appear to be on my own on this one. Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 9/02/2005 17:56:48 Play online chess Well done in particular to three playersMessage: FSUBear24 Micsteel All of these players have had some good wins recently and I didnt want your efforts to go unnoticed. Posted by sirmalz | uskidscompute.com 9/05/2005 09:16:05 Play online chess votingMessage: Posted by velvetvelour | uskidscompute.com 9/15/2005 00:26:42 Play online chess Message: Ah, the hell with it. 'Tis your own mistress of the whip and scorn, VelvetVelour, popping into the team thread. I'm buying everyone a virtual round of bourbon tonight in light of my recent victory. I managed to scalp the highest-rated player to-date in my gameknot career; I give the score for your enjoyment. It's worth playing through; this was slash-n-burn, then throw salt brine into the wounds chess, very tactical, and of creative interest to any other Chigorin's Defence players out there. I'm all a-glow. Like an antifreeze molotov cocktail. Drink up, boys. Faire bonne cher! VV [Event "Soylent Mango"] [Site "-> gameknot.com [Date "2005.09.15"] [White "arunbiswas"] [Black "velvetvelour"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1747"] [BlackElo "1535"] [TimeControl "1/259200"] [Mode "ICS"] [Termination "normal"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 e5 5. d5 Na5 6. Qa4+ c6 7. dxc6 Nxc6 8. Bxc4 Nf6 9. Nf3 Bd7 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Qe2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. a3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. O-O Be7 17. Nd2 Bg6 18. Rd1 h5 19. b4 hxg4 20. hxg4 Bc2 21. Re1 Qd6 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qc4+ Qe6 24. Qxe6+ Kxe6 25. f3 Rh3 26. Kg2 Rch8 27. Nf1 Bd3 28. f4 Rh3h1 29. Bb2 Bxf1+ 30. Rexf1 Rh1h2+ 31. Kf3 0-1 Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 9/19/2005 18:38:45 Play online chess Velvet Velour Message: I had a Bourbon on you, went down a treat. Posted by lochess-monster | uskidscompute.com 9/20/2005 13:39:29 Play online chess Velvet Velour - Soylent mangoMessage: two bourbons !! Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 9/28/2005 15:05:49 Play online chess We are back in 5th. The question is can we make itMessage: Good wins in the last few days :). Dr Nick, Velvetvelour (although the games were pretty comprehensive). Kldr is back in business with a very interesting match against stewed. And a mention for the following players: Ldog1976, Transdromeda and Rowydrooks all of whom are on fire. (Not literally on fire, I mean there not sitting at their computers with smoke smouldering from them). But they have all won a cluster of games. Our team score has gone through the roof. Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 9/28/2005 15:23:47 Play online chess Some other team news: Message: Other news: The following players were removed following timeout offences: Baja, Easyluv and Gameboy. To Easyluv, the very best of luck, time pressure got the better of you and this is well understood. To Baja, hope things go well for you, for a while you were the rock in the team and again there are certain things in life more important than chess. To gameboy.............! Posted by donnie | uskidscompute.com 9/29/2005 12:47:36 Play online chess Needing a break?Message: Chill out awhile and try Scotland's other national sport at www.bashthehaggis.com lmao...then agian, i'm easily amused. Posted by donnie | uskidscompute.com 9/29/2005 12:51:07 Play online chess Post your score...Message: Post your score ao we know what to beat. My best so far is 918 "Parker Wave" lol Posted by lochess-monster | uskidscompute.com 9/29/2005 20:20:30 Play online chess Post your scoreMessage: Dan Posted by ilgunas | uskidscompute.com 9/30/2005 11:25:13 Play online chess If I bash..Message: Nae verra guid! Good luck in our team game Donnie. ilgunas@The Club Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 10/04/2005 14:12:45 Play online chess Donnie - ThanksMessage: Takes a scotsman to whack a haggis!!!!!!!!!!! :) Posted by donnie | uskidscompute.com 10/05/2005 07:05:00 Play online chess Haggis Bashing...Message: One more shot is always required. lol Everytime i get onto the leader-board, someone always knocks me back off. 918 is still the best i've done though. Posted by peterdell | uskidscompute.com 10/10/2005 15:46:14 Play online chess Donnie:Message: Social services will be calling soon....... Do you know of any rehabilitation classes? Pete Posted by lochess-monster | uskidscompute.com 10/11/2005 13:55:56 Play online chess HaggisMessage: ....it all started.............................. Posted by donnie | uskidscompute.com 10/12/2005 13:59:29 Play online chess The Capt.'s an addict...Message: Next thing we'll know, he will want to start eating the stuff. The only short-term solution i can think of, Pete, is to play the game with the sound ON... if the sound of the Bagpipes dos'ent make you change sites, then your really in trouble. lol Posted by donnie | uskidscompute.com 10/12/2005 14:50:21 Play online chess Ever wondered what a Haggis looks like?Message: First of all, I tried my good old Kodak box Brownie ( that's a rather primitive but functional camera, 1962 vintage, in case you didn't know). The result was a blob on the film - it could have been the haggis, or it might have been my finger over the lens, or it may even have been evidence of UFO activity but whatever it was it was definitely not evidence of haggis. My next attempt was a Kodak Instamatic (the expensive one, with built-in flash), unfortunately, I was naive enough to think I would get better definition by using the flash and the result five days spent in a hospital bed after being trampled by haggis, and I have had to have some serious ear surgery to get rid of the sounds in my ears (unfortunately they are still with me to this day). Thinking conventional photography was perhaps a little behind the times, I decided to use a digital camera on my next attempt, but once again this met with disaster. The camera seemed to possess slightly more intelligence than it's operator, and when a haggis was captured in the viewfinder, the camera refused to operate. Inverting the camera to ascertain the cause of the problem did however result in some near perfect pictures of my nasal passages however I was not impressed by the camera's inbuilt red-eye reduction function since, before I used the camera, I did not have red eyes and afterwards I had to wear dark glasses for several days. Deciding that perhaps the use of technical aids was a little beyond me and recalling how in the days of my youth I'd progressed from drawing matchstick men and women into drawing what (for me at least) were recognisable figures, I purchased an artists kit (from Woolworths - excellent quality) complete with easel, sketching pad, brushes, some kind of black pencils and lots of different colours of paint. Stopping off at the nearest off-license for supplies, I once more headed off into the hills to where I knew the haggis were. I don't know if you have ever tried painting (or drawing or even doodling on paper), but when the sun is shining, there's only a light breeze and the haggis are playing around, it has to be one of the most relaxing feelings in life. Nothing can compare to sitting in the heather with a small (OK, perhaps not so small) glass of Scotland's best, attempting to capture the scene for posterity - OK make that several not-so-small glasses of hard stuff then. Bliss. Unfortunately this was Scotland, where all four seasons can (and normally do) come in the same hour. All I have left to show for this trip are some sheets of paper containing similar blobs of colour to the ones I originally took on the box Brownie in the very beginning. These experiments have taught me several lessons, the main one being, "Don't try to capture the image of a haggis - it's bad luck", another being, "If you do capture the image of a haggis, it always looks like a three year old child's first painting" and finally, "When venturing out haggis spotting, make sure you have all weather gear and several bottles of uisge beatha". Posted by lochess-monster | uskidscompute.com 10/13/2005 13:40:13 Play online chess HaggisMessage: I seen a picture a picture of that mysterious Velvet Velour,,,,,could she be a Haggis?????? Do Haggis' carry walking sticks ? Do they play chess ? Posted by velvetvelour | uskidscompute.com 10/13/2005 16:25:34 Play online chess Message: Haggis indeed. The only Haggis in my life is what is on my dinner plate after butchering Gameknot sheep! ;) Posted by lochess-monster | uskidscompute.com 10/14/2005 14:35:47 Play online chess YikesMessage: Is that I haven't been mutton yet,.................but you tasted like a good ol' Midwestern hotdog.......and I'm hungry again Posted by nessie2005 | uskidscompute.com 10/15/2005 13:12:42 Play online chess Bash the HaggisMessage: Yes...it´s meeeeeeeeee Nessie Posted by velvetvelour | uskidscompute.com 10/16/2005 22:27:25 Play online chess PeterdellMessage: Posted by velvetvelour | uskidscompute.com 10/17/2005 21:44:08 Play online chess A tasty morselMessage: [Event "Challenge from orvar_roed"] [Site "-> gameknot.com [Date "2005.10.17"] [White "orvar_roed"] [Black "velvetvelour"] [Result "*"] [WhiteElo "1700"] [BlackElo "1650"] [TimeControl "1/259200"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 b6 7. cxb6 axb6 8. Nf3?! Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nbxd2 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 Nc6 13. b4 Nce7! 14. Qc2 f6 15. Ne4 fxe5 16. dxe5 Qe8! 17. Neg5? Qh5 18. Rfd1 Rf5 19. Qc1 h6 20. Ne4 Nf4! 21. Ng3 Qg4 22. Ne1 Nxg2!! 23. Rxd7 Nf4 24. Rxe7?? Nh3+ 25. Kf1 Rxf2 mate A little caramel for my fellow night-mavens out there in la-la-lolita-land to nibble upon. Good night. Posted by lochess-monster | uskidscompute.com 10/21/2005 06:16:54 Play online chess VoteMessage: Posted by lochess-monster | uskidscompute.com 10/21/2005 06:18:17 Play online chess Question ????Message: Posted by velvetvelour | uskidscompute.com 10/21/2005 06:38:15 Play online chess Message: Posted by stonkie | uskidscompute.com 10/21/2005 19:31:16 Play online chess Message: To your last question I'm tempted to answer a lot of funny remarks, but none could ever match Velvet's... As for my retracting implication to the team, I shall defend myself by saying how much work I got at school until you all pity me enough for the next sentences to make effect... Last paragraph (I swear, anyway I just have to delete the parenthesis if I realize I lied) I've been wondering what you would think of accepting a new member... Profile! : ... Abracadabra! : ... id = user_name : vesper8 (I must remeber this spell)... I introduced him to this site a couple of weeks ago and I was thinking of asking him to join the team, but wanted to make sure it's ok with you all... Is it? Posted by velvetvelour | uskidscompute.com 10/24/2005 02:32:21 Play online chess Message: Bring on the team matches; like a Spartan woman, I will either impale my enemy with a spear to display in the Night Fever hall, or carry my own body back on my shield. | Maximum number of reply messages has been reached | |
