tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post8925068646533174008..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Mickey, give us a waveTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-6814070250634170042010-06-26T20:28:36.590+01:002010-06-26T20:28:36.590+01:00I think even Telegraph readers may have come acros...I think even Telegraph readers may have come across blogs by now.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-20641835278123701172010-06-26T19:17:41.256+01:002010-06-26T19:17:41.256+01:00Do you mean an acknowledgement such as "as se...Do you mean an acknowledgement such as "as seen on the Streatham and Brixton Chess Club Blog"? That is unlikely to happen, for two reasons:<br /><br />(a) the wider public won't have heard of such a source, much less understand what a Blog is;<br /><br />(b) those that do know of blogs will instantly discount any reports based on random weblog-ramblings as fallacious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-23281891574508430682010-06-25T23:18:25.855+01:002010-06-25T23:18:25.855+01:00I'd have thought Mickey's column an unlike...I'd have thought Mickey's column an unlikely source, or at least a strange one, because you would have thought that if somebody reproduced a game that had been in the same newspaper a few days earlier, they'd say something like "as readers of our Saturday edition will have seen on June 5..." or similar.<br /><br />It would be interesting to know, though, because I wouldn't have thought you really want to be using the same game in the same newspaper twice in a week unless you really mean to.<br /><br />However, if it <i>was</i> seen here, which it might or might not have been, we wouldn't mind some sort of acknowledgement. It's easily overlooked and it's not a big thing on its own, but it'd be appreciated.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-30483764971736110902010-06-25T22:02:40.256+01:002010-06-25T22:02:40.256+01:00Thanks for the compliment about the game Justin.
...Thanks for the compliment about the game Justin.<br /> The game did also appear in Malcolm's "CHESS" magazine back in '96 when I annotated it,along with my game v John Enmms,in an article entitled ''Battle of the Bon bons''.<br /> There are then at least 4 possible sources for his 11 July article: Chessgames.com(unlikely),his own mag(unlikely as it was so long ago,but possible),Mickey's column(perhaps the most likely?),and here(very possible).<br /> I certainly think that there is a good chance that Mickey got his R+B v R info from here(S&B blog),because he must have read it somewhere,and he gives this blog a plug on his rather good website.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130705688675806852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-43809510198241103342010-06-25T21:35:33.906+01:002010-06-25T21:35:33.906+01:00Keith - thanks very much. Perhaps the extraordinar...Keith - thanks very much. Perhaps the extraordinary coincidence is that the game should occur to our commentor just at the same time as Mickey's article was approaching publication? (Odd that such a fine game should be so little-known, by the way.) And extraordinary how it should independently occur to Malcolm as well...especially as he's under the impression that it's not on any databases.<br /><br />The oddities increase, rather than diminish...ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-26973256232487401282010-06-25T20:15:44.406+01:002010-06-25T20:15:44.406+01:00Hi Justin,
This certainly was at least a 2 par...Hi Justin,<br /><br /> This certainly was at least a 2 part coincidence,because I can confirm that Mickey prepared his article as early as March,when he wrote it and showed it to me on the flight back from the European Championship in Rijeka,Croatia.He had earlier asked me which were my favourite games.<br /> The paper then stored it away to use when a slot became available.<br /> Mickey was already aware of my record in R+B v R,without receiving any info on this from me.<br /><br /> I would guess that Malcolm was aware of Mickey's article,but perhaps not? If not then we really do have all sorts of amazing coincidences here!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130705688675806852noreply@blogger.com