tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post9217557502790024909..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Duffers' Delight IITom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-37788201478481457132010-02-05T19:39:36.521+00:002010-02-05T19:39:36.521+00:00SW's game the day after gaining the title (aga...SW's game the day after gaining the title (against one of the Perts IIRC) was indeed nasty brutish and short. I rather suspect he cared not one jot.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-43449593251626935022010-02-05T13:53:11.087+00:002010-02-05T13:53:11.087+00:00My mistake. So was it a GM norm he'd got befor...My mistake. So was it a GM norm he'd got before the Gormally game, or did he have a similarly quick loss at Hastings after he clinched his title, or is my fortysomething memory making it all up?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-39794460508910418622010-02-03T21:19:09.547+00:002010-02-03T21:19:09.547+00:00Hastings it was.<a href="http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4364" rel="nofollow">Hastings</a> it was.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-82331986167832964302010-02-03T21:13:29.984+00:002010-02-03T21:13:29.984+00:00Didn't Williams get his GM title at Hastings E...Didn't Williams get his GM title at Hastings EJH?Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-44136932773206393982010-02-03T21:04:09.551+00:002010-02-03T21:04:09.551+00:00Talking of preparation - isn't that the game S...Talking of preparation - isn't that the game Simon played immediately after getting his GM? I seem to remember speculating at the time that his preparation may have been of a consumable nature. Was this unreasonable of me?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-401033131993276172010-02-03T21:00:02.462+00:002010-02-03T21:00:02.462+00:00Fortunately at my level the difference between &qu...Fortunately at my level the difference between "quickplay for a bit of a laugh" and "serious game" is not so great.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-46180231875227084212010-02-03T20:59:21.154+00:002010-02-03T20:59:21.154+00:00Oh Richard, you're such a party pooper ;-)Oh Richard, you're such a party pooper ;-)Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-54028868269917726842010-02-03T19:43:31.089+00:002010-02-03T19:43:31.089+00:00Is it really a "recommendation", or &quo...Is it really a "recommendation", or "play it in a quickplay for a bit of a laugh"? There are better ways to win a piece in return for near overwhelming compensation.<br /><br />RichardRichardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-38920898928293763752010-02-03T19:14:39.972+00:002010-02-03T19:14:39.972+00:00"What the fuck?" has no literal translat..."What the fuck?" has no literal translation. Best would be probably "Was zum Teufel?" (What the devil?) Whatever this says about the languages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-27521312761865068422010-02-03T17:43:02.422+00:002010-02-03T17:43:02.422+00:00I played several blitz games in this line with Tom...I played several blitz games in this line with Tom at lunchtime. Black got wiped out a couple of times (when I was Black) but also several very decent positions.<br /><br />Thinking seriously about switching from 1. ... e6 to 1. ... f5 to be able to give this a try.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-14963355388639234642010-02-03T11:41:46.888+00:002010-02-03T11:41:46.888+00:00After a frustrating last 18hrs or so, I can't ...After a frustrating last 18hrs or so, I can't tell you how much that's cheered me up. It has some superficial resemblance to a Fred on steroids (though since Black isn't giving away two pawns I suppose the comparison is bust).Campionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714430541733701863noreply@blogger.com