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Posted by jstevens1 kttstudios.com 1/27/2008 13:06:24 Play online chess	Subject: Chess and Alcohol Message: Does anybody find their alcohol intake increase when playing out a tight game which could go either way? For example, if you were playing me as white against Yakky in "In Old Matey's Shadow Part 2" or a game very much like this, would you feel like unwinding with a glass of wine or two afterwards. Well I did, and there have been a few more close games like this which I may well be adding to the Public Annotations Gallery in the near future - these games will be about four or five maybe more and will be under the heading "Conversion" which means that I had a slight material advantage (pawn or more up) but either made heavy weather of converting it into a win or failing to do so and having to settle for a draw. These games, I'm afraid have led me to put the record player on downstairs, dance about a bit to some groovy late 70s/early 80s soul/funk and then get out that bottle and have a glass or two of wine or cinzano or other alki and I do feel less hyper after that. I don't think it is good for me in the long run though, I am trying to keep my active games to a reasonable level so that I can give 100% to every game I am playing, although I may still play a few unrated as well as rated in order to chill out a bit. How do you all cope with nailbiters? Anyway, the weather has been gorgeous in my neck of the woods and my husband and I went for a nice bit of fresh air - hope you have enjoyed your weekend. Bye for now. Joanne
Posted by tim_b kttstudios.com 1/29/2008 08:57:15 Play online chess	I think.. Message: .. that you're more disciplined than me, Joanne, because I tend to have a few beers before I make a move. I find that the tricky part is taking the "right" amount of alcohol. The opening moves of the following timeless classic were played when I got a little sloppy with the dosage: game p.s. Don't tell my Team Capt'n!
Posted by kansaspatzer kttstudios.com 1/29/2008 13:27:05 Play online chess	Message: I sometimes play while drinking, although generally not to the point of drunkenness. It tends to relax me, whether that's for the better or for the worse I don't know. ——— U.S. doesn't medal in China — During a long and grueling chess tournament here in Ningbo, China, the U.S. team had real chances to capture a medal at the World Team Championship. But the competition proved too fierce, and we had to settle for tie for fourth place with 10 total points. However, after the complex tiebreak system, the U.S. ended up in sixth place, which is slightly better than our original seventh-place seeding. Still, it was a bit disappointing, as we squandered some golden opportunities. In a normal chess tournament, an individual receives one point for a win and a half point for a draw. The same was true for this event, but individual results were tallied up after each round and then teams were awarded points based ...
Posted by chessnovice kttstudios.com 1/29/2008 16:09:48 Play online chess	... Message: I think a little bit of beer can loosen you up a little bit and make you less reliant on the "rules" of proper play. They're good as guidelines, but are too riddled with exceptions to strictly adhere to. Obviously, if you go over the top, you're hosed. Joseph Blackburne enjoyed a few hard drinks while playing his exhibition games. A commonly noted example is when he played against Cambrdige University, where students placed a bottle of whiskey at each end of the table during a simul and Blackburne finished both bottles while beating everyone. He said that whiskey helped clear the brain. I've personally put that to the test, and wound up with some undesirable results, though... ——— Long Live the Chess King — Chess sometimes becomes a beautiful game even in the eyes of those who don't play it. Find a charming town, bring back its glorious past, turn people into chess pieces, invite kids and a jester and you can evoke magical moments. Every year since 2005, the picturesque Slovak town of Banska Stiavnica stages a game of living chess. It is a powerful, almost mystical, spectacle with human chess pieces dressed into medieval costumes and armed with spears and swords. They are moving on a big chessboard to the sound of drums and trumpets. On Saturday, July 16, they were recreating a live blindfold game I was playing against the legendary Hungarian grandmaster Lajos Portisch. The top-rated ...
Posted by bogg kttstudios.com 1/29/2008 19:11:23 Play online chess	If I am remembering correctly Message: part of the prize fund at Hastings 1895 was paid in advance, a case of Scotch to Mr. Blackburne. Mr. Blackburne finished the case of Scotch during the first six rounds of play at which point his game fell off. CTC ——— Chess: Advance of the rook — We continue our examination of chess games by the master of positional play Ulf Andersson. Here he has built up a dominating position, principally by controlling the only open file. But a breakthrough is still needed: over to Ronan. RB: Everything points to an immediate 1 Rd6 – White's doubled rooks on the d-file, the pawn on e5 and the difficult position of the black knight on c6. But it does involve an exchange sacrifice and I have what must qualify as a near-phobia about giving up rooks for minor pieces. Still, if ever there was a time to get over my fears this surely has to be it. After 1…Bxd6 White could recapture with the rook, 2 Rxd6 but this doesn't seem to ...
Posted by ccmcacollister kttstudios.com 1/29/2008 21:48:54 Play online chess	hmmm Message: I think some alcohol may definately clear the brain if you have a slight encephalopathy, kidney disease, or something else needing a strong diuretic; worked for Tal !? :) ——— Chess notes — A couple of weeks ago we wrote about anthropologist Robert Desjarlais’s musings in his work “Counterplay - An Anthropologist at the Chess Board’’ in respect to the mystical motives to play chess, an area of activity in great part outside of economic incentives. A recently developing illustration of playing for the love of the game is the monthly Grand Prix tournaments at the Boylston Club. There have been seven so far, and they offer only small prizes for those who have earned the most points at the end of the year. The entry fee is a mere $7 for club members and $10 for nonmembers. They have been immensely popular. Although these chess tournaments are not a draw for players dependent on chess for ...
Posted by dalegarratt kttstudios.com 2/01/2008 15:16:16 Play online chess	nailbiters Message: Hi, Joanne. My son bites his nails, and I just try to ignore it. It's arguably healthier than overeating (my favorite way to deal with stress) ^_^ ——— Showdown in China Highlights Busy Month — There is no peak season for chess, but several overlapping tournaments are keeping top chess players busy. The events include the World Team Chess Championship, featuring 10 of the top national squads, in Ningbo, China; the Biel International Chess Festival in Switzerland; the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund, Germany; and an elite invitational tournament for women in Hangzhou, China. The talented rosters include Magnus Carlsen in Switzerland; Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin, Vassily Ivanchuk and Teimour Radjabov in Ningbo; Vladimir Kramnik and Hikaru Nakamura in Dortmund; and Hou Yifan, the 16-year-old women’s world chess champion, in Hangzhou. Such a wealth of competition has ...
Posted by karibu kttstudios.com 2/03/2008 06:33:13 Play online chess	Depends on the player Message: It did not work for me. I remember an opponent who was drinking fairly heavily during a game. He was playing well despite the drinks. I was confident that when the drinks kicked in, that my position might improve, but it got worse with time. At some stage I thought that his G&T's were pure tonic.