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by slobo
Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:48 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: BB's Rybka/Ippolit comparison
Replies: 124
Views: 95103

Re: BB's Rybka/Ippolit comparison

FAQ from Ippolit website:
Q. IPPOLIT pursues previous ships?
A. True, with KAISSA, Crafty, Fruit/Toga/Rybka/Strelka, etc. Yet beyond solely saponification from predescendants.

Is it time for this debate to change? On the basis that BB+'s report is an accurate analysis, perhaps it's time to ...
by slobo
Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:35 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: BB's Rybka/Ippolit comparison
Replies: 124
Views: 95103

Re: BB's Rybka/Ippolit comparison

It means that the "technique used" doesn't need dozens of posts explaining how it was done. Whether it is factual or not I could not say with 100% certainty. It seems sound, well thought out, and detailed. I tend to take things at face value unless there is something that stands out like a red flag ...
by slobo
Mon Mar 07, 2011 3:03 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: TalkChess.com
Replies: 19
Views: 10842

Re: TalkChess.com

No problem at all. They simply went to Brazil enjoy the Carnival. :D
by slobo
Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:03 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Fabien's open letter to the community
Replies: 148
Views: 54429

Re: Fabien's open letter to the community

When a new version of a program is being developed, a programer never works with the previous version original: he uses a previous version copy. Of course, I mean a programer with normal inteligence.
by slobo
Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:46 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Playing Attractive Women
Replies: 23
Views: 7180

Re: Playing Attractive Women

notyetagm wrote:
slobo wrote:
notyetagm wrote:Egads, how do you play against this?
Image
Another Tania´s victim: Tania Sachdev - Jan Willem de Jong 1-0
I volunteer to be her next victim.

:-)
Do you accept me as a team mate? I think she is too strong for you alone.
:D
by slobo
Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:25 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Playing Attractive Women
Replies: 23
Views: 7180

Re: Playing Attractive Women

notyetagm wrote:Egads, how do you play against this?
Image
Another Tania´s victim: Tania Sachdev - Jan Willem de Jong 1-0
by slobo
Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:18 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Fabien's open letter to the community
Replies: 148
Views: 54429

Re: Fabien's open letter to the community

Thanks, Tord, for this post.
And also thanks to Fabien for his definitive and undubious clarification.
by slobo
Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:25 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Playing Attractive Women
Replies: 23
Views: 7180

Re: Playing Attractive Women

Really, it´s very very hard.
Well, I understand Ivan Ivanisevic. Even if I had blinders on my eyes it would be very hard for me not to think about my pretty opponent; and I would like to have a look at her face every little moment. Who would cares about a chess game?
by slobo
Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:10 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Playing Attractive Women
Replies: 23
Views: 7180

Re: Playing Attractive Women

Looking at The Wijk aan Zee Grandmaster "C" tournament I´ve noted that Indian Tania Sachdev (2391)
http://www.chessbase.com/news/2011/wijk/sachdev01.jpg
has won Serbian Ivan Ivanisevic (2630).

He was not wearing blinders http://www.chessbase.com/news/2011/wijk/blinders01.jpg
during tha game .
by slobo
Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:31 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Anyone like this Nico´s song?
Replies: 3
Views: 3407

Re: Anyone like this Nico´s song?

Yes, John Denver's "The Eagle" is good, but for me Nico is better.
I think we apply two aproaches: a young man one and an "experienced" (aged) man one, which could be an explanation for our preferences.