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    Oh my, "retained" were we? Does that mean like...

    Oh my, "retained" were we? Does that mean like actual money? I don't think the CFC 2008 books will show any money paid to Bill Evans or Lawrence Day (despite what we may have been led to believe)....
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    Sponsored by a coffee company?

    Sponsored by a coffee company?
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    A 50+ games Theodorovich pgn file is in process....

    A 50+ games Theodorovich pgn file is in process. About a dozen are against Frank Anderson! People are welcome to add to it. The published games are often his losses with even big upsets like Browne...
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    By "spend it immediately" do you mean FIDE...

    By "spend it immediately" do you mean FIDE re-registrations for GMs Kovalyov and Sambuev?
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    What is the point of earning interest if there is...

    What is the point of earning interest if there is no plan to spend anyway?
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    heh "...The traditional astrological meaning...

    heh

    "...The traditional astrological meaning assigned to Mercury going "retrograde" in the sky is that one should prepare for and gird themselves for unexpected delays, frustrations, and...
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    I agree with Hugh about the diagram colours. Blue...

    I agree with Hugh about the diagram colours. Blue is wrong. Normal boards are usually brown or green for a reason: ease on the eyes. This is amplified by too sharp contrast between the light and dark...
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    old R.A.

    That would be cool. I know that during high school I wrote up R.A. club activities for the CSRA newspaper, I even kept one column.
    Something interesting from before I arrived was the visiting Soviet...
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    ye olde days not so golden

    Back in snail mail days an invitation to the Capablanca Memorial was deposited in the waste basket by President Pugi rather than being forwarded to eligible players.

    At least with the posted...
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    I think there are strong negatives for this...

    I think there are strong negatives for this tournament that account for the low attendance. 63 players is small with such a subsidized prize fund.

    FIDE has taken North and South America and...
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    the bait not bitten

    This was posted in upcoming tournaments back mid-October:

    Dear Canadian Chess Players:

    It will be good to have at least one player from Canada participating in the Pan American Continental...
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    Adhiban-Hansen

    Looks like white got his draw from a position of power.

    1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 b6
    (5..c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ndf3 c4!? was Petrosian's way to make a struggle.)
    6.Ndf3 c5 7.c3 Be7 8.Bd3...
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    The official webzine is due Jan. 1 however the...

    The official webzine is due Jan. 1 however the "under construction" free experimental version may only be a few weeks away, perhaps less.

    For now contributions
    can be sent to...
  14. Some interesting moments in Vishy's "computer...

    Some interesting moments in Vishy's "computer bomb" 3rd game:

    14..Bb7 was a novelty "at this level" agreed, but I heard Ron Liv****s liked it in speed games. The B-pair vs the weak K reminds me of...
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    Thanks Bob. I'm looking forward to it. The...

    Thanks Bob. I'm looking forward to it. The Canadiana variation looks forced but looks fun too. There are many technical things to be worked out (I only do content, not form) but I think the situation...
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    I don't follow "Heroes" but I did notice Yeats...

    I don't follow "Heroes" but I did notice Yeats showing up in the synchronicity current. In some thread somewhere an economist said that this financial crisis was "worst since the 14th century"...
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    If it looks like a duck and talks like a duck it can probably fly

    Getting quality content on a shoestring budget is not a novel problem; the original Chess Canada magazine went through that too. But the CFC has some big advantages. One is that the most talented...
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