Chat With Reyn

yitwail wrote:

reyn, i just found a unique way to get a good rating at stan's. there's a fellow who has 292 wins against another player who has a "perfect" 0-292-0 record. in their recent games, the winner makes 1 move with white & the loser just forfeits. but only 101 of those losses were forfeits. still, once you're 0 for 191 against somebody, might as well quit after one move right?

btw, i played one of the games that weren't forfeits, and the loser basically kept giving away pieces until he got checkmated. in another one, he actually resigned after white's first move. if you want to challenge this guy, i'll pm his nickname to you.

Ian, that's nothing new, believe me. You've just happened to find an extremely blatant case of cheating.

I don't know what these players who do this get out of it. Couldn't be much fun. As soon as someone like this is found out, many of the regulars won't play a game with them. I know I won't.

I think, myself, that they're just playing up to their own ego.

By all means, send me the name. I always check them out on the "Top-100" list, and if they're on there, Stan will remove their name from those lists.

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well, reyn, a first--but i hope the last--for me at stan's; i lost a game by overlooking a mate in 2. that hurt. Sad

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Yes, I can see how that could hurt, but that's nothing, in my opinion, to stalemating a game that one would have easily won! Mad

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are you speaking from personal experience?

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yitwail wrote:

are you speaking from personal experience?

Yes, very much so, I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit.

If I were so inclined, it would be interesting to see how many of my draws ended up in stalemates. I'm betting 2 hands worth anyways.

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reyn, a philosophical question for ya. there's a thread titled Is violent entertainment spiritually harmful?

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=69020

now, leaving that question aside, do you think chess is violent entertainment in some ways? this might not be totally farfetched, if dys' observation that hardcore inmates prefer chess to checkers is representative of prison inmates in general.

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yitwail wrote:

now, leaving that question aside, do you think chess is violent entertainment in some ways? this might not be totally farfetched, if dys' observation that hardcore inmates prefer chess to checkers is representative of prison inmates in general.

In my opinion, I would say a definite no!

Of course, some yahoo is going to come by and argue that point. I guess it depends on your definition "violent entertainment". I'm not one of those who thinks that every TV show or movie out there that is billed as "action entertainment", is going to turn someone into a mass murderer.

Chess is very much a game that's played in the mind. It's a pure skill kind of game where there are no elements of chance involved.

Anyone seeing chess as a violent game is either mentally disturbed already, or the type of person who thinks fairy tales are a violent form of reading material.

As for prisoners preferring checkers over chess goes more to the type of persons playing. Not a lot of education, poor concentration skills, too lazy to learn, or no patience for a game that can't be wrapped up in a few minutes, unless you're going to use a clock.

Personally speaking, I've never much cared for checkers. I'm rather a chess snob that way. The game just doesn't appeal to me at all.

So, do you think that Scrabble could be considered violent? Laughing

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scrabble? might depend on the words you make, but probably not, and since i also play scrabble, maybe the scrabble neutralizes the chess.

when i asked the question, i was thinking of violence in the sense of warfare. obviously, the game's mostly symbolic and abstract, but it's also competitive, and competition can have aggressive aspects.

i once saw video of John & Yoko Lennon playing with an all-white chess set--pieces on *both sides* being white, that is. now that was a non-competitive game. ;-)

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yitwail wrote:

when i asked the question, i was thinking of violence in the sense of warfare. obviously, the game's mostly symbolic and abstract, but it's also competitive, and competition can have aggressive aspects.

My answer would still be the same - no. You're right, it's abstract. It certainly wouldn't be my vision of the word "violent".

Now, if you were talking about video games, my response would be much different. Some tend to be quite graphic, literal, and intense.

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i once saw video of John & Yoko Lennon playing with an all-white chess set--pieces on *both sides* being white, that is. now that was a non-competitive game. ;-)

John Lennon wrote some good songs, but the scene that you mention must definitely be part of his "daft period"

We are not amused..... Rolling Eyes

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Well, it's been a little over 7 weeks since my last day at work. It's really feeling more like retirement now, and not an extended vacation.

I've been keeping relatively busy with this and that, and doing my share of the housework around the home. I don't think Vivienne is sick of me yet.

Also, been looking in the local papers for a part-time job, but nothing really interesting has showed up yet.

My next hurdle comes next Tuesday the 21st. That's the day I have to begin to deal with the civil lawsuit against me as a result of a car accident that I was involved in back in Dec 2003, would you believe. It's taken that long to work it's way to where it is now.

My lawyer is hoping that the plaintiff will drop the case after we go through the "Examination for Discovery" stage. I was deemed 100% blameless by the insurance company, but the other side feels that they have been wronged. I'm quite hopeful that all will turn out well for me in the end, but it's getting to that part, isn't it?

Anybody want to ask me anything? I'm feeling a little lonely here.

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Too late. I'm getting ready to retire for the night.

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Oh well, goodnight, then. Hope you get to sleep all the way through.

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Good night, John Boy, Jim Bob . . .

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Ian, that's a great pic! It's a good thing our games aren't a matter of life and death.

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Further to my last post HERE about the lawsuit that was hanging over my head as a result of a car accident that I was involved in a little over 2 years ago, I just got back about an hour ago and the knots in my stomach are finally relaxing some.

According to my lawyer, I did well answering the plaintiff's lawyer's questions. That only lasted about 25 minutes.

My lawyer, on the other hand, grilled the plaintiff for over 1 1/2 hours on everything to do with the case. It doesn't look good for that party. As a matter of fact, my lawyer has every confidence that the case will never reach trial now. The evidence is very strong in my favour. She says if it does, I'd be looking at about a 5 day trial in 2009, would you believe?!

At this point, even if the plaintiff gives up her case, she becomes liable for at least $6000 CDN for my lawyer's costs, never mind costs on her side. If it comes to trial, add another $20,000 probably.

So, keeping fingers crossed that I won't have to have this nonsense hanging over my head for another 3 years, waiting for a final solution.

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Hi, reyn. I had not heard of this suit against you for some auto accident. Can you tell us about it? I like the notion that, if the other party loses, your legal bills are covered. You get nothing for the lost sleep or other stress this has caused, of course, but at least it won't take much out of your wallet. Good luck.

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realjohnboy wrote:

Hi, reyn. I had not heard of this suit against you for some auto accident. Can you tell us about it? I like the notion that, if the other party loses, your legal bills are covered. You get nothing for the lost sleep or other stress this has caused, of course, but at least it won't take much out of your wallet. Good luck.

My legal bills are covered irregardless.

My insurance coverage provides a lawyer, because I was found blameless by the insurance company. By the way, auto insurance works different here in BC. We have a crown (public) corporation.

Even if I were to lose this case (which I'm not, my lawyer says), my 3rd party liability insurance (to $1 million dollars) will cover such a claim.

The other party will be found liable for the accident (this is a civil case) and therefore their injuries are as a result of their own negligence.

I did have a settlement for my injuries paid out by the insurance company which I immediately accepted. Probably could have held out for more, but I wasn't greedy. As a result (I'm guessing of course) I received a damn good lawyer. She has been excellent. Everything you want in a lawyer.

The accident was caused by the other party making a late left turn in front of me in an intersection. I could only swerve to try and avoid the inevitable.

I was off work for 6 weeks. The other party only 3 days. What does that tell you?

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I witnessed one hell of an accident a few weeks ago. First in line to cross when the light changed, I had a close enough view to see the changes in one driver's face right when he realizes there would be an unavoidable crash. He was doing perhaps fifty in an F-150, when a woman if a Corolla casually turned in front of him to make a left hand turn. It was a head on wreck, with the car being thrown way back down the road and smashing into another pick up. Miraculously, none of the injuries was life threatening.

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edgar, corollas are pretty sturdy for a small car, i think. i totalled one once, and escaped with just a concussion and about 30 stitches. seatbelt & airbag helps a lot, needless to say.

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