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Hello everyone I would like to inform you all that even if Mihaela is in God's hands now, we will continue her work here. As you know, she dedicated a lot of her time and energy building this team and we will make her proud, I'm sure she watches us from Heaven right now :( I also wanted you to know that I will personally take care of the Wall of Fame and keep it up to date, but this might take a while because I have to go through each completed team match (and they're quite a few). Another thing I want to tell you, and this is the most important one, is that me or motanul_bagabond will log in from time to time using Mihaela's account for the following reasons: managing team's admins updating her profile (we intend to post some pictures of her and a video) keeping her account active (I know cases when the chess.com staff has given away one's username if that member hasn't been active on this website for 6 months or more) Thank you, Nemesys

Hello everyone! I have updated the Wall of Fame and this is the status of the team from the beginning up to today: 08/05/2012 The last processed game is: Five for Fighting < 2010 (http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=135686) Name Points Games TO motanul_vagabond 44 52 fearlessleth 35 46 Mamzelle_Angelle 33 42 1 SaeidR70 33 46 ndtlazyman 32 38 skarel 27 40 manubeatsthemall 24 30 javimac 23.5 30 1 Achterberg 22 24 1 Zacapaneco 22 26 erobby 22 34 TinkerBell09 21.5 22 robertoh 18.5 26 Maxx_Dragon 17 20 Rankee 16.5 20 AraRMS 14.5 16 k78 13.5 18 aprice-arch 13 14 tipitier 13 16 TaenChovek 13 20 4 LudicRouse 12.5 20 MaraJade 12 18 amordelsol 11 12 Acrochess 10 12 SilviodeAndradE 10 14 2 DCzMess 10 16 rainbowstorm 9 10 Adriantmk 9 10 kitinka14 9 14 4 CYC0MIKO 9 16 Nemesys 8 8 Kitty_cat 8 8 Nathalie_B 8 10 kunitson 8 10 1 Ernestoche 8 12 chris212121 8 12 Chesscat60 8 14 Cheeta2 6.5 8 Criolo 6.5 10 cc2610 6 6 thatguy027 6 6 Diegotolo 6 8 Kayzy 6 8 1 fritz_the_cat 5 6 amordelsol 5 6 kentster 4.5 6 cengizbeyan 4.5 8 Abtharhadani 4 4 Willy_Frank 4 4 Ramy02 4 4 Neliz193 4 6 Torance 4 10 aliarezi 4 12 1 TheKirkster 3.5 4 toby1 3.5 4 mohdhanif 3.5 4 red___knight 3.5 4 Deb5527 3.5 6 Yinksito 3 4 ahmadmemo 3 4 plruiz 3 4 zugazinga 3 4 zalchy96 3 4 celbom 3 4 DjonijantoBessaria 3 6 3 Knight_Moves 2.5 6 robert-f-pr 2.5 6 1 iostnala 2 2 halbstark 2 2 juhapitkanen 2 2 melih34 2 2 highvoOltage 2 2 NikolaiLOL 2 2 xxxshanexxx 2 2 Thal-thal 2 2 Poesjkin 2 2 northernmanNYC 2 2 SwampLover 2 2 Daniel-Bosman 2 2 Bridgekeeper 2 2 Jubilee_Wood 2 2 Slap37 2 2 zwang-man 2 2 Devadip 2 2 abugana 2 4 dom_bottle 2 4 durendal94 2 4 musimate 2 4 h3n9ky_ch4n9 2 4 2 YMAVBONANNO 2 4 2 clambotte 2 10 8 clockworkchess 1 4 3 Top 5 cats: motanul_vagabond - 44 points fearlessleth - 35 points Mamzelle_Angelle - 33 points (42 games played) SaeidR70 - 33 points (46 games played) ndtlazyman - 32 points Congratulations everyone! ----------------------Next update will be at the beginning of September.

Hello, Check out my newest seminar, which is free for all whether you are my student or just love the game! http://blog.chess.com/Spochman/no-more-opening-memorizing I hope you benefit from it, -Philip

Hi, everybody! Unfortunately, I noticed that many team games recently started are on “LOSING”, so far, because of matches that our teammates have lost “on time”. It’s even more regrettably since all of the ratings were very favorable to us. It’s disrespectful to our teammates who will need to work harder to get a good result and to cover the negligence of others. So I ask you respectfully do not register in matches if you are unsure that you are able to play them properly until the end, whatever will be the game result, or if you no longer have vacation days in case of personal problems or emergencies.Thank you for your understanding.

Laurence was kind enough to end me the link to a melody that he composed about a black cat prawling through long grass (Mihaela loved cats very much), and I share it with you here in her memory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iENbm_Eo7rM Thank you Laurence

As we approach 3 months of existence, I thought to make a review of our team work so far. TOP 5 CATS 1. Motanul_vagabond – 17 points 2. Mamzelle_Angelle – 14 points 3. Fearlessleth – 13 points 4. SaeidR70 – 11 points 5. TaenChovek – 8 points Here are all teammates who were involved in team matches and who won important points for us. In alphabetical order, they are: 1. Achterberg – 5 points 2. Adriantmk – 5 points 3. Aliarezi – 3 points 4. Amordelsol – 6 points 5. aprice-arch – 4 points 6. AraRMS – 3 points 7. BilalAslam – 1,5 points 8. Cheeta2 – 0,5 points 9. Chesscat60 – 6 points 10. chris212121 – 0,5 points 11. Criolo – 2 points 12. Devadip67 – 1 points 13. dom_bottle – 1 points 14. Ernestoche – 4 points 15. Ex-parrot – 2 points 16. fritz_the_cat – 1 points 17. gamit21 – 1 points 18. highvoOltage – 1 points 19. javimac – 4 points 20. k78 – 7 points 21. Knight_Moves – 3 points 22. LudicRouse – 3 points 23. Maxx_Dragon – 1 points 24. melih34 – 2 points 25. minzaw277 – 2 points 26. ndtlazyman – 3 points 27. Nemesys – 2 points 28. NikolaiLOL – 2 points 29. Rainbowstorm – 4 points 30. rambo_1980 – 2 points 31. red___knight – 2 points 32. robertoh – 1 points 33. satvin_der – 2 points 34. SilviodeAndradE – 1 points 35. Skarel – 6 points 36. TinkerBell09 – 6 points 37. Torance – 1 points 38. Valeriya23 – 1 points 39. Xxxshanexxx – 2 points 40. YMAVBONANNO – 2 points 41. Zacapaneco – 4,5 points 42. zalchy96 – 1 points 43. zugazinga – 2 points A few other teammates haven’t finished their matches, but certainly they will be included at the next review. Therefore, we see that only 50-60 members really get involved in this team.We thank them for their support and we’re waiting for the other team members to join us.

Hi everybody An exiting match is ready to begin. Please register if you are interested and have enough time by clicking on the following linke: http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match.html?id=132380 Good luck to all

I have assimilated Chris's observations, at the first time he had made them.Since then, were sent challenges to some powerful teams;some of them have declined the challenge, others haven't responded in any way;most annoying, other groups have canceled the match or have refused to lock their roster after one or two weeks of registrations. However, I think you do not need my excuses or explanations, but rather the results.I'll try to do my job better. Also, feel free to make any proposals you want, concerning the opponent teams ( who have not a conduct as the examples above) or other issues. Some of you are older members on this site, you are members in several teams and maybe you have more knowledge in this area.Thanks for your comments and suggestions and further we will be opened to any appropriate proposals you have.

To our teammates who is celebrating these days, Have a Happy Easter! Easter comes in Spring, the season of rebirth... Of new hopes, new dreams, new memories And all that makes you look forward to each day. May you cherish every moment of this special and joyous season!

Hello! My friends, please specify if you prefer another time per move than the usual one 1 move/3 days.Taking into account that most of you are involved in other teams or official tournaments, we considered that the common time 1 move/3 days it's convenient to all of us. However, we will set other terms too, 1 move/1day or 1 move/5 days, if more teammates want it.Thank you. PS Our colleague Jubilee_Wood has already expressed his opinion and I want to thank him for his promptness.

Hi to all Today is the first day of Iranian new year. We call today "Norouz" which means New Day. We celebrate these days and wish a good year for all. I wish the best for all my lovely teammates in this unique group. sincerely yours Saeid

Hi everybody: I'd like to begin annotating and adding comments for my games but I've got no experience in doing that and I am not very sure in how to do it right. Anyone of my teammates could help me with this matter? Thanks and best regards.

Hello, guys! I just got a message where I was asked why le Chat Noir doesn't play Team Vote Chess, thus I'm asking you, who is interested in this type of chess? Also, if we have enough members interested, then we also need a Team Vote Chess captain, so please reply to this thread and let us know if you're interested. Thank you

Hello, marvelous cats! Our team reached 101 cats and we organized an anniversary match to celebrate this event. We are waiting for all interested members. Here is the link : http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match.html?id=99723 We also want to thank you, guys, for given time and attention to the team, for your quickly response to all our messages and invitations.Together we are a great team! Other open team matches will be canceled soon because of lack of interest from the members of the opposing team and their managers who refuse to close their team or don’t respond to our messages. We apologize if we made you any inconvenience by this. Best wishes!

Mon pelage est noir,Il est plein d'espoir,Mon pelage est sombre,Pour mieux me cacher dans l'ombre.Si tu n'aime pas ma couleur,Ne fais pas mon malheur,Ce n'est pas parce-que mon pelage est foncé,Qu'il faut me maltraiter !Aime moi comme je suis,Ou sinon ne me touche pas.Ne gache pas ma vie,Si tu ne m'aimes pas.Ne m'associe pas aux sorcières,Et aux balais à poussière,Car ma couleur ne change pas mon âme,Et elle ne m'empeche pas de verser des larmes.Si tu as peur de moi et du noir,Ne viens pas me voir,Mais sache bien,Que je ne te ferai rien.Pourquoi ma couleur,Vous porterait malheur ?Pourquoi croire,Au desespoir ?Pourquoi avoir peur,Alors que je n'apporte que du bonheur ?Moi je ne le sais pas,Mais s'il vous plait laissez moiNe me torturez pas,Ne me croyez pas demon,Ne me faites pas payer vos supertitions!Source: http://soufranimal.skyblog.com

Hi guys! We've been challenged by the "We Still Don't Know" group for an open team match, so I need to know if there are high rated members willing to participate ( because we're going to need them on this one) before I'll accept the challenge. Looking forward to hearing from you! Thank you

Hi guys! I've just started 4 new tournaments:The Queen's Magic (#1) : 1000-1250 The Queen's Magic (#2) : 1200 - 1350 The Queen's Magic (#3) : 1351 - 1570 The Queen's Magic (#4) : 1600 - 1900 you are more than welcome to join any of them! See you there! Thank you!