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staples13 and the Alapin .... our game!
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Staples13 blocked me from his thread for no obvious reason. Then he refused to move in our game so I reported him for holiday abuse and he resigned. Black is somewhat better in the position we reached. In practice, between two players of our ratings, black would win nine times out of ten.
I was polite and friendly throughout. There's no obvious reason why someone should see fit to lie about what happened here. On social media, we have all encountered people who act irrationally and take offence at the most innocent of remarks. Such people can be very aggressive, dishonest and nasty, even to the extent of displaying psychopathic behaviour, for no reason except that it temporarily makes them feel better about themselves. We have probably all encountered such behaviour from time to time. People make more or less informed choices about who to believe in such situations, according to their temperament and experience of such things.
Are you having to think about it? 
Unpacking what I said in post #5, it should be obvious to anyone with any common sense and intelligence that he's lying. 
Feb 9, 2019
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#9
Common sense is not common... i hate that c3 alapin, very difficult to get any tempo?
The previous 3-day tournament I played in was a Sicilian one and I tried two or three Alapins as white. One theme is Ne5. Try to create weak squares and exploit them. But I wasn't entirely comfortable. When they went 2 ...Nf6 I converted to KIA.
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Feb 10, 2019
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#13
alapin was largely forgotten i think... until Deep Blue play and win v Kasparov...
I had no idea that was an Alapin, but of course, Deep Blue did not beat Kasparov because it was being tweaked and reprogrammed during their game by humans. Kasparov objected but then his objections strangely disappeared.
Feb 16, 2019
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#16
No, Kasparov made that claim... but has since declared the match was fair?
At least Kasparov had the guts to play a super machine... unlike the GMs who played Komodo and insisted on a handicap?!
Would love to see Carlsen or similar take on Komodo or Houdini... no handicap, straight fight.
Feb 16, 2019
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#17
I've trolled a lot of people during my time here, but no one has ever blocked me unprovoked - you must have done *something*, even if it wasn't rude, something that could be interpreted as rude.
Feb 16, 2019
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#18
Well to be fair HAMMER... i thought you had blocked me from a thread, but was Ronlin... so i will unblock you and block him?!
Still not trusting you though... you talk a bit like SCM...
Feb 16, 2019
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#19
LionVanHalen wrote:
Well to be fair HAMMER... i thought you had blocked me from a thread, but was Ronlin... so i will unblock you and block him?!
Still not trusting you though... you talk a bit like SCM...
I am @Cherub_Enjel, not SCM. SCM is much weaker - 25 Puzzle Rush (11 Average), plays slow blitz (which I never even play - I do mostly 3 min, 1 min), and has a completely different playstyle, and plays different openings.
You think I changed my entire playstyle, and became much weaker just to be SCM?
SCM is also a cheater.
Even though I made a joke post saying I block certain people, I actually never block anyone.
https://www.chess.com/daily/game/209953030
This is my recent game with staples13, where he played a c3 Sicilian (Alapin). He blocked me from the thread, which was very hospitable of him, so I can't post it there. At the point where he resigns, I think black is better. It seems difficult for white to formulate a plan.