Thanks for the recent posts.
Fredo562 I must say that your recent post is a bit of a puzzle to me. I've checked back thru this thread and your first post here was on page 9 and you also left a couple of items on pages 10 & 11. Do you feel that all of the posts that you left here a couple of months back pass the " smell test " as you outline in your post above ? I mean it's no big deal but your early posts did confuse me somewhat, any thoughts ?
A bit curmudgeonly, but otherwise a nice old codger. (lol)
TO cabadenwurt , I am sorry I wasn't clear. but my "infintile" remark was directed at the string of negative and biting comments by "e4nf3" don't know what he is trying to prove
Happy Father's Day to everyone who is a Dad.
We are having the clan over for a barbeque. I'm the chef.
You are all invited, too. Yeah, that includes you Fredy...but ditch the bow tie. (lol)
Thanks for the invite Mr.e4---, I like to visit anywhere that there is lager ( or pilsner or stout or ale, etc etc lol ). Best Wishes also to you and your clan.
Fredo562, Thanks for the update. Well while we have covered a wide variety of topics in this thread most of the time we do get back to the game of Chess sooner or later lol.
Please go easy on fredo. The guy is after all nearly 112.
Thanks for the update AndyClifton lol. Also I hadn't seen any posts from you on this site in a while and I thought that you might have run away to join the Circus or perhaps moved to the Tropical Paradise of Tahiti. Nice to see messages from you again.
Andy is sitting right here on my front porch. We are smoking Rocky Patels, playing chess and sipping J&B Scotch on the rocks.
I tell ya, he ain't a half-bad chess player (lol).
That's BS. Andy lost his Bic, so he is at Cafe Intermezzo getting a salad with extra lettuce.
I was going to say something important but I forgot what. (lol)
Oops! I think I just crapped my pants. Good thing we aren't playing chess at the moment. (dlol)
Thanks for the all of the posts.
Recently I received a copy of the June issue of Chess Life which has a photo of Abe Wilson on the front cover. Abe Wilson's age is not given but he is no youngster and fits well into the subject of this thread. Wilson has now twice won the Golden Knight's title ( for USCF Correspondence Chess ) which is quite an achievement, however as Mr.e4--- has pointed out here before in today's world of electronic helpers such tournaments are not always on the up and up, truly a shame that.
I've said here, many times, that getting older doesn't necessarily mean you can't get better at chess.
Thanks for the recent posts, the optimism is very encouraging.
Recently I obtained another copy of Check magazine from the CCCA up here. GM Erich Eliskases ( 1913 - 1997 ) is featured in an article in this issue and he was known for his OTB play as well as for Correspondence Chess. His greatest success was at Noordwijk 1938 where where he won first place ahead of Keres, Euwe, Spielmann and others. Eliskases spent World War II in South America and retired from active competition in 1970.
I'm a realist. Some people should avoid chess. But if someone finds enjoyment at it, then the skill can be developed...at least to a certain level. Depends on talent and how much time and effort one is willing to devote.
My skill is more finite than I wish. My two hours of study/play per day appears not to be enough. But, all-in-all, I do OK. (lol)
GM Victor Korchnoi and -from my neck of the woods- Massachusetts veteran John Curdo play excellent chess at around age 80.
I have plenty of my own 'senior moments' these days, and I try to keep them from becoming a way of life through a daily dose of Soduko and/or crosswords and/or chess. I like 15 minute games best. Also solving tactical positions is good exercise. But I'm still prone to incredible misadventures 'at the board.'
But my own favorite 'senior moment' story on myself had nothing to do with chess. About 20 (!?) years ago I rented a car to visit my aging father. I took him out to do some errands, and left him in the car to go to the bank (or wherever). I came out -- and could not remember the make or color of my rental! My Dad looked on with amusement turning to alarm as his feckless son wondered around the parking lot looking for him!
Thanks for the recent posts. The question of how the Memory works is a interesting one to be sure. In my case my long-term Memory works quite well and I can remember lots of things from decades ago going back over 50 years. However if we start talking about short-term Memory things are somewhat different. I've had to wear glasses for nearly 45 years and they keep " hiding " from me, same thing for keys. I got a Cell-Phone a couple of years ago and it likes to play " hide and seek " around the house, indeed I've had to call it with my land-line Phone so that I could locate the Cell-Phone. A couple of months back I was quite worried as I thought that I might have lost a Pension cheque, hey we don't want to even think about that possibility lol.
Hey, guys! Just did some catching up on this site after some time. I do so enjoy hearing from you curmudgens as you zig-zag from grumpy to nostalgic to tolerant and amused. Anybody want to talk about these kids today who think they know so much? (I get the feeling sometimes that all they want to Do is talk on their little tweeters and make fun of their elders --- the little smart-alecky whippersnappers....)
Back then, I was a very good chess player. Now, age 71, my short term and long term memory has greatly deteriorated. My spatial has deteriorated due to some brain damage.
But probably I could still play at the low IM level. Why? Because my chess knowledge and chess understanding has actually increased with age.
There seems to be many young players who show us "opening innovations" on these forums who do not have a clue...
Thanks for the updates.
Ponz111: I hope that you are feeling okay. I often start the day by doing some Crossword puzzles while I'm having my Brunch. If I'm not doing the puzzles then I like to read a bit in the mornings.
Motherinlaw: It is very nice of you to come back here for a visit. I'm not posting as much as before so some of my threads are suffering from neglect. Mind you I have more threads on the go now too, I guess that one can have too many subjects to keep updated lol.
Someone pee in your corn flakes? (lol)