Here is something you guys want to ponder on. At St. Petersburg 1909 Tournament, Fedor Dus-Chotimirsky, a Russian Master defeated Lasker and Rubinstein both co-winners of the tourney. But lost to other fellow masters. Get the point?.
Ivanov speaks out!
Too high match to Houdini moves compared even to world champs is indirect proof.
yes it makes it very likey, but its not an exact proof. Right its the most logical conclusion, but he could also be an alien.

could Ivanov have been a target of Bobby Fischer's ghost ?
stay tuned!
exactly though. exactly....
what a flute!
is that some sort of scottish colloquialism?
it's an assessment of your mental health.
oh right. of course. from a self-proclaimed "crazy", if I remember well.
no you don't remember right, stupid, go back to the mental hospital.

This reminds me of Lance Dopestrong...even after all the evidence came out, you still had those sheep of followers still believing that he was innocent...I would wager even today, there may be some who still feels that way. So be it....
could Ivanov have been a target of Bobby Fischer's ghost ?
stay tuned!
exactly though. exactly....
what a flute!
is that some sort of scottish colloquialism?
it's an assessment of your mental health.
oh right. of course. from a self-proclaimed "crazy", if I remember well.
You know you've got a problem when a "self-proclaimed 'crazy'" is calling you crazy.
This reminds me of Lance Dopestrong...even after all the evidence came out, you still had those sheep of followers still believing that he was innocent...I would wager even today, there may be some who still feels that way. So be it....
would be funny if everyone cheated and he was the only one that got caught

is that some sort of scottish colloquialism?
it's an assessment of your mental health.
oh right. of course. from a self-proclaimed "crazy", if I remember well.
You know you've got a problem when a "self-proclaimed 'crazy'" is calling you crazy.
he doesn't seem to remember much either (apart from flubblestubble).

So, how can Ivanov improve so much in Zadar, then play like a 2000 player in Bulgaria and then play like a 2700 in Spain?
He forgot everything and then he started learning again, right?
Somebody want to defend Ivanov now?

This reminds me of Lance Dopestrong...even after all the evidence came out, you still had those sheep of followers still believing that he was innocent...I would wager even today, there may be some who still feels that way. So be it....
Just like you still have believers in crop circles, years after they confessed and showed everyone exactly how it was done.

So I havent read the whole thread...but can we sum it up? Ivanov isnt a cheater after all? Surprising, but ok.

This reminds me of Lance Dopestrong...even after all the evidence came out, you still had those sheep of followers still believing that he was innocent...I would wager even today, there may be some who still feels that way. So be it....
would be funny if everyone cheated and he was the only one that got caught
lol

So I havent read the whole thread...but can we sum it up? Ivanov isnt a cheater after all? Surprising, but ok.
yeah, he said so himself, and why would he lie?

This reminds me of Lance Dopestrong...even after all the evidence came out, you still had those sheep of followers still believing that he was innocent...I would wager even today, there may be some who still feels that way. So be it....
would be funny if everyone cheated and he was the only one that got caught
Everyone WAS cheating in the Tour De France. Lance was busted because all the other dopers were pissed he kept winning. I seriously doubt there has been a SINGLE clean cyclist that finished in the top 10 for the past 20 years.
It's pretty well known that the Sky team (Bradley Wiggins etc.) are clean. Apart from their riders, you are correct that you could probbaly count clean top ten riders in the past 20 years on the fingers of your hand.
could Ivanov have been a target of Bobby Fischer's ghost ?
stay tuned!
exactly though. exactly....
what a flute!
is that some sort of scottish colloquialism?
it's an assessment of your mental health.