I thought his name was Derper Jeter, myself.
Morozevich - Offers draw after 12 moves in must win game - anyone any ideas why?
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Sep 5, 2011
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#23
patrickjones527 wrote:
I thought his name was Derper Jeter, myself.
It's Derek Jeter. He hits baseballs.
please don't believe i'm that ignorant.
I know who Derek Jeter is, I just thought I'd make a funny. Guess I'll stay away from comedy clubs and stick to chess.
Sep 5, 2011
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patrickjones527 wrote:
please don't believe i'm that ignorant.
I know who Derek Jeter is, I just thought I'd make a funny. Guess I'll stay away from comedy clubs and stick to chess.
I thought it was obvious you were joking. My "joke" in response, was rather dry. Sorry.
stuff just got meta.
Sep 5, 2011
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Paid off by the Ruskies (just like they've always done), because Grishuk is a bigger name.
brilliantboy wrote:
patrickjones527 wrote:
If I had to venture a guess, I'd say Morozevich is fed up with the way Grischuk has been offering draws early on in games and did something to illuminate the deal to everybody. Perhaps he wanted to give an example of the flawed thinking behind accepting a draw 12 moves in.
Now, I personally don't think it's too big of a deal to offer a draw 12 moves into the game, but that's just my $0.02.
So what you're saying is...Morozevich was trolling Grischuk. Interesting
Between this^ and the "derter jeter" comment, I nearly p!ssed my pants out of laughter.
This thread has definitely been worth the read.
fabelhaft wrote:I guess Moro just felt that he wasn't going to win from that position and couldn't make himself try.
No. From the opening line he choosed, it is clear that he wanted a draw before the game. I believe Grischuk knew about this, he is a Grandmaster.
I know some players who consistently do things like this for money. It is a good business, knowing that chess players are usually poor. They don't care with master title because they want to get money from non-master tournaments. And of course, win or loose is not important but money is.
It could've been for any number of reasons. Maybe he ate a burritto the night before & was having diarrhea. Maybe he saw a cute blond leaving the room & wanted to get her number. maybe there was a game on TV the he really wanted to see. Somebody in his family could be sick. Maybe he started to get a migraine. He did it and you know what? He doesn't have to explain it to anyone. It's only 1 game.
Morozevich is unpredictable, he has failed to turn up for games and offered draw with white in the opening a few times. Not often at all, generally his games are very exciting and full of fight and his draw percentage is probably the lowest of any top player the last 50 years. The few times it is impossible for him to play normally for some unknown reason, people immediately start talking about him shaming the game or being bribed and I don't know what. Some suggest that he is manic depressive, I don't know, but it's just to accept that he isn't always capable of playing.
Maybe Moro was trying the Godfather Gambit--"I'll make him an offer he can't refuse"--but I don't think he has the Mafia thing down yet; it's for murder and not suicide. 
if we all backed away being drained and emotional human kind would overrun by plants ... where is the derter jeter of chess? ... he runs out every play even when he hits the ball back to the the mound!!! and I hate the Yanks ...
Even I know his name is Derek Jeter.