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What if a girl became World Chess Champion?
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Beryl Burton deserves a mention in this thread. She held the cycling 12 hour time trial world record from 1967-1969.
http://womenscycling.tumblr.com/post/64148093191/allyjuice-this-is-beryl-burton-she-started
batgirl wrote:
Gil-Gandel wrote:
Well thought out and well written.
Thank you. However, when it comes to fantastic essays about chess history - I bow in the presence of my betters. 
"Margaret Thatcher, along with Ronald Reagan and John Paul II are deservedly credited with winning the Cold War. Her leadership was key to that accomplishment."
The only folks who would give such "credit" would be those with political axes to grind. Afghanistan isn't known as the graveyard of empires for nothing.
It's beach volleyball for me, though watching golf does help me with insomnia.
Glass-Spider wrote:
From the guy that said all women players are egomaniacs :)
without being able to counter the statement.
Elubas wrote:
Glass-Spider wrote:
If its dumb, the guys will take it more seriously and master it.
This is one of the more sexist things that have been posted on this thread, at least when it's stated like this.
From the person who said that only male chess players are egomaniacs (in a different thread). I think chess can bring out egomaniacs male or female, although it's just a guess, unlike your disrespectful, unreasonable claim. It's not so different from saying that women are too emotional so they should just forget about joining the army. It's not just a claim; it has unnecessary hostility attatched to it.
But ok, hopefully it was all in good fun. Hopefully.
I wish hou yufan was world chess champ
If a girl became World Chess Champion, the world has ended.... jk.
Jun 5, 2014
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rajnikant001 wrote:
this thread is quite a interesting read.
It's also an unusual thread that actually contains many thought provoking comments and a worthwhile thread once you cull out the nonsense.
Jun 5, 2014
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batgirl wrote:
rajnikant001 wrote:
this thread is quite a interesting read.
It's also an unusual thread that actually contains many thought provoking comments and a worthwhile thread once you cull out the nonsense.
Well, this specific thread didn´t look that unusual. Many threads looked the same last week.
Elubas is still trying to write a post that has any kind of sense in it.
I agree with you for once: I am trying. Although I'm also succeeding.
Great! Keep up the progress.
booti
Yes, some comments thought provoking, some sexist, some about "booti" :)
Yeah I wrote a post that Elubas thought was sexist because I neglected to explain that it was sarcasm.
Well thought out and well written.