Shook the hand of George Clooney, Visited the grave of one of the three stooges, And proposed to my ex wife and she said yes.
All in one day, pretty neat huh.
What Records or Achievements Have You Done in Chess or nonChess?
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Jun 29, 2017
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#244
Chairman-Miaow wrote:
ate 200 cans of tuna in 4 minutes.
I'd believe aluminum cans but not steel ones.
Jul 1, 2017
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#245
I wrote a book on checkmate in 4 1/2 days. It's a good book, too, offering exceptional instruction for players below 1400.
Ziryab wrote:
I wrote a book on checkmate in 4 1/2 days. It's a good book, too, offering exceptional instruction for players below 1400.
Was it published?
Jul 1, 2017
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#247
I've managed to become a professional chess journalist, though only part time.
I also won my section in my first international tournament.
I also won my section in my first international tournament.
Jul 2, 2017
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#248
macer75 wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
I wrote a book on checkmate in 4 1/2 days. It's a good book, too, offering exceptional instruction for players below 1400.
Was it published?
Yep.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520964307/
All my children are more successful than me!
Ziryab, congratulations on your published book!
Ziryab wrote:
macer75 wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
I wrote a book on checkmate in 4 1/2 days. It's a good book, too, offering exceptional instruction for players below 1400.
Was it published?
Yep.
Congratulations!! I hope your publisher is not keeping money from your sales ;-) jk, sure they're not.
Jul 3, 2017
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#253
ChrisWainscott wrote:
Have you written anything else? I've seen your name before...
1123 articles for http://chessskill.blogspot.com/ and a few short things that have nothing to do with chess.
Regarding chess books. I worked on a chess book [Ponziani Power] for more than 10 years and it did not get published.
I co authored another book which i spent only 24 hours and it got published and sold out.
Co authored another book [Play the Ponziani] and my co author and i spent almost 2 years on the book but it was published.
It is not easy to write a book or to co author a book...
Jul 14, 2017
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#255
I have won the Bubble-Headed Booby Prize! ;-) https://www.chess.com/blog/OldChessDog/the-bubble-headed-booby-prize
I just ended a 41 game win streak and before that I had a 27 game unbeaten streak. I've eecieved praise from plenty experts and NM and they expect I'll be expert within a year. GM Kaidanov once said I plays a perfect game at a tournament he was giving free analysis at (Thinkers challenge) I actually free that game by offering a draw around move 30 when my time was getting low (kind of cowardly back then)
Jul 18, 2017
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#257
I will now add "became an Associate Editor for American Chess Magazine" to my list.
I won more than 4000 games in a row without a loss or draw. Played against hundreds of opponents.
However my chess abilities were only about Class A at the time. Still it was quite a feat for someone with only about a Class A chess ability...
What were their ratings ponz ?
> Made a young opponent cry in the 2014 British Championships after winning a pawn ending which he didn't understand and thought was winning for him
> Kicked a sizable hole in the wall after blundering a piece in a local league match, which remains to this day apparently
> Won a game with a 23-point handicap
> Won a game with a queen handicap against a reasonable 1300ish player
> Got in the local press for having a go at a guy from my chess club
I once performed a Yodeling duet with Paula Erlene in a tribute to Patsy Cline. I could brag about my yodeling to no end, but to yodel along with America's Sweetheart, Miss Paula, was the highlight of my career.