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AMcHarg
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 Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:08 am Post subject: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov & Muammar Gaddafi play each other. |
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It's true, the Fide president visited Gaddafi within the last couple of days, and they played a game of Chess. I'm not sure who won, but I'm willing to bet that Gaddafi didn't resign.
In all seriousness though, surely such a meeting is not healthy for Chess in general? Does anyone know more information about this? |
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Alex McFarlane
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Stuart Blyth
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The official position seems to be that it was an attempt to promote a peaceful solution to the troubled situation in that part of the world.
What do people think?
Good idea?
Bad idea even if the attempt/reasons were genuine?
Might have been a good idea, but don't believe it was a genuine attempt? |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Given this is a self confessed Alien abductee... Maybe he has seen Elvis |
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AMcHarg
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Well it's one way of getting Chess into the media, but for the wrong reasons. It's not likely to inspire people to play Chess if they see that Gaddafi does it, probably quite the opposite actually.
Is it just me or does the Fide President look rather nervous in Gaddafi's presence anyway? Perhaps he was just concerned about a potential airstrike at any moment. |
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Phil Thomas
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:55 am Post subject: |
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| AMcHarg wrote: |
Is it just me or does the Fide President look rather nervous in Gaddafi's presence anyway? Perhaps he was just concerned about a potential airstrike at any moment. |
Perhaps he over rated his opponents position and could sense the presence of wee pawns of mass destruction |
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Alex McFarlane
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| Sorry Phil, I beat you to that dreadful pun on another forum. |
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Donald Wilson
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:38 am Post subject: |
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"Wee pawns of mass destruction" appeared in a post here by Hugh Hanlon in early 2003, before the invasion of Iraq.
And maybe even that wasn't the first time they were employed. |
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Phil Thomas
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:31 am Post subject: |
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| Alex McFarlane wrote: | | Sorry Phil, I beat you to that dreadful pun on another forum. |
Nothing wrong with repetition on the notice board |
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Phil Thomas
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| Donald Wilson wrote: | "Wee pawns of mass destruction" appeared in a post here by Hugh Hanlon in early 2003, before the invasion of Iraq.
And maybe even that wasn't the first time they were employed. |
Nothing wrong with repetition on the notice board |
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sigrun
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | The ECF have condemned the meeting |
typical engl ott reaction. 
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Stuart Blyth
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Sigrun, you can't be surprised at that, surely!?
You know how these things go.................. |
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AMcHarg
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| sigrun wrote: | | Quote: | | The ECF have condemned the meeting |
typical engl ott reaction. |
Why do you think it's an OTT reaction? I quite agree with their response, and don't think there is anything OTT about it. |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| As have the German Chess Federation |
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