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Omar Cayenne

PETER FONDA: "I know what it's like to be dead!" JOHN LENNON: "I know...I've seen your acting."

USCF rating: 2178

Member since 3 Mar 2020

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Time spent playing: 2 hours, 22 minutes

The Politics of Politics

Things seem to be getting more and more polarized of late...with no end to it in sight (as the "We'r…

FAVORITES: Lasker vs Tchigorin 1895

A tremendous battle of 2 Bs vs 2 Ns featuring two of the alltime greats in one of the alltime great …

FAVORITES: Geller vs Kogan 1946

Return with me to a time long ago...when Geller looked less like the Russian Bear and more like Dick…
Activity103 games6

Posted 1 message in Is is a +0.5 endgame position drawn?
So what's the position?
Posted 1 message in Good chess player
@jammin3000 said in #6: > Can good player have low rating and bad player high? This must be a trick question.
Posted 1 message in Anyone here after being unfairly muted/banned by chess.com?
Yes, I am indeed here after being muted (a long time ago) by all those high-handed jerks over on C.C. And unfortunately,…
Posted 1 message in identify book by cover and details
Apparently "Combinatii" is Romanian. Unfortunately, that doesn't really help us much. You sure that there are no title-p…
Posted 1 message in Big Bang
@HerkyHawkeye said in #5: > IF God existed and he clapped his hands, I guess that would be a big bang. ;) But if He fell…
Posted 1 message in Which piece would you take
...and of course they're often wrong in that "assumption." ;)
Posted 1 message in Finish The Lyrics
Guess I'm gonna Let you drown
Posted 1 message in chess Joke
The reason I hate Open Mic Night.
Posted 1 message in Anywhere I can match up with people who actually chat during/after gam…
After-game feedback I can understand...but why would you want someone to be talking during the game?
Posted 1 message in Name for this tactic
No need for a name. Just remember the idea.
Posted 1 message in Are you gonna stay the night?
A band that started out being hippies and evolved into disco kings...weird.
Posted 1 message in Interesting Mysteries
It was a victim of Global Drying.
Posted 1 message in Efim Geller's 100th birthday today.
You mean anniversary (he died in 1998).
Posted 1 message in Are puzzles actually useful to improve in games?
I've learned several new motifs from doing them a lot. So yeah, I think that they can be helpful.
Posted 1 message in Unrated games is fair play monitored?
Perhaps your opponent was booted for some other game.
Posted 1 message in The genius of American songwriter Jimmy Webb
Hey, there's Linda Ronstadt! (speaking of stealing). Funny, I'd always thought he wrote "Gentle On My Mind" too...but it…
Posted 1 message in Why ,?
Hey, didn't you sit right next to me on the subway the other day?
Posted 1 message in How’s your chess life?
Haven't subscribed to it in years.
Posted 1 message in Tell anything you find cringe about chess.
Yeah, there's lots that I find "cringe" about the chess world. That's why I only play online nowadays.
Posted 1 message in Cowards
Some Ello's mean more than others...
Gained 1 new follower
codingmasterggg

Played 3 moves in 2 correspondence games
Game vs lindogatito (2332)
Game vs agdal (2244)

Posted 1 message in The Golden Games
A queen hang is hardly "golden."
Posted 1 message in Chess on mainstream tv in UK , wow , brilliant!
Will they also be boxing?
Posted 1 message in Who wins: Magnus Carlsen or Bobby Fischer?
Would Fischer forfeit before Carlsen got disqualified for wearing jeans? Stay tuned.
Posted 1 message in Best Duo in History
Kramden and Norton
Posted 1 message in What is a King Hunt?
From an OTB game a long while back: https://lichess.org/aMZXNeYm
Posted 1 message in Who Has Been To Mars?
I went there once (but only so I could rescue the incomparable Dejah Thoris!).
Posted 1 message in Personalities and Chess Playing Styles
Hey, that's a coincidence! I'm currently conducting a study researching those who offer raffles to random people online.…
Posted 1 message in What is your favorite movie?
Sunset Boulevard
Posted 1 message in What's your closest game to perfection / Best game ever
Your opponent was way down after 10 moves...so engine "accuracy" doesn't really mean much in that context.

Played 1 move in 1 correspondence game
Game vs silenthunter888 (2390)
Completed 1 correspondence game2499211 win
Victory vs silenthunter888 (2390)
Gained 1 new follower
starfihs

Played 3 moves in 3 correspondence games
Game vs agdal (2298)
Game vs StuckFish0 (2432)
Game vs silenthunter888 (2390)