Long time ago

[Senna Jawa]

Perhaps you may like to read this one:

Railroad reminiscences
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Regards,

 

[LeBroz]

Perhaps you may like to read this one:

Railroad reminiscences
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Regards,

Any relation or are you the writer of the letter?? In any case, fascinating.

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[Senna Jawa]

Any relation or are you the writer of the letter?? In any case, fascinating.

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I am the one who was playing and drinking with grandmaster Victor Seignovich at the railroad switch.

I was told later that the Indian player, whom I considered a chess amateur because he couldn't drink vodka, was the famous player Mir Sultan Khan, who for a of couple years was among the top 10 in the world. Since then, I checked him in chess encyclopedias. Even his name was not his but of his master, who brought him to Europe, and equally suddenly took him back to India. He was certainly the strongest illiterate player ever, way stronger than me in the chess department.

 

[LeBroz]

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Well damn! Then that puts you finally into the category of Senior Citizen, now that you've gone into triple digits!

Let me guess — the secret of your long life — don't die.

Keep having a good and continued long life.

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[champagne1982]

Senna, thank you for this quiet glimpse into your life. I am glad you take the opportunity to chronicle these times for the world.

 

[TheRainMan]

very fascinating reading indeed, Senna.

i thank you, also.

 

[twelveoone]

1.b4
Orangutan

a shame you didn't nibble on my poisoned pawn

and good health to you!

 

[Tzara]

Forced IMR at 39

An interesting story, SJ. May i add my congratulations on the celebration of your 100th. I myself will be 67 in February, which marks at least a good 11 year difference between us.

Oh, yes. Chess. I am a poor player, but hope that I am at least 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qh5 Nf6 4.Qxf7# and not 1.f3 e5 2.g4 Qh4#.

 

[champagne1982]

An interesting story, SJ. May i add my congratulations on the celebration of your 100th. I myself will be 67 in February, which marks at least a good 11 year difference between us.

Oh, yes. Chess. I am a poor player, but hope that I am at least 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qh5 Nf6 4.Qxf7# and not 1.f3 e5 2.g4 Qh4#.

You seniors have a funny way of totin' up time... Must be a 50's thing.

 

[Tzara]

You seniors have a funny way of totin' up time... Must be a 50's thing.

For me, yes. Senna is older.

I think.

 

[Senna Jawa]

Oh, yes. Chess. I am a poor player, but hope that I am at least 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Qh5 Nf6 4.Qxf7#

This is called "fool's mate". You must be good if you make such jokes.

and not 1.f3 e5 2.g4 Qh4#.

And this is rather a help-mate than a genuine game. This motive does appear in certain openings, it's there in the background.

You may like this recent game, won by a young Polish Woman-Grandmaster (WGM):

Rajlich ,I (2411) - Bui ,V (2461) [A80]
First Saturday GM 2007 Dec (6), 06.12.2007

1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 c6 3.Nd2 g6 4.e3 Bg7
5.c3 d5 6.Ne2 Nf6 7.h4 h6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6
9.Nf4 Rg8 10.Bd3 e6 11.Nf3 g5 12.hxg5 hxg5
13.Rh7 g4 14.Kd2 Qd6 15.Nh5 Qf8 16.Ne5 Nd7
17.Rf7 Qh6 18.Nxf6+ Nxf6 19.Qb3 Nd7 20.Qb4 Qh4
21.Rh1 Qxf2+ 22.Kc1 c5 23.Qa4 Qxg2 24.Rhh7 1-0
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Enjoy,