zoat22 Member since Mar-02-08 · Last seen Aug-21-08 Top ten players of all time: 1.Kasparov 2.Capablanca 3.Fischer 4.Alekhine 5.Karpov 6.Botvinnik 7.Smyslov 8.Kramnik 9.Anand 10.Petrosian ------ Favorite players of all time: Capablanca, Petrosian, Smyslov, Karpov, Kramnik, Leko, Ponomariov, Aronian, Kamsky. Top ten Endgame players: 1. Capablanca 2. A. Rubinstein 3. Kramnik 4. Ponomariov 5. Karpov 6. Benko 7. Anderssen 8. Botvinnik 9. Petrosian 10.Smyslov

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Aug-20-08 zoat22 chessforum   zoat22: <euripides> No, it is Ulf Anderssen, not Adolf.      Aug-20-08 Tal Memorial (2008)    zoat22: looks like Kamsky should be winning. Ponomariov is also pushing really hard for a win, although I am not sure if he will get it.      Aug-18-08 Alexander Morozevich    zoat22: <Etienne> Actually Mamedyarov is the biggest draw master of them all when it comes to super-tournaments. Nice win by Moro against Alekseev today. I predict a draw with Mamedyarov tommorow, although I think if anyone wins it will be Moro.      Aug-18-08 Alexey Shirov    zoat22: <woody wood pusher> <Aug-16-08 Premium Chessgames Member Woody Wood Pusher: Drawnik is preparing his retirement speech right now, his has a team of the finest writers assembled and it will bring a tear to the eye of his most hardened critic to hear how he battled ...      Aug-18-08 Viswanathan Anand    zoat22: <woody wood pusher> You saw it or you wrote it? I seem to remember that you wrote it but then again all the morons who write insults against Kramnik come off as 2 year olds and so you all have pretty similar writing styles. But if you did write it then maybe the stupidity of ...      Aug-14-08 A Kolev vs Ponomariov, 2008   zoat22: yes, <ppeti84> Yes, I believe that Ponomariov is probably the best endgame player today.      Aug-12-08 FIDE Grand Prix (2008)    zoat22: On the other hand it looks pretty obvious that after a queen exchange Jakovenko has an almost certain win and pretty much no losing chances. I think almost any GM would go in for the queen exchange if they were in Jakovenko's shoes here.      Aug-10-08 Magnus Carlsen    zoat22: GM Chris Ward from England is also a consistent Dragon player. I believe that Ukrainian GM Mikhail Golubev is as well.      Aug-03-08 Chess Classic Mainz (2008)    zoat22: anand gives Carlsen a draw to secure an easy match win.      Aug-01-08 World Junior Championship (2008)    zoat22: Second!

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Jun-29-08    zoat22: Welcome to the emptiest (but greatest) chessforum on the site! Jun-29-08    whiteshark: Let me guess: There is a causal relationship between <the emptiest (but greatest)>! :D Jun-29-08    zoat22: <Whiteshark> Yeah, you guessed correctly! Jul-05-08    angslo: <zoat22: <Whiteshark> Yeah, you guessed correctly!> so, how is that causality explained? what is the cause and what is the effect? :) Jul-05-08    zoat22: <angslo> tough question... Jul-05-08    zoat22: ill try to explain it: If it is empty, then there is no arguing! Jul-05-08    zoat22: and if there is no arguing then this is the greatest forum on the site... Jul-05-08    zoat22: although maybe some are just as good Jul-05-08    angslo: <zoat22: and if there is no arguing then this is the greatest forum on the site...> ok:) decent and satisfactory answer to a tough question. I will give u that. :) Jul-05-08    zoat22: <angslo> :) Jul-07-08    metatron2: <<metatron2> I am sorry, but I will not be able to make it today at 18:30 GMT. I am sorry for such short notice, I just figured out that I had other engagements...> np zoat, if u are still interested i prefer playing in the weekend since during the week i am usually pretty tired after getting back from work. Jul-08-08    zoat22: <metatron2> Sure, I'm free on the weekend, although Saturday is probably better for me. Jul-08-08    Ziggurat: <since during the week i am usually pretty tired after getting back from work.> Hey! Playing on FICS when well rested is cheating :-) Jul-08-08    zoat22: <Ziggurat: <since during the week i am usually pretty tired after getting back from work.> Hey! Playing on FICS when well rested is cheating :-)> Well, if it isn't on FICS, it certainly is on playchess.com... :D They have really dumb reasons to kick ppl off the site. Jul-10-08    metatron2: <zoat22: <metatron2> Sure, I'm free on the weekend, although Saturday is probably better for me.> OK lets talk tomorrow evening (GMT), if i won't need the saturday round to qualify FICS blitz finals then i can play, otherwise, we'll need to set another date. Jul-11-08    metatron2: OK <zoat22>, i don't have that FICS finals tomorrow, it seems that i had a big mix up in translating FICS server dates. in any case 3 0 is too fast for me, i can play some very good games there, but in many cases i don't have enough time to finish the work. btw i think u could have been a serious contender to win that FICS championship if u played, u r one of the fastest players i ever seen.. anyways, what about tomorrow 18:30 GMT? Jul-16-08    zoat22: <metatron2> I'm very sorry, I have not been on for a few days, so I did not get your message. Please let me know when is next convenient for you! Thanks! Aug-12-08    madlydeeply: Hey Zoat! just a little good natured discussion about your list...I'd say Korchnoi has better endings than Benko and Ponomariov! He's my hero. Aug-17-08    zoat22: <madlydeeply> Yes I have looked and I see that Korchnoi does play some excellent endgames. I think maybe he does play better than Benko. However, I feel Ponomariov is better than him at the endgame ( and Ponomariov has beaten him in quite a few endings). Check out Ponomariov's win over Moro from the Tal Memorial 2006 or his ending with Van Wely from the first Fide World Cup for samples of his amazing endgame play. I personally believe that either he or Kramnik is the most skilled endgame player alive today Aug-20-08    euripides: Adolf in the top ten endgame players ? shum mishtake shurely. Aug-20-08    zoat22: <euripides> No, it is Ulf Anderssen, not Adolf.		New in Chess Yearbook

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