Greetings from the burgeoning metropolis of Prince Rupert, B.C. Fellow ICC addicts in Prince Rupert: Raoul and Toothfairy (Athos, we miss you). A doff of the cap to a pair of northern BC colleagues: noble Gallowglass and Tarrasch-talker.
******************************************************************************** In memory of Greekgift, a true gentleman of the chessboard who deserved a better fate. *********************************************************************************
Let the bells ring, let the banners fly; he's here, he's here; a fanfare, round of applause and big ICC welcome for rtopic.
Dear Wonder Horse Fred: All is forgiven; please come home.
"The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity." (Harlan Ellison)
"I would annex the planets if I could." (Cecil Rhodes)
There is no use loving the cause and fearing the effect and being surprised when the effect inevitably follows the cause. (Thomas Merton)
"The liberal reward of labour...is the natural symptom of increasing national wealth." (Adam Smith)
Noam Chomsky for president; Nim Chimpsky for vice-president.
The revolution will not be televised. (Gil Scott Heron)
| Type | Rating | Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Blitz | Rating | 2080 | Best | 2272 (23/Feb/1999) |
| Type | Standard | Rating | 2074 | Best | |
| Type | Bullet | Rating | 1431 | Best | 2172 (09/Feb/2000) |
| Type | 5-minute | Rating | 1725 | Best | |
| Type | 1-minute | Rating | 1883 | Best | 1949 (18/Nov/2010) |