tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post9130066626341934959..comments2024-01-29T13:41:11.764-05:00Comments on Blunder Prone .... Imagination, Inspiration and Improvement: The Journey Begins: Lone Pine Masters-Plus Tournament of 1975BlunderPronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316158004635698398noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-39827638100131107412015-03-10T07:38:23.608-05:002015-03-10T07:38:23.608-05:00I read that the tournament was cancelled in 1982 d...I <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/09/us/louis-statham-75-inventor-and-avid-coast-chess-player.html" rel="nofollow">read</a> that the tournament was cancelled in 1982 due to the failing health of Mr. Statham who eventually died in 1983. It's too bad that he didn't allocate any of his fortune to continue the tournament after his passing.Check2Checkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09309134742480541873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-78556345529521928872010-01-10T17:57:26.386-05:002010-01-10T17:57:26.386-05:00The "grainy photos" are scanned in from...The "grainy photos" are scanned in from the tournament book. The Photographers are Ron Chan ( mainly responsible for the photos) Alan Benson and F.E. Houghton. Unknown which one snapped Pal getting clipped. My guess would be Ron.BlunderPronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316158004635698398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-50844502857601438722010-01-09T21:30:56.203-05:002010-01-09T21:30:56.203-05:00Who in the heck took the picture of Benko getting ...Who in the heck took the picture of Benko getting his hair cut?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-31116320329392040192010-01-09T02:08:02.039-05:002010-01-09T02:08:02.039-05:00Your blog posts are something for me to look forwa...Your blog posts are something for me to look forward to! Thanks for writing and great idea. Can't wait to hear more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-79181271875001447002010-01-01T07:17:44.152-05:002010-01-01T07:17:44.152-05:00Not sure why Michael Rohde is an interesting chara...Not sure why Michael Rohde is an interesting character for Robinson, but here (http://nezhmet.wordpress.com/category/chess-players/michael-rohde/) you can see a stylish/scary/moody picture of him as a cover model from Chess Life in '77 when he gained his masters title at only 17 ?! Plus lots of other 70's chess memories, including a teenage Andy Soltis etcSignalmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729072457754759564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-83537598652029107192009-12-30T18:38:09.255-05:002009-12-30T18:38:09.255-05:00Tell us about the grandmaster draws! ;-p
Just ki...Tell us about the grandmaster draws! ;-p<br /><br />Just kidding, I never researched this tournaments. It's a famous one that I know next to nothing about, unless an opening line quoted a game from there perhaps.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-76788464567607157032009-12-30T17:36:39.182-05:002009-12-30T17:36:39.182-05:00I actually remember that tournament! I was in col...I actually remember that tournament! I was in college at the time, and had been playing in tournaments for 3 years. I'm glad Nick was able to send you pgn of the games. I find it hard to believe that none the games aren't in Chessbase's mega database.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-77054421699269691532009-12-30T13:34:11.430-05:002009-12-30T13:34:11.430-05:00I emailed you a PGN of games, hope they are of use...I emailed you a PGN of games, hope they are of use !<br />I keep intending to add a note on your 1953 Euwe blog entry.<br />His legacy also includes, a square named after him ( Max Euweplein in Amsterdam ), on which there is a large outdoor chess set, always in use when I pass by. Not too many players have that !<br />Also on that square is the Max Euwe centre. You can guess what goes on there (http://www.maxeuwe.nl/en/index.html). <br />Finally, the bridge leading into Max Euweplein is (I think, its not identified on maps :) named after Jan Hein Donner, another Dutch chess master, possibly a bit more "exuberant" and outspoken than Euwe. His chess columns ( & views ) are collected in his book 'De Koning', published in English as "The King:Chess Pieces" - much fun !!Signalmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729072457754759564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-8204090830585529462009-12-29T18:40:18.929-05:002009-12-29T18:40:18.929-05:00Hi Blunder Prone,
Looking forward to the series of...Hi Blunder Prone,<br />Looking forward to the series of articles.<br />Try the following site for the games, it might save you some work.<br /><br />db.mychess.com<br /><br />Regards Tony.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11630131176848105189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-2350411651110486812009-12-28T13:05:22.279-05:002009-12-28T13:05:22.279-05:00What makes Rohde an interesting character?What makes Rohde an interesting character?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-19667600318094679052009-12-28T10:47:15.901-05:002009-12-28T10:47:15.901-05:00Cool!!!!Cool!!!!Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-60142205316509568902009-12-28T09:24:59.975-05:002009-12-28T09:24:59.975-05:00Nice information overall, but I think you mean Mic...Nice information overall, but I think you mean Michael Rohde, not Michael Rhodes. Rohde is an interesting character, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rohde_%28chess_player%29. <br /><br />I think the interviews from the book "How to Get Better at Chess: Chess Masters on Their Art" came from this 1975 tournament (It may even say so in the book. The names of the players are nearly identical, if not completely identical.)Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039844707596556085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-58961640868428845582009-12-27T23:37:43.014-05:002009-12-27T23:37:43.014-05:00Hurrah! I will be reading with mucho gusto.Hurrah! I will be reading with mucho gusto.Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-13826273681886332232009-12-27T18:11:05.372-05:002009-12-27T18:11:05.372-05:00Looking forward to the next instalments now that i...Looking forward to the next instalments now that i can read them easily on my 25.5 inch screen (yes christmas is a wonderfull time with pretty presents). :-)From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.com