tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post5594327123038894400..comments2023-03-22T07:01:56.428+01:00Comments on Lost On Time: Slurs and shortsejhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-44126929770103553392017-09-21T10:28:34.136+02:002017-09-21T10:28:34.136+02:00Do you suppose if he had opened 1Nf4 in the earlie...<i><br />Do you suppose if he had opened 1Nf4 in the earlier rounds but it had gone unnoticed/unreported by the opponent that would also have created an acceptable precedent?</i><br /><br />I think you might need a less bizarre comparison.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-30928633384039199452017-09-21T10:24:51.688+02:002017-09-21T10:24:51.688+02:00Do you suppose if he had opened 1Nf4 in the earlie...Do you suppose if he had opened 1Nf4 in the earlier rounds but it had gone unnoticed/unreported by the opponent that would also have created an acceptable precedent? <br /><br />The fact Nigel Short has been unusually quiet on this, to me suggests the Canadian's attire was completely unacceptable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-63122530004454070972017-09-18T21:03:33.815+02:002017-09-18T21:03:33.815+02:00No link but I was there. :-)
And the two phrases m...No link but I was there. :-)<br />And the two phrases might be almost the same, but that's besides the point I wanted to make. Just be careful judging strongly before making sure you heard all sides of the story. Or at least more than one. Even if the other side is a known crook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-86373502855587966542017-09-18T08:12:25.796+02:002017-09-18T08:12:25.796+02:00As he'd turned up for previous games similarly...As he'd turned up for previous games similarly attired, it shouldn't surprise you at all.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-7428115515510169972017-09-18T01:06:15.620+02:002017-09-18T01:06:15.620+02:00"It's not a good look". Shorts in a ..."It's not a good look". Shorts in a professional event? It staggers me the chap could think for one moment this was acceptable. <br /><br />PHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-17053472534561881872017-09-17T11:19:48.046+02:002017-09-17T11:19:48.046+02:00You have a link for your alternative version?
I d...You have a link for your alternative version?<br /><br />I don't think "look like a gypsy" is particularly different, by the way.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-91755586249372459782017-09-17T11:11:12.590+02:002017-09-17T11:11:12.590+02:00It's also dangerous to base the main point of ...It's also dangerous to base the main point of your story just on one source, in this case the victim's. Azmai's 'because you look like a gypsy' (confirmed by a witness) is not as strong as Kovalyov's version. Azmai also didn't shout. Even though Kovalyov was clearly mistreated, he did exaggerate things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-10208862427933453282017-09-14T13:19:17.959+02:002017-09-14T13:19:17.959+02:00Is it not possible for the English Chess Federatio...Is it not possible for the English Chess Federation to lodge a protest about this man. Perhaps the FIDE ethics code contains some small hope.<br /><br />-theblueweaselAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com