Well known personalities who have passed away recently (Renamed)

[onetrack]

The word is that Daniel Naroditsky committed suicide. He was becoming mentally unstable due to being accused of cheating by another Grandmaster, Vladimir Kramnik.

Kramnik seems to be a bit deranged though, accusing large numbers of other chess players of cheating, as well.

Naroditsky spent a vast amount of time online (a good enough reason to become mentally unwell, just by itself). But Naroditsky was apparently being harrassed and abused online by trolls, which often sends many "computer nerds" over the edge. A pretty sad development all round. Naroditsky was apparently well regarded for the videos he made, advising chess players on how to improve their skills.

[Chris Tarran]

How the flick can you cheat at chess?  Just asking.

[onetrack]

17 minutes ago, Chris Tarran said:

How the flick can you cheat at chess?  Just asking.

Common methods of cheating at chess:
Electronic assistance: Using external tools like a chess engine during a game is a common way to cheat, especially in online or remote play, as it provides instant, superior move suggestions.
Collusion: Cheating can involve secret signals or communication with another person (like a spectator or another player) to gain advice or an advantage.
Rule violations: Deliberately violating rules, such as the touch-move rule or attempting to sneak a piece back onto the board, can be a form of cheating.

 

Here's an article about cheating at chess ....

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/28/sport/chess-how-to-cheating-explainer-spt-intl#

 

Edited Tuesday at 01:25 PM by onetrack

[red750]

June Lockhart, Lassie and Lost in Space actress who was one of the last surviving stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, dies at 100. She was also known for movies like 'A Christmas Carol' and 'Meet Me in St. Louis'.

 

 

 

 

[red750]

Former Queen of Thailand Sirikit, who was the mother of the current leader of the royal family King Vajiralongkorn died on Friday (October 24). On top of her role as the mother of the current monarch, she also was the wife of Thailand's longest-reigning monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

[Marty_d]

1 hour ago, red750 said:

 King Bhumibol 

Imagine the nickname he would have got if he went to primary school in Australia...

[red750]

IIRC, it's pronounced Poom-i-pol.

[facthunter]

Of Course.  Nev

[old man emu]

4 hours ago, Marty_d said:

Imagine the nickname he would have got if he went to primary school in Australia...

 

1 hour ago, red750 said:

IIRC, it's pronounced Poom-i-pol.

It gets worse!

[onetrack]

Many years ago, in the W.A. wheatbelt, in the days of party-line phones, there was a local farming family with the surname of Klug. Mrs Klug regularly took great pains to insist that their name was pronounced "Kloog".

 

One night on the local telephone exchange, one of the girls was taking a call from Mrs Klug and after Mrs Klug asked for the other partys number, the exchange girl said, "O.K. Mrs Klug, I'll just connect you now".

Mrs Klug snapped back, "It's Mrs KLOOG, thank you!". The girl, quick as flash, came back with, "O.K., I'll just PLOOG you in then, now!" 😄

 

And then there was the local hardware shop owner, one Mr Handcock, who always insisted his name was pronounced "Hand-Co".  😄 

[facthunter]

Chooks Cows and KIDS are CRUEL to each other. You don't need to have a funny Name. You will cop it anyhow. Look TOUGH and run fast and IF you Must Punch someone pretend his head is a foot Further away than it IS. Nev

[facthunter]

Some Called COCK roaches CO- Roaches.  Nev

[facthunter]

 A judge  named Hancock was referred to as hand on. Nev

[red750]

Mrs Bucket was always Bouquet.