ICB Where did you learn to play chess mate?

[X]

I have been watching this thread with some interest now, and have kept quiet so far.

But, I am actually Garry Kasparov.

Hey Garry. I have a question if you don't mind

In your 1982 book on the Scheveningen Sicilian, you suggested that a certain move for Black was not that good, then you played that very move in your first game of the first match against Karpov in 1984. What are your thoughts about that? I'm sure you recall the move.

Yes, no problem. I am actually the worlds foremost expert on the Scheveningen Sicilian. I like to use it against players like Karpov as it is a very aggressive opening and it allows him less time to develop his pieces.

Karpov always likes to defend from a solid and dymmetrical base, and he then attacks up the flanks. This opening makes it harder for him to do that initial organisation. It's a bit like countering Jeff Lacy before he can get his feet set properly. The book was a double bluff, just like my good friend Muhammad Ali's claim that he would dance for 15 rounds against George Foreman.

Will you vote for me as President of Armenia incidentally??

[Kev]

I have been watching this thread with some interest now, and have kept quiet so far.

But, I am actually Garry Kasparov.

Hey Garry. I have a question if you don't mind

In your 1982 book on the Scheveningen Sicilian, you suggested that a certain move for Black was not that good, then you played that very move in your first game of the first match against Karpov in 1984. What are your thoughts about that? I'm sure you recall the move.

Yes, no problem. I am actually the worlds foremost expert on the Scheveningen Sicilian. I like to use it against players like Karpov as it is a very aggressive opening and it allows him less time to develop his pieces.

Karpov always likes to defend from a solid and dymmetrical base, and he then attacks up the flanks. This opening makes it harder for him to do that initial organisation. It's a bit like countering Jeff Lacy before he can get his feet set properly. The book was a double bluff, just like my good friend Muhammad Ali's claim that he would dance for 15 rounds against George Foreman.

Will you vote for me as President of Armenia incidentally??

I have no idea what that even means but it sounded cool

[X]

I have no idea what that even means

That makes two of us then (I misstyped 'symmetrical', but also don't have the slightest idea what I'm going on about.)

I still reckon that was more convincing than poor old ICE

[Kev]

I have no idea what that even means

That makes two of us then (I misstyped 'symmetrical', but also don't have the slightest idea what I'm going on about.)

I still reckon that was more convincing than poor old ICE

I'm not sure, I think Ice's picture of the back of a boxers head wearing a headguard was a total refutation of all claims made against him.

[JazMerkin]

I have no idea what that even means

That makes two of us then (I misstyped 'symmetrical', but also don't have the slightest idea what I'm going on about.)

I still reckon that was more convincing than poor old ICE

I'm not sure, I think Ice's picture of the back of a boxers head wearing a headguard was a total refutation of all claims made against him.

If he'd a pic of him in a boxing ring playing chess with his right hand & bouncing a basketball in the other I would have believed him

I know ICB apparently stood for Ice Cold Boxing, but I think he was actually a Keyser Soze character pulling some elaborate, lie-strewn web of deceit to confuse us before getting away for good.

Hence it was in front of our noses the whole time, I Chat Bollocks. Cue dramatic music as he speeds away with his Mr Kobayashi (leftylee) leaving us all like helpless sheep dumbfounded.

[JazMerkin]

Or maybe he was just a bredda who liked to tell porkys

[kingfrnk]

All this over chess... gay