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JoshSpecht
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Joined: Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:17 pm
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Rating: 2073 USCF
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 New Contest Coming Soon! Speculate.
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kamus
Site Moderator
Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:39 pm
Posts: 2445
Location: Maryland, USA
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! Strip-Chess perhaps? or... Most embarrassing blunder in a live commentary game and related to this, most entertaining string of involuntary expletives in a live commentary game. Most entertaining excuses for a blown game (i.e. the dog ate my database and that perennial favorite "I'm so tired" etc.) Biggest upset in rating points (see also involuntary expletives) Funniest video (not including strip chess, of course!) Best imitation of Josh Specht or Curtains etc. Am I warm yet?
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JoshSpecht
Founder
Joined: Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:17 pm
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Rating: 2073 USCF
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! uhh...you're in the right ball-park. The chess ball park 
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Robofriven
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Joined: Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:45 pm
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Location: Red Bluff, CA
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! How about one for best interview already conducted and posted with a minor chess celebrity? 
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"... the French wages outright warfare over the entire board, calls for stronger nerves, and demands a soul that finds joy whenever the lust for battle is stoked. In other words, Watson is right: it’s a damn good opening!" - Jeremy Silman
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admin
Founder
Joined: Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:01 pm
Posts: 611
Location: San Francisco, CA
Rating: 1300
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! Decent idea. Although I have a few conversations with curtains which might compete.
Also: What is the deal Josh---Where is the contest!?!?!?
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whiskeytown
King
Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:38 am
Posts: 571
Location: Minnesota
Rating: 1640
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! best songwriter  RB
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don't eat the d pawn you greedy bastard, you'll go outside the square
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Robofriven
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Location: Red Bluff, CA
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! Only if it's best song about or concerning Chess... this is a chess website after all. 
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"... the French wages outright warfare over the entire board, calls for stronger nerves, and demands a soul that finds joy whenever the lust for battle is stoked. In other words, Watson is right: it’s a damn good opening!" - Jeremy Silman
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whiskeytown
King
Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:38 am
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Location: Minnesota
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! this can be done - - I don't usually write without inspiration, but might be a nice challenge - RB
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don't eat the d pawn you greedy bastard, you'll go outside the square
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admin
Founder
Joined: Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:01 pm
Posts: 611
Location: San Francisco, CA
Rating: 1300
Rating Class: Class D (1200-1400)
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! Make sure to mention chessvideos.tv in it somewhere. PS: I've added Las Vegas Blvd to my regular playlist, its good stuff!
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Malfurion
ChessVideos.TV All-star
Joined: Wed May 02, 2007 1:53 pm
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Location: Portland, OR
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! - Drunkest live video?
- Most chess pieces you can fit in your mouth at once?
- Create-a-caption for random chess pictures?
- Ugliest relative contest?
- the Curtains imitation video idea was great
- best singing voice while winning a blitz game?
- worst opening converted into a legitimate win video?
- chess bloopers? (i.e. putting your eye out with a bishop)
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JoshSpecht
Founder
Joined: Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:17 pm
Posts: 4712
Rating: 2073 USCF
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! Glad to see the speculation continues! This contest was announced a while ago, but don't worry. Details are coming by Monday.
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whiskeytown
King
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Location: Minnesota
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! it's Monday - cough it up - wait, it's tuesday, now you definately owe us a lung RB
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don't eat the d pawn you greedy bastard, you'll go outside the square
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admin
Founder
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Location: San Francisco, CA
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! I admit it, we are late. But its coming! We are just finalizing the details and its going to be very fun. I might even enter 
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Robofriven
Premium Member
Joined: Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:45 pm
Posts: 1642
Location: Red Bluff, CA
Rating: 1600
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! It's here! *Does a dance* Though I'm sad that I most likely won't be entering as I don't play games that short I look forward to seeing people's entries.
I just hope the next contest will involve interviewing Jeremy Silman or Josh Waitzkin.
Edit: This contest actually reminds me of the awesome commentary Bkildahl used to do of other people's games he was watching back during our FICS tourney.
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"... the French wages outright warfare over the entire board, calls for stronger nerves, and demands a soul that finds joy whenever the lust for battle is stoked. In other words, Watson is right: it’s a damn good opening!" - Jeremy Silman
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gentlewhisper
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Joined: Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:31 am
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Location: Germany
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Re: New Contest Coming Soon! We need to make it to 10 entries !!! Post whatever game you have...even 1 second games will do !  I want to see admin play ! p.s.: my mic is broken otherwise I would have already posted (yea lame excuse but thats the way it is^^)
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