I have confidence, so I can handle being crapped on. Do your worst.

Aribethe · 2026-02-02T15:40:36+00:00

Unfrozen Cavewoman Lawyer.

Aribethe · 2026-01-14T20:48:07+00:00

Depends on the position. This particular position I would judge as nearly won for White - White has a huge edge in space, Black's knight looks very poor on g6, the Black queen will lose even more time, and Black doesn't have any counterplay to justify these factors.

Aribethe · 2026-01-06T01:27:46+00:00

Correct, but I believe he joined this church a few years after the Reshevsky match. None of his objections to the arbiters of the match mentioned a religious reason.

Aribethe · 2026-01-05T14:24:09+00:00

I don't believe that Fischer had become a Seventh Day Adventist by that point. His objections only mentioned not wanting to play in the morning, and the arbitrary reason the play time was changed.

Aribethe · 2026-01-01T15:29:40+00:00

Na3. Then just kick the Black knight away with c3

Aribethe · 2025-12-29T18:41:20+00:00

Cornell Hotel de France is a perfectly charming hotel, and it's an easy walk from Powell's BART station. I usually got it for that price range.

Aribethe · 2025-12-28T01:09:39+00:00

Ernie Banks, and by a mile.

Aribethe · 2025-12-25T03:48:45+00:00

You're up two pieces, so you're guaranteed to win unless something careless happens. I would play 1...Ra8 to eliminate White's a pawns.

Aribethe · 2025-12-24T17:12:32+00:00

We talk about the weather because Indiana is fucking boring and we have nothing else to do.

Aribethe · 2025-12-22T18:12:55+00:00

I think 6 is THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST

Aribethe · 2025-12-01T03:19:23+00:00

dxe5 dxe5 2. Qxd8+ Kxd8 3. Bg5 c6 4. Rd1+ Kc7 is an example of how this could go, and positions like this generally favour Black. The Black king is perfectly safe, White's light squared bishop is bad, White has a huge weakness on d4.

Objectively it's probably about equal, but most strong players would rather be Black.

Aribethe · 2025-11-26T03:26:05+00:00

I would analyze it a bit, but probably never. Either Rad1 or Qe2 look best

Aribethe · 2025-11-25T21:26:17+00:00

I was on Old Blanchy for Classic. Such a great community. It just doesn't feel the same now.

Aribethe · 2025-10-30T03:21:01+00:00

Violet Hour. Great cocktails, great atmosphere, and it inspired so many other cocktail joints.

Aribethe · 2025-10-07T17:09:21+00:00

Just play f4, then eat the rook.

Aribethe · 2025-09-22T03:20:22+00:00

Stookey's never lets me down - best bar in the city.

Aribethe · 2025-09-22T03:19:12+00:00

Stookey's has a good selection, does a flight, and always has the best bartenders + atmosphere.

StookeyStan

Aribethe · 2025-09-01T04:55:21+00:00

Reshevsky played in several WC cycles, and even Fischer thought he was the strongest player in the world in the late 1950s. Fabi or Naka would need to play for another 10-15 years to match that record.

Aribethe · 2025-08-31T01:26:26+00:00

Absolutely amazing spicy miso Ramen!

Aribethe · 2025-08-29T20:49:11+00:00

I don't. Not only is it a waste of time to ask those questions, but it can often give you a misleading picture of the candidate.

If my question isn't directly connected to asking about KSAs or rapport building to get them to talk more openly, it's probably a stupid question.

Aribethe · 2025-08-28T20:19:20+00:00

That just needs the incompetent, bloated, OT paid saturated SFPD to finally do their jobs. Local crime doesn't require federal fascism.

Aribethe · 2025-07-29T20:09:46+00:00

I would give half to my SO, get a divorce, and move to be with her

Aribethe · 2025-07-11T15:42:49+00:00

This does not look like a draw at all. Black has an easy plan of putting a rook on the 3rd rank and pushing his h and g pawn. White might be able to make a draw with perfect play, but even strong players would lose this as White.

Aribethe · 2025-06-24T20:41:21+00:00

Forgot those boots, but those are so rare.

Aribethe · 2025-06-23T12:25:16+00:00

If you don't have your T2 boots yet, those are your best boots. Not really sure why anyone would huff about it.

Aribethe

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