Baseball players play every day. Pace Nick Burrows, chess is less tiring than baseball.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:12 pmSurprises me players are willing to play again so soon
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Even at this level, most players are quick to accept invitations if the money is right. They may fear that if they decline they won't be invited the next time.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:12 pmSurprises me players are willing to play again so soon
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You only feel exhausted when you lose. You can feel empty after a draw but after a win always great.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:12 pmSurprises me players are willing to play again so soon
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.
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However, you won't be any less tired in the morning for that.
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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Oh yes I will! I sleep really well after a good win and feel like a million dollars the next day. After a bad loss (Kramnik style) I sleep badly and feel like crap the next day.
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.
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I wouldn't plan a professional schedule on that basis.
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It may do Aronian some goodJustinHorton wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:12 pmSurprises me players are willing to play again so soon
Caruana also plays the US Championship 9 days after Grenke and also plays Carlsen at Norway at the end of May
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I do not the answer to this.
" When was the last time a Chess World Title Match was
held when both contestants were unmarried."
Unmarried = never been married.
" When was the last time a Chess World Title Match was
held when both contestants were unmarried."
Unmarried = never been married.
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Lasker-Schlechter 1910? Lasker's marriage to Martha was in 1911 while Schlechter possibly never married.Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:26 amI do not the answer to this.
" When was the last time a Chess World Title Match was
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Kramnik-Topalov?
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Thanks Richard,
Thought Kramnik was married when playing Topalov but it was after the match.
Was asked if I thought Caruana could be the next great American hero alongside Morphy and Fischer.
I replied without thinking (that is a gift I have) he's young and unmarried....
...That got me thinking about the last bachelor match.
Thought Kramnik was married when playing Topalov but it was after the match.
Was asked if I thought Caruana could be the next great American hero alongside Morphy and Fischer.
I replied without thinking (that is a gift I have) he's young and unmarried....
...That got me thinking about the last bachelor match.
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Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:38 amThanks Richard,
Thought Kramnik was married when playing Topalov but it was after the match.
Was asked if I thought Caruana could be the next great American hero alongside Morphy and Fischer.
"No-one remembers me! I played the same number of World Championship matches as Fischer and won the same number as Morphy."
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Starting pitchers play, on average, once every 5 days. A relief pitcher might play once every 2.5 days, but maybe only pitch 1 or 2 innings in each appearance rather than 6+. Only 5 players played in all 162 regular season games last season.Chris Wardle wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:22 pmBaseball players play every day. Pace Nick Burrows, chess is less tiring than baseball.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:12 pmSurprises me players are willing to play again so soon
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On a 25-man roster you've got 12 position players and probably your 8th- and 9th-inning guys who need to be prepared to play every day, that's more than half. And the guys who get 4 days off earn it by throwing a baseball really hard 100 timesAlex Holowczak wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:29 pmStarting pitchers play, on average, once every 5 days. A relief pitcher might play once every 2.5 days, but maybe only pitch 1 or 2 innings in each appearance rather than 6+. Only 5 players played in all 162 regular season games last season.Chris Wardle wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:22 pmBaseball players play every day. Pace Nick Burrows, chess is less tiring than baseball.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:12 pmSurprises me players are willing to play again so soon
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