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William Metcalfe
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Re: come dine with me

Post by William Metcalfe » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:13 am

David Bronstein Gary Kasparof mikael tal and Keith Arkel can you imagine the table talk with those 4 great ranconteurs and on standbye would be Victor Korchnoi
I am speaking here for myself and not the NCCU which i am now president of

William Metcalfe
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Re: come dine with me

Post by William Metcalfe » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:45 pm

thats why Vic is on standbye lol
I am speaking here for myself and not the NCCU which i am now president of

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Sebastian Stone
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Re: come dine with me

Post by Sebastian Stone » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:12 pm

This does not indicate my approval of the show come dine with me.

However, my 4 would be the following.

Victor Korchnoi
Mikhail Tal
Nigel Short
and
Alexander Alekhine
AKA Scott Stone

"Give a man fire and he's warm for a day, set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."

That's Mr Stone to you, f**kface.

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Re: come dine with me

Post by darren webb » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:47 pm

i would invite nimzowitsch and give him tiny portions just for a laugh!


and then keep getting my fags out during the meal.

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Re: come dine with me

Post by James Pratt » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:41 pm

A triptych du Polgars + Ette Stefanova .. :P

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Re: come dine with me

Post by darren webb » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:06 pm

Warren Kingston wrote:Why Nimzowitsch? I know, so you can have a go at him about that daft opening.

Mikhail Tal is popular
i was making reference to the story about him having some sort of complex about portion size and the 'threatening to smoke' story.



joking aside, i really would like to have a meal with him. i find 'my system' witty and interesting and he seems from the stories about him to be a fascinating and unique character.

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Re: come dine with me

Post by Jon D'Souza-Eva » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:08 pm

Nigel Short
Tony Miles
Ivan Cheparinov
Gata Kamsky's father

Conversation probably wouldn't be sparkling, but I think it could be a fun evening all the same.

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Re: come dine with me

Post by darren webb » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:09 pm

Sebastian Stone wrote: Alexander Alekhine
there might be a few uncomfortable silences.

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Re: come dine with me

Post by Sean Hewitt » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:18 pm

Jon D'Souza-Eva wrote:Nigel Short
Tony Miles
Ivan Cheparinov
Gata Kamsky's father

Conversation probably wouldn't be sparkling, but I think it could be a fun evening all the same.
:lol:

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Re: come dine with me

Post by Michael Jones » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:33 pm

Jon D'Souza-Eva wrote:Nigel Short
Tony Miles
Ivan Cheparinov
Gata Kamsky's father

Conversation probably wouldn't be sparkling, but I think it could be a fun evening all the same.
Make sure there's a partition under the table, or Short and Cheparinov would probably spend all evening kicking each other.

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Re: come dine with me

Post by Richard Bates » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:39 pm

Michael Jones wrote:
Jon D'Souza-Eva wrote:Nigel Short
Tony Miles
Ivan Cheparinov
Gata Kamsky's father

Conversation probably wouldn't be sparkling, but I think it could be a fun evening all the same.
Make sure there's a partition under the table, or Short and Cheparinov would probably spend all evening kicking each other.
I can't be sure, but i think you might have missed the underlying reason why the evening would be thought to provide entertainment... :D

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Sebastian Stone
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Re: come dine with me

Post by Sebastian Stone » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:42 pm

darren webb wrote:
Sebastian Stone wrote: Alexander Alekhine
there might be a few uncomfortable silences.
There might? :?
AKA Scott Stone

"Give a man fire and he's warm for a day, set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."

That's Mr Stone to you, f**kface.

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Re: come dine with me

Post by Michael Jones » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:04 pm

Richard Bates wrote:
Michael Jones wrote:
Jon D'Souza-Eva wrote:Nigel Short
Tony Miles
Ivan Cheparinov
Gata Kamsky's father

Conversation probably wouldn't be sparkling, but I think it could be a fun evening all the same.
Make sure there's a partition under the table, or Short and Cheparinov would probably spend all evening kicking each other.
I can't be sure, but i think you might have missed the underlying reason why the evening would be thought to provide entertainment... :D
I just wasn't quite sure that betting on the number of them who'd still be alive by the end of the evening counted as 'entertainment' :)

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Re: come dine with me

Post by Matthew Turner » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:17 pm

Lots and lots of excellent suggestions, but two chessplayers who I'm sure everybody would enjoy having dinner with are John Nunn and Graham Lilley. They both have an eclectic range of interests, so you'd be sure of an interesting conversation.

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Re: come dine with me

Post by darren webb » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:27 pm

Sebastian Stone wrote:
darren webb wrote:
Sebastian Stone wrote: Alexander Alekhine
there might be a few uncomfortable silences.
There might? :?
y'know, the nazi articles might get mentioned.