We used to tell that story about ChessT and his haunted house a few years ago.

My end game has often been called a horror show

has anyone heard from chesst or wiz? I always enjoyed playing them.

 
'Rumor has it,' that 'Wiz' is being taught by Michael Jackson, about 'moonwalking' and assorted other, 'morally neutral' odds & ends; In return for 'Wiz' instructing 'MJ,' Re. various aspects of composing classical music; Plus, the technical 'finer points' of linking up the 'Rybka' {world champion} software; So it can play games on some chess- server 'Web' site, {under an 'assumed handle'}, in 'The Great Beyond.'

I haven't heard from CT is a while but I have heard from Wiz. He left caissa over a disagreement with another member, plus he was involved in an auto accident, but he said he'll be coming back soon.
 
pazuzu

I hope he didn't leave it because of me. He didn't like my way of organizing MOT, probably because he was the one doing it before. But I managed to convince him to come to this new site and the first game I lost in corres was when playing him. So I hope he is fine and will be back soon.

Well, I won't lie to you. Here's a copy of the e-mail he sent me.
 
 
I so much appreciate your note! My situation is that I had a vicious rear-ending in Memphis on June 9, 2006 which totaled my Lincoln and knocked my head all the way into a collision with the rear floorboard.
It injured my back and neck, but the horrible damage was done to my right eye, which it knocked out-of-whack. I have since been to five ophthalmologists and had four operations, but everything they have done so far has just made my vision worse. Before the accodemt I had wonderful vision, including exceptional night vision, and my pilot's license. Now I cannot see out of both eyes at the same time and can see hardly at all at night. I can see out of each eye individually, but not out of both together, so I have zero depth perception. The perpetration of the accident has a known $500,000 in insurance, and I have a lawsuit in progress and hopt to get at least that much in damages. If I got 500 billion it would not be enough to compensate for what was done to me.
I can't play over-the-board chess any more, as my contrast is so poor I cannot see the light pieces on the light squares nor the dark pieces on the dark squares. I can still see the light pieces on the dark squares and vice versa so, LOL, maybe I should just play checkers.
Anyway, I can still see to use the computer. I have a special pair of glasses which allow me to see everything on the monitor almost as well as I used to be able to. So I can play chess using the computer monitor OK.

However, my disenchantment with Caissa had nothing to do with my vision problem. When I made a suggestion to Gladiator relative to one of his tournaments, and about how one player should not be allowed to play in all Divisions of an event, he told me, in a post, the HE was running that tournament, and, in effect, to keep out of it. It left a very bad taste in my mouth (and head) and I didn;t fool with Caissa much after that, my feeling being that, when your hobby starts resulting in unpleasantness, get a new hobby!

Warmest personal regards to all who signed this note!

Wiz
 
edit - Wiz sent regards to all those who signed this note but it was signed Don - afrit - pazuzu, which of course is all the same person.
 
pazuzu

I wish to Wizz all the best possible outcome from this delicate health situation and thank Paz and all for writing and contacting him and specially for sharing his answer.
 
About his feelings regarding Glad and the tourneys I know things will level and with the note from him perhaps this will also be in the past.
 
Keep the pawns moving!

A Tale of Two ChessGames
 
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it ws the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going directly to Heaven, we were all going the other way."
 
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this is not good from mee spudtanks for the post kip on

Thanks Power..I really enjoyed both games.

Kingfull - Trencherknight 0-1

Gladiator-bladerunner 1-0

kingsfull - Grim 0-1
 
and, I think, my first victory in this MOT. I'm getting my backside kicked.

Trencherknight- Kingsfull 0-1 I got him back

On a roll
 
Just picked up a win against El Rey which should give us a split . We both held serve as white.

Trencherknight - Grim 0-1
Grim - Trencherknight 0-1
 
Looks like black had the advantage for our style of play.

Enjoyed both of them - thank you.

3 Aug 2009, 23:47:59
Re: Alekhine MOTa blundet agin trencherkinght-power 1-0 well done and checkmate

Thank you Power. I know I miss a lot in correspondence games mainly because I have too many going on at once.