Out of Step
I can't keep up/I can't keep up/I can't keep up.
Out of step with the world.
~ Minor Threat
I am a geezer. I like a bunch of the old punk, I like some of the new punk, and I like to talk about the punk I like. I am probably too old for tumblr, so kiss my ass if you can't take a joke.
The prize fund is a cool $2.55 million, with the winner receiving $1.53 million (60%), the loser $1.02 million (40%).
The official match website will have coverage and commentary in Russian and English. The English language commentator will be Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, editor in chief of New in Chess, who will be joined by Nigel Short (on 11–12 May), Jan Timman (14–15 May), Joel Lautier (17 May), Peter Svidler (18, 23–24 and 28 May), Peter Leko (20–21 May), and Vladimir Kramnik (26 May).
The Zurich Chess Club announces a six-game chess match between Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) and Levon Aronian (Armenia) from 21 to 28 April 2012. The numbers 2 and 3 of the World ranking will meet in the time-honored Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville at Paradeplatz, the venue of many a famous chess event in the past.
Not my best game at all, but it was fun to take down a well-rated player on a day when I have not been playing my best. Remember kids: keep your hands off the pawns in protecting your king! http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=247243615
I started this tournament game with this asshole on November 1 and he has dragged it out for two months. After he moves RxB on g2 (forced) I will play RxB on a1 and win his queen for a rook. Ha! But he will still drag this out for another two months I bet. Fucker.
After less than a year of co-operation, and barely six weeks since it was officially confirmed, Hikaru Nakamura is parting company with part-time trainer Garry Kasparov.
![My first draw against a master in years! Sweet!
http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=49616985
[Event “Let’s Play!”] [Site “Chess.com”] [Date “2012.01.13”] [White “johnpseudonym”] [Black “checkm8r”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [WhiteElo “1889”] [BlackElo “2270”] [TimeControl “1 in 3 days”] [Termination “Game drawn by agreement”] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 Bc5 6.e3 Ngxe5 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O d6 10.Nd2 Rb8 11.a3 a6 12.b4 Ba7 13.Qc2 Qf6 14.Bb2 Bf5 15.Qb3 Qg6 16.Nf3 Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 Rfe8 18.Rac1 Be4 19.Bxe4 Qxe4 20.Rfd1 Re6 21.Qd3 Qf3 22.c5 dxc5 23.bxc5 Qc6 24.Qf5 Rbe8 25.Rd5 Qb5 26.Ba1 Qa4 27.Qd3 Qc6 1/2-1/2](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0bqm6tSMD1qboomjo1_400.png)
