Well, it's been about a year since I innocently praised Zhang Zhong's
play in the Corus B tournament, leading to a very long and occasionally
interesting thread concerning his name, and nice manners regarding its
use. Allow me to begin afresh.

First, though the tourney is only 3 games old, Zhang is playing very
well. His three draws have been "fighting draws" with his more famous
opponents having to struggle to hold the balance. Last year's result
appears to reflect his talent.

Second, the official Corus site refers to this player as Zhong, Z.

(sigh)

Here we go again.

John

John Macnab wrote:

Well, it's been about a year since I innocently praised Zhang Zhong's
play in the Corus B tournament, leading to a very long and occasionally
interesting thread concerning his name, and nice manners regarding its
use. Allow me to begin afresh.

First, though the tourney is only 3 games old, Zhang is playing very
well. His three draws have been "fighting draws" with his more famous
opponents having to struggle to hold the balance. Last year's result
appears to reflect his talent.

Second, the official Corus site refers to this player as Zhong, Z.

(sigh)

Here we go again.

John

Nah! with any luck, we go nowhere. You Macnab, are a complete waste of
space. Anyone ever tell you these home truths to your stupid face
Macnab?..

John Macnab wrote in message
news:oN1Nb.83978$X%5.18170@pd7tw2no...
Well, it's been about a year since I innocently praised Zhang Zhong's
play in the Corus B tournament, leading to a very long and occasionally
interesting thread concerning his name, and nice manners regarding its
use. Allow me to begin afresh.

Dear Mr. Macnab,

As you might know, 'nice manners' should not be taken for granted in
many threads here.

First, though the tourney is only 3 games old, Zhang is playing very well.
His three draws have been "fighting draws" with his more famous opponents
having to struggle to hold the balance.
Last year's result appears to reflect his talent.

Second, the official Corus site refers to this player as Zhong, Z.

'I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance.
Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.'
--Oscar Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest)

(sigh) Here we go again.

"Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose."

--Nick

Nick wrote:

John Macnab wrote in message
news:oN1Nb.83978$X%5.18170@pd7tw2no...
Well, it's been about a year since I innocently praised Zhang Zhong's
play in the Corus B tournament, leading to a very long and occasionally
interesting thread concerning his name, and nice manners regarding its
use. Allow me to begin afresh.

Dear Mr. Macnab,

As you might know, 'nice manners' should not be taken for granted in
many threads here.

First, though the tourney is only 3 games old, Zhang is playing very well.
His three draws have been "fighting draws" with his more famous opponents
having to struggle to hold the balance.
Last year's result appears to reflect his talent.

Second, the official Corus site refers to this player as Zhong, Z.

'I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance.
Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.'
--Oscar Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest)

(sigh) Here we go again.

"Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose."

--Nick

Y'know, it's interesting to me you lovingly quote the words of a
convicted Irish faggot! plus de poftah! plus de poofer!..

michael adams wrote in
message ...
Nick wrote:
John Macnab wrote in message
news:oN1Nb.83978$X%5.18170@pd7tw2no...
Well, it's been about a year since I innocently praised Zhang Zhong's
play in the Corus B tournament, leading to a very long and occasionally
interesting thread concerning his name, and nice manners regarding its
use. Allow me to begin afresh.

Dear Mr. Macnab,
As you might know, 'nice manners' should not be taken for granted in
many threads here.

First, though the tourney is only 3 games old, Zhang is playing very well.
His three draws have been "fighting draws" with his more famous opponents
having to struggle to hold the balance.
Last year's result appears to reflect his talent.

Second, the official Corus site refers to this player as Zhong, Z.

'I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance.
Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.'
--Oscar Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest)

(sigh) Here we go again.

"Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose."

Y'know, it's interesting to me you lovingly quote the words of a
convicted Irish faggot! plus de poftah! plus de poofer!..

"(Michael Adams) seems a 'reasonably literate reader' to me."
--Mike Murray (13 January 2004)

Actually, in Oscar Wilde's play, 'The Importance of Being Earnest',
those lines are spoken by the character of Lady Bracknell, a
(presumably heterosexual) Englishwoman without a known criminal record,
apart from belonging to the Victorian ruling classes. :-)

--Nick

After playing well and drawing three games, Zhang lost to a smooth
performance by Adams. He recovered for another strong draw (Bareev, I
think) but seemed to be expending a lot of energy and not getting full
reward. Then came the big test: Kramnik and Anand.

Well, let's see, he played well against Kramnik who had to work very
hard to win a lovely endgame. Zugzwang as only the finest players can
force! This seems to have taken the wind out of Zhang's sails, as Anand
gave him a serious whipping on Sunday. Have you ever seen so many
useless pieces? Frightful.

It really shows the difference between the A and the B group.

I am unable to post the pgn from here, but take a look at www.coruschess.com

John

John Macnab wrote in message news:OiAOb.162781$X%5.128703@pd7tw2no...
After playing well and drawing three games, Zhang lost to a smooth
performance by Adams. He recovered for another strong draw (Bareev, I
think) but seemed to be expending a lot of energy and not getting full
reward. Then came the big test: Kramnik and Anand.

Well, let's see, he played well against Kramnik who had to work very
hard to win a lovely endgame. Zugzwang as only the finest players can
force!

I remain to be convinced that he actually *forced* zugzwang....

This seems to have taken the wind out of Zhang's sails, as Anand
gave him a serious whipping on Sunday. Have you ever seen so many
useless pieces? Frightful.


You may remember Anand's light-squared bishop after 41.f6 in the
following game:



Sasikiran,K (2670) - Anand,V (2755) [A07]
FIDE World Cup Gp C Hyderabad IND (2), 11.10.2002

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.0-0 Bg4 5.d3 Nbd7 6.Nbd2 e6 7.b3 Bc5
8.Bb2 0-0 9.a3 a5 10.e4 b5 11.Qe1 Ne8 12.h3 Bh5 13.Kh1 Nc7 14.c4 dxc4
15.d4 Be7 16.bxc4 b4 17.Qe3 Na6 18.Rfc1 e5 19.g4 Bg6 20.dxe5 Re8
21.Nb3 Nac5 22.axb4 Nxb3 23.Qxb3 Bxb4 24.Qe3 h5 25.g5 Bc5 26.Bd4 Qe7
27.Rd1 a4 28.e6 Bxd4 29.Nxd4 Nf8 30.f4 Nxe6 31.f5 Nxd4 32.Qxd4 Bh7
33.h4 Red8 34.Rxa4 Rab8 35.Qa1 Rxd1+ 36.Qxd1 Qe5 37.Rb4 Ra8 38.Ra4 Rb8
39.Ra3 Qf4 40.Qe1 g6 41.f6 Kh8 42.Qg3 Qc1+ 43.Kh2 Rb1 44.Qd6 Bg8
45.Kh3 Rb8 46.Rg3 Qb2 47.c5 Rb3 48.Rxb3 Qxb3+ 49.Kh2 Qe3 50.Qf8 Qf4+
51.Kg1 Qe3+ 52.Kf1 Qd3+ 53.Kf2 1-0

1r4k1/5p1b/2p2Pp1/6Pp/2P1Pq1P/R7/6B1/4Q2K b - - 0 41
wKh1,Qe1,Bg2,Ra3,Pc4,e4,f6,g5,h4/bKg8,Qf4,Bh7,Rb8,Pc6,f7,g6,h5


It really shows the difference between the A and the B group.

I am unable to post the pgn from here, but take a look at www.coruschess.com

John

Mark

John Macnab wrote:

Well, it's been about a year since I innocently praised Zhang Zhong's
play in the Corus B tournament, leading to a very long and occasionally
interesting thread concerning his name, and nice manners regarding its
use. Allow me to begin afresh.

First, though the tourney is only 3 games old, Zhang is playing very
well. His three draws have been "fighting draws" with his more famous
opponents having to struggle to hold the balance. Last year's result
appears to reflect his talent.

Second, the official Corus site refers to this player as Zhong, Z.

(sigh)

Here we go again.

John
*
Ach! that's nothing. The (ICC) tourney list spell his name -
'*Zhang(GM)' & what about poor '*van_Wely(G...'?. Dear oh dear -
ohh mah gawd, sickening, quite sickening really, tut tut tut..

micky