Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 08:23:38 05/04/00
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On May 04, 2000 at 10:54:21, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >On May 04, 2000 at 10:05:11, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: > >>On May 04, 2000 at 09:42:25, Mogens Larsen wrote: >> >>>On May 04, 2000 at 09:08:53, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >>> >>>>Albert and Alfred were cousins. I think that Kasparov referred to Albert. >>>>Incidentally, I read somewhere that Einstein said that Emmanuel Lasker was the >>>>most intelligent man he ever met. >>>> >>>>Enrique >>> >>>I think that Kasparov referred to Albert Einstein not Alfred, but the >>>coincidence is quite amusing. >> >>Well... I make this same mistake sometimes. I guess that if Kasparov meant >>Albert and said Alfred instead, he must know about classical music, which I find >>interesting. >> >>Enrique >> >>> Emmanuel Lasker was a very good mathematician, so >>>I think you're right about the anecdote. >>> >>>Best wishes... >>>Mogens > >I believe that he just made a mistake. I also believe that he does not know >much about classical music. But he knows one hell of a lot about the Grunfeld. >Emanuel Grunfeld, not Edward. Edward's surname was Lasker. Or was it Emanuel >or Berthold? Now I got me confused. Actually, it was not Edward in the first >place. Then it must have been Yehuda. Nope, it was Ernst! Yes, it is >important to be earnest when explaining things. > >*** Djordje Dear Djordje, Oscar Shaw wouldn't have said it more eloquently. This morning I was in a cafe with my wife and a friend of mine, and he addressed her with the name of his girl friend. He must be getting senile. :) Enrique
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