Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 08:56:14 05/04/00
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On May 04, 2000 at 11:23:38, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >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 Pah, you academics and your literary inferences... What I had in mind was so simple: GM Grunfeld's name was Ernst. Nothing over and above that :-). *** Djordje
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