Author: Lyn Harper
Date: 15:58:53 04/21/02
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On April 21, 2002 at 15:47:34, Christophe Theron wrote: >On April 21, 2002 at 14:40:45, Roy Eassa wrote: > >>On April 21, 2002 at 14:32:21, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On April 21, 2002 at 14:25:12, Martin Andersen wrote: >>> >>>>On April 21, 2002 at 14:12:16, Roy Eassa wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Fide's list of the top 100 players has some interesting attributes: >>>>>> >>>>>>1) 3 of the top 4 players in the world have first names that begin with V. >>>>>> >>>>>>2) 11 of the top 19 players have first names that begin with either the letter A >>>>>>or the letter V. 58% of of the top players are using opnly 7.7% of the >>>>>>alphabet! > If pigs can fly, does that mean that bacon will go up? :-D>>>>> >>>>>>For almost 30 years, at or near the very top were players named Karpov, >>>>>>Korchnoi, Kasparov, Kramnik, and Kamsky. After Fischer "retired", for years and >>>>>>years the top two were Karpov and Korchnoi. Now they are Kasparov and Kramnik. >>>>>>Khalifman and Karpov are in the top 15. So while you are changing your first >>>>>>name to begin with "V" or "A", you might also want to change your last name to >>>>>>begin with "K". >>>>>> >>>>>>;-) >>>> >>>> >>>>Yes, and pigs can fly. >>> >>> >>>How? I'm interested. >>> >> >>Stick 'em in an airplane? > > > >Aha, yes. Naturally. :) > > > > Christophe
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