Author: stuart taylor
Date: 01:00:41 02/07/03
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On February 07, 2003 at 03:29:40, Terry McCracken wrote:
>On February 07, 2003 at 03:24:17, Ingo Althofer wrote:
>
>>Dear Amir,
>>
>>thank again for the insightful comments
>>
>>- and don't be bothered by the strange wishes of Mig Greengard!
>>It is your team's good right to keep certain technical details
>>behind the curtains.
>>
>>One more question is inserted below.
>>
>>
>>On February 07, 2003 at 02:23:32, Amir Ban wrote:
>>>[Event "X3D man-machine match"]
>>>[Site "New York City"]
>>>[Date "2003.02.05"]
>>>[Round "5"]
>>>[White "*Kasparov, Garry"]
>>>[Black "*Deep Junior 8"]
>>>[Result "*1/2-1/2"]
>>>
>>>1. d4 Nf6
>>>
>>>{Enough Semi-Slav for this match}
>>>
>>>2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne2 Re8 8. O-O Bd6 9. a3
>>>
>>>{We are out of book here}
>>>
>>>10... c6 10. Qc2 Bxh2+ 11. Kxh2 Ng4+ 12. Kg3
>>>
>>>{All this was surprising, to say the least. Kasparov raised his eyebrows at move
>>>10, but took the bishop without much thought. He played Kg3 derisively, looking
>>
>>What does "derisively" mean? I do not know this word.
>>
>>
>>Ingo.
>
>Main Entry: de·ri·sion
>Pronunciation: di-'ri-zh&n
>Function: noun
>Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin derision-,
>derisio, from Latin deridEre
>Date: 14th century
>1 a : the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt b : a state of being derided
>2 : an object of ridicule or scorn
>
>
>Terry
Derisively= in a belittling and mocking way. (That's my definition). (indeed,
ridiculing, scornful and contemtuos way, describes it more picturefully).
S.Taylor
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