Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 12:54:06 12/06/03
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On December 06, 2003 at 13:06:03, margolies,marc wrote:
>Bob Durret,
>ramirez should definitely be listed at the FIDE site because he was already an
>FM or IM, please check your facts.
>I would not be listed but I am sure that there are other Margolies who may be
>listed, including the author of 'Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.'
http://www.fide.com/ratings/index.phtml
Sounds good to me. : )
Bob D.
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>On December 06, 2003 at 09:01:28, Bob Durrett wrote:
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>>On December 06, 2003 at 02:28:08, margolies,marc wrote:
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>>>I wouldn't hype Ramirez too much. Last time I played him was when he was nine
>>>years old. in the under 1800 section of the world openin Philadelphia. There was
>>>always a stuffed animal in a loud color next to the kid to distract the
>>>opponent-- a parrot(presumably to find him in the chess hall faster). I used to
>>>refer to him among friends as 'parrot boy.'The family had then lived in Miami.
>>>They recieved a USCF travel allowance for some tournaments as he was a strong
>>>boy in his age group. I had heard a rumor about the time they 'disappeared' from
>>>the American scene (later he got sponsorship in Costa Rica) that the family had
>>>recieved over 1200 US dollars to show up at some foreign international event
>>>which they did not attend.
>>>He's a smart kid though and I cannot blame him for his parent's actions.
>>>Bear in mind that Zonal tournaments in Central America are weaker than ours, so
>>>it is easier for Ramirez to get the necessary norms to advance in his zone than
>>>say young Nakamura did.
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>>>On December 05, 2003 at 23:40:50, Mike Byrne wrote:
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>>>>ALso, first ever from Cental America and currently the second youngest in the
>>>>World -- well done Alejandro!
>>>>
>>>>The 9th game probably clinched the GM title. GM Alekseev refused the draw by
>>>>repetition and with 54. Ka4 and subsequently lost the game with the move 56. Kb3
>>>>being the clunker. White clearly has the advantage at with 31. Rc7 - but then
>>>>played less than accurate for the several moves beginning with 34.Kc3 and lost
>>>>the initiative.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1349
>>>>
>>>>[Event "Santo Domingo Open"]
>>>>[Site "Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic"]
>>>>[Date "2003.12.04"]
>>>>[Round "9"]
>>>>[White "Alekseev(GM)"]
>>>>[Black "Ramirez(IM)"]
>>>>[Result "0-1"]
>>>>[WhiteElo "2613"]
>>>>[BlackElo "2483"]
>>>>[Opening "Sicilian: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)"]
>>>>[ECO "B31"]
>>>>[NIC "SI.31"]
>>>>[Time "17:52:55"]
>>>>[TimeControl "5400+30"]
>>>>
>>>>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qa4 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8.
>>>>cxd4 d6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qxc6 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. Re1 Qb7 14.
>>>>Qb3 Qxb3 15. Nxb3 Rc2 16. h3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rfc8 18. Rb1 Nd7 19. Bg5 Kf8 20.
>>>>Rec1 Nb6 21. Kf1 a5 22. Be3 a4 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. Na1 Rc8 25. Ke2 Ke8 26. Kd3
>>>>Kd7 27. Rc1 Rb8 28. Nc2 d5 29. Nb4 e6 30. Na6 Ra8 31. Rc7+ Ke8 32. Nc5 Bf8
>>>>33. Bf4 Be7 34. Kc3 h5 35. Rb7 Nc4 36. Rb8+ Rxb8 37. Bxb8 Bxc5 38. dxc5 Kd7
>>>>39. exd5 exd5 40. f4 Kc6 41. Bd6 Kb5 42. b3 axb3 43. axb3 Na5 44. Kd4 Kc6
>>>>45. b4 Nb3+ 46. Ke5 d4 47. Ke4 f5+ 48. Kd3 Kd5 49. Be5 Nc1+ 50. Kc2 Na2 51.
>>>>Kb3 Nc1+ 52. Kc2 Na2 53. Kb3 Nc1+ 54. Ka4 Nd3 55. Bf6 Nxf2 56. Kb3 Nxh3 57.
>>>>Be5 h4 58. Bf6 Nxf4 59. Bxh4 Ne6 60. Kc2 g5 61. Bf2 f4 62. Kd3 g4 63. Ke2 g3
>>>>64. Be1 Ke4 65. c6 f3+ 66. Kf1 f2 67. Bxf2 gxf2 {Black wins} 0-1
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>>I went to the FIDE website and discovered that neither Ramirez nor Margolies
>>were in the rating list. : (
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>>It is encouraging to see that someone could reach GM level, FIDE 2500, within
>>fifteen years. Does this mean that I could start at 64 and become a GM by age
>>79? Maybe I'll become a computer-killer as well! Watch out, Fritz, here I
>>come! : )
>>
>>Bob D.
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