From: johnnymc@news.rio.com (John McMenamin) Here's my entry to this mess:"Skeletons of mice are often to be found in coconuts, for it is easier to get in, slim and greedy, than to get out, appeased but fat."
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There is, of course, a very famous saying from Rueben Fine: "I'd rather have a pawn than a finger." It's often quoted during analysis. One of my favorite sayings, though, came as a response to this. About 40 players were watching an online broadcast of a major match. One of the players was a pawn down, and there was some argument as to how much compensation the other had. One of the masters present quoted Fine, "As Reuben Fine said, "I'd rather have a pawn than a finger." |
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