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QFTCIMI515 Game 6, Rounds 4,6: HBO, chess
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Mark Brader
Apr 29, 2015, 4:26:26 AM4/29/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
* Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
second-strongest?
2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
What is this move called?
3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
either descriptive or algebraic notation.
5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
match in Reykjavik?
8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
presidential race in 2007?
Please decode the rot13 for the last two questions only after you
have finished with #1-8.
9. C-DO4 be p5 vf gur zbfg cbchyne naq ntterffvir erfcbafr gb
Juvgr'f bcravat C-X4 be r4. Jung vf guvf qrsrapr? Uvag:
fbzr znl svaq gur fbhaq bs gur anzr guerngravat.
10. Anzr gur bccbarag gung orng Tneel Xnfcnebi 3½-2½ va n
jryy-choyvpvmrq 1997 erzngpu.
--
Mark Brader | "On our campus the UNIX system has proved to be not
Toronto | only an effective software tool, but an agent of
m...@vex.net | technical and social change within the University."
| -- John Lions, 1979
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
* Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
second-strongest?
2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
What is this move called?
3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
either descriptive or algebraic notation.
5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
match in Reykjavik?
8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
presidential race in 2007?
Please decode the rot13 for the last two questions only after you
have finished with #1-8.
9. C-DO4 be p5 vf gur zbfg cbchyne naq ntterffvir erfcbafr gb
Juvgr'f bcravat C-X4 be r4. Jung vf guvf qrsrapr? Uvag:
fbzr znl svaq gur fbhaq bs gur anzr guerngravat.
10. Anzr gur bccbarag gung orng Tneel Xnfcnebi 3½-2½ va n
jryy-choyvpvmrq 1997 erzngpu.
--
Mark Brader | "On our campus the UNIX system has proved to be not
Toronto | only an effective software tool, but an agent of
m...@vex.net | technical and social change within the University."
| -- John Lions, 1979
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Apr 29, 2015, 9:51:40 AM4/29/15
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> 2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
True Detective
> 3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
> 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
> 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
> 7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
he was blindfolded
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
> 10. Anzr gur bccbarag gung orng Tneel Xnfcnebi 3?-2? va n
> jryy-choyvpvmrq 1997 erzngpu.
Deep Blue
--
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 29, 2015, 10:11:37 AM4/29/15
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In article <vLadnQnHeMwsCN3I...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
True Detective
> 3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
Boardwalk Empire
> 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
The Wire
> 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
Deadwood
> 6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
Six Feet Under
> For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
>
> 7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
Entourage
> 8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
> 9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
> 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
rook
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
castling
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
stalemate
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
e4
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
gambit
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
he was blindfolded
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
Boris Spassky
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
>
> 9. P-QB4 or c5 is the most popular and aggressive response to
> White's opening P-K4 or e4. What is this defence? Hint:
> some may find the sound of the name threatening.
Sicilian
> 10. Name the opponent that beat Garry Kasparov 3?-2? in a
> well-publicized 1997 rematch.
Deep Blue (and now I remember the answer to #8)
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
> 1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
Band of Brothers
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
> 1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
> 2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
> 3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
> 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
> 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
> 6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
> For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
>
> 7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
> 8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
> 9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
> 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
>
> White's opening P-K4 or e4. What is this defence? Hint:
> some may find the sound of the name threatening.
Sicilian
> 10. Name the opponent that beat Garry Kasparov 3?-2? in a
> well-publicized 1997 rematch.
Deep Blue (and now I remember the answer to #8)
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Peter Smyth
Apr 29, 2015, 1:12:13 PM4/29/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
> 1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
Band of Brothers
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
> 1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
> 2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
True Detective
> 3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
Boardwalk Empire
> 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
The Wire
> 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
Deadwood
> 6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
Six Feet Under
>
> For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
>
> 7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
> 8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
True Blood
> For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
>
> 7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
> 8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
> 9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
Curb Your Enthusiasm
> 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
Little Britain USA
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
Define strongest. I assume rook is the answer you are looking for.
>
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
Castling
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
Stalemate
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
1.e4
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
Gambit
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
He played blindfold.
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
Boris Spassky
> match in Reykjavik?
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
Gary Kasparov
> presidential race in 2007?
> Please decode the rot13 for the last two questions only after you
> have finished with #1-8.
>
> have finished with #1-8.
>
> 9. P-QB4 or c5 is the most popular and aggressive response to
> White's opening P-K4 or e4. What is this defence? Hint:
> some may find the sound of the name threatening.
Sicilian Defence
> White's opening P-K4 or e4. What is this defence? Hint:
> some may find the sound of the name threatening.
> 10. Name the opponent that beat Garry Kasparov 3½-2½ in a
> well-publicized 1997 rematch.
Deep Blue
Peter Smyth
Deep Blue
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 29, 2015, 3:55:38 PM4/29/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
Rook
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
> 9. C-DO4 be p5 vf gur zbfg cbchyne naq ntterffvir erfcbafr gb
> Juvgr'f bcravat C-X4 be r4. Jung vf guvf qrsrapr? Uvag:
> fbzr znl svaq gur fbhaq bs gur anzr guerngravat.
> 10. Anzr gur bccbarag gung orng Tneel Xnfcnebi 3½-2½ va n
> jryy-choyvpvmrq 1997 erzngpu.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Björn Lundin
Apr 29, 2015, 5:26:55 PM4/29/15
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On 2015-04-29 10:26, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
>
>
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
Tower
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
>
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
>
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
>
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
>
>
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
>
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
>
> Please decode the rot13 for the last two questions only after you
> have finished with #1-8.
>
> 9. C-DO4 be p5 vf gur zbfg cbchyne naq ntterffvir erfcbafr gb
> Juvgr'f bcravat C-X4 be r4. Jung vf guvf qrsrapr? Uvag:
> fbzr znl svaq gur fbhaq bs gur anzr guerngravat.
>
> 10. Anzr gur bccbarag gung orng Tneel Xnfcnebi 3½-2½ va n
> jryy-choyvpvmrq 1997 erzngpu.
--
--
Björn
Calvin
Apr 29, 2015, 6:55:43 PM4/29/15
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On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 6:26:26 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
> 1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
Homeland, House of Cards
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
> 1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
> 2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
> 3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
> 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
> 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
> 6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
>
> For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
>
> 7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
> 8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
> 9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
> 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
> Please decode the rot13 for the last two questions only after you
> have finished with #1-8.
>
> 9. C-DO4 be p5 vf gur zbfg cbchyne naq ntterffvir erfcbafr gb
> Juvgr'f bcravat C-X4 be r4. Jung vf guvf qrsrapr? Uvag:
> fbzr znl svaq gur fbhaq bs gur anzr guerngravat.
> 10. Anzr gur bccbarag gung orng Tneel Xnfcnebi 3½-2½ va n
> jryy-choyvpvmrq 1997 erzngpu.
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer
Apr 29, 2015, 8:37:21 PM4/29/15
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:vLadnQnHeMwsCN3InZ2dnUU7-K-
dn...@vex.net:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
> 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
"The Wire"
> 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
"Deadwood"
> 6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
"Six Feet Under"
> For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
>
> 9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
"Flight of the Conchords"
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
rook
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
castling
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
d4; e4
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
gambit; sacrifice
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
he was blindfolded
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
Spassky
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
Garry Kasparov
> 10. Anzr gur bccbarag gung orng Tneel Xnfcnebi 3½-2½ va n
> jryy-choyvpvmrq 1997 erzngpu.
Karpov
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
dn...@vex.net:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
> 3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
"Boardwalk Empire"
> 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
> 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
> 6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
> For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
>
> 8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
"True Blood"
> 9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
> 10. Anzr gur bccbarag gung orng Tneel Xnfcnebi 3½-2½ va n
> jryy-choyvpvmrq 1997 erzngpu.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Mark Brader
Apr 30, 2015, 12:23:13 AM4/30/15
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Erland Sommarskog:
> He was blind/blindfolded
I will score this as two answers: he was blind, he was blindfolded.
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> He was blind/blindfolded
I will score this as two answers: he was blind, he was blindfolded.
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Dan Tilque
Apr 30, 2015, 3:34:24 AM4/30/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
Pass
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
> 1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
> 2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
> 3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
> 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
> 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
> 6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
>
> For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
>
> 7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
> 8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
> 9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
> 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
>
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
>
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
>
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
>
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
>
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
>
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
>
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
>
> Please decode the rot13 for the last two questions only after you
> have finished with #1-8.
>
> 9. C-DO4 be p5 vf gur zbfg cbchyne naq ntterffvir erfcbafr gb
> Juvgr'f bcravat C-X4 be r4. Jung vf guvf qrsrapr? Uvag:
> fbzr znl svaq gur fbhaq bs gur anzr guerngravat.
>
> 10. Anzr gur bccbarag gung orng Tneel Xnfcnebi 3½-2½ va n
> jryy-choyvpvmrq 1997 erzngpu.
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 30, 2015, 6:49:52 AM4/30/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> He was blind/blindfolded
>
> I will score this as two answers: he was blind, he was blindfolded.
Fair enough.
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> He was blind/blindfolded
>
> I will score this as two answers: he was blind, he was blindfolded.
I should just have answered "He did not see the chess pieces", without
going into the specifics. :-)
Pete
Apr 30, 2015, 11:58:03 PM4/30/15
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>
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
>
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
>
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
>
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
>
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
>
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
>
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
>
> Please decode the rot13 for the last two questions only after you
> have finished with #1-8.
>
> 9. C-DO4 be p5 vf gur zbfg cbchyne naq ntterffvir erfcbafr gb
> Juvgr'f bcravat C-X4 be r4. Jung vf guvf qrsrapr? Uvag:
> fbzr znl svaq gur fbhaq bs gur anzr guerngravat.
>
> 10. Anzr gur bccbarag gung orng Tneel Xnfcnebi 3½-2½ va n
> jryy-choyvpvmrq 1997 erzngpu.
>
>
Rob Parker
May 1, 2015, 9:13:41 AM5/1/15
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> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
>
> 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
Little England
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
>
> 9. C-DO4 be p5 vf gur zbfg cbchyne naq ntterffvir erfcbafr gb
> Juvgr'f bcravat C-X4 be r4. Jung vf guvf qrsrapr? Uvag:
> fbzr znl svaq gur fbhaq bs gur anzr guerngravat.
Sicilian Defence
> Juvgr'f bcravat C-X4 be r4. Jung vf guvf qrsrapr? Uvag:
> fbzr znl svaq gur fbhaq bs gur anzr guerngravat.
> 10. Anzr gur bccbarag gung orng Tneel Xnfcnebi 3½-2½ va n
> jryy-choyvpvmrq 1997 erzngpu.
Rob
swp
May 1, 2015, 11:46:54 PM5/1/15
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On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 4:26:26 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
>
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
>
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
>
> 1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
> 2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
> 3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
> 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
> 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
> 6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
> For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
>
> 7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
> 8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
> 9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
> 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
>
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
> Please decode the rot13 for the last two questions only after you
> have finished with #1-8.
>
> 9. P-QB4 or c5 is the most popular and aggressive response to
> White's opening P-K4 or e4. What is this defence? Hint:
> some may find the sound of the name threatening.
dutch defense
> White's opening P-K4 or e4. What is this defence? Hint:
> some may find the sound of the name threatening.
> 10. Name the opponent that beat Garry Kasparov 3½-2½ in a
> well-publicized 1997 rematch.
swp
Mark Brader
May 2, 2015, 1:52:57 PM5/2/15
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Mark Brader:
> 2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
"True Detective" (2014-). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, and Stephen.
> 3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
"Boardwalk Empire" (2010-14). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Calvin,
Joshua, and Stephen.
> 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
"The Wire" (2002-08). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Joshua,
and Stephen.
> 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
"Deadwood" (2004-06). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Calvin, Joshua,
and Stephen.
> 6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
"Six Feet Under" (2001-05). 4 for Marc, Peter, Joshua, and Stephen.
> For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
> 7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
"Entourage" (2004-11). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Stephen.
> 8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
"True Blood" (2008-14). 4 for Peter, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
"Flight of the Conchords" (2007-09). 4 for Joshua.
> 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
"Little Britain" (2003-06). 4 for Calvin. 3 for Peter.
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
Rook. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin,
Joshua, Rob, and Stephen.
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
Castling. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua,
Rob, and Stephen. 3 for Erland and Björn.
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
Stalemate. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Björn, Calvin,
Rob, and Stephen. 3 for Erland.
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
P-K4 or e4. I did not accept a description in words. 4 for Marc,
Peter, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Rob, and Stephen. 2 for Joshua.
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
Gambit. I did not accept "sacrifice", a term which is not limited to
openings and appeared in the question. 4 for Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque,
Erland, Calvin, and Rob. 3 for Joshua.
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
He was playing blindfolded. (Giggles *and* full points for
"blinkfolded".) 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Pete,
Rob, and Stephen. 2 for Erland.
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
Boris Spassky. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, Erland,
Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Rob, and Stephen.
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
Garry Kasparov. 4 for Peter, Erland, Björn, Calvin, Joshua, Pete,
and Stephen.
> 9. P-QB4 or c5 is the most popular and aggressive response to
> White's opening P-K4 or e4. What is this defence? Hint:
> some may find the sound of the name threatening.
Sicilian Defense. 4 for Marc, Peter, Erland, Calvin, and Rob.
> 10. Name the opponent that beat Garry Kasparov 3½-2½ in a
> well-publicized 1997 rematch.
Deep Blue. (An IBM computer.) 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter,
Dan Tilque, Björn, Calvin, Rob, and Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 128
Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 124
Peter Smyth 28 24 31 40 123
Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 113
Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 96
Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 84
"Calvin" 14 14 12 40 80
Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 80
Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 63
Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- 46
Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 40
Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 31
Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- 16
--
Mark Brader | "Do I look stupid?"
Toronto | "Yes, actually, a little. It's one of your
m...@vex.net | greatest professional assets."
| -- Spider Robinson, "Lady Slings the Booze"
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
> 1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
"Band of Brothers" (2001). 4 for Marc, Peter, and Stephen.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Entertainment - HBO TV Series
> The HBO network has been responsible for some of the best
> television of the past decade and a half. We'll give you two
> names and sometimes the genre, and in each case you name the show.
> For questions #1-6, the names we give you are characters on the show:
> 1. Lieutenants Richard Winters and Lewis Nixon.
> 2. Officers Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
> 3. Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, Chalky White (historical drama).
Joshua, and Stephen.
> 4. Omar Little, Detective William "Bunk" Moreland (crime drama).
and Stephen.
> 5. Al Swearengen, Doc Cochran (historical drama).
and Stephen.
> 6. Nate Fisher, Brenda Chenowith (family drama).
> For #7-10, we give you two cast members:
> 7. Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier.
> 8. Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin.
> 9. Jermaine Clement, Bret McKenzie (comedy).
> 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Leisure - Chess
> 1. The queen is the strongest of the pieces. Which is the
> second-strongest?
Joshua, Rob, and Stephen.
> 2. It is common in the first dozen moves for the king and rook to
> cross each other on the first rank in order to protect the king.
> What is this move called?
Rob, and Stephen. 3 for Erland and Björn.
> 3. The game can be drawn in a few ways. What circumstance applies
> if a player's only possible move would expose the king to check?
Rob, and Stephen. 3 for Erland.
> 4. What is the most popular opening move for White? Answer in
> either descriptive or algebraic notation.
Peter, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Rob, and Stephen. 2 for Joshua.
> 5. What name is given to an opening in which a player sacrifices
> material early in order to gain a positional advantage?
openings and appeared in the question. 4 for Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque,
Erland, Calvin, and Rob. 3 for Joshua.
> 6. The Polish-born Argentinian Miguel Najdorf played 45 opponents
> simultaneously in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins,
> 4 draws, and 2 losses. What made this even more impressive?
"blinkfolded".) 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Calvin, Joshua, Pete,
Rob, and Stephen. 2 for Erland.
> 7. Who did Bobby Fischer defeat in the 1972 World Championship
> match in Reykjavik?
Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Rob, and Stephen.
> 8. Which former world chess champion entered the Russian
> presidential race in 2007?
and Stephen.
> 9. P-QB4 or c5 is the most popular and aggressive response to
> White's opening P-K4 or e4. What is this defence? Hint:
> some may find the sound of the name threatening.
> 10. Name the opponent that beat Garry Kasparov 3½-2½ in a
> well-publicized 1997 rematch.
Dan Tilque, Björn, Calvin, Rob, and Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 128
Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 124
Peter Smyth 28 24 31 40 123
Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 113
Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 96
Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 84
"Calvin" 14 14 12 40 80
Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 80
Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 63
Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- 46
Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 40
Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 31
Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- 16
--
Mark Brader | "Do I look stupid?"
Toronto | "Yes, actually, a little. It's one of your
m...@vex.net | greatest professional assets."
| -- Spider Robinson, "Lady Slings the Booze"
Peter Smyth
May 2, 2015, 3:54:58 PM5/2/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
> > 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
>
> "Little Britain" (2003-06). 4 for Calvin. 3 for Peter.
Objection - "Little Britain" was produced by the BBC and had nothing to
> > 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
>
> "Little Britain" (2003-06). 4 for Calvin. 3 for Peter.
do with HBO. HBO were only involved in the sequel "Little Britain USA".
Peter Smyth
Mark Brader
May 2, 2015, 7:04:46 PM5/2/15
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Mark Brader:
For the above, read instead:
"Little Britain USA" (2008). 4 for Peter. 3 for Calvin.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 128
Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 124
Peter Smyth 28 24 32 40 124
Toronto | Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way to
m...@vex.net | indicate successful termination of their C programs."
| -- Robert Firth
>>> 10. Matt Lucas, David Walliams (comedy).
>> "Little Britain" (2003-06). 4 for Calvin. 3 for Peter.
Peter Smyth:
>> "Little Britain" (2003-06). 4 for Calvin. 3 for Peter.
> "Little Britain" was produced by the BBC and had nothing to do with HBO.
> HBO were only involved in the sequel "Little Britain USA".
Correct. Sorry, I assumed MI5 knew what they were talking about.
> HBO were only involved in the sequel "Little Britain USA".
For the above, read instead:
"Little Britain USA" (2008). 4 for Peter. 3 for Calvin.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 128
Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 124
Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 113
Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 96
Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 84
Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 96
Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 84
Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 80
"Calvin" 14 14 11 40 79
Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 63
Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- 46
Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 40
Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 31
Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- 16
--
Mark Brader | "...one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman
Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- 46
Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 40
Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 31
Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- 16
--
Toronto | Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way to
m...@vex.net | indicate successful termination of their C programs."
| -- Robert Firth
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