Re: The Match That Wasn't

STEN DOWD'S PETTINESS

SBD wrote:

>. Alas, his selfmate returned the
> title to the Soviets without a fight.

> That is not a selfmate, it is a helpmate. Doesn't Evans at least know
> how to use chess language properly?

Dr. Dowd's once forged my name on a university website. His criticism
is reminiscent of a cable that Winston Churchill once sent ending a
sentence with "of." When a subordinate reminded him that it was wrong
to end a sentence with a preposition, Churchill replied: "Do you see
the kind of idiocy up which I have to put.=94

SBD wrote:
> On May 2, 8:03 am, "parrthe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <parrthe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >. Alas, his selfmate returned the
> > title to the Soviets without a fight.
>
> That is not a selfmate, it is a helpmate. Doesn't Evans at least know
> how to use chess language properly?