Comments on: The Passing Of An Icon http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/ Ramblings and ruminations on chess in Milwaukee and SE Wisconsin, the USA and the World Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:52:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: vivekwwe http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-21454 vivekwwe Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:16:52 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-21454 Fischer made me take chess, his loss is void that can never be fullfilled. Rest in Peace Fischer your the greatest chess player ever. Fischer made me take chess, his loss is void that can never be fullfilled. Rest in Peace Fischer your the greatest chess player ever.

]]> By: kaguvkov http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-20141 kaguvkov Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:18:20 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-20141 HI, Would you mind if we exchange links in our chess blogs? I will your link in my blog and also my link in your blog. Just take a visit in my chess blog and inform me if its okay for you. Thank you so much. Regards, Borislav Kaguvkov HI, Would you mind if we exchange links in our chess blogs? I will your link in my blog and also my link in your blog. Just take a visit in my chess blog and inform me if its okay for you. Thank you so much.

Regards,

Borislav Kaguvkov

]]> By: Eric Caban http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-19428 Eric Caban Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:22:22 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-19428 Arlen, Hi my Dad was Fred Cramer from Milwaukee then moved to Mequon. Bobby Fisher came to our house and as i was only a small chess player,use to see bobby eat like a horse. My dad use to take me to the hotel on wisconin ave. Dad worked for northen lights and use the light for the games. Dad is long gone now buy i have lots of pic of him and some of bobby that i would freely send via e-mail. keep up the good work i know Milwaukee can come back to where it all stared. It was so much fun to go see my Dad play at the high schools and play 10 players at a time. we went to cuba and he played there as well i think it was about 1960--1970s I wanted to see Dad play but they made me go to school there. i have lot,s of story to tell others who want to know what it was like being around fred Cramer and bobby fisher. like i use to untie bobby fishers shoes when i would go under the chess tables i did to castro as well. any way i am just so glad chess is still alive and well. Eric Caban Arlen, Hi my Dad was Fred Cramer from Milwaukee then moved to Mequon. Bobby Fisher came to our house and as i was only a small chess player,use to see bobby eat like a horse. My dad use to take me to the hotel on wisconin ave. Dad worked for northen lights and use the light for the games. Dad is long gone now buy i have lots of pic of him and some of bobby that i would freely send via e-mail. keep up the good work i know Milwaukee can come back to where it all stared. It was so much fun to go see my Dad play at the high schools and play 10 players at a time. we went to cuba and he played there as well i think it was about 1960–1970s I wanted to see Dad play but they made me go to school there. i have lot,s of story to tell others who want to know what it was like being around fred Cramer and bobby fisher. like i use to untie bobby fishers shoes when i would go under the chess tables i did to castro as well. any way i am just so glad chess is still alive and well. Eric Caban

]]> By: Wisconsin Chess Players http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-19371 Wisconsin Chess Players Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:37:14 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-19371 Arlen, Any news on the Western Open? Thank you Arlen,

Any news on the Western Open?

Thank you

]]> By: Wisconsin Chess Players http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-18835 Wisconsin Chess Players Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:52:49 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-18835 Hello Arlen, Could you tell us about any chess torunaments that you are organizing for 2008. Thank you WI Chess players Hello Arlen,

Could you tell us about any chess torunaments that you are organizing for 2008.

Thank you

WI Chess players

]]> By: Chris Baumgartner http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-17183 Chris Baumgartner Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:55:09 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-17183 Hi Arlen: I have provided a link to this site from mine. Would you be willing to link me as well? Thanks in advance. Hi Arlen: I have provided a link to this site from mine. Would you be willing to link me as well? Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Ivan W http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-16983 Ivan W Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:06:50 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16983 Looks like you have a pretty strong church team. Thanks for your time, we now have a team Yes, I will email next time I have a similar question. <a HREF="http://gettingto2000.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Getting to 2000</a> Looks like you have a pretty strong church team.

Thanks for your time, we now have a team

Yes, I will email next time I have a similar question.

Getting to 2000

]]> By: Arlen Walker http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-16973 Arlen Walker Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:59:41 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16973 I had to chuckle when I read this because the idea was brought up at church a few weeks ago that we should field a church team (for which team I'd end up playing fourth board) but we had to drop that idea as most of us ended up too busy to play. I'll ask around, but offhand I can't think of anyone. I wonder why this was a blog comment and not an email? I had to chuckle when I read this because the idea was brought up at church a few weeks ago that we should field a church team (for which team I’d end up playing fourth board) but we had to drop that idea as most of us ended up too busy to play.

I’ll ask around, but offhand I can’t think of anyone.

I wonder why this was a blog comment and not an email?

]]> By: Ivan W http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-16968 Ivan W Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:20:17 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16968 Arlen, Are you intersted in playing in the US Team Tournament? I am trying to put together a 5 person Under 1900 team: Cost $24 Each player sits out one round. (I will sit out round 2) If you are not intersted, let me know of any 1800-2000 rated players that might be. Thanks Ivan Arlen,

Are you intersted in playing in the US Team Tournament?

I am trying to put together a 5 person Under 1900 team:

Cost $24
Each player sits out one round. (I will sit out round 2)

If you are not intersted, let me know of any 1800-2000 rated players that might be.

Thanks

Ivan

]]> By: Arlen Walker http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-16769 Arlen Walker Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:12:09 +0000 http://www.thechessmill.com/2008/01/18/the-passing-of-an-icon/#comment-16769 How am I doing? Marginal, but busier than I have any right to be. Not sure when. Years ago I posted the info on the <a href="http://www.thechessmill.com/tournament-reports/wisconsin-futurity/ rel="nofollow">Wisconsin Futurity</a> to this website, but I think at least one of the Western Opens, and possibly more, was FIDE rated as well. There was at least one 9-round event back when FIDE was more picky about what kind of events they rated. I know the intent was to have it FIDE rated, but don't know if it actually was. That information is waiting for me to have the spare time to research it. At the current rate, that will probably be in 2009. It also depends upon what you mean by "FIDE rated event," because the 1990 FIDE World Youth Festival was FIDE rated as well, but no Wisconsin players played in it. And yes, I do edit comments on this site (I delete them as well, but that doesn't apply to this; I only delete comments filled with spam and egregiously obvious self-promotion.) The rest of your comment had absolutely nothing to do with The Chessmill and should have been taken elsewhere. How am I doing? Marginal, but busier than I have any right to be.

Not sure when. Years ago I posted the info on the Wisconsin Futurity to this website, but I think at least one of the Western Opens, and possibly more, was FIDE rated as well. There was at least one 9-round event back when FIDE was more picky about what kind of events they rated. I know the intent was to have it FIDE rated, but don’t know if it actually was. That information is waiting for me to have the spare time to research it. At the current rate, that will probably be in 2009.

It also depends upon what you mean by “FIDE rated event,” because the 1990 FIDE World Youth Festival was FIDE rated as well, but no Wisconsin players played in it.

And yes, I do edit comments on this site (I delete them as well, but that doesn’t apply to this; I only delete comments filled with spam and egregiously obvious self-promotion.) The rest of your comment had absolutely nothing to do with The Chessmill and should have been taken elsewhere.

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