What is your favorite chess piece? And the why? - Page 2

**Zunaid** · #26 May 3, 2013, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeeshan
jai giye zed bhaike jalai...

Dr Zed...there is surely no way you rattled that out from top of your brain.. source/credit koi!... nalish dibo...dibo? dibo naki? :p

I did rattle that from memory. I had read extensively on the history of chess in the mid 80s when I was a serious competitive player in the local Dhaka tournaments.

Look it up - consider that a learning exercise. For example - when did the queen become more powerful (that sped the adoption of chess).

Zeeshan · #27 May 3, 2013, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Zunaid
I did rattle that from memory. I had read extensively on the history of chess in the mid 80s when I was a serious competitive player in the local Dhaka tournaments.

Look it up - consider that a learning exercise. For example - when did the queen become more powerful (that sped the adoption of chess).

Hey Doc, Just curious during those time did you go to British Council/DU/Buet library? One of my concern of coming to Dhaka is lack of material resources and I rely on Neelkhet.

Where is the "stash" in Dhaka of Fountain of Knowledge. And just came back from library with 6 books on chess with one on history!

BC Aunty mode: Zunaid bhai sholpobhashi kintu deklam bhai jokhon kotha bole shobai kintu mon diye shune.

Zeeshan · #28 May 3, 2013, 10:02 PM

@Doc, you received a challenge! (Ego match!)

And here's the answer:

https://www.google.com/search?q=when...client=firefox

zman · #29 May 4, 2013, 05:33 AM

My Q - not the first time I'm pondering this - Does Doc have near Eidetic or Photographic memory?

**Zunaid** · #30 May 4, 2013, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by zman
My Q - not the first time I'm pondering this - Does Doc have near Eidetic or Photographic memory?

Nope. I wish. I do retain well and the size of my cache is large. Well, I used to. It's getting more difficult the older I am getting.

Tigers_eye · #31 May 4, 2013, 07:07 AM

A bit of Bangladesh history not documented. After the liberation, around 72/73 a Russian chess contingent came to newly independent Bangladesh. Among them there was a GRAND Master. And he could not win against a girl (woman) named Asma Alam. (Sohel bhai, can you guess who this "Alam" is?) She was in her mid 20s. She was a Freedom fighter as well.

Oh!! King. Without it there is no game.

bujhee kom · #32 May 18, 2013, 01:46 PM

The King...Amar King geley Khela Shes!