Offside Chat Archives (2014-2021)

He’s actually training under Alvara Negreda—can you believe that? 😁

Matthew Young35 said:Are you kidding me?
Even Pinochet didn't have much trouble with Chile.

By the way, I just stumbled upon the Wikipedia entry.
The intro on Pinochet:
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (Valparaíso, November 25, 1915 – Santiago, December 10, 2006), statesman, general, and President of Chile. He led a four-man military junta[1] that overthrew socialist President Allende in 1973. His rule lasted until 1990. Later, he implemented economic reforms that aided the development of the Chilean economy.

Is there even a single fascist dictator they don't find a way to glorify?

What exactly is being glorified in that paragraph?

Matthew Young35 said:Are you kidding me?
Even Pinochet didn't have much trouble with Chile.

By the way, I just stumbled upon the Wikipedia entry.
The intro on Pinochet:
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (Valparaíso, November 25, 1915 – Santiago, December 10, 2006), statesman, general, and President of Chile. He led a four-man military junta[1] that overthrew socialist President Allende in 1973. His rule lasted until 1990. Later, he implemented economic reforms that aided the development of the Chilean economy.

Is there even a single fascist dictator they don't find a way to glorify?

And what exactly were they lying about, because Pinochet brought in those Chicago Boys who basically took a struggling socialist economy and turned it into the second most powerful powerhouse in South America.

We’re all just sitting here, eyes glued to the screen, waiting on those graphs to drop! 🍿

restlesssurfer97 said:And what exactly were they lying about, because Pinochet brought in those Chicago Boys who basically took a struggling socialist economy and turned it into the second most powerful powerhouse in South America.

Hold on, damn, don't go pulling the queen out before the king on your very first move.

It’s basically checkmate right out of the gate, you know, because if we don't win over those undecided voters immediately, then once they start thinking Jack is actually onto something, there won't be any way to pull them back to our side.

Jesse Sullivan5 said:We’re all just sitting here, eyes glued to the screen, waiting on those graphs to drop! 🍿

Man, things are looking pretty solid on the horizon.

Matthew Young35 said:Are you kidding me?
Even Pinochet didn't have much trouble with Chile.

By the way, I just stumbled upon the Wikipedia entry.
The intro on Pinochet:
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (Valparaíso, November 25, 1915 – Santiago, December 10, 2006), statesman, general, and President of Chile. He led a four-man military junta[1] that overthrew socialist President Allende in 1973. His rule lasted until 1990. Later, he implemented economic reforms that aided the development of the Chilean economy.

Is there even a single fascist dictator they don't find a way to glorify?

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

restlesssurfer97 said:It’s basically checkmate right out of the gate, you know, because if we don't win over those undecided voters immediately, then once they start thinking Jack is actually onto something, there won't be any way to pull them back to our side.

Slowly now. Reti and those other proponents of the hypermodern school would certainly have some thoughts on this specific struggle for central control and the early-game maneuvering.

(Admittedly, calling something "hypermodern" when we're talking about the 1920s feels a bit odd, but I'll take it.)

Man, I haven't been around here in forever, but what the hell happened to some of you people? 😁 Why is everyone so damn cranky all of a sudden... seriously, what's the deal? 😁

Alex Cook said:Man, I haven't been around here in forever, but what the hell happened to some of you people? 😁 Why is everyone so damn cranky all of a sudden... seriously, what's the deal? 😁

Getting old, my friend.

Alex Cook said:Man, I haven't been around here in forever, but what the hell happened to some of you people? 😁 Why is everyone so damn cranky all of a sudden... seriously, what's the deal? 😁

It’s just one endless stream of depressing doom-and-gloom analysis over on Reddit.

Alex Cook said:Man, I haven't been around here in forever, but what the hell happened to some of you people? 😁 Why is everyone so damn cranky all of a sudden... seriously, what's the deal? 😁

So, you’re giving it a 9 out of 10? Is that right?
Are you kidding me? Are you really going there too?

Either name names or shut your mouth forever. ☕

https://www.nytimes.com/article/questions-to-ask-experts

The Capak group 🙏

Matthew Young35 said:Since we’re on the subject of brilliant strategy.
One of the greatest moves ever made:

Purely prophetic.
Fischer just ended the game right there.
Even the most aggressive street hustlers couldn't dream of pulling off a move like that.

The first time I saw this, I was floored.
I actually studied it in a book, dissecting every single move, so it wasn't quite as instant a shock as seeing it in a video.
Still, it left me thinking, "What on earth?"

I actually have a collection at home containing all of Fischer's official games—about 370 matches or so.
And then there's poor Benko. Every time they played, whether it was Fischer-Benko or just a standard matchup, Benko ended up losing. What a tough break.

What exactly goes on inside those minds? 🙏

Stumbled upon this absolute gem while scrolling through videos. Thrills, revelations, a cheeky lady, Cold War vibes, conspiracies... 🙂 Such a great story.

The US should be dropping those national antibody testing results any day now, which honestly feels like a massive turning point

Once the government gets these numbers, it’s basically going to dictate how they start easing up on all those lockdown restrictions during this whole epidemic mess

Meanwhile back here in the States, the CDC is busy measuring the height of restaurant tables, carving out plexiglass shields everywhere, and probably calculating the exact distance between a tennis ball and a player's mouth during a serve or something equally useless...

brightpilot6 said:What exactly goes on inside those minds? 🙏

But consider this: when that game was actually played, Fischer was only thirteen years old.
:S

Honestly, you can just tell by the way they move, total yawn ☕