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Date: 11 Feb 2009 17:55:19
From: samsloan
Subject: I Will Never Give Up My Beloved Damiano's Defense
[quote="Brenan"]Well, Sam, if you are still playing 1 g4 and 1e4 e5 2
Nf3 f6 that may well be the case... :)[/quote]

I will never give up my beloved Spike and Damiano's Defense.

It is true that when I started playing these openings I won a lot of
games very easily on shock value. My early opponents did not take
these openings seriously.

Now they look me up on ChessBase and come prepared with the latest
analysis. I have lost a lot of games lately this way. Believe it or
not, I even lost to Ken ("The Good Sloan") Sloan with this.

However, I no longer know how to play anything else, so what can I do?

Sam ("The Bad Sloan") Sloan




 
Date: 12 Feb 2009 08:38:19
From: None
Subject: Re: I Will Never Give Up My Beloved Damiano's Defense
On Feb 12, 11:06=A0am, Taylor Kingston <[email protected] > wrote:
> On Feb 12, 11:03=A0am, None <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > On Feb 12, 10:33=A0am, Taylor Kingston <[email protected]> wrote=
:
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> > > On Feb 12, 10:04=A0am, None <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > On Feb 11, 8:55=A0pm, samsloan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > [quote=3D"Brenan"]Well, Sam, if you are still playing 1 g4 and 1e=
4 e5 2
> > > > > Nf3 f6 that may well be the case... :)[/quote]
>
> > > > > I will never give up my beloved Spike and Damiano's Defense.
>
> > > > > It is true that when I started playing these openings I won a lot=
of
> > > > > games very easily on shock value. My early opponents did not take
> > > > > these openings seriously.
>
> > > > > Now they look me up on ChessBase and come prepared with the lates=
t
> > > > > analysis. I have lost a lot of games lately this way. Believe it =
or
> > > > > not, I even lost to Ken ("The Good Sloan") Sloan with this.
>
> > > > > However, I no longer know how to play anything else, so what can =
I do?
>
> > > > > Sam ("The Bad Sloan") Sloan
>
> > > > Didn't Damiano direct Deep Throat?
>
> > > =A0 No, Deep Throat was directed by Bob Woodward. Or more accurately,
> > > the other way around.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > It was Gerald Damiano...you're thinking of something else...all water
> > under the gate now.
>
> =A0 I've never seen "Deep Throat," but I suspect it's not as good as
> "All the President's Men."- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

DT was a classic, President's Men was not


 
Date: 12 Feb 2009 08:06:34
From: Taylor Kingston
Subject: Re: I Will Never Give Up My Beloved Damiano's Defense
On Feb 12, 11:03=A0am, None <[email protected] > wrote:
> On Feb 12, 10:33=A0am, Taylor Kingston <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 12, 10:04=A0am, None <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > On Feb 11, 8:55=A0pm, samsloan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > [quote=3D"Brenan"]Well, Sam, if you are still playing 1 g4 and 1e4 =
e5 2
> > > > Nf3 f6 that may well be the case... :)[/quote]
>
> > > > I will never give up my beloved Spike and Damiano's Defense.
>
> > > > It is true that when I started playing these openings I won a lot o=
f
> > > > games very easily on shock value. My early opponents did not take
> > > > these openings seriously.
>
> > > > Now they look me up on ChessBase and come prepared with the latest
> > > > analysis. I have lost a lot of games lately this way. Believe it or
> > > > not, I even lost to Ken ("The Good Sloan") Sloan with this.
>
> > > > However, I no longer know how to play anything else, so what can I =
do?
>
> > > > Sam ("The Bad Sloan") Sloan
>
> > > Didn't Damiano direct Deep Throat?
>
> > =A0 No, Deep Throat was directed by Bob Woodward. Or more accurately,
> > the other way around.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> It was Gerald Damiano...you're thinking of something else...all water
> under the gate now.

I've never seen "Deep Throat," but I suspect it's not as good as
"All the President's Men."


 
Date: 12 Feb 2009 08:03:13
From: None
Subject: Re: I Will Never Give Up My Beloved Damiano's Defense
On Feb 12, 10:33=A0am, Taylor Kingston <[email protected] > wrote:
> On Feb 12, 10:04=A0am, None <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 11, 8:55=A0pm, samsloan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > [quote=3D"Brenan"]Well, Sam, if you are still playing 1 g4 and 1e4 e5=
2
> > > Nf3 f6 that may well be the case... :)[/quote]
>
> > > I will never give up my beloved Spike and Damiano's Defense.
>
> > > It is true that when I started playing these openings I won a lot of
> > > games very easily on shock value. My early opponents did not take
> > > these openings seriously.
>
> > > Now they look me up on ChessBase and come prepared with the latest
> > > analysis. I have lost a lot of games lately this way. Believe it or
> > > not, I even lost to Ken ("The Good Sloan") Sloan with this.
>
> > > However, I no longer know how to play anything else, so what can I do=
?
>
> > > Sam ("The Bad Sloan") Sloan
>
> > Didn't Damiano direct Deep Throat?
>
> =A0 No, Deep Throat was directed by Bob Woodward. Or more accurately,
> the other way around.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

It was Gerald Damiano...you're thinking of something else...all water
under the gate now.


 
Date: 12 Feb 2009 07:33:14
From: Taylor Kingston
Subject: Re: I Will Never Give Up My Beloved Damiano's Defense
On Feb 12, 10:04=A0am, None <[email protected] > wrote:
> On Feb 11, 8:55=A0pm, samsloan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > [quote=3D"Brenan"]Well, Sam, if you are still playing 1 g4 and 1e4 e5 2
> > Nf3 f6 that may well be the case... :)[/quote]
>
> > I will never give up my beloved Spike and Damiano's Defense.
>
> > It is true that when I started playing these openings I won a lot of
> > games very easily on shock value. My early opponents did not take
> > these openings seriously.
>
> > Now they look me up on ChessBase and come prepared with the latest
> > analysis. I have lost a lot of games lately this way. Believe it or
> > not, I even lost to Ken ("The Good Sloan") Sloan with this.
>
> > However, I no longer know how to play anything else, so what can I do?
>
> > Sam ("The Bad Sloan") Sloan
>
> Didn't Damiano direct Deep Throat?

No, Deep Throat was directed by Bob Woodward. Or more accurately,
the other way around.


 
Date: 12 Feb 2009 07:04:54
From: None
Subject: Re: I Will Never Give Up My Beloved Damiano's Defense
On Feb 11, 8:55=A0pm, samsloan <[email protected] > wrote:
> [quote=3D"Brenan"]Well, Sam, if you are still playing 1 g4 and 1e4 e5 2
> Nf3 f6 that may well be the case... :)[/quote]
>
> I will never give up my beloved Spike and Damiano's Defense.
>
> It is true that when I started playing these openings I won a lot of
> games very easily on shock value. My early opponents did not take
> these openings seriously.
>
> Now they look me up on ChessBase and come prepared with the latest
> analysis. I have lost a lot of games lately this way. Believe it or
> not, I even lost to Ken ("The Good Sloan") Sloan with this.
>
> However, I no longer know how to play anything else, so what can I do?
>
> Sam ("The Bad Sloan") Sloan

Didn't Damiano direct Deep Throat?