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The results are in for the first Manga Awards Ceremony (2010) at long last! The moment you have been waiting for, has finally arrived! [Drum rolls]
But first, our thanks. We thank everyone for their participation in nominating, voting, discussing, critiquing, and suggesting ideas for future Awards Ceremonies. This wouldn't have been possible without the hard work of the staff and most importantly our cherished members and loyal fans of manga!
but secondly, let's review of how we got to the winner(s) of the Best Manga Overall Category.
and now, the winners from the Staff's choices:
and finally, what you all have been waiting for, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Members' winner choice [Drum rolls]:
Last edited by HegemonKhan; January 31, 2011 at 01:13 AM.
In here it is for me difficult to choose. Somehow I feel compelled to restrict my choice to FMA and DN only because the stories, the results of these manga are conclusive whereas the other ones aren't.
Naruto is definitely a no. I really can't give my vote to it because I am sure that the four others (I don't read berserk) are definitely better.
Berserk is another manga I can't give my vote to because I simply don't read it. I can rely on what others say but the manga is still ongoing. Certain plot twists can take down or take up the manga's overall level
One piece: same opinion as berserk with the difference I read it. This manga is a merchandising machine but this isn't sufficient enough for me to vote for it.
So for me it is between FMA and Death Note. Two different completely different manga, two mile-stones for their own reason. These are definitely two manga which will live on in fan's memories for a long time. If Death Note would have ended with L's death then I think it would have won because the genre and the story were more attractive. The mind game between the two main characters was truly superb with a lot of suspense. I can't neglect what came afterwards, the time jump screwed my appeal a bit.
FMA is very likeable because of the existential, humanistic questions which edward and alphonse always face in their quest. It is very great when a manga with a fantasy story manages you to philosophize about the position each character is in. The ending was fulfilling enough.
Last edited by Koen; January 11, 2011 at 11:40 AM.
Berserk: It's epic but I like to have fun while reading and honestly, some scenes were so depressing that I simply stopped reading the manga. And I'm not a big fan of the art.
FMA: FMA is an awesome manga with awesome characters & a good scenario. BUT I don't like the 20-30 last chapters mostly because I don't like "father" & because there wasn't much left to reveal. I like the homonculii (all of them) but their leader didn't do it for me. Plus, graphics are not always top notch.
Naruto: Naruto was my fav manga ... a long time ago. I'll just say this: at one time, I found sasuke cool & orochimaru powerful.
Death Note: Great manga, great characters (Kira, L, Near, Melo ...), great scenario ... But Death Note's world is basically our world. I prefer mangas that have their own fictional universe.
One piece: I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs ... I DO READ ONE PIECE. Each week, I'm waiting for it ... year after year after year ...
Last edited by zelllogan; January 11, 2011 at 12:19 PM.
I mainly lost my interest in Shounen -some exeptions remain-, so naturally my pick is Berserk. Although Death Note is a great story as well.
To me Berserk is pretty similar to the "big three" Naruto/Bleach/OP, just in a Seinen environment, simply because of the general setting: Swordfights, fantasy, focus on a powerful main character who has a lot of adventures.
But to me, it's somewhat of an upgrade of them: It doesn't feel so artificially watered down (people actually die ), gives room to real evilness and delivers a deeper main character.
Slight correction:
NB: it gaves me an idea about what is the one piece. It's maybe a device (or devil fruit or something else) that can grant one wish. And guess what will be Luffy's wish.
Last edited by zelllogan; January 11, 2011 at 12:44 PM.
This is maybe THE most important of all awards. First of all, I would like to express what I feel classifies a work as Best Manga Overall:
For me, a title - for it to be qualified in this category - should fulfill quite a few factors, some of them being basic stuff (like brilliant story, setting and characters or technical aspects such as artwork and storytelling) but apart from that it should also appeal to a broad audience, i.e. readers of all ages and sexes.
Under that premise Berserk (and maybe even Death Note) don't do it for me. The former - no matter how brilliant it may be - is definitely not a title for everyone's taste. It has loads of heavily gory scenes and a good dose of sex. So, even among its target audience (Seinen) I can see a vast amount of readers who can't really get into the story for those reasons.
So, continuing with the remaining titles:
No vote here. Part I of the story was well-done for most parts, disregarding some ups and downs, but the discrepancy in quality between Part I and II is just way too big.
Death Note:
Problematic in its own ways as explained above (morally ambiguous in some ways but that's okay with me) but apart from that a great title. That is, until Volume 7. I'm one of the readers who were not able to get into Part II. Same problem as with Naruto.
Fullmetal Alchemist:
The big plus with FMA is what Koen already mentioned: it's a completed story! But I'm in the same boat with zelllogan when it comes to the final quarter of the manga. It just didn't give me as much as the rest of the story. (Plus, I really don't like the artwork.)
One Piece:
Together with FMA one of the most amazing and best Shounen manga of the past 15 years for me. It is not perfect and we will have to see to which spheres Odacchi can bring this work but he did a pretty damn awesome job these last 13 years!
I love both, FMA and One Piece, for what they are so in the end it comes down to personal gusto and under that aspect One Piece easily takes the cake. It was because of One Piece I got into learning Japanese, I started devoting my time to the series with my own Wiki and am even working today for one of the companies that publishes the series in my country.
No real choice left for me but Berserk. I am a narutofan alright, but i can't be that blind. FMA is really good, the best shonen there is...but even this can't compare to near perfection of Berserk ('near' mainly because its not ended yet.). DN screwed up bigtime after the death of a certain character. And OP is the one that's going to win.
Also since when 'best' is synonymous to 'broader audience'?
Last edited by ashher; January 11, 2011 at 12:58 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
After all, we're voting for the "Best Manga". Quality and popularity are not the same. "Best" referrs to quality. Even very eccentric things can be ingenious.
Berserk imo plays out the options of Seinen in a perfect way. It does not make gore and sex to a self purpose, but embedds them very well into the story. They're only advanced options to bring the story forward. It can be way more refreshing than the sometimes rather childish level of "cruelity" a villain in a Shounen displays, and the options of nudity and sex can improve a story drastically when used well - once again it's not a self purpose, but all serves the story very well, on a level which simply isn't possible in Shounen.
I don't even mean to say that Seinen was "better" than Shounen in general, it just has more options which can be used. Berserk does use them in a very good way, which is a pro argument for it.
Ok, I might treat your post unfair here. What you mean is pretty much the "best work in average for everyone" I guess. But to me that's not a factor defining quality, so I oppose. The average colour of a colorful image probably is an ugly brown
Last edited by Roflkopt3r; January 11, 2011 at 01:19 PM.
I would never dare to question your final statement. I'm quite a big fan of several independent/cult manga and love titles others would probably label as fucked up or crazy.
Though for me, as mentioned before, the best manga really isn't *best* if it can only be enjoyed by a certain niche... my 2 cents regarding that question and everybody is more than welcome to disagree.
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If that's how you're interpreting it, so be it. I wouldn't even stress the "broad audience" but rather the quality of "being able to appeal to readers". And if just a very small or limited fraction of consumers can get into something I don't see how it qualifies for the title of the best. That small fraction of readers can certify its quality but the vast majority can't... it just isn't *the best* to me.
(I don't even see how we have to drag this discussion... I really like Berserk and voted for it in some categories. But I don't see it fit for this category and that's about it.^^)
Last edited by Mr. Prince; January 11, 2011 at 02:17 PM. Reason: Don't wanna post another time... (OT)
^ hmmm... I can see i am getting dragged into a 'political' wordplay. Well what you said basically puts utmost importance on 'broader audience'...reducing the rest of the factors to a level of means to achieve that audience. When you state 'broader audience' as a pre requisite to 'best' and simply dismiss the class of Berserk for lacking it...it does in effect becomes best=broader audience.
Ehh its VERY hard to choose between Death note and FMA. Naruto, can't say its the BEST at all. Berserk and OP, never tried it ^^;
But in the end, Death note was my final choice. The plot twists and artwork, and concepts too, thumbs up to both the creators.
FMA is almost as good as Death note, plot, twist and concept wise, though the artwork is 'attractive' but quite unique in its own way. But there are some things that make it stand second after Death note.
May the best manga win
(I think) I voted for Naruto (hopefully, lol).
Naruto is simply the most "epic" or "Grandier" out of all of them, except possibly One Piece, however I only briefly looked at it, so it wouldn't be fair to vote for One Piece when not really knowing it fully.
I'd just would like to give my own personal comments/opinions about the semantics/definition discussion about what Best means as seen above, independently of the other posts above.
For me, after taking my first philosophy (101) class:
Best is quite a definitive/exact word.
Best = Highest Quality
Most Popular or Most Marketable = Highest Quantity
for example:
what's the Best answer for this:
4 (but only 1 person chose this out of 10000000000 people)
10 (but 9999999999999 people out of 100000000000000 people chose this)
I hope everyone agrees that 4 is indeed the BEST answer to 2+2, and thus you're agreeing that BEST = Quality and NOT quantity.
anyways, this is just the philosophical argument/explanation that I learned from my 101 philosophy class about what the defination of best is
you can replace the math equation with asking if the earth is flat or round too, and use ~1500-1600's with all of europe thinking the world was flat except 1 man, galileo who thought it was round. another classical example used for the same purpose.
so, even if literally no one at all reads a certain manga, it can still be the BEST manga despite that. Best (quality) and popularity/marketable (quantity) are mutually exclusive or independant of each other or unrelated.
or to say it another way...
best refers to the manga's story and content itself, and NOT pertaining to the (amount of) readers/people of it.
to say/prove this bluntly: A LOT of people can like CRAP. so, just because a lot of people like something, doesn't mean it's high quality, as indeed, it can just as much be CRAP (low/no quality).
or another analogy (generally more for/towards females):
almost everyone can have cotten/wool clothes, but few people have the finest silk clothing.
what's the best clothing? Cotton or silk? silk is, right? which is going to make you more happy? getting cotton/wool clothing from a guy or getting the finest most expensive silk clothing from a guy?
what's the best stone in a ring, an ugly granite rock or a beautiful sparkling diamond? Both Silk and diamonds are the better qualities of choices and thus the best choices as well.
Last edited by HegemonKhan; January 12, 2011 at 04:29 AM.
Well, can't really say I'm convinced by that string of arguments. Because first of all, as someone who has devoted a fair share of his time to arts (A levels in arts, now minor in literature), I can't agree with you comparing something "concrete" or let's say 'empirically proven' (2+2=4) to such an abstract concept which is quality or rather artistic quality. (Quality can be concrete, for example in vegetables, eggs or even clothes. It's a plain fact that a brand new pair of jeans is of better quality than let's say moth-eaten, ripped jeans. But in arts the aspect of quality is of a whole different story...)
In your analogies I can agree for most parts. They are practically no-brainers. But I could also come up with examples that would not be as definite. Let's take sports as an example. Which is the best sport? You can argue various ways around, like for example from the medical aspect sport A is the best but it's fucking boring. Whereas sport B may not be as beneficial to your health but you just love it for the sake of it and you have tons of fun. - Which sport is the best? (There are also factors such as personal preferences playing a role here which makes it even harder...)
And by the end of the day arts is also about personal preferences. Let's just take some school of arts such as Expressionism or Dadaism. Even though works from that epochs are nowhere near the level of works from the old masters or things created in the early middle ages from the technical aspect, which seems to carry most weight in deciding the quality according to your analogies (e.g. silk, diamond), there are still millions of people who prefer some Expressionist's/Dadaist's work and can enjoy them much, much more...
And as for this statement:
But it's a different story IMO if no one reads a manga and therefore can't judge said work's quality than gazillion of people reading it and saying it's crap or not their cup of tea... who can attest its quality if in the end no one gives two hoots about the title? It can be THE best for you, individually, but objectively spoken it is not.
That's why, all in all, I think the quality of being able to appeal to a vast amount of readers (especially readers from a huge range of ages and all sexes) is something that can definitely be included in the process of deciding which title really is THE best.
//sorry for the little excursus here... hopefully I/we don't bore anybody. xD"
Last edited by Mr. Prince; January 12, 2011 at 10:58 AM. Reason: added little sorry xD
For your analogies, you chose to compare the extremes (granite with diamonds) that are for the most part agreed upon by society in terms of which is "better". It is a good use of rhetoric, but what if you had a choice between a hand carved pure onyx ring or a diamond ring crafted of equal quality? Both are of high quality and equally marketable. It depends on the buyer to purchase which they think is "best". It's a preference, an opinion. I for one would choose the Onyx ring, regardless that the price is probably far less (which would be due to the resources used, not the quality of the product).
There are things that are generally agreed as "better" than others, but best is purely an opinion.
I've voted for One Piece, but though for me this award is one of the most important, I was a bit sad to vote since I haven't read neither Berserk and FMA (berserk is juste to gory for me and I'm kind of soft-hearted hahaha :P), and FMA...well I just don't know why xD
Anyway, I've decided to give my vote to One Piece for a variety of reasons
1. The simpliest reason is that the philosophy that this manga wants to make the readers understand is just simple and really noble. I mean, everyone of us has someone who already told us that it's important to follow our dream and bla bla bla, but what's different and interesting in One Piece is that even though the protagonists all have their dreams to follow, they still face up failures, and sometimes they have to resign themselves and find another way to accomplished their goals. I don't know, I mean even though its a fictionnal manga, it's still portrait the reality in such a good and pleasant manner that it's just funny and cool to read.
2. The story ain't that complex. I mean Oda found a way to create an extremely big universe, without having the reader to lost himself in it. There's a lot of people, stories, problems in the story, but even though the quantity is immensely high, it is still possible for the reader to understand all thoses problems and characters, without having a headeache xD. I don't know if you guys understand what I'm trying to say. Oda create a big universe, but explained it in a simple manner, yet deep, giving the opportunity to the reader to understand to the maximum the plot.
3. Each and everyone of us can refer to at least one of the main (if not all) characters of the story. Oda is a genius when talking about character development. He developed his character in such a way that we all have a deep attachment to them (well...those who read One Piece xD). The past of each one of the protagonists is so profound and emotional that every reader feels a bit of pity towards them, and each time the characters accomplish their goal, well were as happy as the character, and when he's facing failure, were as sad as them.
4. The fights are drawn and portrait in such a unique manner. Most of the fights of One Piece have a big emotion driving them. The protagonists doesn't fight for the fun to fight, but they each have a deep deep goal, giving them the power to fight anyone in this manga. And most of the fight, because of the goal driving them, become much much more interesting. And plus, the ability showed by some characters are really special, making the fight more unique and fun to watch.
5. The suspense in One Piece is top-notch. We never know what can happen and each and every chapter is unpredictable, and this feeling is really important for a reader when reading a story.
Well....those are my main reasons xD.


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^Just to interject she does have one finishing move however I doubt it is as strong as Korui nuki
As for the kenichi fighting miu... there is an actual chapter dedicated to the fact that kenichi has to fight miu seriously during their sparring sessions.
Unless kenichi was serious during his matches against her there wouldn't actually be a benefit to the sparring sessions. And kenichi has even sparred under the same principle against renka for that matter. We don't know how far kenichi has gotten during his sparring matches however as far as the manga has told us his actual record against her is 0 wins.
Sho is the only yomi so far who actually seems to be a match for miu (other than rimi however we have yet to see how their fight will turn out as rimi is the only one among the yomi who even has the speed to deal with miu). Other than that there is not a single manga instance or fact that even vaguely suggests miu would lose to koukin. The manga goes out of its way to outright show miu as the person kenichi has to surpass. And who says miu does not have finishing moves? As far as we have seen she simply has not needed any yet as not a single enemy she has had so far has been an actual match for her. We actually saw her using a few finishing techniques during the DoD tournament for that matter. We have entire chapters dedicated to the fact that kenichi not only has not yet caught up to miu but actually show the sheer difference between them in every regard. The fact that kenichi needs tekou against enemies that miu can defeat flawlessly without tekou is already suggestive enough as it is.
What good is ryusui seikuken if kenichi is not actually skilled enough to use it against her? That is kenichi's fault and all the more reason miu would hand him his ass on a silver platter. Kenichi has barely been able to use ryusui seikuken at all since the fight against sho... Even if kenichi wasn't flabbergasted at the sight of miu while in ryusui state there is no guarantee he would actually be able to read her moves. Ethan changed his breathing to deal with it and koukin badassed his way out of it by merit of the strength of his heart. Who is to say miu's heart is not strong enough for that to begin with?
At this point saying kenichi is in any way even close to miu is against every fact the manga has presented at any point. The manga goes out of its way to factually state miu is still significantly stronger than kenichi. The fact that kenichi could not even defend from bulu proves that easily. No actual fact actually supports the notion that kenichi is in any way close to miu in terms of martial arts. I just don't see how the notion can be in any way substantiated... Miu is kenichi's objective not only as a romantic interest but also as the wall to overcome in terms of martial arts. Miu is supremely powerful for her age and has had first class training since the day she was born. How does it make sense that a somehow "normal" kenichi whose masters had to remodel beyond recognition to actually surpass miu yet? Kenichi surpassing miu would not even make sense plotwise yet. Once kenichi actually overcomes the weakness of his heart and actually has the sheer skill to use RS against miu he might actually be her equal. Until then he will continue to be overwhelmingly weaker at every turn and specially more so once miu gets her dou ki powerup.
Why are you comparing Miu to Ethan and Kokin ? Does she know Yuga ? No. Does she have a strong heart ? No. So why are you assuming she can pull her way out of it ? If Sho who made short work out of Miu couldn't, why would she ? And by now Kenichi can use Ryusei Seikuken whenever he is serious and thats why he didn't use it against Miu (along with Muboyoshi and Korui Nuki). There is also not a single Manga fact that Miu can beat Kokin. Or that Sho is stronger than Kokin (In fact, there are several facts that shows Kokin to be stronger). Or a manga fact that Miu can defeat a serious Kenichi. And one last thing, your words don't make any sense. You say Sho is the only one able to match Miu but, problem is, he didn't match her, he defeated her and there is no discussion about that. And then you say that She is far above Kenichi who defeated Sho, what the hell is that supposed to mean ? I know that Sho is stronger than Kenichi but he still lost. Thats how things go in this manga and even Kokin pointed that Kenichi always beats people stronger than him but that's not gonna work on him because he is a crazy badass.Quote:
So what we have seen is, a serious Kenichi defeated someone who defeated Miu. That alone should put him in Miu's level.
And, the undeniable fact is, Kenichi never EVER EVER EVER fought Miu seriously. He never Korui Nuki'd her or Mobyushi'd her or used his strongest combos or Ryusei Seikuken against her (or even a normal Seikuken now that i think about, don't remember him using against her) He get distracted sometimes in their sparring matches. Honestly saying Miu is stronger than him just because she defeats him in a sparring match is like saying Sakura is stronger than Naruto because she always beats him.
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I've always considered Miu to be not that stronger than Kenichi. Unfortunately, manga has made every possible chance and effort to hype Miu to no end, especially since Tidat arc.
Sparring can't be used as a norm for anything, because it's just that - sparring. It was clearly stated in Kenichi vs Tanaka what sparring was all about: http://www.mangareader.net/337-46943...apter-371.html
We've seen the final confrontation between Sakaki and Hongou. Could any of their previous 250 matches come even close in comparison? It's not a fight where you put your life on the line.
For sparring rules and considering all the thing Kenichi holds for Miu I believe that he is virtually unable to fight her even remotely seriously, much less go all out.
To summarize my position - Miu is at the moment stronger than Kenichi (maybe will always be), but weaker fighters can beat stronger and in a hypothetical situation Miu wouldn't get up after a full-powered Korui Nuki.
Well, in a hypothetical situation Miu would not get up after getting hit by a full-powered Korui Nuki. However, that's assuming she doesn't bother to counter the technique in the first place. Korui Nuki is a risky technique that leaves numerous opening around the body. I'm going to have to assume if Ethan and Koukin were both skilled enough to be able to counter Kenichi's supreme technique (Ethan broke Kenichi's arm when he initiated it & Koukin straight kicked him back while in the air to negate some of the damage being dealt to him) then Miu should be able to deal with Korui Nuki as well.
Now that I look back at Ethan's fight with Kenichi, I'm starting to think that Ethan might be a match for Miu. During the fight Ethan was arguably dominating Kenichi the entire time (unlike Koukin's second fight with Kenichi where they were practically fighting on even ground), and IMO would have won the battle if it wasn't for Korui Nuki. It was Kenichi's bailout technique that propelled him to rise to victory in the face of certain defeat. Yes, I'm certain Ethan is stronger than Kenichi, and might be a match for Miu.
I bet some of you want to call me crazy for saying that
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We should probably go to the HANGOUT THREAD seeing as our discussion is not really related to the current chapter anymore
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Its one thing that kenichi has a stronger ultimate technique and an entirely different one that miu does not have finishing moves. Still, we have seen miu use several furinji style techniques through the manga although for the most part she has used them during the DoD tournament and against rimi a while back to catch up to her speed. Kuroi nuki is quite a bit more powerful than myoboshi though, while miu having something as powerful as kuroi nuki is unlikely we have no manga facts to say her grandfather has not taught her a technique comparable in power to myoboshi. More so, the manga factually states miu has the sheer power to kill kenichi in 2 or 3 hits through combat alone with no techniques. Kenichi is even more resilient than koukin to begin with so why would koukin be all that different? That said, koukin did tank through myoboshi however he only survived kuroi nuki because he managed to significantly reduce its power.
Why would we think miu does not have a strong heart? I am not saying that it is a fact that she call pull out of RS, I am just saying it is a strong possibility. Miu has been trained and tempered into martial arts since she was a little girl, there is no reason for her heart to be weak. Sho never made short work of miu and he only actually fought her when she was in her berserker state though. Not to mention that even if RS works miu has her own alternative to it which kenichi actually went as far as thinking was comparable to RS (he thought for a second that miu had learned RS until he was corrected).
Koukin and sho were never shown at comparable points in time though. So even if koukin was stronger than sho was it does not prove that sho would be weaker than koukin at a comparable point in time. More so, there is also the fact that kenichi needed a level 3 ryusui seikuken to keep up against sho while he was able to keep up with kokin without RS at all. I would think the fact that kenichi needed such a hax technique to keep up with sho while he could manage kokin without it suggest that sho was still superior to kokin.
Kenichi was by no means stronger than sho in precisely the same way akira was not stronger than junazad. Through 99% of the fight it was kenichi who was getting his ass handed to him in that battle to begin with. I am not saying kenichi couldn't pull an akira if the plot required him to, just that miu is the objectively superior fighter in precisely the same way junazad was objectively superior to akira.
Except there is the fact that kenichi tried to use RS against miu. Twice. He tried once during a sparring match and he simply couldn't manage it and he tried it against bulu and he still couldn't manage it. Kenichi is ultimately not good enough to use RS against miu, its not an issue of willingness. I don't think kenichi would have any reservations of using his regular seikuken against miu in sparring sessions. its a bit of a defensive technique to begin with anyways.
Its not just the sparring matches, its everything. The manga makes a point of hyping miu at every turn, she is shown as the objectively superior fighter through all stages of the manga and kenichi constantly points out to the fact that he has in no way caught up to miu yet. I am simply not ignoring the actual hype miu receives in the manga, I am just taking it every bit as serious as it is said every time it comes.
You bring up a moot point.
It's not entirely fair to say Kenichi wasn't able to keep up with Kano without RS and was able to do so against Koukin. If you look at the beginning chapters of the Kano fight, you'll see Kenichi was In fact able to keep up with Kano just barely. I admit Kenichi was getting hit a lot, but he was able to dodge all the lethal hits when necessary without the use the RS meaning he was able to follow Kano's movements to a certain extent. It's only when he initiated RS it enabled him to the start completely dodging Kano techniques one after another most of time (he still got hit occasionally). Now just like the Kano fight Kenichi was able to dodge the majority of Koukin's attacks while using RS for a certain amount of time, but what happened when he stopped using RS? Kenichi started getting hit a lot more and he was taking more noticeable damage (evident by the fact he was bloody and bruised by the end of their masters fight) while avoiding lethal hits the exact same way he was doing against Kano early in their fight without the use of RS. Do you not see the similar pattern of Kenichi's performance against both opponents with and without the usage of RS? It's practically just the same! Simply put its not fair to say Kano is a more superior opponent than Koukin because of the RS notion you've made.
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The whole time ? What does dodging attacks have to do with better fight ? He protected her several times, he made up the imperfection of her dodging skills. He was the one that did all the damage to him and her getting the idea was simply due to experience.Quote:
Why ? Because Kokin is serious thats why. In the page i gave you earlier a NOT serious Kenichi getting thrashed by Takeda and looking like he can't take hits anymore but, the moment he got serious he dominated him. And once more I'm not talking about Kenichi but YOMI. The theory of Miu easily defeating any Yomi member because she defeats Kenichi easily in a sparring match is absolute nonsense (no offence), because that would make Rimi (who i personally see as the weakest Yomi) ten time stronger than Kenichi, Kokin, Sho etc. Also the fact that i'm talking about Yomi vs Miu means an entirely different thing than Kenichi vs Yomi. Because nearly every Yomi member Kenichi fought was stronger than him, Sho (a lot stronger), Kokin (a lot stronger), Ethan (somewhat stronger) etc.Quote:
Kenichi won against those guys because he is Kenichi, thats not something Miu can do. If she was an enemy then he would have defeated her no doubt because he defeated Sho who is stronger than her. Even Kokin said so. Miu because she defeats a not serious Kenichi doesn't make her stronger than those guys otherwise she wouldn't be struggling against Rimi.
As for the rest of your post.
No but seriously, are you going to assume that Miu can do something just because the manga didn't say she couldn't ? Do you realize how missed up that is ? One does not simply do something because it was not said he can't.
Why would i think not ? Because her heart always wavers ? she is like the Killua of HSDK, stronger than Gon (Kenichi) but has a weaker heart.Quote:
We also have no manga facts that she has anything close to Mubyoshi. So just because nothing says she doesn't have one, doesn't mean we have to assume she does. It's the other way around.Quote:
You have to take in consideration that kenichi needed his RS at the third level to beat kano while against koukin he never got there. Kenichi with RS had an even fight with sei do gyo kano while kenichi without RS had an even match with koukin. Kokin never displayed the sheer superiority against kenichi that kano did, the fight against kano was by far less even. Koukin at no point during their match actually just kicked kenichi around like kano did, at no point was kenichi ever barely holding on to his life by barely avoiding life threatening attacks. The fight with koukin was nothing like the fight with kano, the similarities you point to are simply not there.
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The very fight you show of kenichi vs takeda proves that kenichi can get serious when he wants to though. The point is not just kenichi losing to miu in a few sparring matches. The point is kenichi losing against miu in sparring matches every single time. The point is that miu did not even try during their sparring matches until the time of the DoD tournament and even after that. And who is to say wouldn't be that dangerous right now? We already saw her factually blitzing the entire shinpaku alliance and awaking her dou ki gave her a significant boost in strength, speed and power.
I never got the impression kokin and ethan were that much stronger than kenichi though. Both of them had fairly even matches with kenichi as far as we saw. The fights against them were nowhere near as one sided as they were against kano and kenichi won them without using the third level of RS. Kenichi did use kuroi nuki however as far as keeping up with them he was perfectly capable of doing it.
I didn't say that miu can do it because it hasn't been shown that she can't. I merely suggested that miu has been going at the martial arts thing for far longer than what kenichi has, has more experience fighting and has been trained and is being trained by the elder into the fuurinji fighting style. She is a seasoned martial artists by disciple standards, more than any of her peers.
As for her heart, when has it been shown it is weak? If anything the entire junazad arc suggests repeatedly that her heart is strong as hell. She had her memories erased and was drugged and brainwashed and still through sheer will she kept herself from killing even though she was actually aiming for it. It is because of the sheer strength of her heart that she was able to resist junazad's training and make a recovery from it (kenichi helped but still). Miu having a strong heart is a manga fact.
Even if her heart was weaker, wouldn't your last sentence confirm what I am saying about miu being the superior fighter? I am not denying kenichi could pull an akira against her (even though he technically failed at it when miu spared him 2 or 3 times as bulu), just that miu is the objectively superior fighter and the manga goes out of its way to hype her as such at every turn.
Guys I understand that you'd want to discuss this kind of stuff given the nature of the chapter, but it's not really relevant to the chapter itself. You should take it to the hangout thread, thanks.
^Ok so what? , Kenichi was surprised by his initial speed and was nearly killed, but after that he didn't let it happen again even while not wearing chain mail. That point is really invalid. You're completely glossing over the fact that it was the first time Kenichi had initiated RS, so he wasn't quite effective at using it initially even though he eventually won the fight. Also, Kenichi did get to level 3 against Koukin although the technique failed because of the strength of Koukin's heart, so he had no other choice but to find another way to beat him do you not realize that? The fight may have been less even, but Kenichi was far more prepared to fight Koukin than he was against Kano. He had fought two Yomi disciples, learned powerful new techniques most notably Korui Nuki, and started entering the lower levels of the expert class around the time he briefly fought with Tanaka. He gained tremendous fighting experience in this time frame, and became a lot stronger physically/mentally by the time he had his rematch with Koukin. There's no surprise at all he had a more even match with Koukin if you take those things into consideration.
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Oh sorry just read your post. I will take it to the hang out thread.
As for the matchups. Either Lugh or Beserker are the strongest. Lugh stated that taked could "fight rimi, no Odin or even Beserker!" he said it like Beserker was the strongest dude Rimi could have powered up but i refuse to believe she just got stronger than everyone with one little mountain training sesh. Lugh seems like hes more experienced rather than powerful even shigure noticed it. So who knows i hope Takeda loses though so ken can fight him later.
Well, what lugh said was more about takeda's fighting style rather than his actual strength. Takeda is a fighter with strong limitations in comparison to his peers. His only means of attack are his fists. He has no locks, no throws, no kicks and no means to respond to any of lugh's techniques if they connect. A lock is exceptionally dangerous and if caught in one takeda is the worst equipped member in the shinpaku alliance. In turn the other yomi members would be more conventional fighters and would fight in a way which is not so much of a disadvantage to takeda.
501 is out on manga stream.
I so saw that happening with Ryuto and Freyas situation...
and while reading the last pages with miu...
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The Internet of Things will put IT to its ultimate test by creating infinite new opportunities to digitize products and services, generate and analyze new data to improve customer satisfaction, and discover new ways to gain a competitive advantage across nearly every industry. In order to help corporate business units to capitalize on the rapidly evolving IoT opportunities, IT must stand up to a new set of challenges.
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There's Big Data, then there's really Big Data from the Internet of Things. IoT is evolving to include many data possibilities like new types of event, log and network data. The volumes are enormous, generating tens of billions of logs per day, which raise data challenges. Early IoT deployments are relying heavily on both the cloud and managed service providers to navigate these challenges. In her session at 6th Big Data Expo®, Hannah Smalltree, Director at Treasure Data, to discuss how IoT, Big Data and deployments are processing massive data volumes from wearables, utilities and other mach...
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P2P RTC will impact the landscape of communications, shifting from traditional telephony style communications models to OTT (Over-The-Top) cloud assisted & PaaS (Platform as a Service) communication services. The P2P shift will impact many areas of our lives, from mobile communication, human interactive web services, RTC and telephony infrastructure, user federation, security and privacy implications, business costs, and scalability. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Erik Lagerway, Co-founder of Hookflash, will walk through the shifting landscape of traditional telephone and voice s...
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While great strides have been made relative to the video aspects of remote collaboration, audio technology has basically stagnated. Typically all audio is mixed to a single monaural stream and emanates from a single point, such as a speakerphone or a speaker associated with a video monitor. This leads to confusion and lack of understanding among participants especially regarding who is actually speaking. Spatial teleconferencing introduces the concept of acoustic spatial separation between conference participants in three dimensional space. This has been shown to significantly improve comprehe...
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The Internet of Things is tied together with a thin strand that is known as time. Coincidentally, at the core of nearly all data analytics is a timestamp. When working with time series data there are a few core principles that everyone should consider, especially across datasets where time is the common boundary. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Jim Scott, Director of Enterprise Strategy & Architecture at MapR Technologies, will discuss single-value, geo-spatial, and log time series data. By focusing on enterprise applications and the data center, he will use OpenTSDB as an example...
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Doug McCallum says if he's elected mayor of Surrey in November city council members will no longer be allowed to travel overseas on the taxpayers' dime. "There won't be any overseas travel at all, period," said McCallum, who served as Surrey's mayor from 1996 to 2005. Comment?
CCCADI Breaks Ground Today on New Cultural Center in East Harlem
Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute , the nation's foremost Afro-Caribbean cultural center, will break ground today, September 16 at 10:00 AM at the former firehouse at 120 E. 125th Street which it is renovating into a cultural center for East Harlem. The landmark Romanesque Revival-style firehouse, designed by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons and completed in 1889, will be fitted with gallery and community performance spaces and activities there will include cultural workshops and educational programming. Comment?
Old San Juan like a living museum, history all around w/Photo
Viewed here from the Castillo de San Cristobal, San Juan is Puerto Rico's capital city with 400,000 inhabitants. Normally tourist attractions like museums, castles, churches and forts are not at the top of my "must-see" list when I go on trips. Comment?
San Juan is the perfect destanation for New Yorkers w/Photo
The sandy beaches, elegant Spanish-style homes, and centuries-old forts of San Juan, Puerto Rico, could make you easily forget you're still in the U.S. And all those rum-soaked cocktails certainly don't help with thinking clearly. An unincorporated territory of the U.S., Puerto Rico requires no passport or complications with customs to gain entry, and direct flights from New York City to San Juan take just about four hours - but you'll feel like you're a world away. Comment?
A visit with Roberto Clemente Jr.: His Hall of Fame father was a hero to me, too w/Photo
Turns out Michael Jordan and I have something in common besides trouble with the curve. As kids, we both wanted to be Roberto Clemente when we grew up. Comment?
Cruise Ship Arrivals to Puerto Rico Increase 135% in Two Years w/Photo
Officials in Puerto Rico say the number of summer cruise ship passengers visiting the U.S. territory has increased in the past three years. Port Authority Director Victor Suarez says more than 175,000 passengers visited the island in July and August, a 28 percent increase from the same period last year and a 135 percent increase from 2012. Comment?
Aruba - best overall Caribbean getaway year-round w/Photo
Even a whole day ashore is just that, a glimpse, of Aruba. Staying in one of the many resorts clustered along the beach-rimmed western coast will open a whole new perspective, and just might make you an Aruba-holic: Going flat-out adrenaline junkie on high-voltage sailing, windsurfing and kiteboarding one day and mellowing out under the umbrella on world-class Eagle Beach the next with plenty of bon kuminda in between. Comment?
Restaurant review: Tia's dishes a taste of home w/Photo
Traveling beyond our borders gives us a chance to taste the culture of a foreign land. Comment?
McWilliams Arroyo: I'm Quite Positive I'll Win IBF Belt
In many ways we're in the midst of a golden generation in the flyweight division. Wednesday marks the third flyweight title fight in six days, when McWilliams Arroyo challenges Amnat Ruenroeng for the IBF championship. Comment?
Casa Sol, Puerto Rico: B&B and beyond w/Photo
Once a base for Spanish soldiers, this colonial house in Puerto Rico's capital makes a unique B&B, says Sarah Gilbert Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature. Please read our Legal Terms & Policies Like a scrubbed-up Havana, diminutive Old San Juan's perfectly preserved cobbled streets, parks and plazas are lined with pastel-coloured mansions, their balconies festooned with tropical blooms. Comment?
Multistages to Present Temple of the Souls 9/16-9/28
Two worlds collide when Amada, the beautiful daughter of a Conquistador, and Guario, a young Tano, run away to the mountain top to escape the intolerant world below. In this mythical romance, our young lovers find themselves at the TEMPLE OF THE SOULS Tickets are $15-18 and are now available online at www.SmartTix.com or by calling 212-868-4444 . Comment?
5 incredible archaeological sites you can visit w/Photo
Curator of the Americas Collection at the British Museum, Dr Jago Cooper, could be the modern day Indiana Jones, except he gets into far less trouble. Comment?
Puerto Rico announces plan to promote itself as medical tourism destination w/Photo
Puerto Rico on Tuesday presented its strategy for promoting itself as a medical tourism destination, especially among the Hispanic population of the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States, offering medical care ranging from dental treatment to liposuction and weight-loss surgery at prices as much as 60 percent lower than in the ... (more) Comment?
Puerto Rico to Promote Itself as Medical Tourism Destination w/Photo
Puerto Rico on Tuesday presented its strategy for promoting itself as a medical tourism destination, especially among the Hispanic population of the Caribbean and the U.S. East Coast, to whom it will offer medical care ranging from dental treatment to liposuction or weight-loss surgery at prices that can be as much as 60 percent lower than in the ... (more) Comment?
Commentary: SOS, Cape Haitian, a city of some one million citizens without water
By Jean H Charles I had the suspicion that Cape Haitian was one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Comment?
The Island On The Otherside: Puerto Rico w/Photo
I had a chance to travel to Puerto Rico recently with my "boo thang" for a week. Comment?
CCL: America leaves Guatemala with one point
Club America of Mexico took an early lead against CD Comunicaciones at the Cementos Progreso Stadium in Guatemala City in their second game of the CONCACAF Champions League but could only walk away with a point from Central America. Comment?
CCCADI to Break Ground 9/16 on New Cultural Center in East Harlem
Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute , the nation's foremost Afro-Caribbean cultural center, will break ground September 16 at 10:00 AM at the former firehouse at 120 E. 125th Street which it is renovating into a cultural center for East Harlem. Comment?
Rio Grande welcomes students, fall semester w/Photo
The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College kicked off the fall semester Monday with 2,225 students enrolled in courses. Comment?
St. Maarten, paradise for vacationers. w/Photo
Inviting with the holy trinity of sun, sand and surf, St. Maarten and St. Martin make up a unique dual-island nation that impresses with a European vibe, Caribbean charm and more than 100 nationalities that make up its diverse melting pot. Comment?
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Sally Evans
A Naboland Alphabet
A is for airborne, an arctic affair,
B is a box for a battered brown bear.
C is a clock that cannot count figures,
D is a desk for a diary, dumb diggers.
E is the earth through snow, etched in enamel,
F fur and a flask and a filigree camel.
G gives grey serge, grey print and grey sky,
H - here's a hare-mould, hull, herbs hanging dry.
I am implements, inclement weather, and ink,
J just a journeyman, jugs in the sink.
K is for keys and kit, kindliness, knives,
L a lantern, electric light, leathern archives.
M is for mushrooms made out of mops,
N is for nails bought in Naboland shops.
O is our open door, overland laps,
P printing and postcards, people perhaps.
Q is for quarto, the quest for quality,
R is the radio set, rubric, reality.
S is for scooter, skull, sandals and socks,
T is three toeprints trapped in the rocks.
U useful, unusual, the used and renewed,
V is the valor-stove very much valued.
W a white wilderness, from window upwinds,
X marks the xenographer mapping his finds.
Y is a yarn of the yester and yonder,
Z zeal in the zone of a zillion wonders.
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DAVIS (CBS13) – Four residences in Davis were burglarized over the weekend, and police now urge residents to make sure they secure their homes and gates.
The burglaries happened in the area of south Davis either on late Sunday night or early Monday morning. In each case, criminals got inside the homes via unlocked windows or sliding glass doors. In two instances, criminals stole laptop computers, jewelry, cash cell phones electronics and credit cards.
In one instance, a resident surprised a burglar who ran from the home through an open window. Unfortunately the victim didn't get a good look at the burglar.
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New Chess Videos for September 15 – 19
September 15, 2014 | Posted in Chess Lectures | By Dawn Novarina
Monday, September 15 IM Valeri Lilov Smyslov's Endgame (strategy, endgame)
Vassily Smyslov was one of the greatest chess players of all time. He was also popular for his magnificent endgame technique and brilliant understanding of quiet positions. Let us learn from one of the greatest endgame players of all time!
Tuesday, September 16 IM Bill Paschall A Nimzovichian Struggle from the 2014 Olympiad (openings, middlegame, strategy)
GM Bruzon gives another dazzling positional performance a la Nimzovich. This Sicilian has the flavor of a French and any master with an appreciation for blockade and the fundamental Nimzovichian principles will be happy that the tradition lives on with some younger masters of the 21st century!
Wednesday, September 17 FM Dennis Monokroussos A Wild King's Indian at the Tromso Olympiad (tactics, endgame)
Last time we looked at some miniatures from the Tromso Olympiad, games in which things went terribly wrong for one side or the other. This time we'll take a look at some of the best chess on the planet, a battle between two of the best players of our time slugging it out in a wild battle. There are sacrifices and combinations and traps and all manner of complicated tactics, and when the battle finally resolves into an endgame it too is sharp and full of interesting moments. The game wasn't perfect, but it was well-played and enormously entertaining. See for yourself!
Thursday, September 18 GM Leonid Kritz Storm of Exotic Ideas (tactics, endgame)
This is a game that has a lot of cool ideas in it, starting from the very beginning. The rook endgame is a good example for everybody to study because it looked like Ivanchuk was pretty easily winning by bringing his rook behind the a-pawn, but then he missed this opportunity and ended up sharing the point.
Friday, September 19 IM David Vigorito On the Road Again Part 1 (openings, endgames, tactics)
New DVD Opening Trends: The Russian Gruenfeld and Anti-Gruenfeld by IM David Vigorito
September 8, 2014 | Posted in Chess Lectures | By Susan Manley
Opening Trends: The Russian Gruenfeld and Anti-Gruenfeld
by IM David Vigorito
Recommended for Intermediate Players More
Opening Trends is an exciting series where IM David Vigorito examines how tournament chess is changing, nuances in the game are coming into play and exciting trends are being set.
In this DVD David analyzes the Gruenfeld which he considers is reaching its height of popularity. David examples a popular line the Russian Gruenfeld and the Anti-Gruenfeld where white plays F3 on move 3.
Content: 1 hour of instruction and analysis in a series of 4 lectures.
Members of ChessLecture.com rated this series a 4.37 out of 5
ECO D98, D97, D70 PGN included
IM David Vigorito is the 2007 Massachusetts Champion and has been the state champion of New Hampshire and Nevada. USCF rated at 2479, David was the Champion of the Boylston (Boston) Chess Club. He played in the 2006 U.S. Championship after finishing in a tie for 3rd place at the U.S. Open in Phoenix. David is a successful chess author – his Challenging the Nimzo-Indian is very well received by critics and players alike.
New Chess Videos for September 8 – 12
September 8, 2014 | Posted in Chess Lectures | By Dawn Novarina
Monday, September 8 IM Valeri Lilov Typical Mistakes in the Attack (openings, middlegame)
Often chess players need to follow an attack. The problem is that they make mistakes and often get confused on how to balance the positional preparation and tactical combinations. Learn how to plan your attacks better in this lecture!
Tuesday, September 9 IM Bill Paschall Bolt from the Blue in the Sicilian (openings, tactics)
GM Jobava plays a very rare variation of the Sicilian against the well prepared GM Sutovsky. Jobava plays the unnatural retreat 8…Be6, instead of the normal move 8…e6 which would leave white with a small but lasting advantage. In the game, black's development is hampered and he falls victim to a sacrificial shot 17. Nd6+ !! The attack that follows hinges on Sutovsky's followup idea of 19. e6 !! which was surely overlooked by Black!
Wednesday, September 10 FM Dennis Monokroussos Olympic Miniatures (tactics)
The Chess Olympics brings together practically all of the world's best players every two years, and many more grandmasters besides. Some fantastic chess is played there, but with so many players involved – including a fair number of amateurs as well, representing countries with nascent chess programs – some short and even embarrassing games are played as well. This time around we'll take a look at three very short games, averaging a total of 12 moves each. The games are amusing, yes, and can cheer us up when we remember our own foibles, but they are also instructive. Have a look, and let's learn from others' errors and not just our own.
Thursday, September 11 GM Eugene Perelshteyn Learning Patient Position Play from a Youngster! (middlegame, tactics)
White chooses a solid Exchange Slav in order to outplay his younger opponent using position nuances. However, the youngster shows patience and positional understanding beyond his age! Watch and learn how Black finds all the best defensive moves and then goes on the offensive. White has to scramble and find a creative way to draw.
Friday, September 12 GM Bryan Smith A Complicated Endgame by Alekhine (endgame)
In this video, GM Bryan Smith shows a game between Alekhine and Tartakower, where we encounter both psychological considerations involving playing with a stronger or weaker opponent as well as some intricate and brilliant calculation.
New DVD Studies in: The Caro-Kann Defense by IM David Vigorito
August 26, 2014 | Posted in Chess Lectures | By Susan Manley
Studies in: The Caro-Kann Defense by IM David Vigorito
Recommended for Intermediate Players More
Content: 2.5 hours of instruction and analysis in a series of 5 lectures.
The Caro-Kann is a solid defense against e4. This opening has seen steady growth in popularity in recent years. Employed by such greats such as Kasparov and Karpov.
Here David examines some sharp and some simple lines as well as a game where he was beaten in the Caro-Kann.
Members of ChessLecture.com rated this series a 4.43 out of 5 ECO B12, B13, B19 PGN included
Fans on Chesslecture.com said: your lectures are always well analyzed and you manage to explain the games very comprehensibly
IM David Vigorito is the 2007 Massachusetts Champion and has been the state champion of New Hampshire and Nevada. USCF rated at 2479, David was the Champion of the Boylston (Boston) Chess Club. He played in the 2006 U.S. Championship after finishing in a tie for 3rd place at the U.S. Open in Phoenix. David is a successful chess author – his Challenging the Nimzo-Indian is very well received by critics and players alike.
New Chess Videos for August 25 – 29
August 25, 2014 | Posted in Chess Lectures | By Dawn Novarina
Monday, August 25 IM Valeri Lilov Kramnik's Endgame Superiority (strategy, endgame)
Most chess players have heard about the brilliant positional and endgame technique of the 14th World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. What was his secret? Following the right principles or planning? Learn more in IM Valeri Lilov's lecture!
Tuesday, August 26 IM David Vigorito Winning Ugly Openings (openings, tactics)
In this game I get a big advantage against a master and promptly hang a whole piece! The game is instructive however as I consider the psychology of both my and my opponent's situation. Eventually I build up so much compensation that even the computer favors White with a piece less even though there are no immediate threats.
Wednesday, August 27 FM Dennis Monokroussos Knight of the Living Dead
Just because a piece is on the board doesn't mean it's useful, and in this noteworthy game by chess legend Garry Kasparov it is Alexei Shirov's knight on b7 that becomes an exemplar of the living dead. It's still on the board, but it is so cut off from the action that it's only slightly more functional than a captured piece. Ironically, Shirov's first attempt to bring it back into the action (or rather, to start doing so) wound up giving White a winning edge, though Black was on the precipice already. Kasparov's idea was a great one both in its particulars and as a general idea, one that we ought to keep in mind for ourselves. Sometimes the best thing we can do is not something positive for our own pieces, but something "negative"; namely, keeping the enemy pieces shut out of the game.
Thursday, August 28 LM Dana Mackenzie Checkmate in the Endgame, Part 1 (endgame)
Checkmate comes up surprisingly often as a theme in complex (i.e., multi-piece or queen) endgames. Usually it is not an end in itself, as in the middle game, but a strategic device that is used to force concessions from the opponent. In this exquisite example, Alexei Shirov sacrifices three pawns (even four in one variation!) to create piece activity and mate threats. This game also shows that when you have an active king versus your opponent's passive king, it can almost be like having an extra piece
Friday, August 29 GM Bryan Smith How the Closed Position Opens (middlegame, strategy, endgame)
In this middlegame video, GM Bryan Smith shows how to calculate and evaluate the various ways of opening up a closed position – one of the fundamental skills of play in the middlegame.


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Turkey has downgraded diplomatic ties with Israel and frozen military cooperation ahead of a long-awaited United Nations report on Israel's deadly attack on a Gaza-bound aid ship in 2010. The report accuses Israel of "excessive and unreasonable" force in its attack—which killed nine people—on the Mavi Marmara ship, and says Israel should issue a statement of regret and compensate the families of the dead as well as wounded...Sep 02, 2011 | Story
Earlier this week, three Israeli missile ships and seven commando boats intercepted a French ship attempting to reach the Gaza Strip. The ship, Dignité-Al Karama, was the sole representative of the original 10-strong international aid flotilla hoping to break the blockade on Gaza and express support for Palestinians living under occupation. At least 150 soldiers were sent to sea early Tuesday morning to prevent the 10 civilian activists, the...Jul 21, 2011 | Story
A French boat carrying eight people as part of the 10-ship Freedom Flotilla to the Gaza Strip has left Greek waters, defying a ban imposed by Greece under heavy pressure from Israel and the United States. The small boat is the first to elude Greek authorities after two ships were stopped since Friday. Carrying humanitarian cargo, the ships are trying to reach Gaza just over a year after Israeli forces killed nine people aboard the first...Jul 06, 2011 | Story
Democracy Now! producer Aaron Maté files exclusive audio reports on board the Gaza-bound "Audacity of Hope". The ship set sail from Greece at approximately 9:30 a.m. EDT but was soon stopped by Greek authorities. Listen to Aaron's reports as the scene develops.Jul 01, 2011 | News
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Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York, defends the Israeli government's campaign against the flotilla, claiming there is no need for humanitarian aid to be shipped to Gaza now that Egypt has opened the Rafah border crossing. Aharoni also refuses to deny Israel played a role in the sabotage of two boats in the flotilla and refuses to promise that Israeli officials will not arrest the Democracy Now! journalists on board the flotilla...Jul 01, 2011 | Story
As the 400 international activists wait to set sail from Greece to Gaza on the Freedom Flotilla, Israeli media has been full of reports speculating about the activists' character and motivations for participating in the humanitarian aid mission. Israeli newspapers have charged that the flotilla is carrying sacks of chemicals on board because passengers plan to kill IDF soldiers. The reports come after Foreign Ministry officials informed...Jul 01, 2011 | Story
Organizers of the humanitarian flotilla to the Gaza Strip say another one of their ships has been sabotaged. The engine of an Irish ship docked in Turkey was reportedly so badly damaged it would have sunk in the middle of the ocean, threatening the lives of the passengers on board. It's at least the second flotilla vessel to be targeted this week following damage to a Greek-Swedish ship docked in a port near Athens. Activists have...Jun 30, 2011 | Story
Debunking the Israeli-U.S. Effort to Thwart Gaza Freedom Flotilla: "We Are Committed to Nonviolence"In addition to fears of ship sabotage and threats from the Israeli military, the U.S. citizens trying to sail to Gaza aboard U.S.-flagged ship "The Audacity of Hope" in the humanitarian flotilla are dealing with another challenge: their own government. The U.S. Department of State has warned U.S. passengers they could face "fines and incarceration" for taking part in the flotilla, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears to...Jun 30, 2011 | Story
Democracy Now! producer Aaron Maté and 86-year-old Jewish Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein are on the U.S. ship, "The Audacity of Hope," as it sits moored in an Athens port, draped in American flags, waiting to set sail for Gaza, joining nine other ships in a humanitarian flotilla to challenge the Israeli naval blockade of Palestine. Asked why she is attempting to go to Gaza, Epstein says, "If I can go anywhere in the world, why not to Gaza?...Jun 30, 2011 | Story
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