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polycarp · Post by **polycarp** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:49 am

Hello everyone,

I'm Polycarp from Nigeria. Just joined the other day and felt I should officially announce my arrival to the house. I am an agricultural economist with interest in Inernational politics, poetry, science, religion, making new friends and the game of chess. I have already navigated some threads and have seen the wonderful posts made by all of you. I'm really glad to be here and I look forward to a real great time of sharing ideas and opinions. Peace

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:12 am

Hello Polycarp, welcome to the garden now that you've dipped your toes in i look forward to reading your posts.

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LottomagicZ4941 · Post by **LottomagicZ4941** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:37 am

Have not played Chess in quite a while. Got my dad a nice Chess set for Christmass. It was actually the white elaphant game of what ever they call the thing where you pick and steal them. Should go visit him so I can play it:)

So when was the last time you played Chess? I think at two years I'm way over due for a game.

Lotto

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MagicZ4941A

polycarp · Post by **polycarp** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:01 am

Abbey and LottoMagic, thanks for the warm welcome. I am already feeling at home at ForuGarden. Well LottoMagic, I used to be a tounament chess player, but pressure of work now only allows me to play what is called "backyard chess" with friends and colleagues often. Well in your case, two years away from the chess board is rather long considering the volatile nature of the game but you could still stage a come back and do great exploits. Do you have a favourite opening as White and a favourite defense as Black or have you forgotten such stuff? I play the E4 openings most of the time which could transform to Ruy Lopez, Sicilian, Caro Kahn, French defense etc. As Black, I like responding with D4 pawn openings which results in Queen's Gambit, Grunfeld defense, Kings Indian etc depending on what my opponent plays.

Are you aware of the world championship match that is coming up soon between former world champion Gary kasparov and the current world champion?

polycarp · Post by **polycarp** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:52 am

Thanks Susie, I've read a number of your wonderful posts especially the poem forever. Looking forward to sharing more with you.

Wednesday's Child · Post by **Wednesday's Child** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:53 am

Greetings Polycarp

I'm new myself, but jump right in.

An aggie? You will be able to help tend the gardens of this forum then eh?

What city/town are you in? (If you don't mind my curiosity). I love hearing about places

where people live so far away from me. I would take a guess agriculture is an important

industry in parts of your continent....

polycarp · Post by **polycarp** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:15 am

Thanks Susie for the Happy New Year wish. I sure need it cause i have a lot to undertake in 2005.

Wednesday's Child, thanks a great deal. The garden is sure the right place for me. I'll gladly do what i do best as an aggie! in the garden, but you sure must supply the inputs (like manure, seedlings etc) he he he.

I'm happy to hear that you like knowing about places far away from yours, because i am equally more than happy to inform you about my area. Well I live in northeastern Nigeria in a city called Maiduguri, which is the Capital City of Borno State. You are right most people here are farmers but not your kind of big farmers. Most of our farmers are subsistent farmers who produce on a small scale, thats barely enough to feed their immediate families. I however, must say that my country is an oil producing one, so our greatest source of national income is oil and not farming. Farming used to be our number one source of income hither to the discovery of oil. You are always welcome to ask more questions.

Kind of curious, why wednesday's Child and not Thursday, Friday etc? Did you join the Garden on a Wednesday or were you born on a wednesday?

Wednesday's Child · Post by **Wednesday's Child** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:54 am

Polycarp

You write: Kind of curious, why wednesday's Child and not Thursday, Friday etc? Did you join the Garden on a Wednesday or were you born on a wednesday?

Neither .... it is taken from a poem and Wednesday's Child is "full of woe"....It was original a poem to help children learn the days of the week. It also stands for a group of people with depression, and also adopted children....meaning lives not blessed from the outset.... here is a link if you wish to read what the other days are: Friday also suits me! haha. http://suicidal.com/woe/

Each day has a certain personality attribute......I felt Wednesday applied to me!

I was thinking of the many farmers in Zimbabwe who were beaten and run away from their farms but the people who took over their lands didn't know much about farming and consequently the "breadbasket" of that area suffered .... I hope things are improving there,

but I wonder if Mugabe will ever let it be peaceful.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:00 am

How did you arrive at the name POLYCARP? what is that about? Is that a plastic fish? I would like to know, i think polycarp is used in gardening? HELP!

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:25 am

Nice to meet you.. My son Brian taught himself to play chess when he was about 9 years old. Thats the day I realized he was smarter than me. He has continued to amaze me everyday since. Hes 20 now.I know nothing about the game. Look forward to reading you.

polycarp · Post by **polycarp** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:54 am

Hello Weeder and Paula, well Paula, Polycarp happens to be my real name not a mere username for this forum. It is an English name that you can find in Church history. Polycarp was one of the early mathyrs of christianity. Also, the co-recipient of the Nobel prize for physics in 1955 is called Polikarp Kustch.

Weeder I'm gald your son is a chess player. He must be very smart and brilliant to have taught himself chess. Maybe he inherited his brilliance from his dad.

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:08 am

Welcome and enjoy your stay.

Chess hmmmm well I am trying to learn it and find it quite the challenge. Sad to say I found kids more adept at it than I and when they tried to explain it to me I was a lousy student hehehe but they piqued my interest enough that I will try again.

Have fun here this is an interesting and fun group.

Minks

polycarp · Post by **polycarp** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:26 am

Thanks Minks, you're right the younger ones seem to grasp the game faster. In fact, it is said that only those that learn the game early enough (less than 10 years of age) make it to the grandmater status. They say 18 years is even late for a person to learn chess and expect to reach grandmaster level. However, for backyard chess, it is never too late, so keep up the effort.

polycarp · Post by **polycarp** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:47 am

Pixiechick wrote "I'm a little late, but I look forward to meeting with you in the garden for even more, new found, interesting conversations"

Thanks Pixiechick for the warm welcome. The pleasure is really mine, meet you in the various threads. Peace!

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:19 pm

polycarp wrote: Hello everyone,

I'm Polycarp from Nigeria. Just joined the other day and felt I should officially announce my arrival to the house. I am an agricultural economist with interest in Inernational politics, poetry, science, religion, making new friends and the game of chess. I have already navigated some threads and have seen the wonderful posts made by all of you. I'm really glad to be here and I look forward to a real great time of sharing ideas and opinions. Peace

Hey Poly C nice to meet you. Hope you find some good threads that amuse you here. Plenty to chat about.

Cheers

Minks

polycarp · Post by **polycarp** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:50 am

Thanks Minks, you bet there are lots of interesting threads at the Graden. It seems to get more interesting everyday. I can't say I'm not enjoying myself, it's really cool to be among great mnds like you.