[Event "Anna Ushenina"]
[Site "SchemingMind.com"]
[Date "2012.12.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "white bishop"]
[Black "Olli Ylönen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteCountry "PHI"]
[BlackCountry "FIN"]
[WhiteElo "2029"]
[WhiteRD "131"]
[BlackElo "1847"]
[BlackRD "53"]
[GameID "322678"]

{
white bishop: I hope we will have 2 enjoyable games to play in this mini-tournament! Good luck!  
}
1. d4 Nf6
{
Olli Ylönen: Hello, nice to meet you, good luck!
}
2. c4
{
white bishop: Is Olli your true name? My English name is of Finnish origin, but I'm not. It may surprise you to know that.
}
2... g6
{
Olli Ylönen: Yes it is my true name. It's hard to surprise me.
}
3. Nc3
{
white bishop: When I was born, my mom didn't know what name to give me, so her best friend suggested that she name me after Armi Kuusela, the 1st Miss Universe, who is a former Miss Finland. That's how I got my English name of Armi. I have a different Chinese name though.
}
{
white bishop: Armi Kuusela's heart was later won by a Filipino businessman. They married and she settled in Philippines for quite a while and had kids.
}
{
white bishop: Upon the death of her husband, she went back to Finland & had remarried.  
}
3... d5
{
Olli Ylönen: Why do you need two names in Philippines?
}
4. Nf3 Bg7
{
white bishop: No, not everyone needs 2 names, only if they are sent by their parents to study in Chinese schools here in Philippines, regardless of their nationality or citizenship, then they are required by these Chinese schools to have a given Chinese name. Among the Chinese minority here like us, we often call each other by our English names or nicknames, so outside the Chinese school system, we seldom use our Chinese names. 
}
{
white bishop: By the way, is Armi Kuusela still alive? If she is, must be very elderly by now. She may be using another surname, if it is true that she has remarried. 
}
5. e3 O-O
{
Olli Ylönen: She's still alive, about 78 years old. Living outside Finland and have not been in publicity here for decades.
}
6. Be2
{
white bishop: How I would love to meet her in person, but first I must meet you in person!
}
{
white bishop: My eldest daughter's godfather had a son who lives and works in Helsinki. He (the son) married a Finnish woman and they have 2 kids. 
}
{
white bishop: If I see him (the son) again in church, I'll ask him if he has been to Mikkeli, where you are from. 
}
6... c5
{
Olli Ylönen: Mikkeli is not far away from Helsinki. Small world :)
}
7. h3
{
white bishop: Se on lunta nyt Suomessa. Miten pitää iho kuivu? Käytätkö paljon kosteusvoiteita?
}
{
white bishop: I don't know if you can understand my Finnish, because I don't understand it myself.
}
{
white bishop: Hmmm...maybe you can try to write me in simple Finnish. I'll see if I can decode or decipher the mystery of the hidden message of what you are trying to communicate or relay to me. Don't use difficult words yet.
}
7... Nc6
{
Olli Ylönen: En tarvitse kosteusvoidetta. Ihoni on aika rasvainen. Lunta on tosiaan tullut paljon.
}
{
white bishop: Oh, great, I can understand your Finnish perfectly now! :) To translate it in English, you said: "I do not need a moisturizer. My skin is quite oily. The snow has really come a long way." 
}
8. dxc5 Qa5
{
Olli Ylönen: Yes. I'm not familiar with meaning of a phrase "come a long way", in this particular case. Also one could say "plenty of snow has come", but this might be a minor problem, cause perhaps in english using word "come" is not accurate.
}
9. O-O dxc4
{
white bishop: Yeah, I think you are right in that aspect! In any language translation, there are 2 general classifications of approaches used: (1) literal translation wherein you translate word for word; and (2) functional translation wherein you get the thought or idea and rephrase it in the 2nd language. The 2nd approach works best, as between languages, there are differences in grammar, word order, and in some languages like Spanish and French, there are complicated verb conjugations that the original host language doesn't have. In my case, I sometimes encounter problems in translating either English to Filipino, English to Chinese, Filipino to Chinese, or vice versa in these 3 languages. In talking to my husband's grandmother who understands only Chinese, if I do not know what the equivalent Chinese term of an English word is, or if there is no equivalent word in Chinese, especially if it is something very technical, I always ended up defining, describing and explaining that particular word to make myself understood, and I use the 2nd approach. 
}
10. Bxc4 Qxc5
{
Olli Ylönen: You're wise :)
}
11. Qe2 e5
{
white bishop: Ehkä "viisas" ei ole sopiva termi. Sanoisin olen oppia minun aiemmista kokemuksista, eli siitä, mikä toimii ja mikä ei. On hämmästyttävää, että ihmiskunta voi sopeutua ja innovoida etsittäessä ratkaisuja arkipäivän ongelmiin.
}
12. Ng5 Qe7 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4
{
white bishop: I have just signed up at The Chess Warriors and also sent Pompey a private message that I joined his team. I'm actually preparing and conditioning myself for an individual OTB competition in February 2013, in our church's Sports Fest, because next January, our church is celebrating its 50th anniversary. I have also signed up in the Ten Pin Bowling competition in our Sports Fest. Fortunately, these 2 events will not fall on the same day.
}
14... a6
{
Olli Ylönen: Fun time ahead then. I have only played OTB chess against person who teach me how to play.
}
15. Rd1
{
white bishop: Have you attended a lot of Christmas parties?
}
15... b5
{
Olli Ylönen: I was working almost all Christmas.
}
16. Bb3
{
white bishop: Voi, olet hyvin ahkera! Millaista työtä olet?
}
{
white bishop: Ettekö saa kaksinkertaista maksaa työskentelevät lomalla?
}
{
white bishop: I'm not familiar with the economic conditions in your country, but here, if one dreams of becoming rich, then one will have to try and set up a business, rather than working for others. True, if one works for others, there is a maximum limit in terms of take-home pay. At least, the income is fixed and stable. If one goes the business route, there are risks to take and uncertainties to expect, but the rewards can be far greater! 
}
{
white bishop: If you work for others, I don't know if your schedule will still allow you to seek a second source of income.
}
{
white bishop: In The Chess Warriors, does Pompey have a selection criteria on who he picks to play in which match in each league? Or do I have to write him & inform him that I am available to play and it's up to him to make his decision?
}
16... Rd8
{
Olli Ylönen: I work in a hospital doing basic care. patients are dementics. Yes get double paid. One can get decent or good living by working, but not getting rich, taxes are high and everything is expensive. Have you make yourself availibity in team forum, there's an availibity button or something like that? Propably pompey use ratings to select teams. games do not seem to start very often.
}
17. Bd2
{
white bishop: What are dementics? First time I heard this term. Are they people who suffer from dementia or memory loss, as in Alzheimer's Disease? Are you a nurse then?
}
{
white bishop: I'll try to check out the team forum. Thanks for the advice! :)
}
{
white bishop: By "basic care" do you mean you spoon feed them, bathe them, apply medicines or change dressing on any wounds, and give them medicines,  check their dextrose bottles (if they have) from time to time, and get their blood pressure regularly? Just wondering what your scope of work or responsibility in the hospital involves.
}
17... Be6
{
Olli Ylönen: You get everything right.
}
18. Bxe6 Qxe6
{
white bishop: I don't know about the nursing profession in Finland, but here in Philippines to become a nurse, one must graduate from a 4-yr nursing degree program from a university, then attend a review school to prepare one for the national board or licensure examinations given by the government, then they are licensed to practice their profession if they pass this exam. Otherwise, they sometimes can still be hired by hospitals but with a lower pay than what licensed nurses regularly get.
}
{
white bishop: As the income a nurse gets here is not very high compared to what nurses get in other countries for those who work in hospitals, they normally seek employment overseas after acquiring a 2-yr work experience in Philippines, and passing the USA licensure exam for nurses aspiring to work in the USA. That is the best alternative for them! Other than that, other nurses try to get hired as a private nurses to look after the sick and the elderly here in Philippines. Although the working hours are longer, but compensation they get is slightly better than working in a hospital. They also have their days off from work if they work as private nurses. 
}
19. a4
{
white bishop: Private nurses here usually work in households, sometimes stay in the house, depending on the needs of the patient they look after. The best part of their job is they get to travel if their patient travels or dines out in restaurants. These private nurses also don't pay income taxes, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue doesn't know about it. 
}
19... bxa4
{
Olli Ylönen: My school last for 4 years and it was not university my profession in other countries standard would be more like assistant nurse. Also i'm playing chess all night long and get paid :)
}
{
Olli Ylönen: 3 years take the school, not 4.
}
20. Bc3
{
white bishop: You wouldn't find that kind of a job wherein you have the opportunity to play chess all the time and get paid for it. Are there not many patients with dementia cases in the hospital you work in?
}
{
white bishop: After studying nursing for 3 years, are you awarded a Bachelor of Nursing in Finland? Do you have to pass any kind of government exam for nurses?
}
20... Rxd1+
{
Olli Ylönen: If they are sleeping, then i don't have much to do. Daytimes are of course different.
}
{
white bishop: Oh, I forgot, there are a few private hospitals here who run their own college of nursing schools, and they award a Bachelor of Nursing degree after you complete the academic requirements. Of course, if practicum or internship is required, there are already opportunities to work in their hospital.
}
21. Qxd1
{
white bishop: It is good you do not have a supervisor checking on what you are doing all the time.
}
{
Olli Ylönen: Google translatar says i have finished "vocational school" or "trade school" also it says i have finished "primary school", not even "high school". Secondary school sounds familiar. So i'm not high educated.
}
21... Bf8 22. Qxa4
{
white bishop: Here in Philippines, when people refer to "vocational training", what they'll most likely to learn will be how to become a cook, baker, car mechanic, dressmaker, electrician, etc. Training for the nursing profession here is never offered as part of vocational training, but I think there is a 6-month caregiver course offered. It usually teaches one how to care for and look after the elderly. I don't think it comes any closer to what you learned in 3 years in Finland. Onko teillä mitään suunnitelmia opiskelun lisäksi?
}
22... a5
{
Olli Ylönen: Here all those cooks, bakers... have to finish 3 years vocational school. Also we have bachelor of nursing, but it doesn't very much differ from my training, maybe better career and more demanding work in acutic hospitals.
}
23. Ng5
{
white bishop: Is distance learning or online learning popular in Finland? I don't know what is the exact term you have  for it, but it refers to trying to get an education or even a degree without going to school. Before, correspondence schools were popular in the USA, but due to the many advances in technology nowadays, educational instruction can be offered entirely in an online format for the ease and convenience of the student.
}
23... Qe8
{
Olli Ylönen: I think it's getting more and more popular choice, mostly because we have long distances if someone lives countryside and because it's also becoming usual to study beside working.
}
24. Rf1 Bb4
{
white bishop: In the school where I am presently studying, they have just begun to offer some courses for online study, but they are not required in my program, so I still have to attend classes the regular way. Fortunately the school is not very far from where I live, and it is also near to the school where my daughters study. Although the majority of my classmates are Filipinos, there are 2 Koreans, 1 from Myanmar, and a Filipino-American who was born in Canada, in my class this semester. The Filipino-American guy lived most of his life in California and Hawaii, and doesn't speak a word of Filipino (Pilipino). He arrived in Philippines a year and a half ago and is attempting to learn Filipino by enrolling in language classes in a university. Do you have any plans of studying or learning something in the future?
}
25. Ne4 Kg7
{
Olli Ylönen: Only to study and practising chess. What are you studying?
}
26. Rd1
{
white bishop: My program is in Christian Education. I will graduate this coming March with a Graduate Diploma in Christian Education (GDipCE). Our school year in Philippines is from June to March (1st Semester - June to October, 2nd Semester - November to March). I will apply for admission to the Master of Arts in Christian Education beginning next school year upon the advice of our Registrar, as the school changes its curriculum every 3 years, and it will have a new one soon. So this semester I am enrolled in only 1 course - New Testament Exegesis 1 (Uuden Testamentin Eksegetiikan 1). 
}
{
white bishop: The coverage of what we are studying in New Testament Exegesis 1 is The Synoptic Gospels (Synoptiset Evankeliumit).
}
26... Na7
{
Olli Ylönen: I suppose you dig the Bible little deeper than just reading it and commit to memory.
}
27. Qxe8
{
white bishop: Yes. In an exegetical class, you have to look at a particular passage of Scripture in the light of its historical and literary context, in order to be able to understand it. It may help if you have some knowledge of Biblical languages. The  Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic, and the New Testament originally written in Greek. In my program, since the Biblical languages are not required, I have not taken any.  
}
{
white bishop: I became very ill since this Monday night. I had chills, colds, coughs and high fever, so on Tuesday morning, I immediately went to see my doctor, who had the habit of taking patient's blood pressure first before she begins examining them. When she first took my BP, she said it was very low at 80/50, so she took it a second time, & it was even lower at 74/50.   
}
{
white bishop: My normal BP ranges from 90/60 to 110/70. What's your normal BP? I told my doctor no wonder when I woke up on Tuesday morning before 3:00 a.m. to go to the comfort room, I found that I could no longer walk straight and am about to fall sometimes, perhaps both due to the very high fever of 39.1 degs Centigrade and the low blood pressure. I feel like a drunk person walking, even though the comfort room was only a short distance from my bedroom.
}
{
white bishop: I also informed my doctor that prior to getting sick, I had diarrhea twice within 3 days. Anyway, I am now on 4 different medications which includes antibiotics. So far, the fever has gone down, but sometimes there is low fever on and off. However, I now felt very weak and get tired easily, so I didn't do much cooking these days. Doctor advised bed rest and also to drink plenty of liquids, as my lips are dry and peeling up.
}
{
white bishop: I did, however, attend my class this Wednesday afternoon. After that, I came back home to rest. Our Scottish professor returned to Scotland last December, so a Filipino professor took over from where she left off.  
}
27... Rxe8
{
Olli Ylönen: I get a flu today, temperature was -30 today morning and guess i didn't wear enough clothes. BP is about 140/90. You should rest now.
}
28. Bxb4
{
white bishop: Wow, that -30 degrees is very cold indeed, something we never experience here in Philippines. I don't think I could survive in that extreme temperature. You better take the appropriate medicine for flu and increase your intake of Vitamin C. How many layers should be enough for a person to wear to keep themselves warm in that kind of temperature? 
}
{
white bishop: Your BP is high! You have hypertension! If you are not currently taking any medicine for it, you should consult a doctor at the hospital you work, maybe you will not be required to pay any consultation fees to the doctor, as part of your benefits as an employee there. Do not neglect your health!!! 
}
28... axb4
{
Olli Ylönen: I have underwear then jeans and quilted jacket, woolly hat, mittens, winter boots, socks. Those are enough for me, yesterday i forget to weat a scarf, so fet a flu, which was already almost gone today. Of course if somebody stays stilla outside when very cold, then more clothes will be needed.
}
29. h4
{
white bishop: Hmmm..., you only need a layer of clothing indoors, maybe because of an internal heater installed in the hospital? It's good to hear that you are now recovering from your flu. You have a very good immune system.
}
{
white bishop: About my condition, I am now recovering as well. Lesser coughs now, but I must still abstain from such foods as chocolates and anything fried and oily, which will irritate my throat and make me cough continuously. My husband gave me a lot of powdered juice drinks yesterday which he prepared, and he claims those drinks contain vitamin C, so I felt much better since yesterday. I also had the opportunity to have my blood pressure measured by a doctor while in church yesterday, after the worship services were over. Twice he took my BP, and twice he said it's 120/80. I am continuously taking my medicines but they make me sleepy.  
}
{
white bishop: You must see a doctor for your BP of 140/90!
}
29... Re7
{
Olli Ylönen: That's right not much clothes needed inside.
}
30. g3
{
white bishop: When I saw "Black win" in our other Anna Ushenina game, I thought at first that there must be a mistake, because I know you are not having any time trouble, as you still have plenty of time to make your moves. Anyway, thanks for the game and the chats, both of which I enjoyed!
}
30... f5
{
Olli Ylönen: Playing the game furher, would have been miserable for me.
}
31. Nc5
{
white bishop: Well, if you had tried to salvage that game, who knows? It might even end in a draw or the game could have ended in your favor.
}
31... e4 32. Rc1 Kf6
{
white bishop: Quite a tricky position! I'll come back and take a second look later. Meanwhile, I need to prepare breakfast, wake up the kids, and prepare their lunch for them to bring to school.
}
33. b3 Rc7 34. Nxe4+
{
Olli Ylönen: Well played!
}
{
white bishop: Thanks for a wonderful game!
}
1-0

