That guy who had the record for the highest points in chess, until this other guy reached higher. He quit chess in the 2000-s. He got beat by a powerful chess-playing supercomputer in the 1990's.
A phrase used against one who says they are an expert at one topic when they get contradicted or proven wrong in that same topic.
1: Video games are not sports, since you do not do any major physical movement while playing, like running or jumping.
2: If it is required to do physical movements, why is chess considered a sport? You don't do any "mayor physical movement" in it.
1: Uh, well...
2: Checkmate, Kasparov.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.