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| Jan-06-12 | | JoergWalter: <TheFocus> take them out to Pizza Hut. |
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| Jan-06-12 | | JoergWalter: <waustad: That was quite a turnaround for the youngsters. Early on it looked like they were getting schooled, but they came back to get first and equal second.> learning fast and young.
Caruana deserves appreciation as well |
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Jan-06-12
 | | TheFocus: <JoergWalter> <TheFocus> <take them out to Pizza Hut.> I'm not invited. I am just the go-between.
He thinks he will get lucky. I KNOW he will. |
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| Jan-06-12 | | JoergWalter: <TheFocus> Knowledge is power. |
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| Jan-06-12 | | WiseWizard: <TheFocus> Sounds like you're starting a new business. |
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| Jan-06-12 | | AlphaMale: What happened to Nakamura? He was +4 last time I looked. |
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Jan-06-12
 | | virginmind: congratulations to anish giri! excellent result! |
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| Jan-06-12 | | messachess: There were bright spots for everyone in this tournament: a brilliancy from Ivanchuk.--(any others?) Of course, this is a monumental achievement for Giri and Carauna. |
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Jan-06-12
 | | twinlark: Interesting final round. Seeing the raw scores I expected Giri's game to be the last to finish when he saw the results on the other board, but quite the opposite, his was the first while the other two ground on for hours with unfortunate results for his hapless rivals. Well done Giri! Hope there's a lot more to come from this talented player. |
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Jan-06-12
 | | notyetagm: Thank you, GM Giri!
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SETTLEMENT DATE: Jan-06-12
PROJECTED PAYOUT: 1,051 (10:1)
Reggio Emilia: WINNER
Giri
YOU WIN! COLLECT 1051 100c$
[cash in ticket]
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| Jan-06-12 | | timhortons: chucky game versus naka in the last round is really exciting,his advantage just keep building up as the game drag on! i hope more on tata.
following the game takes to much of my time though:) |
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| Jan-06-12 | | JoergWalter: <AlphaMale: What happened to Nakamura? He was +4 last time I looked.> that was before. See what happens if you don't follow it daily? |
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Jan-07-12
 | | HeMateMe: Who is Emillio, anyhow? |
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Jan-07-12
| | HeMateMe: Nak finished at 0-3. Dude's gotta get a new breakfast cereal, or something. |
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Jan-07-12
 | | Rolfo: <I lost all four bets this round. (So did a lot of others!!) And on borrowed money at that.>
If you hold steadily on Carlsen you will get your money back :)perhaps |
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| Jan-07-12 | | Ezzy: Anish Giri with the winners trophy
http://www.chessbase.com/news/2012/... |
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| Jan-07-12 | | Ezzy: Interview with Giri here -
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/r... |
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| Jan-07-12 | | King Death: < HeMateMe: Who is Emillio, anyhow?> You mess with that girl over there and you'll find out right quick who Emilio is! |
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| Jan-10-12 | | paavoh: Despite the low rate of draws in this tournament, I do not see much harm in them. The opinions below were unearthed and posted by <brankat> and <JFQ>, respectively, on the Tal Memorial 2011 page. I wish some chess authority of similar caliber (Carlsen, Aronian, Anand etc.) would state the same now. They surely deserve to be repeated. 1) Svetozar Gligoric, writing for Chess Review in 1967: ''The increased percentage of draws in many strong international tournaments does not illustrate an eventual decline of fighting spirit but rather the growth of competitors in quality and number--a phenomenon which puts new standards into grandmasters' practice. A vast knowledge of openings which reaches deep stages of the middlegame, a well specialized individual repertory and high technics of defense are very commonly met today even among players of lesser reputation.
Gradually, the strongest grandmasters are becoming accustomed to having to wear down every day a stubborn resistance which defies their powers and forces them to find ever keener weapons whereby to achieve victory.'' 2) From an interview of Capablanca with Herman Helms, page 6C in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of March 27, 1927: <Helms>: "There are so many drawn games nowadays. Especially is this so between grand masters. What's the remedy? A faster time limit?"
<Capablanca>: "That's all nonsense. Those who know good chess will not complain. Faster chess means poorer chess. I'm not in that business. Leave that to the duds." |
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| Jan-10-12 | | MORPHYEUS: <Faster chess means poorer chess>.
Disagree.
Blitz skills are real skills.
Standard chess have too many draws. |
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| Jan-10-12 | | AlphaMale: There's no kind way to say it: Morphyeus is a stupido. |
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| Jan-10-12 | | MORPHYEUS: <"Leave that to the duds."> The top blitz players are not exactly duds. They are also the top standard chess players. The difference. You don't have to watch for 5 hours. (or more). |
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| Jan-10-12 | | s4life: <MORPHYEUS: <Faster chess means poorer chess>. Disagree.
Blitz skills are real skills.
Standard chess have too many draws.>
err.. amigo, they might be real skills but the chess quality is poorer in blitz.. it seems you have a serious problem of cognitive dissonance. |
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Jan-10-12
 | | tpstar: This has been the general pattern for the last year: 1) A Wesley So fan posts on a major tournament page where Wesley wasn't even playing. 2) Next they make some random comment comparing standard time controls to blitz. 3) Then they brag about how Wesley So is exceptionally talented at speed chess, but Wesley wasn't invited to this event, plus there was no Blitz WC event in 2011, thus the entire chess world is racist against Wesley So and racist against Filipinos. 4) No matter how you answer these issues, you are racist against Wesley So and racist against Filipinos. 5) Finally they leave in a huff because you are so racist, you racist racist. Repeat ad infinitum. |
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| Jan-11-12 | | voratco: And he did, cried for help. huhuhu |
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