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Peter Leko vs Vladimir Kramnik
Kramnik-Leko World Championship Match 2004  ·  Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour Variation (A61)  ·  1/2-1/2


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Sep-03-05   sitzkrieg: but I dont attack, from his link i got the impression he could be a communist. So I ask, thats not an attack.
I like to know if i am reading posts of Nazis, commies and the like.
Sep-03-05   aw1988: What link!?!?!?!? Calling someone a Communist out of the blue is generally frowned upon...
Sep-03-05   aw1988: If it wasn't meant to be insulting, or whatever, then I apologize...
Sep-03-05
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  TheAlchemist: <sitzkrieg> There's a difference, in my opinion, whether you say "commie" or "communist".

Other than that, your question is legitimate. But I'll let acirce answer that himself.

Sep-03-05   sitzkrieg: No problems i dont think any of us mean harm/insult. On his profile he has a link to his weblog; and there is a link of the Communist party. Though I generally don't like communists I was not attacking him and I also won't do that if he is a communist; i just d like to know.
Sep-03-05   aw1988: Oh, I see what you mean <Kommunistiska Partiet>. Maybe he just meant it out of interest.
Sep-03-05
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  acirce: <sitzkrieg> Yes, I'm a Communist. From some of your earlier posts around here I could have guessed that you didn't much like <commies and the like>. I don't discuss politics much on this site though, even if it comes up now and then.
Sep-03-05   sitzkrieg: Ok Acirce i get it. opinions differ but congrats with ur name in the notes..
Sep-03-05   aw1988: acirce- the Communist Greek!?
Sep-04-05   sitzkrieg: I dont get that one aw, but thats probably just me.:P)
Sep-04-05   aw1988: Circe in ancient Greek mythology was a daughter of the sun who had the ability to turn men into animals with a magic wand.
Sep-04-05   sitzkrieg: Ok didnt think of that
Oct-10-05   Poisonpawns: One of the greatest games in World Championship history!Kramnik will defend his title tenaciously against Topalov if the match takes place.He may not do well in tournament competition and seem out of form,but in his two title matches Kramnik has produced awsome chess.
Feb-09-06   Aseem: Can some one please tell me why did Leko play 18.axb5 and not Qxb5.
Feb-09-06   Scarecrow: <Aseem> With 18. axb5, White opens the a-file for his Rook. From that move on, Black has to protect his a-pawn somehow.

Not that Leko saw that far, but later this also made 31. Rxa7+ possible for him, after which he should have held a draw easily (with 33. Rh7!).

May-14-06
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  Karpova: <Leko had Krmanik on the Ropes the whole middelgame>

lol, a good joke!

Jun-26-08   Cactus: <Acirce> I endure the crap you get for being a communist as well. But who will be laughing when Lenin bursts out of his grave and incites another revolution? But seriously, a lot of people just reject it because they here trash about it on television and the like, and take that word as law.
Jun-26-08
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  keypusher: <Cactus><But who will be laughing when Lenin bursts out of his grave and incites another revolution? >

Who would laugh at a Zombie Commie?

Jun-27-08
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  OneArmedScissor: There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a communist.
Jul-01-08   Confuse: Theres nothing wrong with being whatever you want to be, as long as you don't interfere with other people's free will. Thats my take on the world, and so far its worked for me in defining who is good and who is bad.
Aug-11-08   ravel5184: HA HA "There is little left to play for in the position" HA HA HA HA
Aug-22-08
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  SetNoEscapeOn: wild respect for acirce. How many other members have been mentioned by GMs? Yeah, I heard about slomarko....
Mar-30-09   WhiteRook48: <Draw agreed. The players finally agree that there is little left to play for in this position> Oh come on!
Apr-26-09   WhiteRook48: dumb annotation
May-01-09
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  whiteshark: I wonder how you would have annotated it?
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