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Alexey Shirov vs Gata Kamsky
World Chess Cup (2007)  ·  Spanish Game: Closed. Bogoljubow Variation (C91)  ·  1/2-1/2
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Dec-15-07
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  Boomie: And for 1 Maccabees 3:42 "Now Judas and his brothers saw that misfortunes had increased and that the forces were encamped in their territory. They also learned what the king had commanded to be done to the people to cause their final destruction." Well, it does say king and maybe Judas played. I dunno. Somebody help me please.
Dec-15-07  Maroczy: 300 Spartans??

You people should lead point in downtown Bagdad so you can experience the glory of battle first hand instead of watching an orchestrated two dimensional image. No sense of adventure?

Dec-15-07
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  Joshka: <JessicaFischerQueen> For a young lady you are very wise;-).....it will NEVER be done again.
Dec-15-07  popski: <marcwordsmith: prediction: Shirov wins this one> I wish that too, but i'm afraid that this is just a wish..
Dec-15-07
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  jessicafischerqueen: Rye Loopy move 6 already
Dec-15-07  popski: It will be Ruy again, i predict..
Dec-15-07  marcwordsmith: I am surprised Kamsky didn't play a Petroff Defense. I thought that was almost an automatic draw these days between top GMs. Of course, Kamsky himself recently proved otherwise against young Carlsen, didn't he?

Have faith, Popski! This is our night! Go Shirov!

Dec-15-07
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  Boomie: <Maroczy: You people should lead point in downtown Bagdad so you can experience the glory of battle first hand instead of watching an orchestrated two dimensional image. No sense of adventure?> You've got us in a bind. In the words of Muhammad Ali when asked why he didn't want to fight for his country, "There are no referees in Vietnam."
Dec-15-07  marcwordsmith: will somebody let me know please when they go "off book"?
Dec-15-07
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  jessicafischerqueen: <Tim> Like the Moon Landing, the <Vietnam War> was also faked. It never happened.
Dec-15-07
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  Boomie: <jessicafischerqueen: <Tim> What Fischer did was never done before and will never be done again-- all his home prep by himself without a computer.> Morphy got there firstus with the mostus. He didn't have to work as hard as Fischer. Something to be said for a 200 IQ engine, I guess.
Dec-15-07  popski: <marcwordsmith: ... Have faith, Popski! This is our night! Go Shirov!> Cool! :) Yea, go Shirov, Go!!
Dec-15-07  xeroxmachine: Spanish!
Dec-15-07
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  jessicafischerqueen: <Tim> Morphy is also a "media hoax".

You should check out my fave website:

http://www.crazy-ideas.crg

Dec-15-07
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  Boomie: <marcwordsmith: I am surprised Kamsky didn't play a Petroff Defense. I thought that was almost an automatic draw these days between top GMs.> The Petroff's rep for being drawish is not really deserved.
Dec-15-07
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  brankat: <jessicafischerqueen> <My goal tonight is to have zero posts deleted.>

It is a worthy goal indeed. But You have to be realistic :-)

<What Fischer did was never done before and will never be done again-- all his home prep by himself without a computer.>

Exactly the same what every other GM of his, and any previous era had done.

Dec-15-07
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  Eyal: Well, Shirov deviates from their first game - and the main line of the Lopez - with 9.d4 instead of h3.
Dec-15-07
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  ketchuplover: guten tag
Dec-15-07  MorganV2851: ...black cant take on e4
Dec-15-07
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  jessicafischerqueen: Hi <ketchup>!!

Hi <CAPIIIN>

Dec-15-07  zinos: <Exactly the same what every other GM of his, and any previous era had done.> But no GM of his, and any previous era managed to beat the soviet chess machine all by himself...
Dec-15-07  Mateo: 10...Nxe4 is not really a blunder. 11.Bd5 Qd7 12.Bxe4 d5 13.Bc2 e4. But it is unusual.
Dec-15-07  marcwordsmith: thanks, Eyal, and Boomie
Dec-15-07
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  jamesmaskell: ...Bg4 is a pain in the backside variation Ive come across twice in competition this year.
Dec-15-07
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  PhilFeeley: <MorganV2851: ...black cant take on e4> what happens if he does?
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