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Luke McShane vs Vladimir Kramnik
"Ain't That a Shane" (game of the day Nov-21-12)
Tal Memorial (2012)  ·  Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67)  ·  1-0
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Jun-16-12  Tadeucouto: Great !
congratulation, mrs. Mac'Shane!
Jun-16-12
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  lost in space: <<whiteshark:> It should be enough for a win, shouldn't it?>

It should! Shouldn't it?

Jun-16-12  apple scruffs: what a thrill!
Jun-16-12
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  lost in space: 1:0! I should!!!!!!!
Jun-16-12
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  Chessmensch: Dear and Glorious Position!!
Jun-16-12
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  Check It Out: Well done Luke!!
Jun-16-12
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  Pedro Fernandez: Mate in twelve says Nalimov
Jun-16-12
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  Cemoblanca: Everyone thought that Vlad will win this, because there's no dancin' McShane! :D
Jun-16-12  AuN1: hopefully kramnik comes back with a vengeance tomorrow. i'm afraid he'll be extra cautious and conservative though, which he usually is after he loses. i wonder what sort of mood caruana will be in. i don't think he'll give kramnik many chances.

a real shame for kramnik; with a draw today he'd have been in excellent shape heading into the last two rounds with a half point lead over the field. now he's in a dogfight which isn't his specialty. he's much better as a front runner.

Jun-16-12  BlackSheep: Congrats go out to Mr. Mcshane
Jun-16-12  RMKvdS: Where is the dancing Rook McShane?
Jun-16-12
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  Memethecat: In hindsight kramnik should have took the draw, but I'm glad he didn't & we got to see a raw exciting human game.
Jun-16-12  QueentakesKing: <AuN1> Copy.
Jun-16-12  apple scruffs: <Chessmensch: Dear and Glorious Position>

An allusion to Taylor Caldwell's novel about St. Luke, "Dear and Glorious Physician." Why did't I think of it first? Anyway, good one, Chessmensch, and I think that should be the pun for this game.

Jun-16-12  AuN1: typical kramnik; a no show after he loses. the grace and humility which other players display is not his forte.
Jun-16-12
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  Marmot PFL: Kramnik skips the press conference. He must be exhausted.
Jun-16-12
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  kb2ct:

Glad they are playing it out, but slow and steady should do it.

:0)

Jun-16-12
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  Cemoblanca: Tomashevsky VS Moro 1:0!!! Wow! Now we have 5 players with 4 points (Moro, Magnus, Radjaboy, Vlad, Caruana)...
Jun-16-12  jaseemalikt: The amateur who defeated Carlsen, Aronian and Kramnik!
Jun-16-12
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  chessgames.com: Thanks to everybody for participating in today's live chess broadcast.

After today's round we find ourselves in a massive 5-way tie for the lead among Radjabov, Kramnik, Morozevich, Caruana, and Carlsen all with 4/7. The final two rounds will be telling!

Stop by tomorrow morning at 7:00am USA/eastern for the exciting round #8 of the 2012 Tal Memorial. Our featured game will be Carlsen-Tomashevsky.

Jun-16-12  SamAtoms1980: <RMKvdS: Where is the dancing Rook McShane?>

You should probably be a pro if you want to have your own rook. And this is coming from somebody who is generally in favor of each player having his own dancing rook.

Jun-16-12
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  Chessmensch: Thanks <apple scruffs:> I'm glad someone got it. In another game I once tried 'How are things in Nakamura"? but no-one seemed to pick up on that.
Jun-16-12
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  Cemoblanca: <SamAtoms1980> Well, in my view McShane earned 2 dancin' photos today! :D
Jun-16-12  AuN1: <Stop by tomorrow morning at 7:00am USA/eastern for the exciting round #8 of the 2012 Tal Memorial. Our featured game will be Carlsen-Tomashevsky.>

last place vs. = 1st?

isn't there a more pertinent match up?

Jun-16-12
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  Pedro Fernandez: An end really hard to play. Now chess machines are unable to predict this result. IMO Electronics haven't any chance vs 100 billions/sec of bio-chemical nervous synapses working at 12% of its capacity. (CF. Mass Effect 3, and Looking the Reality, by the Nobel Prize in Medicine 1962, Sir John Eccles, Springer-Verlag, sponsored by Roche laboratories)
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