| May-17-13 |
Viswanathan Anand
blackdranzer: Kkedrek
good point.....but thats how tal played....and the game which vishy played was very complex and he pushed ,i think,too much to get the win...thats the vishy i wanted to see...not drawnand....he changed his style and thats ...
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| May-17-13 |
Svidler vs Topalov, 2013
Everett: <perfidious> I can agree with that.
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B51 |
| May-17-13 |
Kenneth Rogoff
Everett: <Shams: Regardless of who wins in 2016, you can take to the bank their obeisance to our military masters.> I know, it's really terribly sad. Yet there is more. On the list of articles by popularity, Jolie's decision to keep her ...
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| May-17-13 |
Anand vs J L Hammer, 2013
darshandatta: Hammer confessed on twitter that he was never winning, he was just better at one point in an insanely messy position
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D85 |
| May-17-13 |
Norway Chess Tournament (2013)
SugarDom: Naka must be feasting of Norwegian Salmon, smoked or sushi. They're the world's best...
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| May-17-13 |
Wesley So
SugarDom: Wow, Wesley is impressing me. He never lost control of the position, i think. He saw that knight trap long time coming. Clap clap clap.
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| May-17-13 |
Kibitzer's Café
Benzol: <Mahmoud> Good stuff. I'm pleased to see you back. :)
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| May-17-13 |
D Edelman vs J Curdo, 1983
RookFile: Played him like 4 times. A real gentleman.
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C44 |
| May-17-13 |
Karjakin vs Topalov, 2013
Shams: Karjakin lost brilliantly yesterday, but that dozen mean he'll lose today.
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B96 |
| May-17-13 |
Magnus Carlsen
Arcturar: In other news, Wang Hao is a champ, and good luck to Lev tomorrow (as usual). Hopefully either Karjakin or Anand win outright or win in the blitz. But Carlsen is still strong as heck guys; don't exaggerate his loss.
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| May-17-13 |
Gata Kamsky
tamar: Talk about blindfold chess skills!
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| May-17-13 |
Veselin Topalov
juan31: Vamos Master Topalov Usted puede ganar el siguiente partido en Noruega!!!
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| May-17-13 |
Jeremy Lim
HeMateMe: Beyonce would wear you out. She looks like an alpha chick. better to hang with Rihanna, knowing that everything will still be attached, the next morning.
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| May-17-13 |
Carlsen vs Wang Hao, 2013
HeMateMe: nice endgame work. Good practice to set up the 4p v. 3p on your computer and try to win with it.
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A30 |
| May-17-13 |
Eva Moser
waustad: Supposedly they will be broadcasting the games. Look here: http://www.chess.at/
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| May-17-13 |
Jon Ludvig Hammer
EvanTheTerrible: He is currently having a miserable performance in Norway Chess 2013. 1.5/8 so far with Nakamura tomorrow. I hope that he is able to come back from this. Though, the field is much stronger than him. He is more than 100 elo points ...
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| May-17-13 |
Anand-Carlsen World Championship (2013)
twinlark: He is. I always look forward to our Easter tournament in Canberra when there's an influx of GMs. Ian and Cathy set up the analysis room and he analyses the top games in the event as they unfold while Cathy chases up the moves of the ...
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| May-17-13 |
Svidler vs Karjakin, 2013
HeMateMe: Talk about active Bishops! Those two white bishops did everything but stack the captured pieces back in the carrying case.
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C65 |
| May-17-13 |
Eugenio Torre
pinoymaster77: Ayos yun ha, matutuloy ang livegames coverage! Malalaman natin mamaya kung ilang boards! Punta raw epistle,pulsar & nanobrain sa opening at 2pm. Also expected regge and dari to be there,aside of course from spawn2 who could be the ...
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| May-17-13 |
I Hatem
HeMateMe: I used to fantasize about Dr. Joyce Brothers, when I was young and coming of age. < http://images.search.yahoo.com/imag... > who reminded me of Dinah Shore
< http://images.search.yahoo.com/imag... >
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| May-17-13 |
G Karzinins vs S Arslanov, 2008
estrick: White sets himself up for a three-way fork on the 25th move and goes down the exchange
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D32 |
| May-17-13 |
L Cernousek vs K Nuri, 2013
estrick: Nice mating net forces White to lose a rook or resign
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D32 |
| May-17-13 |
Burn vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1906
estrick: There is an error in the score sheet.
9 ...Qd6 is actually Qb6 which threatens White's b-pawn and puts pressure on d4. The error makes several of the moves look nonsensical.
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D32 |
| May-17-13 |
Reti vs Breyer, 1913
Everett: <Gawain> Thank you for your effort. Much appreciated. I guess it is possible that Breyer did not see your last mate when considering 22.. Qe5 23.Qh6 or your first line if Reti responded 23.Rxg7 What about <22..Qe5 23.Rxg7+ Kf8 ...
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C13 |
| May-17-13 |
F Olafsson vs Smyslov, 1959
dmvdc: I was bewildered by 19...Re7 when I was playing over this game from Smyslov's point of view. Happily, then, Smyslov's own annotation to the move reads: <Perhaps an unnecessary move.> Heh.
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A22 |
| May-17-13 |
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1914
perfidious: <catlover>: The Russian masters who had played in Mannheim were interned at Rastatt, so that what <JimNorCal> states is correct-they were not prisoners of war.
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B20 |
| May-17-13 |
Hans Arild Runde
frogbert: Procrastinating, putting off writing the round 8 report because I'm tired... And postponing it really helps. ;o)
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| May-17-13 |
Wolfgang Heidenfeld
JimNorCal: The book "Draw" is excellent. It went lost in my local library--it had been misfiled in the "Art" section. Someone must have thought the book was about drawing and sketching. He also published a number of excellent articles in the ...
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| May-17-13 |
Biographer Bistro
gauer: On the Garry Kasparov page, some may wonder whether something there is new: in addition to showing notable games (in a good deal of cases), and world championships or annotations (in some cases), the calculations also show a "notable ...
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| May-17-13 |
Hikaru Nakamura
perfidious: <SirRuthless: Naka....(s)hould promptly destroy hammer tomorrow.> Nakamura still actually has to show up and play the game which you have mentally chalked up to his credit.
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| May-17-13 |
Alexander Beliavsky
hellopolgar: So both Alexander Beliavsky and Anna Muzychuk are Ukrainian that emigrated to Slovenia. It seems that Slovenia is a lot richer than Ukraine. (GDP Per capita is 22,192 vs 7,598)
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| May-17-13 |
Anand vs Bologan, 2000
NGambit: A case of being overshadowed by a famous sibling?
Anand vs Bologan, 2003
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C95 |
| May-17-13 |
European Individual Championships (2013)
hellopolgar: IMPRESSIVE performance from the 60-year-old Alexander Beliavsky
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| May-17-13 |
Wang Hao
Catholic Bishop: Wang Hao, Every news article about him on Chinese websites would have jokers leaving comments like: ...
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| May-17-13 |
Wilhelm Steinitz
brankat: That's the spirit!
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| May-17-13 |
Alberic O'Kelly de Galway
brankat: R.I.P. GM O'Kelly.
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| May-17-13 |
Nakamura vs Radjabov, 2013
Octal: <ketchuplover:> 41 ... Rxh3+ 42 Kg2 Bxf1+ 42 Kxf1 Rh1+ 43 Kg2 Rg1+ 44 Kh2
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B32 |
| May-17-13 |
Berthold Lasker
TheFocus: It's nice to know this about Berthold Lasker. I wish more of his games were available. Emanuel once remarked that Berthold was a stronger player than himself.
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| May-17-13 |
George Henry Mackenzie
TheFocus: <thomastonk> Thank you for that clarification. I added the following to my collection: <thomastonk> pointed out that these games may not be considered a match: From the BCM, 1883, p. 105: <"The program included a series of
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| May-17-13 |
Winthrop Beach
hellopolgar: Wait a minute...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winthr...
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| May-17-13 |
Bela Khotenashvili
hellopolgar: Ah, I see, thanks!
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| May-17-13 |
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972
RandomVisitor: After 13.Kh1
[DIAGRAM] Rybka 4.1 x64:
[0.00] d=26 13...Bd7 14.Nb1 Qb4 15.Qe3 Ne7 16.a3 Qa4 17.Nc3 Qc6 18.Na5 Qc5 19.Qxc5 dxc5 20.Nxb7 Nc6 21.Rab1 Nd4 22.Rb6 Bc6 23.Bf3 Be7 24.Rd1 f5 25.a4 Kf8 26.exf5 Bxf3 27.gxf3 Nxf5 28.Ne4 Ne3
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B97 |
| May-17-13 |
Averbakh vs V Zak, 1947
plang: Nice concluding attack - for Black the difference between a playable middle game and a disaster is razer-thin here
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C83 |
| May-17-13 |
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1959
dmvdc: <andrewjsacks: And by the way, Smyslov is the most under-appreciated WC.> I don't know about that. He is under-appreciated, to be sure (although he's one of my favorite players). But I think Petrosian is appreciated even less than ...
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D29 |
| May-17-13 |
A Ushenina vs B Khotenashvili, 2013
bright1: White could have tried 17. b5 with the idea that after axb 18. Nxb5 the opponent's queen can be harassed. For example 17. b5 axb 18. Nxb5 Qd7 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Rc7
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D53 |
| May-17-13 |
Ljubojevic vs Browne, 1970
wwall: But was 17.Bxe6 the best move? Perhaps just 17.Qxe3 for a safer move. After 17.Bxe6, instead of 17...Bd4, perhaps Black is better off after 17...Qe7, winning the exchange. If 18.Nd5, then 18...Ne5. If 18.Bd4, then 18...Nd4 and 19...Nxc2. ...
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B87 |
| May-17-13 |
I Nepomniachtchi vs Karpov, 2013
harrylime: Yep just seen Qg4 lol
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B10 |
| May-17-13 |
Fischer vs W Beach, 1963
RookFile: 11...0-0-0 might not have been too bad for black. It sure looks better than ...Rb8 for him, which basically did nothing good.
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B06 |
| May-17-13 |
Keres vs Smyslov, 1959
dmvdc: <alexrawlings: Should Keres not have captured the knight on move 31, doubling black's pawns and weakening his king?> A little late to the party, but Smyslov anticipated your question: <Black has gradually improved the positions of ...
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B82 |
| May-17-13 |
McShane vs Jakovenko, 2002
Xeroxx: mcshane up to his usual tricks
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B31 |
| May-17-13 |
Colle vs Vidmar, 1929
Shams: <whiteshark> Happens to me more than anyone on this site, trust me.
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D04 |
| May-17-13 |
Dr. Anthony Saidy
RookFile: <Whitehat1963: what titles might we come up with to characterize the following players: > Don't know about the others, but a good one for Karpov would be "Just win, baby".
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| May-17-13 |
Karpov vs D J Ten Geuzendam, 1992
RookFile: The only reason you would play the Queen's Gambit against Karpov in a simul is because you want to receive a lesson, and treat it as a tutoring opportunity. Nothing wrong with thinking of it that way, as long as you realize the result of
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D35 |
| May-17-13 |
Short vs Adams, 2000
RookFile: I think black was slightly better at the end, and could have considered playing a few more moves.
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C52 |
| May-17-13 |
Kotov vs Kholmov, 1971
diceman: <Phony Benoni: Not many people understand math humor.> Its easy as Pi.
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E14 |
| May-17-13 |
D Fleetwood vs M W Johnson, 1999
detjo: Actually, he probably couldn't be bothered. This game was apparently played in 1999 when Johnson was playing in the World Championships and saw this as a minor interference.
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B76 |
| May-17-13 |
Spielmann vs Duras, 1912
Bowen Island: Perhaps Duras was short on time and quickly blitzing out his remaining moves.
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C23 |
| May-17-13 |
The World vs Akobian, 2012
DPLeo:
Here's another great game that illustrates how helpless black becomes after a well-timed Nd6! Fischer vs W Beach, 1963
Beach's position crumbles after 22.Nd6+
Enjoy!
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B12 |
| May-17-13 |
Gerard Welling
Gejewe: <Caissanist>: The manoeuvering in the opening, particularly from the white knights, is remarkable to say the least. But it is funny that after the opening a perfectly "normal" position has arisen. Hammer commented on the weird g3.. ...
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| May-17-13 |
A Moiseenko vs S Volkov, 2013
bright1: White's 36th move was very clever. The final position creates an amusing picture.
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D15 |
| May-17-13 |
P Bilguer vs Von Der Lasa, 1838
Twocolors: You are both right of course. However there is still a little trick after:
11..Bg4 12.Ne2!? Bxf3 13.Qxf3, hoping for 13..Qxg5? (Correct would be 13..Ne5), when suddenly white strikes with 14.Qxf7+ Kd8 15.Qf8+ and wins.
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C44 |
| May-17-13 |
Nigel Short
Nigel Short: Does anyone have any pre-1919 BCMs? I would be interested to get hold of them, if you do :)
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| May-17-13 |
Borin Topic
OhioChessFan: David Beckham is retiring.
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| May-17-13 |
J Balogh vs O'Kelly, 1959
Benzol: A fine game from the POTD.
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B06 |
| May-17-13 |
Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2013
Ulhumbrus: One justification for 9...Qc7 instead of 9...Qa5 is that after 9...Qa5 10 g3 b5 11 Nc6 Qb6 does not work because of 12 e5! Qxc6 13 Bg2 (skewering Black's queen and rook) 13...Qb6 14 Bxa8
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B94 |
| May-17-13 |
Beliavsky vs V Laznicka, 2013
iking: White's c and d pawns will march forward after c6 falls....
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D15 |
| May-17-13 |
J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2013
Boris Schipkov: The position was very drawish.
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E04 |
| May-17-13 |
P Trifunovic vs O'Kelly, 1947
offramp: The symbol for stalemate is a miniature Ford Edsel grille.
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A47 |
| May-17-13 |
S Halkias vs Jobava, 2013
whiteshark: "There was also a brief but slightly disturbing news report by Chess-News today. They write that Georgian players Baadur Jobava and Davit Lomsadze appeared for their last round game "in an intoxicated state", and that Lomsadze "looked ...
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D15 |
| May-17-13 |
Radjabov vs Anand, 2013
WiseWizard: Thanks.
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E04 |
| May-17-13 |
Ghuloom Salem
Fiona Macleod: Can't we have a picture of this player?
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| May-17-13 |
Tseshkovsky vs V Inkiov, 1983
perfidious: <Abdel Irada: The trouble with "analyzing" with the assistance of an engine is that (one must) begin with a clear understanding of what (one is) about....> When I see strings of analysis, engine-generated pablum alone cuts zero ...
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C63 |
| May-17-13 |
Joker (Computer)
Abdel Irada: <OhioChessFan: Whereas I thought it was funny and didn't get why people didn't get it.> I'm with you on that.
However, as for the joke *you* posted, it was considered old when I heard it in elementary school, although my ...
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| May-17-13 |
Odd Lie
Mr. President: We're not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I'm sure. Signed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/expd/8... (Yes, that's me!)
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| May-17-13 |
Radjabov vs Carlsen, 2013
fiercebadger: ever Since Carlsen won with 1a4 in the 2012 world blitz Carlsen has the EVIL EYE over RAJi the Rabbit
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E32 |
| May-17-13 |
McShane vs Kotronias, 2003
alexmagnus: This game never was GOTD? Hm...
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A45 |
| May-17-13 |
Simen Agdestein
Rolfo: <<Rolfo> If you should win, I'll take that beer at Carma, Øverbygd, Inner-Troms. If that ...
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| May-17-13 |
Frederico Gazel
Gottschalk: Now, a FIDE master.
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...
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| May-17-13 |
Smirin vs Anand, 1994
My Face: a blitz game
Believe it or not, anand spent 1:43 minutes on his fourth move( 4.d6 ) and he had only five minutes of time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUr_...
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C42 |
| May-17-13 |
Sadi Kalabar
My Face: lol check out the 6th game
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| May-17-13 |
Reti vs Schlechter, 1914
jemptymethod: Ok so 12. Rad1 but then 12...f6 and White needs to be sure to prevent ...Nf5 (the counterpart to ...Nd5) with Rfe1 or Kf2. Really f4 and Be3 taken together by White amount to an ?! and this game is probably the best example of how to
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C68 |
| May-17-13 |
H Rittner vs H De Carbonnel, 1968
Gottschalk: 39.Nd5! threatening Nf6(after Rf7+) or pawn h6.
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C82 |
| May-17-13 |
Anand vs Nakamura, 2013
RookFile: I think he's experimenting and taking a few liberties in this tournament to tune himself up for the Carlsen match. You'll see his best efforts then.
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