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Dec-15-09
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| Eyal: In the second Europe Echecs report from London ("Kramnik is Back!"; http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...) there's a short interview with Kramnik, and when he's told at the end that Gelfand won the World Cup he seems genuinely happy to hear that; apparently he really likes Gelfand. |
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Dec-15-09
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| tamar: <ILikeFruits>
Don't be hattin', don't be hattin'
Gelfand won, Gelfand won! |
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Dec-18-09
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| Domdaniel: <proof is fetal> That is *deep*. |
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Dec-19-09
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| Eyal: There's a rather long interview with Gelfand at http://www.sport-express.ru/newspap.... From what I can gather of the Babel Fish translation, there are some things of interest that he says there, in addition to what's already been regurgitated in the Khanty Mansiysk interviews during the World Cup. - He addresses the question of why he didn't participate in the World Cup of 2007, saying it was because he was still drained from the WC at Mexico and didn't believe he could perform well (people were wondering at the time whether it was a protest against Topalov getting the privilege to play the winner, as in the cases of Leko and Morozevich). - With regard to dealing with the weather conditions at Khanty Mansiysk, says that he and Ponomariov went for an hour's walk outside each day, whereas players like Gashimov stayed inside and eventually struggled. Also says the weather there was on the whole healthier than the less cold but damper one in Moscow during the Tal Memorial. - About the forthcoming Anand-Topalov match, he's another one to state that he'd favor Anand elsewhere but thinks Topalov will win in Sofia - not because of any shenanigans, just because of the natural difficulty Anand, for whom "it's important to play under conditions of complete psychological comfort", will have at playing in the home court of his opponent (though he says it's a close to even match up - Anand has the edge in pure chess terms, but Topalov has his aces of unbelievable energy and power). - About the candidates matches, says that he hopes he would get to play with Carlsen, and when the interviewer expresses surprise he explains that it would be more interesting for him, since he hardly had a chance to play serious games with him, whereas he already played quite a lot against Kramnik or Aronian. |
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| Dec-20-09 |
| Where is my mind: Thanks for the translation.<Eyal> I'm surprised to read an insider predict a Topalov victory.
... "just because of the natural difficulty Anand, for whom "it's important to play under conditions of complete psychological comfort", will have at playing in the home court of his opponent" It's an interesting insight.I thought the home town advantage would be less against a well traveled player such as Anand and that Anand could defeat any current player anywhere.
Can't argue about Topalov's,fight and energy though,he's proven that time and time again. |
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| Dec-20-09 |
| splatty: Joint 5/6th in live world ranking list alonside Aronian; congrats Boris :D |
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| Dec-20-09 |
| paavoh: Does somebody have the info and time to update his bio? |
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| Jan-01-10 |
| HeMateMe: Gelfand is No. 6 at year end ratings. he is having a nice resurgence. He's about the same age as Anand. Very quietly, Gelfand hangs around, near the top. Reminds me of Leko. Never seems to make any news, but he is at No. 12, always among the leaders. |
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| Jan-01-10 |
| HeMateMe: Just as a barometer, you check a player's record against Kasparov. Nasty business here--Kasparov leads 13-0, with 9 draws. No mercy from the Beast of Baku. |
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Jan-16-10
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| notyetagm: Nice article on Gelfand: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages... |
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| Jan-17-10 |
| HeMateMe: < his book "My Most Memorable Games" has sold well> Isn't this an oxymoron? |
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Feb-12-10
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| notyetagm: Gelfand vs Karjakin, 2009 Schach 64 Test und Training:
<In Schach Magazin 64, Februar 2010, nimmt Großmeister King die Partie Boris Gelfand (2758) gegen Sergej Karjakin (2723) unter die Lupe: > http://www.schuenemann-verlag.de/sc... |
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| Feb-25-10 |
| Poisonpawns: A nice pic of Gelfand after his game with Topalov.
http://tinyurl.com/gelfan |
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Jun-06-10
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| amadeus: Congrats, GM Gelfand!
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... |
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| Jun-07-10 |
| HeMateMe: the somewhat under-the-radar Gelfand strikes again! |
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Jun-09-10
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| GrahamClayton: Gelfand likes to fiddle with captured pieces during blitz games. Does he do this when playing "classical" chess? Are there any other GM's who play with captured pieces during a game? |
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| Jun-15-10 |
| Topista: I think Carlsen does it . |
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| Jun-23-10 |
| zluria: Gelfand is having a good tournament in Bazna. He's +2 after 8 rounds. Probably not enough to catch Carlsen though, who is +4. |
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Jun-24-10
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| wordfunph: Game Today in Bazna Kings: Rd 9 --- Ponomariov vs Gelfand the best gift that Pono can give to Boris today is 0-1! happy 42nd birthday Boris! |
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| Jun-24-10 |
| jrichman38: Happy B-day Boris! |
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Aug-16-10
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| suenteus po 147: Gelfand finished equal first with Topalov at this event just over eight years ago: Game Collection: Cannes 2002 |
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| Aug-19-10 |
| zluria: Boris is schooling the younger generation these days at www.nhchess.com (youth vs. experience). The rest of the Geezer team is performing much worse. Svidler's play has been particularly lackluster. |
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| Aug-22-10 |
| bharatiy: Looking at his latest results and counting on his experience, it will be foolish to count Gelfand out when people are thinking of next challenger. I believe its vdry close than probably thought. Now I can only rule out two Azeri players and may be Kamsky, otherwise Carlsen, kramnik, topalov, Aronian and Gelfand all have serious chances. When and where is Candidates tournament? I cant wait for it now! |
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Aug-22-10
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| Check It Out: Gelfand is definitely a contender. What a powerhouse: very few weak moves, great preparation and work ethic, and knows how to win a won game. |
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Aug-22-10
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| rapidcitychess: <Go <Gelfand the Grey>!> You forgot at the end he's Gelfand the White! |
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