Feb-22-13 Zukertort vs F P Carr, 1885 
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Arcturus: Yes they are both wins, Carr probably entered those into the database himself.
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| | Jan-27-13 Tata Steel (2013) 
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Arcturus: "researchj: No, dumbgai! Here everyone had to face Carlsen, except for Carlsen." Wow you are right, it was rigged from the start!
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| | Dec-06-12 Adams vs Carlsen, 2012 
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Arcturus: There are 2 boards available on the official tourney site and one of them gives time stamps for each move.
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| | Oct-09-12 N Vlassov vs A Terekhin, 1994 
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Arcturus: Going through this game . . . . . oddest opening moves I've seen in a while
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| | Sep-21-12 Nakamura vs Gelfand, 2012 
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Arcturus: Naka must be looking at the eventual b4 to pry things open on the Qside
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| | May-28-12 Anand vs Gelfand, 2012 
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Arcturus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Wc...
Just as long as we don't have to resort to Chess-Boxing
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| | May-23-12 Gelfand vs Anand, 2012 
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Arcturus: Natalia, how long do you think we will see this trend continue, that trend of 1.d4 being the opening of world championships?
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| | May-21-12 Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship (2012) 
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Arcturus: Even still you have to look across the board and remind yourself it's Anand, he's only 40 years old and even if he's a bit off his peak form he's still 99% and it's not likely he's melting down.
Tough battle ahead perhaps this loss is exactly what Gelfand needs.
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| | May-21-12 Anand vs Gelfand, 2012 
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Arcturus: N-e2-c3 might give white's bishops more flexibility as the game progresses but it has the feel of white losing a tempo. Any benefits to white might be very far down the road. But Vishy is no beginner, perhaps he's been looking at this one for years waiting for a good time to ...
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| | Apr-24-12 Kramnik vs Aronian, 2012 
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Arcturus: "1460 members online atm. That's quite a bit for CG." Yes, I think 50% because it's a great matchup and 50% because Aronian could very well be playing for the next World Championship match.
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