Feb-11-13 J Rindlisbacher vs G Jolliffe-Byrne, 2012 
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Diocletian: QxR+. Now if otb Caissa would whisper to me, "It's Monday, it's Monday...."
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| | Jan-30-13 Boris Spassky 
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Diocletian: Happy Birthday to a great sportsman, a real gentleman and a great player who gave chess decades of superb games. Have a good one, GM & WC Boris Spassky.
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| | Dec-31-12 Robert James Fischer 
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Diocletian: I don't know if Fischer was the greatest in history or if he would beat Kasparov. I know he was certainly one of the greatest and left some stunning games. He provided me with more entertainment, more excitement than I knew at any other time. I watched his rise to the ...
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| | Jul-16-12 F Beeckmans vs J Renet, 1998 
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Diocletian: 28...Rc5 enabled the combination by leaving the 8th rank unguarded. I cannot see what Black had in mind with this move.
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| | Jul-15-12 Nunn vs Csom, 1977 
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Diocletian: Over the board I'm always watching for h7 and f7 standard sacs, and most of the time they aren't quite there. So this is good practice, and a reminder not to be reckless. I can think of a few games where I, like Nunn, sacrificed too many pieces! I tried working in BxN at various ...
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| | May-12-12 William Winter 
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Diocletian: "Kings of Chess" was my first good chess book, and it remains one of my favorites. In the book Winter annotates games from the world championship matches, presenting them in chronological order with detailed historical introductions and biographies for each match. As a child ...
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| | Nov-11-10 The World vs N Pogonina, 2010 
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Diocletian: < OhioChessFan: Thank you to all veterans. It's wonderful we can voice our opinions here, the Rogoff page, on radio, in newspapers, etc etc. It's only because of those willing to put their own lives on the line that we have those freedoms.> Don't sicken me with your ...
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| | Nov-08-10 Check It Out chessforum  Oct-15-10 Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971 
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Diocletian: From as early as move 6 or 7 Fischer is behind in development, and because of this I think it was not such a good game. I watched these games live on a demonstration board with moves delivered by telephone. As I recall, Fischer was sick with a bad cold during this time and drew ...
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| | Oct-10-10 benjinathan chessforum 
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