Mar-07-09 S Holzer vs M Spaeti, 2005
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Holden: But he didn't follow in Chigorin style of 5...c6. He ended up playing ...d6 and ...Be6 and long castled anyway, I don't see what is so important about the KS fianchetto that it had to be done on moves five and six.
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| | Jan-28-09 Carlsen vs L Dominguez, 2009 
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Holden: Come on, Dominguez! Stay calm, don't let the clock beat you!
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| | Jul-24-08 41st Biel International Chess Festival (2008)
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Holden: <Dominguez-Bacrot> How much time do each have left?
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| | Jul-11-08 Holden chessforum
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Holden: Adam's Hitchiker series is great. Douglas Adams is sometimes called a modern day Lewis Carroll. I like the way describes things. For example, in the first book he describes a floating spaceship as "hanging in the air just the way bricks don't." I've recently finished The Iliad, and ...
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| | May-13-08 Tiviakov vs W Spoelman, 2007
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Holden: The lines with 6. Nbd2 have more style than the normal 6.Be2.
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| | Sep-28-07 Kibitzer's Café
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Holden: The book club is now voting for what book we will read in October. Here are the nominations: <Crime and Punishment> by Fyodor Dostoevsky <Silas Marner> by George Eliot <Heart of Darkness> by Joseph Conrad <The Trial> by Franz Kafka Anyone can vote, and ...
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| | Aug-25-07 G Welling vs F Obers, 1992
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Holden: 1.h3, 2.a3, and a win in under 20 moves. That had to be embarrassing for black. You've gotta love Welling's games.
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| | Aug-10-07 Eyal chessforum
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Holden: Just wanted to thank you for all of your thoughtful, educational, and fun posts in the book club regarding Wonderland/Looking Glass and Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Thanks!!
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| | Jul-31-07 Tactic101 chessforum
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Holden: Congratulations on nominating the winning book! This month, we read Sherlock.
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| | Jul-19-07 jessicafischerqueen chessforum
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Holden: <JFQ> Thanks for dropping by forum. Holden is actually my real name - I do like Catcher in the Rye, though. I'm going to post in the cafe soon that nominations are being accepted for a book to read together in August. If there's something you'ld like to read/discuss with other ...
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