Jun-17-13 Hikaru Nakamura 
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JohnBoy: As I recall (too lazy to check) at Reggio in '11 he started out on fire and then flopped. Let's watch. But I like the Patrick-shower thing.
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| | Jun-17-13 Nakamura vs Mamedyarov, 2013
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JohnBoy: Look at the record between these two. Like body blows between Ali and Frazier.
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| | Jun-11-13 Tal Memorial (2013)
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JohnBoy: <Shams: ... What about Savannah?> I am down-slapped. Playing the Flannery O'Connor card. Brutal.
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| | Jun-11-13 David A Berry
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JohnBoy: Holy cow! Sorry, Chani - I had no idea. Can you give those of us who remember him a bit of an obit?
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| | Jun-11-13 N Bacrot vs S Milliet, 2013
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JohnBoy: Spassky fell for the same trap, move 20, in the '72 championship match: Fischer vs Spassky, 1972
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| | Jun-01-13 Koltanowski vs Cruz Ing, 1940
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JohnBoy: Cruising for a bruising.
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| | May-28-13 Ponomariov vs Ivanchuk, 2013
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JohnBoy: <benny> - black's b pawn will be pinned after the knight moves. White will win the c pawn with a great position. Long unpleasant certain loss for black.
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| | May-04-13 N Vitiugov vs Ding Liren, 2012
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JohnBoy: <e4> - the threat is 25.Rxh5+, 26.Rh8+, 27.Qh6+ and 28.Qg7#. How to meet this? 24...gf5 25.Qg5, 24...Qf5 25.Bxf5 both maybe slightly delay the inevitable at best. A whole lot of us missed 24.Rf5!
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| | May-01-13 Gelfand vs Adams, 2013
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JohnBoy: I recall in the post-game comments by the players of Svidler vs Kramnik, 2013 the comment that white would there have a small, persistent, risk-free pull. This looks like that message played out. Well-done. Very instructive.
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| | Apr-28-13 E Formanek vs A Lein, 1977
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JohnBoy: <FSR: ... No you didn't.> Ouch! Down in flames. I am still glad I found this game early on - and didn't say "first".
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