Nov-20-09 Kenneth Rogoff 
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Marmot PFL: can Gallup sue Limbaugh?
Frank Newport, the editor in chief of Gallup, issued a statement saying, "Rush Limbaugh stated on his radio program Thursday that several polls have shown President Obama's job approval rating to be below 50%, while Gallup's has not (by "upping the ...
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| | Nov-20-09 H P Garcia vs R Ziatdinov, 1994
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Marmot PFL: This one did not seem terribly difficult, as 20 Re4 pins the rook and threatens Ng6+ forking the K & Q. If 20...Rxe4 21 Ng6+ Kg7 22 Nxh4 Rxh4 23 Qg3+, or 21..Ke8 22 Nxh4 Rxh4 23 Qxc6+,winning one or the other rook.
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| | Nov-19-09 V Gashimov vs Leko, 2009
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Marmot PFL: What makes you think black resigned?
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| | Nov-19-09 M Pavlovic vs G Cabrilo, 1991
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Marmot PFL: Castling queenside is not always so bad - I Nei vs Suetin, 1960
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| | Nov-18-09 Keres vs Verbac, 1933
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Marmot PFL: <JG27Pyth> Keres was just a little known teenager when this was played, not that that excuses black's greedy play.
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| | Nov-18-09 Gligoric vs Hartston, 1973
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Marmot PFL: Grigoric falls into an opening trap (12 e5? Nxe5) but escapes with a draw.
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| | Nov-16-09 World Blitz Championship (2009)
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Marmot PFL: < returnoftheking> It would apply if he moved the piece to an unintended but legal square.
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| | Nov-14-09 Leko vs Carlsen, 2009
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Marmot PFL: Black could also reach a winning bishop ending with 46..Rxe2 47 Kxe2 h3, but maybe Magnus has not studied minor piece endings yet. Rook endings are more common so it makes sense to know them better.
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| | Nov-13-09 Carlsen vs Ponomariov, 2009
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Marmot PFL: I doubt he missed anything, maybe just a difference in styles.
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| | Nov-13-09 Kramnik vs Leko, 2009
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Marmot PFL: Just got in, but why are people discussing Alekhine when this is the Tal memorial?
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