May-01-13 Alekhine Memorial (2013) 
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MrMensa: <Aronian won, and he'll share first place with Gelfand. Now let's see how Adams vs Kramnik is going.> Aronian should win first place outright with Gelfand in second, even though they are tied at 5.5 points each. Without Grandmaster Carlsen here, the complexion of the ...
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| | Apr-02-13 World Championship Candidates (2013)
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MrMensa: <frogbert: GUYS! if the system would've been different, the players would've approached their games differently.> Imagine how it will shake things up (how they will approach each game) when there will be a differential given for wins and draws with black compared to white!! ...
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| | Nov-30-12 The World vs Akobian, 2012
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MrMensa: The "Pompous Cyber-Symbiotic Prophylactic Anaconda" Immortal
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| | May-29-12 Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship (2012)
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MrMensa: Think outside the box on the matter of draw odds. If there were to be draw odds in some future WC match, then why should the previous champion be accorded draw odds rather than the challenger? Just "because that's how it was back when they used to do it" is not justification. If ...
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| | Jan-16-12 J Schwarz vs Tarrasch, 1883
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MrMensa: 16...Bxf2 is also a solution
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| | Nov-19-11 Akobian vs The World, 2011
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MrMensa: I was first to put in my vote for Qh4. only three other people have seen this so far. This could be a turning point. After that, how can white stop black from posting the h4 queen to g3? Hold tight on an early run away vote on for Qc8 until this can be completely analyzed. Perhaps ...
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| | Nov-14-11 Cochrane vs Mohishunder, 1850
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MrMensa: Take the time to read the bio on this guy
Mohishunder favored defenses, unusual in the West, that involved fianchettoing his bishops. The Indian Defenses, such as the King's Indian and Queen's Indian, are named after him. "Mohishunder originally played traditional Indian chess, in
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| | Jan-11-11 The World vs N Pogonina, 2010
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MrMensa: It depends whose dead horse is being beaten. If my personal dead horse was being trounced this badly, I would want it to rest. However the horse seems to shows signs of life.
Whether or not the horse is in fact a deceased horse is not a unilateral call. Both parties need to agree ...
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| | Nov-30-10 Magnus Carlsen
May-11-10 Anand-Topalov World Chess Championship (2010)
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MrMensa: The strategy was to take White's rather feeble but perhaps "doable" queenside attack, and to subtley change it over to a smashing king side attack. This game will go down as THE GAME of this world championship challenge match, to be singled out much like game 6, Fischer vs Spassky, ...
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