Jul-09-07 Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup (2007) 
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NimzoKing: <chessmoron: <The 2005 FIDE World Cup was basically a lottery, with one loss eliminating you for all intents and purposes.> Not exactly. There's 2 classical games and Chucky drew 1 and lost one. If he drew the classical match, there's 2 rapid games. And if that drew, ...
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| | Jul-08-07 Murray Chandler
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NimzoKing: <Vischer: He's got a good book called How To Beat Your Dad At Chess> Yes that book is quite excellent; for players of all abilities
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| | Jul-06-07 FIDE World Championship Tournament (2007)
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NimzoKing: <Go on, let's have an argument over who is more deserving of a non-existent adjective> lol!!
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| | Jul-05-07 15th World Computer Chess Championship (2007)
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NimzoKing: Ok, thanks. I just thought HYDRA would have done well after it beat Adams 5.5 - 0.5 a few years ago.
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| | Jun-22-07 National Open (2007)
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NimzoKing: <Which may (not) have covered her total expenses...> GM's get paid to enter tournaments - all her expenses will already be paid for her, with a little bonus. The money she won is just all profit so to say
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| | Jun-10-07 Magnus Carlsen
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NimzoKing: Talk about Aronian on aronian's page. This forum is for Carlsen
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| | Jun-09-07 Ashley vs Nisipeanu, 2000
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NimzoKing: <As any fule kno, the correct move is 2...Nf6!> Nf6 is a good move, but no better than QxP. Nf6 develops and saves the queen being harrased but again, with moves such as d4 and c4 white has a nice centre. The interesting 3c4!? is playable when black has either ...e6 or ...c6
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| | Jun-08-07 Candidates Match: Bareev vs Leko (2007)
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NimzoKing: I think the whole system's messed up. Why has Radjabov not qualified just because of a performance in 2005, for 2007 he is clearly in the top 10. Also, where is Mamedyarov and Ivanchuk etc...
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| | May-08-07 Mtel Masters (2007)
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NimzoKing: My prediction is:
Kamsky
Adams
Mamedyarov
Topalov
Nisipeanu
Krishnan
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| | Mar-09-07 Linares-Morelia (2007)
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NimzoKing: <but not the same excitement when other younger players like rajabov or karjakin win?> Everybody was excited about Radjabov when he came equal first in Wijk aan Zee recently.
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