Jun-25-11 C Colombo vs C Steinbacher, 2008 
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castilho: Rest in piece, Peter Falk, you will be missed.
As for real chess games, there is a real one in For Russia with Love, the movie.
A classic game, for all that matters.
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| | Apr-22-11 US Championship (Group A) (2011)
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castilho: Sorry for causing some angry responses, but my fear is that we see the Chess World become something like Soccer and Brazilians. You see the FIFA Soccer World Cup and there are Brazilian Players playing for just about all other countries, whose "citizenship" status is granted to ...
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| | Mar-30-11 Alekhine vs Gruenfeld, 1922
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castilho: Isn't it amazing to read such inspiring histories about those well-educated, fine, sophisticated players of the past? It just brings the very best in all of us, doesn't it?
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| | Feb-20-11 E G Rodin vs T Florian, 1988
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castilho: David2009,
After 29. ... Rae8 White can play 30. Nf6+ gxf6 31. Qxf6 + -
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| | Jan-30-11 The World vs N Pogonina, 2010
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castilho: Why didn't you guys play to win with 61. Qa8?
If 61. ... Kb6, 62. Nxd7+ followed by 63. Qb8 winning the Rook.
If 61. ... Kb5, 62. Qb7 and then either wins the rook or takes the Knight with check.
Why was this move not chosen?
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| | Jan-28-11 E L'Ami vs Nakamura, 2011
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castilho: 22. Bxe4 Bxe4; 23. Nd2 followed by f3, and it is a dead draw.
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| | Jan-01-11 L Szabo vs A Kovacs, 2008
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castilho: The date of this game is wrong. GM Szabo died in 1998.
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| | Dec-31-10 Victor Ciocaltea
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castilho: There is a grammar mistake in the bio.
It should read "He won 1st prises at... ", simple past, instead of "He has won 1st prises at...", present perfect.
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| | Dec-31-10 Larsen vs H Van Riemsdijk, 1979
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castilho: That's it. Black chose not to bet on an unlikely gross error from a GM like Larsen. He was just realistic as of the outcome of the game.
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