May-23-07 Vladimir Kramnik 
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code13: Kasparov never lost a match without having an excuse. He never just said "that guy played better than me today". Probably the best player of all time, but a bad loser.
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| | May-16-07 Nigel Short
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code13: timhortons, you could look up Navara on the player directory on this site. He is a Czech player and in the "Super GM" bracket.
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| | May-10-07 Raymond Keene
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code13: I have read your latest article at chessville.com about the "national disgrace" of their being no chess on British TV. There was a story a while back about BBC4 working on the possibility of a televised "Anglo-Russian chess league", were you involved in any such discussions? I would ...
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| | Apr-29-07 Leko vs Kramnik Rapid Match (2007)
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code13: Was 30..Qf6 not completely winning for Kramnik? Did he offer a draw, having secured the match, just to be nice to his friend??
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| | Apr-22-07 Gausdal Chess Classics (2007)
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code13: We have been awaiting the 37th move for ages again, has it frozen again?
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| | Mar-24-07 Anatoly Karpov
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code13: Well I was around for 24 game matches, but also for the dreaded 48 game match with 17 consecutive draws in 1984/5. It has to be said that the fewer games, the less chance that players will agree to easy draws, which were quite a regular feature of the longer matches.
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| | Mar-24-07 Vasily Smyslov
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code13: Although Smyslov has retired from playing, apparently he now composes some fabulous endgames studies. In fact a friend of mine, who is a Problemist FM, told me that an endgame studies expert quipped that it was a pity Smyslov wasted so much time becoming World Champion when he is ...
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| | Mar-17-07 16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (2007)
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code13: Radja finally cracks.
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| | Mar-03-07 Linares-Morelia (2007)
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code13: Official site just jumped from nothing to around move 22 in the Carlsen game.
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| | Feb-06-07 Deep Fritz vs Kramnik, 2006
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code13: No, he wasn't under time pressure, and he said he didn't feel tired. Just a complete aberration.
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