May-03-13 Taimanov vs Matulovic, 1970
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eyalbd: In his book in Hebrew, Liberzon says that Matulovic admitted that he had sold the point for $200.
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| | Apr-22-13 M Vachier-Lagrave vs Ding Liren, 2013 
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eyalbd: Human chess! I was delighted at first, and even more when looking at the game with the help of an engine.
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| | Apr-02-13 Nigel Short 
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eyalbd: Thanks Nigel for your comments and explanations during the games. If someone wants to analyze variations, he can fire up an engine and see everything instantly but this is boring and incomplete. I liked your positional and strategy explanations, endgame theory and in general, the ...
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| | Apr-01-13 Vladimir Kramnik 
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eyalbd: Both kramnik and Carlsen are good contender but only one can play Anand. Kramnik is a gentleman, good sportsman, chess genius, fighter - all characteristics of a World Champion. Nevermind... He was the champ for 7 years and took the throne from the greatest of all. It's Carlsen's ...
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| | Apr-01-13 World Championship Candidates (2013) 
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eyalbd: Some comments on the results:
- Carlsen is a worthy contender. He is the strongest tournament player in the world and with the highest rating. - The tiebreak method is stupid. I suggest a tournament where the first two (even if there's a clear winner) will have a final candidate ...
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| | Mar-19-13 Aronian vs Svidler, 2013 
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eyalbd: They should have continued 31.. c7 32. c4 d5 ...
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| | Jan-17-13 Amikam Balshan
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eyalbd: Correct name is "Amikam". This is a Hebrew name which ends with a letter that spells like 'M'
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| | Jan-08-13 M Turner vs Hector, 1998 
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eyalbd: A sacrifice then a quiet move sequence is always pretty. 40.. xb5 then 41.. h6 do the trick. And I found it!
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| | Sep-21-12 FIDE Grand Prix London (2012) 
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eyalbd: Gelfand won against Nakamura
<AuN1> Gelfand has all the time for himself, since Nakamura has no counter play.
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| | Jun-19-12 Carlsen vs B Savchenko, 2010
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eyalbd: Rest of the game is:
38. a5 b5 39. b2 c3 40. c2
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