Nov-10-12 Penguincw chessforum 
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izimbra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAk...
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| | Aug-21-12 Garry Kasparov
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izimbra: First-past-the-post voting with only local elections (lack of parliamentary proportionality) favors a small number of parties. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-... Condorcet compatible voting procedures would probably lead to more political diversity. ...
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| | Aug-21-12 Kibitzer's Café
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izimbra: Had to post this sooner or later...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy5...
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| | Aug-17-12 Borin Topic
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izimbra: P1: "I want your attention. I want your attention. I need your attention. Now." P2: "How come?"
P1: "Never mind."
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| | Aug-05-12 E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910
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izimbra: It's a cool puzzle, and Qg4+ is certainly the right move. But the endgame analyses posted here are sadly mistaken :( After <33...Qg4, 34.Rxg4 Nf3+ 35.Kg3 Nxd2, 36.Rxg5+ Kh8 37. Rg6 Rg7 38.Rxg7 Kxg7 39. Bd1 Ne4+ 40.Kf3 Nc3 41.Bc2> white has a passed pawn to the good and decent ...
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| | Jul-14-12 Odd Lie
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izimbra: I noticed//admired the way "Miroslav" casually holds a microphone.
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| | Jun-20-12 Louis F Stumpers
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izimbra: <one should therefore play the game at any price if offered the opportunity. > The expected value is infinite, the rational is a different matter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility
<Money:....The utility function is concave in the positive region, reflecting the ...
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| | Jun-16-12 Tal Memorial (2012)
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izimbra: Kramnik starts lose it at 43...Kc7. It's a conceptual mistake, not a tactical one...McShane's two connected passers are the balance of the game at that point, and Kramnik's K runs away.
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| | Jun-11-12 Aronian vs McShane, 2012
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izimbra: Black's sacrifice was good. White's best line thereafter was perhaps: <16.Nc2 Be7 17.f3>. It doesn't win, but it gives white an even game.
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| | Jun-03-12 Seidman vs Santasiere, 1939
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izimbra: Black didn't make much of a error here to trigger such a lethal combination...<..13.Rfd8> was fine, and <14...h6> was relevant but badly timed; only either b5 or Na5 for <..14.?> would have eliminated white's tactical threat. So btp <...14.?> was "hard" if ...
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