Nov-21-09 Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1968
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kurtrichards: Prior to that KID game, Spassky opened 1.e4 and Korchnoi won when Spassky blundered. Korchnoi knew that Spassky will go for 1.d4 as it was Spassky's habit to vary opening when he lost a game. But despite of a prepared defense Korchnoi answered Spasky's 1.d4 with the KID "to the
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| | Nov-21-09 Viktor Korchnoi
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kurtrichards: <If it wasn't for Karpov,he would have been WC.> Partly. There was also the problem with regard to his family. Parapsychology. KGB. But the most crucial was Game 32 of the match when Korchnoi employed the Pirc Defense as a reply to Karpov's 1. e4. And the rest was ...
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| | Nov-21-09 World Cup (2009) 
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kurtrichards: A bottle of Vodka, Mr.Tkachiev? It's too cold out there and a couple of shot or more would make you warm. No, just kidding. Good luck to you and Le. :)
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| | Nov-20-09 C Sandipan vs M Kobalia, 2006
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kurtrichards: Kobalia and Sandipan will face each other again in the first round of World Cup 2009.Although Kobalia is slightly favored to win against Sandipan, fans of the Indian star are hopeful that their favorite (Sandipan) can pull the rug from under the feet of Kobalia. Good luck to ...
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| | Nov-19-09 Sergey Karjakin
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kurtrichards: <I meant, who will be on top of whom ;)> Karjakin,himself,said that "Carlsen is ummatched at present." :)
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| | Nov-19-09 Nigel Short
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kurtrichards: Don't yield to those two Tal champions. Good luck, Mr.Short.
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| | Nov-19-09 Vladimir Kramnik
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kurtrichards: <KamikazeAttack: ...<I expect Short,Adams,Ni Hua,McShane,Howell and Nakamura to fall to Carlsen.> That is already 6 points and if Carlsen drew his game with Kramnik, it would be 6.5/7. Wow...you must be good in predicting. <I also expect most of them to fall to ...
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| | Nov-19-09 P Ostojic vs Fischer, 1970
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kurtrichards: Ostojic finished last with only 2 points whilst Fischer topped the Herceg Novi World Blitz Championship 1970 with 19/22.
"In my opinion,Fischer plays blitz in the same manner as in serious games: quickly,confidently and practically faultlessly.", said Tal.
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| | Nov-18-09 Robert James Fischer
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kurtrichards: <Fischer had a habit of looking his opponent right in the eyes...> Sort of hypnotizing/distracting his opponents. A strategy adopted by Team Karpov in Karpov's '78 championship match with Korchnoi in Baguio City, Philippines. Although it wasn't Karpov who do the ...
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| | Nov-18-09 Smyslov vs Sax, 1979
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kurtrichards: "Sax Fifth Avenue"?
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