May-20-13 FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki (2013) 
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messachess: Great lineup, but can the just completed Norway tournament participants have enough energy to play?
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| | May-18-13 Norway Chess Tournament (2013)
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messachess: I would say that this is breakthrough for both Karjakin (congratulations)and Nakamura. But consistency is the key to championship-level performance. If that is achieved at a young age, it is very impressive.
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| | May-02-13 Alekhine Memorial (2013)
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messachess: I think that this has to be seen as a comeback of sorts for both Aronian and Gelfand. Come to think of it, Anand hadn't been riding very high lately himself.
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| | May-02-13 Women Grand Prix Geneva (2013)
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messachess: I'm a fan of Yifan Hou, but I also have to root for Alexandra Kosteniuk.
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| | Apr-30-13 FIDE Grand Prix Zug (2013)
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messachess: So, yes, Topa is back. Anyone have a comparison to site with has past top performances?
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| | Apr-21-13 Ding Liren vs Aronian, 2013
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messachess: This looks an awful lot like Aronian taking huge risks and not altogether conscious risks at that. Who knows what he was calculating? He has three passed pawns at the end.--??!!
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| | Apr-20-13 Kamsky vs Topalov, 2013
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messachess: Interesting players: Topalov, coming back from a lay-off and looking pretty good; Kamsky has been coming back from his lay-off for a long time. At their peek, they have both been arguably near bests in the world, both, right at the top. This would be about the last hurrah for ...
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| | Apr-18-13 Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2013
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messachess: These two were not going to consent to a draw until it was clear that neither was likely to slip up and lose! Yikes! Really?
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| | Apr-18-13 Morozevich vs Kasimdzhanov, 2013
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messachess: Black is just too completely on the defensive at the end. Aaagh! what a position.
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| | Apr-12-13 N Pogonina vs I Gaponenko, 2013
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messachess: Pretty slick, Natalie.
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