Apr-01-13 World Championship Candidates (2013) 
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orio24: what move is the 2nd time control?
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| | May-29-12 Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship (2012)
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orio24: I suggested some time ago following tie-breaks:
1 - classical games to follow (no rapids or blitz,
2 - the first decisive game decides the outcome,
3 - the defender starts with white, then they switch colors (that would be the only advantage of the WC, what do you think?
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| | Sep-30-10 Anatoly Karpov
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orio24: Yes, correct. It's time to start a new federation where all players could vote. No corrupted delegates.
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| | Aug-15-10 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1957
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orio24: With this draw Smyslov became new World Champion.
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| | Jul-11-10 Karpov vs Ftacnik, 1988
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orio24: <M.D. Wilson: How does one pronounce "Ftacnik"?> F-t-a(like a in bath)-c(like ch in chow)-n(like ni in Tania)-i-k. I believe it is hard to pronounce for English natives. :)
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| | May-27-10 Anand-Topalov World Chess Championship (2010)
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orio24: I predicted that Topalov will win. I thought he will have more energy, and that Anand is behind his peak already. Now I am glad that Anand pulled this off. It seems that he is much more intelligent than Topalov, who is showing once again to be a very sore loser. It seems Topalov is ...
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| | Feb-20-10 Linares (2010)
Sep-10-09 Flear vs Ftacnik, 1988
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orio24: This is a nice miniature.
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| | Feb-25-09 Linares (2009)
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orio24: <Bryce101: live games link please?>
http://linares09.soloajedrez.com/
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| | Feb-19-09 Topalov-Kamsky Match (2009)
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orio24: Kamsky's biggest mistake was the interruption of his chess career when he was on top and young.
He lost the best years.
If that didn't happen, he wouldn't be struggling with the openings today, and who knows, maybe he would be WC already.
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