swordfish Member since Aug-05-06 · Last seen Jun-19-13 I'm a Midwestern club player; I play when I can and try to follow developments in the chess world. No favorite player currently.

swordfish has kibitzed 259 times to chessgames   [more...]

Aug-26-12 Chess Olympiad (2012)    swordfish: Any of you kibitizers planning to attend the Olympiad? I plan to be in Istanbul during part of that time period and hope to catch a couple of rounds.      Aug-13-12 Kibitzer's Café    swordfish: Ok - speaking of the Olympics but returning to chess, are any of you planning to attend the chess Olympiad in Istanbul, which starts later this month?      Jul-25-12 Amon Simutowe    swordfish: Is GM Simutowe on the Zambian Olympic team this year, does anybody know? I didn't see his name on the list, but he must be their strongest player.      Apr-15-12 Kramnik vs Aronian (2012)    swordfish: Now that you guys have broken the ice...I think this should be an interesting matchup. "Classical games: Vladimir Kramnik beat Levon Aronian 4 to 1, with 11 draws." Aronian seems the stronger player now, though. Hopefully, the games will be closely contested, and as far as I know ...      Dec-05-11 B Becker vs Short, 2011    swordfish: Former tennis great Becker seems like a real sportsman. I can't quote a source but recall that years ago he played an exhibition against no other than Garry Kasparov. Becker reportedly requested GK "Don't embarrass me too badly," to which the chess champ replied, "I am sure that ...      Oct-02-11 4th Bilbao Masters (2011)    swordfish: Umm...Ivanchuk has just defeated Anand and Aronian in the same tournament, and he sits, deservedly, in first place at the end of the first half--ahead of all 3, 2800-plus players. Need more be said?      Sep-30-11 YouRang chessforum    swordfish: Round 5 prediction: Ivanchuk - Carlsen 0-1 Nakamura - Vallejo 1-0 Anand - Aronian 1/2      Sep-05-11 Mesgen Amanov    swordfish: Happy Birthday, GM Amanov. I believe he was winning the Illinois State Championship today.      Sep-05-11 Z Djordjevic vs M Kovacevic, 1984    swordfish: I don't think White is necessarily losing here. I believe he has compensation for the piece and other masters have played this position without Black always winning. I'll check      Jul-23-11 Magnus Carlsen    swordfish: I want to add my heartfelt condolences to all those affected by the horrific events in Norway. No words for the outrage and sadness.

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