Sep-10-08 Bilbao Grand Slam Chess Final (2008) 
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thatsmate: One thing this scoring system does accomplish is providing us with enormous point differentials between the people at the bottom of the scoreboard and those at the top.
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| | Aug-27-08 brankat chessforum
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thatsmate: <I hope he knew chess better than hoes 'cause it's all about the money and has nothing to do with curiosity or pleasure.>- Boomie Well hes talking about his progression from learning chess towards becoming a professional. In other words, Benko is saying when he was learning ...
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| | Aug-12-08 The World vs G Timmerman, 2007
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thatsmate: <I pwn you in IQ.>-DuckMcCluck Is that for real? Am I the only person who finds that statement hilarious? Id expect that from a 12 year old in World of Warcraft.
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| | Aug-02-08 Chess Classic Mainz (2008)
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thatsmate: Anand beat Morozevich, yes? Why no update?
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| | Jul-25-08 41st Biel International Chess Festival (2008)
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thatsmate: <thatsmate, it was Pelletier who played the philidor, not Onischuk.> I suppose. I see that d6 and e5 pawn structure and it says philidor to me, but I suppose with the black bishop on the outside of the pawn chain, its not transpositional. Interesting.
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| | Jan-27-08 Corus (2008)
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thatsmate: Interesting that Ivanchuk, who so many people admire, turned out to be the most boring player of the tournament. 12 draws is considerable.
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| | Dec-14-07 Quakkelaar
Nov-19-07 Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 2007
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thatsmate: What about ...bxh2 Kf2 f4?
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| | Nov-16-07 Vladimir Kramnik
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thatsmate: <so Kramnik is gonna win a tourney without Kasparov, Anand or Topalov. big deal.> Thats completely ridiculous. Hes playing in a respectable tournament thats chock full of top ten players, and he's completely dominant. It may not 'mean' as much as the world championship, but ...
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| | Nov-14-07 Tal Memorial (2007)
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thatsmate: <<patzer2>What do you think of this ? http://www.coruschess.com/participa... ; All I can say is poor Van Wely...
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