Nov-25-09 Wesley So 
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you vs yourself: Congratulations to So and his many fans! Even if he doesn't advance any further, beating Ivanchuk will give him the confidence, the belief that he can beat these guys.
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| | Nov-20-09 Magnus Carlsen
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you vs yourself: Carlsen is now building that aura about him like Kasparov, Federer, Woods. Other players are starting to give too much respect for him. What this means is that Carlsen will get some draws even on days he's not playing well. Congratulations on the blitz win too. He's got a ...
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| | Nov-20-09 Viswanathan Anand
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you vs yourself: If Anand gets intimidated by every new great player that comes up, he wouldn't have stayed in top 3 for so long. He already faced and survived prodigies like Kramnik, Topalov, Ivanchuk, Kamsky. And last time I checked, Anand is +3 against Carlsen in classical. So, it's not ...
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| | Nov-17-09 Kenneth Rogoff
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you vs yourself: <AnalyzeThis> Why do you think we invaded Iraq?
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| | Nov-16-09 chancho chessforum
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you vs yourself: Almost no other coach in history would for it since: a)Most don't have the job security to try this risky yet correct play.
b)Most don't have this kind of knowledge and data available to them.
c)Those who do have the job security are too conservative to try it or not gutsy ...
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| | Nov-13-09 Tal Memorial (2009)
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you vs yourself: So, one game tomorrow and there's a strong argument that Anand is #1? One game? Really? But otherwise, he's not even top 4?
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| | Oct-09-09 Pearl Spring Chess Tournament (2009)
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you vs yourself: <Kasparov said it best: his exhibition match vs Karpov was the biggest show in chess... and thats sad.> Did someone track how many people followed this as opposed to Anand-Kramnik and Kramnik-Topalov matches? Just because Kasparov said it doesn't mean it's true.
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| | Sep-25-09 Anatoli Karpov
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you vs yourself: In name recognition, Anand might be the man just because India's population is like 1/6th of the world's. Since he's world champion, lot of people who follow chess already know his name around the world. And a few hundred million more saw him on news or commercials in India.
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| | Sep-22-09 Kasparov-Karpov Rapid Match (2009)
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you vs yourself: This match is getting some exposure: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090922...
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| | Sep-22-09 H J Federer
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you vs yourself: The line judge wasn't a cute all American blonde either. She's a minority woman. She made a mistake. Everyone does. While the line judge's was an unintentional mistake, Serena's wasn't and paid the penalty for it. She was in the press conference afterward saying how she did ...
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