Jun-16-10 Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2010 
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Philidor: I think what Carlsen needs to realize is that he IS the nr 1...!
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| | Jun-15-10 Radjabov vs Carlsen, 2010
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Philidor: Two draws after two games for Carlsen, still one cannot accuse him for being drawish...!
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| | May-22-10 Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967
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Philidor: <sfm: Hah! Love the sneaky little innocent 29.Bg2. Must have surprised Black. "Huh? Pointing out in the blue. Should I be afraid of that?" At 31.Qxh7+ it all became clear...> Exactly!
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| | May-13-10 Kibitzer's Café
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Philidor: Right now we must have the highest rating average ever, with three players at 2800 and above (rounding off Anands' 2799,8): Top 10: 2776,1
Top 5: 2797,4
Top 3: 2805,4
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| | May-12-10 Anand-Topalov World Chess Championship (2010)
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Philidor: <I play the Fred> Here's another example of Korchnoi being a bad loser... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLxi...
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| | Apr-26-10 Anand vs Topalov, 2010
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Philidor: <Kazzak: No, not buying it. Nc5 was no salvation for Topalov. As a super-GM, you do not place your pawns doubled on the a-file unless you have a long-term plan. Nigel Short didn't have a clue, and considered it horrendous. Anand had the subsequent repositioning mapped out, and ...
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| | Mar-25-10 Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (2010)
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Philidor: My God, he must have been blind! ;-)
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| | Feb-04-10 Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2010
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Philidor: <Eyal> Of course... I actually WAS blind.
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| | Oct-31-09 Robson vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2009
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Philidor: <Shams> I first considered 25.Qc4 as a response to 24...Qc5, threatening the e6 square, but then discovered the immediate sac-response 25...Rxb4+, which wins the Queen, and gives White an edge...
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| | Oct-31-09 Shirov vs Degraeve, 2009
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Philidor: Fascinating, afresh, how a low GM-leveler is nothing but a morsel to the 2700+ player...
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