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| May-11-08 |
| zarg: I don't think MC would be happy with a 7-1 loss in that rapid match. :) IIRC, Leko got the exact same score as him at Amber 2008 Rapid. The match will for sure be interesting, both players have rather good reasons to be motivated. |
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| May-14-08 |
| awfulhangover: In ICC's Chess Talk with John Watson you now can listen to an interview with Simen Agdestein and hear a lot interesting stuff about Magnus. |
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| May-14-08 |
| Xaurus: <awfulhangover>
Is that on the web somewhere? |
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| May-14-08 |
| babakova: Yeah he definitely meant an overall victory. |
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| May-14-08 |
| Splittet: <Is that on the web somewhere?> https://webcast.chessclub.com/icc/i...-
_08/Watson_Chesstalk.html You have to be a member.
And Simen confirms the main strength of Magnus is his intuition. And for those who think it is his calculation skills, think again. If anything one gets the impression calculation is a weakness of Magnus. Simen talks about how Magnus doesn't even calculate piece sacrifices much, but simply play them when they feel right, while he himself would calculate like crazy in a similar position before making the sacrifice. |
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| May-14-08 |
| zoat22: congratulations to magnus! he is out of the top 5 again! |
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May-14-08
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| sterner: zoat, please keep showing this board your amazing intellect =p |
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| May-15-08 |
| Sbetsho: Please don't feed trolls. |
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| May-15-08 |
| Solon: <congratulations to magnus! he is out of the top 5 again!> This is good news for chess and for Magnus. We now have 6 players above 2770! When was the last time that happened? |
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May-16-08
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| alexmagnus: 6 players above 2770, but no players between 2745 and 2770! |
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| May-16-08 |
| Solon: If someone organized a tournament with the top six players in the world, that would probably be the strongest tournament in chess history. |
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May-16-08
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| alexmagnus: I think in Kasparov's time there might have been some stronger ones - because Kasparov's ~2850 Elo boosted the average rating of the tournament to some extent. |
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| May-16-08 |
| sitzkrieg: only in name <solon> |
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| May-16-08 |
| Orlin Burov: Did the match vs Leko already end? |
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May-16-08
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| alexmagnus: <Orlin> It will be played May 28 - June 1. |
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May-17-08
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| acirce: Happy Syttende Mai! |
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| May-17-08 |
| Xaurus: Cheers <acirce> :D |
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May-17-08
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| bukkerogtakker: Magnus is playing in the Dutch league today. Does anyone know if there is live coverage from the R9 ? |
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May-17-08
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| frogbert: bukkerogtakker, this seems to work:
http://www.schaakbond.nl/live/tfdwe... |
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May-17-08
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| frogbert: werle - carlsen
position move 32, white to move:
 click for larger viewwhite 0:04
black 0:58
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May-17-08
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| bukkerogtakker: Frogbert, many thanks!
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| May-17-08 |
| Xaurus: Werle-Carlsen 0-1 |
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May-17-08
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| notyetagm: <zoat22: congratulations to magnus! he is out of the top 5 again!> The guy is going to win the World Championship soon. Just accept it and your life will be happier. :-) |
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| May-17-08 |
| Xaurus: <zoat22>
Sorry to disappoint you, but Magnus is back in the top 5 after his victory today in the Dutch league. 01 Anand off 2798,1
02 Kramnik off 2788,0
03 Topalov off 2777,2
04 Ivanchuk off 2776,1
05 Carlsen off 2775,4 |
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May-17-08
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| Rolfo: While I posted, Xaurus was faster to press Enter! (zoat is an attention seeker, please let him have his little joy :) |
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