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Magnus Carlsen vs Jeffery Xiong
Clutch International (2020) (rapid), lichess.org INT, rd 1, Jun-08
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation (B40)  ·  1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-09-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  An Englishman: Good Evening: Was 26.Ra1 truly the game winning shot? It seems so unlikely looking that even the silicon monsters would miss it. At the finish, 30...Rxc5; 31.Rxa7,Rxa7; 32.bxa7 and Black can't stop the pawn.
Jun-09-20
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  beatgiant: <An Englishman> I was looking at 26...Ba4 27. Ra5 Bxb3 28. axb3 Re7 29. Bb4 Rb7 30. Bc5. White's pieces are on nice looking squares, but I don't see any quick win.
Jun-10-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  An Englishman: Good Evening: That looks like a decent try, <beatgiant>. When White's King enters the fray, life will become uncomfortable for Black, but he might hold.

And for some strange reason, my posts have begun to disappear. Curious.

Jan-22-23  tonsillolith: <An Englishman: Good Evening [...] And for some strange reason, my posts have begun to disappear. Curious.>

Rewatching the game I had a vague recollection of posting here too. I was a little puzzled when I didn't see any post of mine down below, but now you've gotten me thinking conspiratorially!

Hmm, what was it I said that was so brilliant and incisive, that someone had to hack in...or gain cahoots with the Admins...<<<This goes all the way to the top!!>>>

Jan-22-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Cannot imagine why posts by either of you would be consigned to the scrap heap; you both have worthwhile things to say.
Jan-25-23  tonsillolith: < perfidious: Cannot imagine why posts by either of you would be consigned to the scrap heap; you both have worthwhile things to say.>

In my case an explanation at least as likely is that I'm confusing when I post something vs when I merely think it while watching the game.

And yet...I can't shake the feeling that there was more discussion about the nice move <26. Ra1>

Jan-25-23  ndg2: Axb6 must hace come as a pretty big shocker to Jeffrey.
Jan-25-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: <And for some strange reason, my posts have begun to disappear. Curious.>

Welcome to the club.

Chess posts should not be deleted.

Sock puppets and trolls should be suspended for ages.

Jan-25-23  Messiah: <And for some strange reason, my posts have begun to disappear. Curious.> +1
Jan-25-23  Messiah: <Chess posts should not be deleted.

Sock puppets and trolls should be suspended for ages.>

CG is a wild ride.

chrisowen spams gibberish? <https://hdwallpaperim.com/wp-conten...>

cormier duplicates and spams offtopic religious crap? <https://hdwallpaperim.com/wp-conten...>

harrylime spamming, using questionable words like wanka, flook off, and so on? <https://hdwallpaperim.com/wp-conten...>

saffuna, perfidious and keypusher regularly launching personal attacks? <https://hdwallpaperim.com/wp-conten...>

sockpuppets are raging wild? <https://hdwallpaperim.com/wp-conten...>

mods are abusing their powers? <https://hdwallpaperim.com/wp-conten...>

(Around 1.5 years ago) User: Messiah jokingly requests the deletion of Magnus Carlsen? <3 DAYS OF INSTANT SUSPENSION>

User: Messiah asks why the moderation is inconsistent? <INSTA BAN>

User: Messiah says anything? <BANHAMMER>

Jan-25-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sally Simpson: Hi Messiah,

Perhaps your anti Carlsen (Justin) posts are upsetting someone's itchy finger hovering over the ban him button.

Regarding innocents being banned. (see above) Maybe they have <quoted> something by a previous poster that was deemed rude by some Mod and seeing it repeated it too had to hit the bin.

(I'd leave Chris Owen alone. His posts are harmless and actually make more sense than a lot of other stuff that appears here.)

Jan-25-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <saffuna> does not attack others.
Jan-25-23  stone free or die: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVN...
Jan-25-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: The saffuna lie and the off-topic trash post directly above are what should be deleted -- promptly.

Your truth speaks volumes <Messiah>. I cherish the post. It's going up on the wall in my forum (perfidious insists that I attack him in my forum like he does in his).

Jan-25-23  stone free or die: Fred - let go of your anger, and stop cherishing this world's churlish foolishness.
Jan-25-23  stone free or die: On <CG>, you seem mostly churlish and unpleasant lately.

But perhaps that's what make you happiest.

Jan-26-23  stone free or die: I rest my case.

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