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Jul-06-07 35th World Open (2007)    SicilianDragon: I also played at the World Open and such large prizes are always going to create added incentives for players to cheat. The rating system is never going to be perfect, especially with the number of international players out there. FIDE should work with the USCF and other ...      Mar-23-05 Ljubojevic vs Miles, 1979    SicilianDragon: <arturoRivera> I assume you mean 18...exd6. This move simply loses the queen to 19. Bxd8      Mar-19-05 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (B76)    SicilianDragon: <ionnn> Perhaps my comment came out a bit too harsh. I am not saying that 13. Bh6 is losing, or that white has no chances to outplay an unprepared or weaker opponent, my point of view is that on move 13, Bg5 is clearly white's best move and there seems little point in ...      Jan-22-05 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (B78)    SicilianDragon: Thank you for your kind words. However, I wouldn't call it work as I so much enjoy doing this analysis. @Minor Piece Activity: I'm sorry I have not been on in a while. I have been extremely busy with both College applications (University of Pennslyvania here I come!!) and ...      Dec-05-04 Chessmaster US Championship 2005 (2004)    SicilianDragon: Stripunsky has resigned!!! Nakamura wins the first playoff!      Dec-03-04 Huebner vs Sosonko, 1987    SicilianDragon: Recently this line has fallen out of favor with most player preferring 12. Kb1 with the idea of 12...Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. g4 or 12...h5 13. h3! preparing 14. g4. The 16. Bh6 line is not critical, but black has to know the theory. Today it is well-known that 17...Rxc3! ...      Nov-10-04 Benoni, Taimanov Variation (A67)    SicilianDragon: S4NKT, 8...Nfd7 is preferable because it opens up the bishsop so it can help defend the e5-square. White's plan in the Taimanov is to facilitate a quck e4-e5 push to quickly overwhelm black. The move 8...Nfd7 does more to help black's defenses than a move like 8...Bd7 or ...      Nov-10-04 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (B70)    SicilianDragon: Cuendillar, I am a bit confused by the way you phrased your question but I will try to answer it. Black usually avoid the bishop swap at g7 because if he can maintain the bishop it is especially useful in defending the weak dark squares around black's king, providing ...      Nov-08-04 King's Indian Defense (E60)    SicilianDragon: Bigbear, the KID kingside attack may look easy to play, but if White is ready to defend then black must time everything just right so that he doesn't leave himself overextended on the kingside while also being vulnerable to a queenside pawn storm. Bogdaniel, the KIA is not so      Nov-08-04 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 (A89)    SicilianDragon: While the statistics after 7...Nc6 may look solid, don't be fooled, White has several strong continuations involving an early c5 after 8. d5 Na5 9. Qa4 c5 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. c5! and after 8...Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. c5. In addition, Black is not forced to enter the Leningrad ...      Nov-08-04 Raymond Keene     Oct-20-04 Vienna Game (C27)     Oct-20-04 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)     Oct-18-04 Kramnik - Leko Classical World Championship Match (2004)     Sep-29-04 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 (B79)     Jul-14-04 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation (B71)     Jul-07-04 P Popovic vs Velimirovic, 2003     Jul-07-04 B Kasparian vs A Sznapik, 1984     Jul-07-04 E Vovsha vs K Kiewra, 2004     Jun-21-04 J Aijala vs Ljubojevic, 1969     Jun-17-04 Carlsen vs Aronian, 2004     Jun-16-04 Bobby Fischer     Jun-16-04 Lilienthal vs Samokhotsky, 1942     May-25-04 Petrov Defense (C42)     May-08-04 Fischer vs E Stepans, 1957     May-03-04 Bronstein vs Tal, 1982     May-02-04 Ruy Lopez (C77)     May-02-04 Lagno vs Jobava, 2004     Apr-08-04 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (B77)     Apr-01-04 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (B34)     Mar-30-04 Nunn vs C Ward, 1998     Mar-29-04 Vladimir Kramnik     Mar-29-04 R Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946     Mar-29-04 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (B88)     Mar-29-04 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (B51)     Mar-29-04 Scandinavian (B01)     Mar-28-04 Plaskett vs Kamsky, 1989     Mar-28-04 Eric Schiller     Mar-28-04 Sicilian (B53)     Mar-27-04 M Gonzalez Amaya vs T Wippermann, 2004     Mar-10-04 D Baird vs Bird, 1889     Mar-10-04 J F Cubas vs H Walsh, 2003    Feb-27-04 Kramnik vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004     Feb-23-04 French Defense (C00)     Feb-22-04 F Vallejo Pons vs Kramnik, 2004     Feb-19-04 A Manea vs P Florescu, 2001     Jan-22-04 J Shahade vs E Yanayt, 2001    Jan-20-04 Kramnik vs Anand, 2004     Jan-20-04 Kramnik vs Van Wely, 2004     Jan-11-04 Karjakin vs A Romero Holmes, 2003     Nov-30-03 Anand vs Azmaiparashvili, 2003     Nov-24-03 P Wang vs K Mouradian, 2000     Nov-19-03 A Altgauzen vs Simagin, 1940     Nov-10-03 Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974     Oct-30-03 Boleslavsky vs Lisitsin, 1956     Oct-29-03 H Walsh vs B Roselli Mailhe, 2003     Oct-25-03 J L Alvarez del Monte vs C Hounie Fleurquin, 1961     Oct-15-03 Psakhis vs Yurtaev, 1980     Oct-05-03 Jakovenko vs A Evdokimov, 2003    Sep-15-03 V Kirpichnikov vs Kupreichik, 1967     Sep-11-03 Dorfman vs Romanishin, 1977     Sep-07-03 L Palau vs Najdorf, 1939     Sep-02-03 King's Gambit Accepted (C33)     Sep-02-03 Shabalov vs M Bluvshtein, 2003    Sep-02-03 Shabalov vs V Akobian, 2003     Sep-02-03 Fischer vs Spassky, 1992     Sep-01-03 Kasparov - Ponomariov World Championship Match (2003)     Aug-30-03 Dutch, Stonewall (A95)     Aug-30-03 Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1858     Aug-29-03 M Kagan vs B Martin, 1999     Aug-29-03 R Nezhmetdinov vs I Livshin, 1954     Aug-28-03 Anand vs D V Prasad, 1987    Aug-28-03 Kasparov vs Topalov, 1995     Aug-28-03 Ruslan Ponomariov     Aug-28-03 Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985     Aug-27-03 Gligoric vs Fischer, 1958     Aug-26-03 Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953     Aug-25-03 G Valgardsson vs G Kjartansson, 2001     Aug-25-03 Fischer vs T Hartwell, 1964     Aug-24-03 Psakhis vs U Boensch, 1993     Aug-01-03 Anand vs Kasparov, 1995     Aug-01-03 Karpov vs E Gik, 1968     Jul-01-03 Anand vs Kasparov, 1995     Jun-29-03 J Gdanski vs Fedorov, 2003     Jun-27-03 Van der Wiel vs J Mestel, 1982     Jun-27-03 Dzindzichashvili vs Fritz, 1991     Jun-27-03 Smyslov vs J Xie, 2001     Jun-27-03 Fischer vs C Munoz, 1960     Jun-27-03 J Polgar vs Karpov, 1995     Jun-27-03 Karpov vs J Polgar, 2003     Jun-26-03 Capablanca vs L B Meyer, 1908     Jun-26-03 Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843     Jun-19-03 Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1971     Jun-18-03 Kasparov vs Radjabov, 2003     Jun-18-03 Pachman vs Golombek, 1950    Jun-17-03 K Visweswaran vs C Ward, 2001     Jun-17-03 B E Owens vs Fischer, 1956     Jun-17-03 Kibitzer's Café     Jun-17-03 R Byrne vs Korchnoi, 1967

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