Dec-21-14 Santa Claus 
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| firebyrd: Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is a rock'n'roll electric guitar
(... but I'll settle for a CG PM) |
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Nov-19-14 Carlsen - Anand World Championship Match (2014)
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| firebyrd: <jphamlore:
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951
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In the comments discussing this game there are claims Bronstein accidentally touched the King.> That would not force a king move, at least not with today's rules which says that a piece move is required: <if the player ... |
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Nov-19-14 Carlsen vs Anand, 2014
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| firebyrd: <Bother! I left out the "a" before "long tournament"...> You might have more reason to be bothered about the rest of your message, though. |
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Nov-17-14 Carlsen vs Anand, 2014
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| firebyrd: <Oh yeah, <US> praise Carlsen for not continuing on with a bare Knight> Actually one cannot continue with a bare knight. If the position cannot result in checkmate the game ends immediately. Which is completely different from the 3-repetition and 50-move rules where the |
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Feb-02-14 Hikaru Nakamura
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| firebyrd: <"Starting to realize that I am the only person who is going to be able to stop Sauron in the context of chess history."> ... meaning he feels like a hobbit among kings, elves and wizards (... Levon Aragornian, Vishy Elrond and Boris Gandalf)?? |
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Jul-06-13 FIDE Grand Prix Beijing (2013)
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| firebyrd: And another Beefheart youtube gem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRlm... - Ads like that might not have sold millions, but fair chance that anyone that liked the ad also loved the album (Beefheart's finest IMO) |
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Jun-19-13 Gelfand vs Carlsen, 2013
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| firebyrd: <The fact that it wins a piece?> Well that would probably do it then. Not that I see how now, but I will study it more closely later. Thx. |
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Jun-17-13 Caruana vs Nakamura, 2013
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| firebyrd: <They almost always pick one of the leaders, but this is the obvious choice.> It is, as it features not only one, but two, of the current leaders. |
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May-01-13 Alekhine Memorial (2013)
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| firebyrd: <mkrk17: Aronian, Kramnik and Svidler are too tired from the candidates.> More so than Gelfand? In that case even more kudos to Boris for being the oldest player and still being the freshest after a hard tournament. |
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Apr-03-13 Magnus Carlsen
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| firebyrd: <zx82: Carlsen gave comments on that question when asked in the PC. He said 24 matches would be ok for him.> Only after he had stated that with todays preparation and added pressure a 24-game match would be "last man standing" - eg endurance would be more important than chess |
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Apr-02-13 World Championship Candidates (2013)
Feb-24-13 Kramnik vs Anand, 2013
Jan-23-13 Tata Steel Group A (2013)
Jan-22-13 Y Hou vs Carlsen, 2013
Jan-20-13 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2013
Nov-30-12 FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent (2012)
Nov-21-12 Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2012)
Jul-23-12 Biel Chess Festival (2012)
Jun-21-12 FIDE Women's Grand Prix Kazan (2012)
Jun-18-12 Tal Memorial (2012)
Jun-18-12 Aronian vs Caruana, 2012
May-30-12 Gelfand vs Anand, 2012
May-24-12 Anand - Gelfand World Championship Match (2012)
May-21-12 Boris Gelfand
May-16-12 Lenderman vs Kamsky, 2012
Jan-18-12 Tata Steel Group A (2012)
Dec-12-11 London Chess Classic (2011)
Dec-07-11 Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2011
Nov-25-11 Nepomniachtchi vs Aronian, 2011
Nov-25-11 Tal Memorial (2011)
Nov-21-11 Koneru vs Y Hou, 2011
Nov-19-11 Hou - Koneru Women's World Championship Match (2011)
Nov-17-11 YouRang chessforum
Oct-20-11 15th Unive (Crown Group) (2011)
Oct-20-11 FIDE Women's Grand Prix Nalchik (2011)
Oct-11-11 Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2011
Sep-28-11 Grand Slam Chess Final (2011)
Sep-08-11 World Cup (2011)
Jun-24-11 Airports Authority of India (2011)
Jun-21-11 Bazna King's Tournament (2011)
May-15-11 World Championship Candidates (2011)
Mar-24-11 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (2011)
Mar-20-11 20th Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2011)
Feb-24-11 6th FIDE Women Grand Prix (2011)
Feb-03-11 Gibraltar Masters (2011)
Jan-30-11 Tata Steel Group A (2011)
Jan-30-11 H Wang vs Nakamura, 2011
Jan-27-11 Viktor Korchnoi
Jan-27-11 Nigel Short
Jan-25-11 McShane vs Tkachiev, 2011
Jan-21-11 Carlsen vs L'Ami, 2011
Jan-03-11 Reggio Emilia (2010/11)
Dec-16-10 Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2010)
Dec-14-10 London Chess Classic (2010)
Dec-08-10 Short vs Kramnik, 2010
Nov-19-10 Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2010
Nov-18-10 World Blitz Championship (2010)
Nov-14-10 Tal Memorial (2010)
Nov-13-10 Mamedyarov vs H Wang, 2010
Nov-06-10 Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2010
Nov-05-10 Mamedyarov vs Nakamura, 2010
Oct-28-10 Cap d'Agde (2010)
Oct-28-10 Y Wang vs Carlsen, 2010
Oct-27-10 Carlsen vs Anand, 2010
Oct-25-10 Nanjing Pearl Spring Tournament (2010)
Oct-23-10 V Gashimov vs Carlsen, 2010
Oct-22-10 Carlsen vs Y Wang, 2010
Oct-20-10 Levon Aronian
Oct-13-10 Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2010
Oct-11-10 Grand Slam Chess Final (2010)
Sep-30-10 Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010)
May-20-10 United States Championship (2010)
May-09-10 Topalov vs Anand, 2010
May-09-10 Anand vs Topalov, 2010
May-07-10 Anand - Topalov World Championship Match (2010)
May-04-10 Topalov vs Anand, 2010
Mar-23-10 Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2010)
Feb-12-10 Aeroflot Open (2010)
Feb-06-10 Moscow Open (2010)
Jan-31-10 Corus Group A (2010)
Jan-31-10 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2010
Jan-29-10 Shirov vs Kramnik, 2010
Jan-26-10 Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2010
Jan-24-10 Shirov vs Carlsen, 2010
Jan-21-10 Van Wely vs Shirov, 2010
Jan-19-10 Carlsen vs Short, 2010
Jan-10-10 lostemperor chessforum
Jan-07-10 World Team Championship (2010)
Dec-16-09 Van Wely vs A Aleksandrov, 2003
Dec-15-09 Short vs Carlsen, 2009
Dec-14-09 London Chess Classic (2009)
Dec-10-09 D Howell vs Carlsen, 2009
Dec-10-09 chessgames.com chessforum
Dec-09-09 Carlsen vs McShane, 2009
Nov-28-09 BNbank Blitz (2009)
Nov-23-09 World Cup (2009)
Nov-18-09 World Blitz Championship (2009)
Nov-17-09 V Gashimov vs Carlsen, 2009
Nov-17-09 Carlsen vs Kosteniuk, 2009
Nov-14-09 Tal Memorial (2009)
Nov-14-09 Leko vs Carlsen, 2009
Nov-14-09 Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 2009
Nov-13-09 Morozevich vs Svidler, 2009
Nov-13-09 Carlsen vs Ponomariov, 2009
Nov-13-09 Kramnik vs Leko, 2009
Nov-12-09 Ivanchuk vs Gelfand, 2009
Nov-12-09 Aronian vs Kramnik, 2009
Nov-10-09 Gelfand vs Kramnik, 2009
Nov-05-09 Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2009
Nov-02-09 Veselin Topalov
Oct-30-09 European Team Championship (2009)
Oct-26-09 McShane vs I Cheparinov, 2009
Oct-26-09 W E Fuller vs L Basin, 1992
Oct-20-09 Smeets vs Y Hou, 2008
Oct-09-09 Hans Arild Runde
Oct-02-09 Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2009
Sep-22-09 Kasparov - Karpov Rapid Match (2009)
Sep-03-09 4th Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament (2009)
Sep-01-09 Susan Polgar
Sep-01-09 Rising Stars - Experience (2009)
Aug-31-09 Carlsen vs H Carlsen, 2007
Aug-28-09 Varuzhan Akobian
Jul-08-09 Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2009
Jul-08-09 Dortmund Sparkassen (2009)
Jul-06-09 Kramnik vs Jakovenko, 2009
Jul-02-09 Carlsen vs Jakovenko, 2009
Jul-01-09 Vasyl Ivanchuk
May-25-09 ACP World Rapid Cup (2009)
May-20-09 Carlsen vs L Dominguez Perez, 2009
May-20-09 Leinier Dominguez Perez
May-20-09 8th Asian Continental Chess Championship (2009)
May-19-09 Topalov vs Carlsen, 2009
May-15-09 Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2009
Mar-27-09 Y Wang vs Anand, 2009
Mar-26-09 Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (2009)
Mar-12-09 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Mar-06-09 Grischuk vs Anand, 2009
Mar-05-09 Carlsen vs Grischuk, 2009
Mar-03-09 Anatoly Karpov
Mar-03-09 Anish Giri
Mar-02-09 Linares (2009)
Mar-01-09 L Dominguez Perez vs Carlsen, 2009
Feb-28-09 Grischuk vs L Dominguez Perez, 2009
Feb-26-09 Topalov vs Kamsky, 2009
Feb-23-09 Topalov vs Kamsky, 2009
Feb-20-09 Topalov vs Kamsky, 2009
Feb-18-09 Kamsky vs Topalov, 2009
Feb-17-09 Topalov vs Kamsky, 2009
Feb-09-09 Yifan Hou
Feb-05-09 Gibraltar Masters (2009)
Feb-02-09 E Ghaem Maghami vs Karpov, 2009
Feb-01-09 Corus Group A (2009)
Feb-01-09 Y Wang vs Carlsen, 2009
Jan-30-09 Corus Group B (2009)
Jan-30-09 Radjabov vs Smeets, 2009
Jan-28-09 Carlsen vs L Dominguez Perez, 2009
Jan-27-09 D Reinderman vs Short, 2009
Jan-07-09 Jon Ludvig Hammer
Nov-25-08 Dresden Olympiad (2008)
Oct-27-08 Trophee CCAS (2008)
Oct-26-08 Anand vs Kramnik, 2008
Oct-07-08 Anand - Kramnik World Championship Match (2008)
Sep-26-08 SPICE Cup (2008)
Sep-18-08 A Nickel vs The World, 2008
Sep-18-08 Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2008)
Sep-13-08 Grand Slam Chess Final (2008)
Sep-12-08 Ivanchuk vs Aronian, 2008
Sep-12-08 Radjabov vs Carlsen, 2008
Sep-04-08 Carlsen vs Topalov, 2008
Sep-01-08 Tal Memorial (Blitz) (2008)
Aug-27-08 Tal Memorial (2008)
Aug-26-08 NH Chess (2008)
Aug-11-08 World Junior Championship (2008)
Jul-24-08 Onischuk vs Carlsen, 2008
Jul-21-08 E Alekseev vs Carlsen, 2008
Jul-01-08 Dortmund Sparkassen (2008)
Jun-17-08 Alvis Vitolinsh
Jun-15-08 Aerosvit (2008)
Jun-13-08 Shirov vs Karjakin, 2008
Jun-13-08 Carlsen vs E Alekseev, 2008
Jun-02-08 Carlsen - Leko Rapid Match (2008)
May-30-08 Morozevich vs Predojevic, 2008
May-12-08 M-Tel Masters (2008)
May-11-08 Carlsen vs H Strand, 2008
May-05-08 brankat chessforum
May-05-08 Baku Grand Prix (2008)
Apr-11-08 Russian Team Championship (2008)
Apr-10-08 Gata Kamsky
Apr-10-08 Ruy Lopez Chess Festival (2008)
Mar-27-08 Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2008)
Mar-18-08 Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (2008)
Mar-07-08 Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2008
Mar-01-08 Anand vs Carlsen, 2008
Feb-29-08 Aronian vs Anand, 2008
Feb-29-08 Morelia-Linares (2008)
Feb-20-08 Topalov vs Carlsen, 2008
Jan-25-08 Corus Group A (2008)
Jan-25-08 Carlsen vs Anand, 2008
Jan-24-08 Van Wely vs Carlsen, 2008
Jan-22-08 Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008
Jan-22-08 Leko vs Carlsen, 2008
Jan-22-08 Short vs I Cheparinov, 2008
Jan-21-08 Y Hou vs Nepomniachtchi, 2008
Jan-18-08 Carlsen vs J Polgar, 2008
Jan-15-08 Carlsen vs Aronian, 2008
Jan-14-08 Radjabov vs Van Wely, 2008
Dec-13-07 Shirov vs Kamsky, 2007
Dec-11-07 Sergey Karjakin
Dec-11-07 World Cup (2007)
Dec-10-07 Kamsky vs Carlsen, 2007
Dec-07-07 I Cheparinov vs Carlsen, 2007
Nov-23-07 Carlsen vs Bacrot, 2007
Nov-22-07 World Blitz Championship (2007)
Nov-19-07 Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 2007
Nov-14-07 Tal Memorial (2007)
Nov-13-07 Leko vs E Alekseev, 2007
Nov-13-07 Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2007
Nov-13-07 Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007
Oct-31-07 European Team Championship (2007)
Oct-16-07 Bilbao Blindfold Chess World Cup (2007)
Oct-09-07 European Club Cup (2007)
Oct-03-07 Pontus Carlsson
Sep-27-07 Vladimir Kramnik
Sep-26-07 Svidler vs Anand, 2007
Sep-26-07 World Championship Tournament (2007)
Sep-24-07 Kramnik vs Anand, 2007
Sep-19-07 Grischuk vs Svidler, 2007
Sep-17-07 Kramnik vs S Polgar, 1994
Sep-13-07 Kramnik vs Svidler, 2007
Aug-13-07 Jon Kristian Royset
Jun-30-07 Michael Adams
Jun-23-07 Kramnik vs Anand, 2007
Jun-13-07 World Championship Candidates (2007)
Jun-13-07 ???
Jun-12-07 ???
Jun-11-07 ???
Jun-11-07 ???
May-31-07 ???
May-25-07 37th Bosna Chess Tournament (2007)
May-18-07 Mtel Masters (2007)
Apr-23-07 Gausdal Classics GM-group A (2007)
Apr-12-07 European Championship (2007)
Apr-11-07 Dmitry Jakovenko
Mar-29-07 16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (2007)
Mar-27-07 16th Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2007)
Mar-27-07 Garry Kasparov
Mar-13-07 Carlsen vs J L Hammer, 2006
Mar-10-07 Ivanchuk vs Anand, 2007
Mar-09-07 Morozevich vs Topalov, 2007
Mar-09-07 Carlsen vs Svidler, 2007
Mar-09-07 Morelia-Linares (2007)
Mar-06-07 Morozevich vs Anand, 2007
Mar-02-07 Anand vs Topalov, 2007
Feb-23-07 Aronian vs Anand, 2007
Feb-22-07 Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2007
Jan-26-07 Corus Group A (2007)
Nov-28-06 Raymond Keene
Nov-24-06 Kramnik - Deep Fritz (2006)
Nov-16-06 Morozevich vs Shirov, 2006
Nov-16-06 Grischuk vs Carlsen, 2006
Nov-15-06 Tal Memorial (2006)
Nov-03-06 Silvio Danailov
Oct-31-06 Cap d'Agde (2006)
Oct-27-06 Essent Tournament (2006)
Oct-13-06 Bobby Fischer
Oct-13-06 Kramnik - Topalov World Championship Match (2006)
Sep-14-06 Tal vs D Keller, 1959
Aug-28-06 Youth - Experience (2006)
Aug-04-06 Kramnik vs Adams, 2006
Aug-03-06 Radjabov vs Morozevich, 2006
Aug-03-06 Carlsen vs L Bruzon Batista, 2006
Aug-03-06 Adams vs Gelfand, 2006
Aug-02-06 Dortmund Sparkassen (2006)
Aug-02-06 Biel Int'l Festival (2006)
Aug-01-06 A Volokitin vs Morozevich, 2006
Jul-31-06 Politiken Cup (2006)
Jul-26-06 Radjabov vs Carlsen, 2006
Jul-17-06 Norwegian Championship (2006)
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Jul-04-06 D Ionescu vs T Luther, 2005
Jun-30-06 Carlsen vs A Hobber, 2006
Jun-29-06 Dutch Championship (2006)
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May-21-06 MTel Masters (2006)
Apr-07-06 Topalov vs Nisipeanu, 2006
Apr-06-06 Nisipeanu vs Topalov, 2006
Mar-14-06 Kelly Cottrell
Mar-09-06 Topalov vs Leko, 2006
Mar-08-06 Morelia-Linares (2006)
Feb-23-06 Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 2006
Jan-29-06 Corus Group B (2006)
Jan-29-06 Corus Group A (2006)
Jan-27-06 Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 2006
Jan-25-06 cu8sfan chessforum
Jan-20-06 Karjakin vs Bacrot, 2006
Jan-19-06 Topalov vs Mamedyarov, 2006
Jan-18-06 Bacrot vs Gelfand, 2006
Jan-17-06 I Sokolov vs Anand, 2006
Jan-16-06 Ivanchuk vs Anand, 2006
Jan-03-06 Morozevich vs Motylev, 2005
Dec-22-05 Russian Championship Superfinal (2005)
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Dec-15-05 Carlsen vs Kamsky, 2005
Dec-14-05 World Cup (2005)
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Dec-12-05 Lautier vs Carlsen, 2005
Oct-21-05 L Bruzon Batista vs Carlsen, 2005
Oct-14-05 Pentala Harikrishna
Oct-13-05 FIDE World Championship Tournament (2005)
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Oct-05-05 Adams vs Morozevich, 2005
Oct-04-05 J Polgar vs Morozevich, 2005
Sep-29-05 Topalov vs Anand, 2005
Sep-29-05 Viswanathan Anand
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