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firefly3
Member since Jul-01-08 · Last seen Oct-07-09
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   firefly3 has kibitzed 82 times to chessgames   [less...]
   Jun-07-09 Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2009 (replies)
 
firefly3: Winning on demand seems to be the theme of the tournament =P Magnus did it with once with Wang Yue, again with Ivanchuk, and then another time with Ivanchuk in this Armageddon. It shows some real psychological strength from Magnus.
 
   Jun-07-09 XXII Magistral Ciudad de Leon (2009) (replies)
 
firefly3: Congratulations Magnus Carlsen!
 
   May-19-09 Topalov vs Carlsen, 2009 (replies)
 
firefly3: someone said earlier they have 30 seconds left...? why do the clocks read 0:06-0:20?
 
   May-16-09 Carlsen vs Shirov, 2009 (replies)
 
firefly3: oh, that's true
 
   Apr-08-09 Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1928 (replies)
 
firefly3: h6 and a6 (played on moves 15 and 16) are moves I see a lot in endgames like this. Can someone please explain the purpose of these moves? a6 here leads up to b5, but still... I see this move played in a lot of endgames in which there is no consequent pawn push. Is it just to ...
 
   Mar-21-09 Y Wang vs Carlsen, 2009 (replies)
 
firefly3: according to the database, this is carlsen's first win over wang yue
 
   Mar-16-09 Bobby Fischer (replies)
 
firefly3: acirce's critics: It is your duty to fight fraud (even when it has not been proven to be fraud), thus you must agree with us and conform! acirce: It is not a black-and-white situation -- not "all Fischer or all fraud" -- and it is not completely clear, thus it is best to keep an ...
 
   Mar-15-09 Aronian vs Leko, 2009 (replies)
 
firefly3: I suppose 20... Qe8 is better (and not losing).
 
   Mar-15-09 Mamedyarov vs I Kurnosov, 2009 (replies)
 
firefly3: Your arguments are unfounded. "I do it, so it must be okay." I leave the board at tournaments too, but oftentimes I just walk around the playing hall. Leaving the board and leaving the room is different than leaving the board and staying in the room. And leaving the room a few ...
 
   Feb-25-09 Carlsen vs Anand, 2009 (replies)
 
firefly3: Any opinions on what were the ! or !! moves in this game?
 
   Feb-25-09 Linares (2009) (replies)
   Feb-19-09 Anand vs Radjabov, 2009 (replies)
   Feb-01-09 Dominguez Perez vs Karjakin, 2009 (replies)
   Jan-23-09 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2009 (replies)
   Sep-16-08 Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2008) (replies)
   Sep-13-08 Grand Slam Chess Final (2008) (replies)
   Sep-13-08 Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 2008 (replies)
   Sep-12-08 Radjabov vs Carlsen, 2008 (replies)
   Sep-10-08 Topalov vs Carlsen, 2008 (replies)
   Sep-06-08 Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 2008 (replies)
   Sep-02-08 Anand vs Ivanchuk, 2008 (replies)
   Aug-28-08 Kramnik vs E Alekseev, 2008 (replies)
   Aug-20-08 V Akobian vs M Aigner, 2005 (replies)
   Aug-20-08 Kramnik vs Leko, 2008 (replies)
   Aug-13-08 Magnus Carlsen (replies)
   Aug-05-08 Kibitzer's Café (replies)
   Aug-05-08 Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985 (replies)
   Aug-03-08 Chess Classic Mainz (2008) (replies)
   Aug-03-08 Scandinavian (B01) (replies)
   Aug-02-08 Anand vs V Inkiov, 1986 (replies)
   Aug-02-08 Anand vs Kramnik, 2005 (replies)
   Jul-25-08 firefly3 chessforum (replies)
   Jul-21-08 Gioachino Greco (replies)
   Jul-18-08 B Bournival vs Goldin, 2005
   Jul-13-08 Fischer vs Tal, 1958 (replies)
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