Aug-18-12 Svetozar Gligoric 
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| Akavall: A bit late, but this made it to yahoo news:
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Apr-16-12 Svidler vs Morozevich, 2012
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| Akavall: Great Game! It is games like this that make us love chess. |
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Feb-19-12 Kenneth Rogoff
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| Akavall: <(Note also: a person who gets caught driving drunk must be stopped from driving then and there, while a person who gets caught violating a minor traffic rule is allowed to continue driving.)> That's because this is what the rules require police officers to do :). Using that ... |
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Feb-15-12 Garry Kasparov
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| Akavall: IQ tests and all standardized tests do not capture true intelligence very accurately, since proper preparation for those tests improves performance drastically. |
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Feb-01-12 Sajtar vs Benko, 1954
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| Akavall: To me it just seems neat to have a position in which the only winning move is a promotion, and that any under-promotion wins. So I am just playing with this position in seeing what changes would make into a desired position. Why does a position I am describing above is appealing to ... |
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Jan-31-12 Yifan Hou vs Judit Polgar, 2012
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| Akavall: I was glad to see this. Good game by Hou. |
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Jan-21-12 Beer
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| Akavall: <SwitchingQuylthulg> Nice article. Thanks. I find the logic of under-promotion really neat. |
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Dec-04-11 London Chess Classic (2011)
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| Akavall: Why not in list them in order of percentage points gained? |
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Dec-01-11 Aron Nimzowitsch
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| Akavall: <TheFocus> I think I get the gist of it, but the wording is very awkward. <There is no such thing as an absolutely freeing move.> OK, this sentence makes sense.
[Case 1] :
<A freeing move in a position in which development has not been carried far always proves ... |
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Nov-25-11 Tal Memorial (2011)
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| Akavall: <The killer duo Anand and Gelfand got a total of 16 draws, two losses and no wins> I am sure they will perform better when they face each other. |
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Nov-23-11 Robert James Fischer
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Dec-27-05 ?
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