Jun-08-21 Messiah chessforum 
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| Check It Out: I realized that <Messiah> could actually be a joke handle created by you guessed it...<Magnus Carlsen>! It makes total sense: Magnus is a fan of funny usernames, (Magzy Bogues, DannyTheDonkey, ad nauseum); he has a wicked sense of ironic humor, so lambasting his own |
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Jun-04-21 Kenneth Rogoff
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| Check It Out: <al wazir> Sounds similar to the covid stats. The numbers depend on *how* you count. |
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Jun-01-21 Staunton - Morphy Match (1858)
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| Check It Out: Some general background:
https://en.chessbase.com/post/morph... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staun... |
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May-29-21 chessgames.com chessforum
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| Check It Out: Scam links, porn links, sketchy links, all those should be deleted. They represent a risk of infecting tech devices if you click on them. Don't know about you, but I've been known to unintentionally click a link, especially on a phone. Fumbly thumbs and all. It's common ... |
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May-27-21 S Petrenko vs V Exler, 2019
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| Check It Out: An exciting, not perfect, game from today's player of the day. An unusual opening, lots of action, both sides promote to queens, and some good endgame struggle. |
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May-26-21 technical draw chessforum
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| Check It Out: <td> My wife and I watched Unorthodox. A terrific series, and the lead actor was amazing. Agree with what you said, very believable and an insightful exploration of Hasidic culture. That was a good surprise at the piano audition, too. Did not see that coming. |
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May-21-21 L Binet Tapaszto vs C Boutteville, 1964
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| Check It Out: A Boutteville game. |
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May-14-21 Williebob chessforum
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| Check It Out: That's great that you will back to gigging soon! Us too. We are back to rehearsing and writing new tunes, and as soon as the local clubs are booking we will play out. We have a new-ish drummer who started with us right when covid hit, so he's never played a gig with us yet. We ... |
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May-13-21 Garry Kasparov
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| Check It Out: <Absentee: More engines are better than fewer engines, yes.> If you collaborate effectively, which was the point under discussion. Take a look at some of the team game discussions, they are evidence of effective (and at times, not-so-effective) human collaboration, ... |
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May-12-21 Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1998
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| Check It Out: Exciting game. 22...Rxc2!! is a fantastic shot. |
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