Mar-15-14 Mamedyarov vs Anand, 2014 
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| Clunney: 31. ...Rxc5?? 32. Rd8+ is probably not so good for Black. But 31. ...Nf2+ is crushing. This is the first Black win in the tournament, nicely done by Anand! Glad to see he is playing well. |
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Jan-03-14 Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2008
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| Clunney: Fanques Fair, 34. Qh5 is fine (although Ng5!!+ is much stronger) since after 34 ...Rb2 35. Rb2 Qa3+ 36. Na2 c3 37. Nf6+!! mates for white after 37. ...ef6 38. Rb7+ (or 37. ...Kh8 38. Rb8+). But Ng5!!+ mates almost immediately. |
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Jan-01-14 Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008
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| Clunney: Is this Nf7 sacrifice actually sound (ie, better for white), or is it better for black, but very hard to defend? It's certainly provocative, and clearly caught Kramnik off guard. |
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Dec-30-13 A J Goldsby
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| Clunney: My rating has now gone up to 1952, a far cry from August when in the Paul Morphy tournament I scored a pathetic 2.5/5 in the reserve section (which had earned me a 1500 rating). And I can email you all my games, including the one with Ben Bailey where I was dead by move 12 (I forgot |
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Sep-13-13 Borislav Ivanov
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| Clunney: I read that during their match with Kasparov, IBM's team was using computer assistance in order to do battle with Kasparov. That sort of stuff makes me SICK. |
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Sep-11-13 NN vs F Rhine, 2013
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| Clunney: Gasp, white is up a pawn, why ever would he resign? ;] |
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Sep-05-13 James Rousselle
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| Clunney: Rousselle* sorry, my spelling is garbage. |
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