Dec-08-21 Carlsen - Nepomniachtchi World Championship Match (2021) 
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| Edeltalent: <1984's "Monotony in Moscow"> This one got a remake in 2012. |
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Nov-08-21 FIDE Grand Swiss (2021)
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| Edeltalent: <Messiah: There was one game where black's a-pawn was promoted on f1, and one where the b-pawn was promoted on h1.> Cool, I'd be interested to see them (especially the second), can you share the games please? |
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Mar-20-20 World Championship Candidates (2020/21)
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| Edeltalent: <Sally Simpson: I'm pretty sure nobody has won the candidates (the modern version) after losing their first two games.> Karjakin in 2014 came quite close to winning the event after being -2 after the first half. That was the only comeback story in the Candidates that I ... |
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Jan-16-19 Tata Steel Masters (2019)
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| Edeltalent: <Check It Out: Can you locate a link to where you read Kramnik alluding to his intent to play aggressive chess?> Hear it from the man himself:
https://youtu.be/dwnYfp9oLdE?t=62 |
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Nov-24-18 Carlsen - Caruana World Championship Match (2018)
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| Edeltalent: <HeMateMe: interesting, when Gelfand went one game up on Anand, after a slew of draws, he immediately lost the next game in 19 moves, quickly and easily, gave it right back. When Karjakin went one up on Carlsen, after a slew of draws, he lost the following game, gave it right ... |
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Mar-12-18 Aronian vs Kramnik, 2018
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| Edeltalent: <watwinc: <saffuna: … an example of the need to develop> I don’t know about them, but I’m pushing this one as an example of how to exploit a lead in development!> I'm not so sure, do you really want your pupils to "randomly" play Rg8, Nh5 and push g5-g4 with the |
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Mar-12-18 World Championship Candidates (2018)
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| Edeltalent: <Lambda>, <devere> and others, who are interested in statistical models: Here's another one: https://www.schachklub-bad-homburg.... |
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Dec-02-16 Carlsen - Karjakin World Championship Match (2016)
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| Edeltalent: <safar: When was the last time a world championship match had a queen sacrifice?> I assume you mean winning ones. These come to mind: Leko vs Kramnik, 2004 Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990 Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 Although Kramnik's is the only real sacrifice, the other two (and ... |
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Nov-30-16 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016
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| Edeltalent: <DirkMcCallahan: "Sergey, your dream of becoming World Champion does not come true today. How does that feel?" Why do they always have the worst reporters ever at these events?!> After reding the quote I thought you made a spot on ironic comment about the press conferences, |
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Nov-30-16 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016
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| Edeltalent: <DirkMcCallahan: <Domdaniel: Anyone *still* object to the format?> Yep. This was an exciting game, to be sure, and I'd love for there to be more high-profile rapids matches/tourneys, but this is no way to determine the World Chess Champion.> Well said, I second that. |
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