Oct-15-15 Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2015 
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| Gegga: Yes, that is what Magnus tweeted, whiteshark:
https://twitter.com/MagnusCarlsen/s... |
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Aug-25-15 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2015
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| Gegga: Caruana also said he didn't write down the moves (obviously), and he didn't know he was about to make move 40. If he had known, he might have used 2 seconds more. That would probably be enough ... |
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Jul-03-15 Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015
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| Gegga: Wow! What a brilliant game. This will be spoken about for years and years. I truly think Wei Yi can become a future contestant for the world champion crown. Be1 is insane. And 26. c4 would have been even more insane. Is it possible to calculate all these lines? |
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Jun-17-15 Carlsen vs Topalov, 2015
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| Gegga: Well, HeMateMe, there is a difference in "flagging" like Ivanchuk often does (in the Candidates, 5-6 times?) and flagging like this. I expect you to see the difference.
Magnus took the blame for this. He seemed to take it fine, both on TV and after the game (in the playing hall). ... |
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Jun-17-15 Norway Chess (2015)
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| Gegga: Topalov didn't know the time control either, before it was explained right before the games started. He even asked the arbiter during the game, to be 100% sure. Magnus arrived a bit late to the game, and didn't get the info. (They were informed before the tournament, and they have ... |
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Aug-05-14 N Starr vs L Pires, 2014
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| Gegga: The girl from Angola is 11 years old. |
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Jun-09-14 Simen Agdestein
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| Gegga: Simen and Magnus are the only players who have not lost in Norway Chess, so far (round 6). Who would have guessed that, before the tournament? :-) |
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Aug-16-13 Shirov vs Ivanchuk, 1989
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| Gegga: Ivanchuk's comment on 8.Qd3:
"Stupid move, OK"...
After 15 minutes in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgCs... |
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Sep-03-12 Kamsky vs E Fossan, 1987
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| Gegga: The black player here is not Petter Fossan, it is his brother Erik Fossan. |
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Aug-02-12 Biel Chess Festival (2012)
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| Gegga: Draw. And Wang Hao goes from being BEHIND, not to being EQUAL, but actually PASSING Magnus because of the 3-1-0 rule. Stupid, if you ask me. |
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