Apr-30-16 Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843 
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| Karposian: There were some Sicilians played in the Bourdonnais - McDonnell Match in 1834. And I think Staunton had already played quite a few Sicilian games before this 1843 match with Saint Amant. So it wasn't exactly uncharted territory. |
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Apr-30-16 Sergey A Shchukin
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| Karposian: <Knight13: He lives in Kentucky right now.> Kentucky Fried Shchukin. |
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Apr-30-16 Karposian chessforum
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| Karposian: <Penguincw> Yes, but I was talking about <lostemperor>'s Tournament Prediction Contest (TPC). Anyway, the 0/5 round in the GPC didn't cost me that much, actually. Nobody scored more than 2/5 in that round, and most players scored 1/5. But what was "lucky" for me and ... |
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Apr-30-16 lostemperor chessforum
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| Karposian: Thanks <lostemperor> for another great contest. This is always so much fun. Congratulations to the winners, and to <Penguincw> for avoiding the "triple clown" :) |
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Apr-29-16 OhioChessFan chessforum
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| Karposian: <Penguincw: Also congrats to <Penguincw> (that would be me)> He's always such a humble guy, isn't he? |
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Apr-29-16 Golden Executive chessforum
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| Karposian: Thank you so much for providing us with another terrific contest, <Golden Executive>. This was a very strong and hard fought contest, with 11 players scoring 60% or more. Big congrats to <lostemperor> for his two gold medals, and a very high scoring percentage (73.3%). |
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Apr-29-16 Norway Chess (2016)
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| Karposian: <Sokrates>' strange predictions about improving Topa-Kramnik relations seems to have some merit, after all. At the press conference they are speaking to each other! Really weird watching this. |
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Apr-29-16 Chessgames Bookie chessforum
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| Karposian: Well played, <FSR>. Me, I'm a big Carlsen fan, but not today! I made some HUGE bets on Magnus NOT to win Norway Chess, in an effort to become Chessbookie Champion of the World. Oh well, worth a try. Congrats to <TIMER>, who has the title in the bag now, I should think. |
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Apr-28-16 TheFocus chessforum
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| Karposian: So it's your birthday, <Focus>? Well, I hope you have a really great birthday, then! I wish you all the best. |
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Apr-26-16 Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2016
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| Karposian: <chessdgc2: PawnSac...Not from Carlsen (smile)...but look at this...this isVladimir Berlinwallie Kramnik, himself? I'll bite my big toe off if Kramnik plays the Caro-Kann!!!> Well, never say never, <chessdgc2>! So far in this tournament Kramnik has enjoyed surprising ... |
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