May-08-25 Vladimir Kramnik 
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| Olavi: I have been under the impression that the gentleman between Kramnik and Capa, with camera in hand, is Yona Kosashvili, Sofia Polgar's husband. |
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May-06-25 Ivanchuk vs A Espinosa Aranda, 2025
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| Olavi: It is also clear that Ivanchuk knew that he allowed the engine evaluation to drop when he played 10.b4. It doesn't mean anything to him - and hopefully the rest of the bunch. |
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Apr-30-25 Vasyl Ivanchuk
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| Olavi: <Check It Out> He did not gain the almost 40 rating points in this one tournament. |
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Apr-27-25 Nikolai Gusev
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| Olavi: It is in Losbladige 25.11.1951, and it is Yuri Gusev there, I didn't look. |
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Apr-26-25 Maroczy vs Tarrasch, 1902
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| Olavi: Maroczy has a reputation as a lazy writer, but it is not so bad (I'm digressing off the topic.). When a position has interested him he goes deep. |
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Apr-19-25 Bobby Fischer
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| Olavi: https://www.chesshistory.com/winter... |
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Apr-17-25 Freestyle Grand Tour Paris (2025)
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| Olavi: Chess is more creative, requires more creativity and produces positions of more diversity and incomparably finer and more interesting nuances than this poor relative. Chess also attracts minds who are willing to do serious mental labour, who welcome an intellectual challenge. This ... |
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Apr-15-25 Lisitsin vs E Book, 1946
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| Olavi: An early example of g2-g4 in the opening, and a fascinating tussle. |
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Apr-10-25 Denis Lazavik
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| Olavi: Gelfand thinks Lazavik can win the Blitz WC, but probably isn't interested in classical chess: https://betnews.by/po-zavetam-korch... |
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Apr-10-25 Leningrad Interzonal (1973)
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| Olavi: <stone free or die> Lubomir Ftacnic interviews Cuchi about the New York Open in New in Chess 5/1987. About his person there's the mention about Heraldica and "Cuchi started playing in the tournaments of famous East Coast organizer Bill Goichberg. Luckily rather soon his ... |
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Kibitzing
