Jun-21-25 Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1956 
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| RookFile: Reshevsky's play is so calm. All of a sudden you look up and black is helpless. |
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Apr-12-25 Bobby Fischer
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| RookFile: Came across this matter of fact sentence about Fischer, after he finished 2nd a tournament in 1963: "Now aged 23, Fischer would win every match or tournament he completed for the rest of his life." Oh, is that all. |
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Mar-28-25 Spielmann vs Capablanca, 1935
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| RookFile: Maybe Jose was out late the night before and wanted to take it easy. |
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Feb-04-25 F Olafsson vs Fischer, 1959
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| RookFile: So Olafsson was better for at least the first 24 moves of this game. I was playing over the moves without benefit of an engine, and agreeing with one thing after another he did. Later, we see <RandomVisitor> and his analysis that confirms white had a clear advantage. Anything |
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Jan-11-25 Igor Foygel
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| RookFile: One the of the toughest guys I ever played. One of my friends called him the "buzzsaw". He just grinds you down. |
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Dec-16-24 Ding Liren vs D Gukesh, 2024
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| RookFile: 26. a4 is so weird. I'm sure that most amateurs, myself included, blitz out 26. Rd3, followed by Rad1 next. There certainly is not a need to rush the a pawn forward. |
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Dec-12-24 Ding - Gukesh World Championship Match (2024)
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| RookFile: I think Ding Liren has been set free. He doesn't have the burden of being champ to carry around anymore. And the title of "former world champion" is one they never take away from you. |
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Dec-10-24 Ding Liren vs D Gukesh, 2024
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| RookFile: If Ding Liren wins this match this game should go down as one of the top 5 most clutch wins in chess history. |
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Dec-07-24 Ding Liren vs D Gukesh, 2024
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| RookFile: Gukesh has shown that sometimes he'll take a risk to try to win a game. So I think Ding Liren thought he would do nothing, and Gukesh would overextend. Needless to say, that didn't happen. |
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Dec-05-24 D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, 2024
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| RookFile: 1. e4 was a bluff by Gukesh. He was hoping that Ding Liren would not repeat the French. When he did, it's The Exchange French and let's make a draw. I doubt we'll see 1. e4 from Gukesh again. |
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