Jul-06-22 FIDE Candidates (2022) 
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| RookFile: Guys, I have to agree with Harry on this one. In particular, Naka has been a little dismissive of Fischer. You don't get that right until you've won the title of world champion, at least. Fischer said, "I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it." Then he backed ... |
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Jun-26-22 Keene vs R G Wade, 1965
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| RookFile: Some people don't make jokes when others get hurt. |
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Jun-19-22 Foltys vs Reshevsky, 1950
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| RookFile: White didn't do anything all game. |
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Jun-16-22 Sofia Polgar vs Westerinen, 1988
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| RookFile: 11....Bh6 was bad. |
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Jun-11-22 Karpov vs Timman, 1988
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| RookFile: Hey, this is a great game. Maybe someday we should suggest they make it the game of the day. |
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Jun-08-22 Efim Bogoljubov
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| RookFile: Bogo did have match wins over Euwe (twice) and Nimzo. It's a hard thing to play your best and be a shade weaker than Capa, Alekhine, or Lasker. |
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Jun-08-22 New York (1924)
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| RookFile: Best tournament result by a player in his mid 50's ever. Forget about it, nothing else comes close. |
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Jun-06-22 Capablanca vs Bogoljubov, 1922
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| RookFile: Which would make no sense, considering that either Capa or Alekhine or maybe even old Lasker would slap him around in a match. |
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Jun-04-22 Capablanca vs Marshall, 1909
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| RookFile: He may have been hoping to sneak fxe4 fxe4 Rd2 in and round up the b2 pawn. With Kf3 white now has the option of recapturing with the king. |
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May-29-22 Fischer vs Najdorf, 1970
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| RookFile: That criticism might apply more aptly to Karpov, whose main competition was basically Korchnoi. How quickly we forget about Fischer defeating Bent Larsen 6-0, who was playing the best chess of his life until losing to Fischer. For example, Bent played on Board 1 of the 1970 USSR vs |
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