Jan-07-25 Magnus Carlsen 
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| Yuri Stremel: As for Carlsen being the best player right now? Well, I would bet on him on a match against anyone right now. He doesn't seems to be very motivated, so he might start to show some signs of rustiness on a near future. I don't think his rating reflects his real strenght right ... |
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Dec-01-24 Ding Liren vs D Gukesh, 2024
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| Yuri Stremel: Another ROT broken: all rook endgames are a draw |
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Nov-30-24 D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, 2024
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| Yuri Stremel: I don't understand why Ding had to give up his connected paws like that. C'mon, play Be6, b5, a6. Make Gukesh suffer a little bit |
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Nov-14-24 Tata Steel India Rapid (2024)
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| Yuri Stremel: There is this great debate of who will surpass Magnus, but there is always the possibility that maybe he won't be surpassed. This is not really unprecedent |
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Oct-16-24 Kirill Shevchenko
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| Yuri Stremel: Let's say Shevchenko's have a condition that makes him constantly need to go to the toilet. Some conspirators mapped this out and they got a janitor to insert a cellphone at the cubicle between his 4th and 5th walk to thr bathroom. The janitor would also, for this time, close ... |
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Oct-05-24 Carlsen vs Firouzja, 2024
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| Yuri Stremel: Firouzja vs Carlsen, 2019 This game |
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Sep-21-24 A Erigaisi vs Dominguez Perez, 2024
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| Yuri Stremel: If 42.Rxe6 I believe 42...Qd1+ grants a perpetual for black, as the only way to prevent the checks would be to block with the queen (example 43.Qe1), which would allow Qxe1 and fxe6, to which black is probably winning |
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Sep-21-24 Carlsen vs V Fedoseev, 2024
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| Yuri Stremel: From the top of my mind Abdusatorov, Niemann, Karjakin, Aronian, Anand and now Fedoseev |
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Sep-17-24 Ding Liren
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| Yuri Stremel: <It just seems to get worse for every game> "Broken beyond repair", according to Carlsen |
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Sep-02-24 Sinquefield Cup (2024)
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| Yuri Stremel: In the last 2700+ tournament Carlsen played he was able to not only maintain but increase his rating back to the 2830+ range. I wouldn't be so sure that Carlsen is out of shape. These established players may not need to update as much as the younger ones because they already ... |
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