Aug-01-21 Carlsen vs A Groenn, 2005 
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| alfamikewhiskey: IM Grønn is a well-known chess commentator ('pundit') in national television. Also a professor of Russian ( https://www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/... ) |
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Jan-19-21 Golden Executive chessforum
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| alfamikewhiskey: Nice to see the contest going - I'll join next time👌 |
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May-20-20 Ding Liren vs Grischuk, 2020
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| alfamikewhiskey: Why did white allow 23...Nxe4? |
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Mar-16-20 lostemperor chessforum
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| alfamikewhiskey: Candidates 2020:
1. Grischuk
2. Giri
3. Ding Liren
3. Caruana
5. Alekseenko
5. Vachier-Lagrave
7. Wang Hao
8. Nepomniachtchi
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Mar-07-20 World Championship Candidates (2020/21)
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| alfamikewhiskey: My heart says Grischuk. I want to see Magnus-Sasha batteling it out. Some title match. My brian says Ding. He is ready. Now he is ready. My intuition (wherever that is placed) says Giri. Giri will do well, it says. By Palm Sunday we'll know.
In the meanwhile, FIDE can ... |
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Feb-29-20 G Sargissian vs V Ivic, 2020
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| alfamikewhiskey: If an endgame tablebase for the position after 32.Nxa7 existed, I wonder if it would say 'black can hold this' or not |
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Jan-27-20 OhioChessFan chessforum
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| alfamikewhiskey: Thanks to the organisers. Very enjoyable! |
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Dec-30-19 Magnus Carlsen
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| alfamikewhiskey: A man for the future, Firouzja.
Almost had Carlsen here, who indeed, in the heat of the moment, quite audibly uttered the Norwegian equivalent of the F-word (incidentally also a four letter F-word), "Faen!" ("devil") at 11.38 in <SallyS>'s link. Clearly, however, no ... |
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Sep-17-19 Nikita Vitiugov
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| alfamikewhiskey: <Jan-02-12 Whitehat1963: Perhaps he's not quite ready for primetime. Perhaps he never will be.> Perhaps he is now. Up to him - and So |
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Jul-09-19 Lu Shanglei vs D Laylo, 2019
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| alfamikewhiskey: Good game by Lu Shanglei. Exchange sac and pawns were given away - for the sake of exposing the black king. Not sure if the last four or five moves were necessary. |
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