Jul-22-25 Fischer vs Tal, 1959 
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| djvanscoy: <perfidious: ...the early stages of the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fer... > Specifically, the footage of this game begins at about 2:11 of that "Bobby Fischer Tribute rare footage" YouTube video. Tal switches his move from 1...c6 to 1...c5 with a little ... |
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Jun-28-25 R Rakshitta vs A Tiwari, 2020
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| djvanscoy: <FM David H. Levin> You make a good point. Maybe some sort of DGT board malfunction? The rule to which I was referring, by the way, is 9.6.1 here: https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E... (I believe it was in effect at the time this game was played). |
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Jun-20-25 C Yip vs A Lee, 2025
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| djvanscoy: In this game, occurring in the last round of the tournament, Yip only needed a draw to win the tournament, which gave Yip her second grandmaster norm. |
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Jun-14-25 B Adhiban vs E Roebers, 2023
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| djvanscoy: So, if "Beast" is simply a reference to ferocity of playing style, "The Beauty and the Beast" could also describe any meal at which Judit Polgár dined alone. |
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Nov-27-24 Ding - Gukesh World Championship Match (2024)
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| djvanscoy: <cehertan: Areknames 'Exciting stuff, classical chess will never die' They probably said that about checkers too.> Sergio Scarpetta might still be saying it. |
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Aug-16-24 Andrejs Strebkovs
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| djvanscoy: The findings and decision of the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission can be found here: https://ethics.fide.com/wp-content/... Be forewarned: the details of the case are nauseating. It's difficult to understand how the Latvian police did not consider this a criminal offense ... |
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Jul-29-24 Fabiano Caruana
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| djvanscoy: <Robert Hess spots the trap...> Were the analysts not using Stockfish during their commentary? |
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Jul-19-24 Alan Shaw
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| djvanscoy: A belated happy birthday to you, sir! |
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Jun-28-24 Nepomniachtchi vs D Gukesh, 2024
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| djvanscoy: I wonder what might have happened after 18.Qh5. |
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Jun-24-24 Hans Niemann
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| djvanscoy: Why would Magnus Carlsen and chess.com agree to a settlement in a lawsuit that a federal judge had already dismissed? Isn't the point of a settlement to avoid being found liable in an active lawsuit? If you've been tried for murder, and the jury found you not guilty, would you ... |
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