Nov-09-16 Aronian vs Rapport, 2016 
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fgh: Rapport seems to have Aronian's number (though the statistical sample is too small to draw a definitive conclusion from it). |
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Sep-30-16 Tal Memorial (2016) 
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fgh: <chessgames.com: Girl fans come join us watch Svidler vs A Giri, 2016 and see if he can put his reputation behind him.> That must be the most hilarious (un)intentional typo in a long time. :-) |
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Sep-18-16 Carlsen - Karjakin World Championship Match (2016) 
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fgh: I posted this elsewhere (and several years ago): <Kasparov - Kramnik 2000 is the biggest upset in the history of WC matches, but strictly speaking it wasn't an upset, since the head to head score between the two players had always been pretty even. (...)
I posted this on the 2013 ... |
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Aug-12-16 Menchik vs F Schubert, 1928 
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fgh: Schubert has a song and a string quartet with this title. Though the quartet is named after the song (the second movement borrows a melody from it), the former is far more famous and virtually universally considered the greater work (as well as one of the pinnacles of chamber and ... |
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Dec-27-15 Carlsen vs C Li, 2015 
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fgh: Splendid game, possibly Carlsen's finest from 2015 (along with Carlsen vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2015 ). And kudos to Li Chao, who made this tactical tour de force possible. |
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Dec-22-15 Qatar Masters (2015) 
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fgh: <jphamlore: Giri the endgame grinder wins again, this time over Wojtaszek. I am really starting to like the idea of a possible Giri - Carlsen match.> It is a very real possibility. Though everybody has been talking about Nakamura, Caruana, or even Anand winning the next Candidates |
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Nov-22-15 European Team Championship (2015) 
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fgh: <A tourney to remember for Bologan and to forget for Wojtaszek> Not to mention Rapport and Carlsen. |
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Oct-26-15 So vs Ding Liren, 2015 
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fgh: Terrific game by So, one of his finest ever. |
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Oct-13-15 World Blitz Championship (2015) 
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fgh: Results can be seen here:
http://chess-results.com/tnr190790.... |
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Oct-12-15 World Rapid Championship (2015) 
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fgh: Great showing by Carlsen, finally establishing himself as the clear #1 in rapid ratings. Seems like he and Kramnik were the only players who went through the tournament unscathed. |
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