Dec-16-03 Hort vs Kasparov, 1988 
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nextgm: It is a King's Indian because Kasparov included 3. g6 |
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Dec-16-03 Vladimir Kramnik 
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nextgm: Anand is not a coffee house player. If Kasparov thinks this way, he probably has an inflated opinion of himself. In my opinion, Anand deserves to be World Champion more than Kasparov. |
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Dec-16-03 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (B78) 
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nextgm: I like the move 10. Rc8. It gains a tempo, and also stats black's attack. Also, why don't many top players use dragon? Even if it is not as solid as the Najdorf or Scheviningen, can't Kasparov and Kramnik find strong ways to wield the dragon |
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Dec-16-03 Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1864 
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nextgm: A funny mate. Though 8. d4 is not losing, 8. d3 would have been safer and may have been more solid. The only advantage about sacrificing the d4 pawn was to develop the c1 bishop, and the same purpose is achieved with 8. d3. Black's final mistake was Nbd7, taking away the last escape ... |
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