Feb-13-12 Garry Kasparov 
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| silas75: <among other traits, <intelligence> is defined by the quality of one's:> What makes up intelligence is still hotly debated among scientists and scholars. You've basically just taken a very complex topic and reduced it to an absurdly simple definition in order to win a ... |
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Dec-08-11 Hikaru Nakamura
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| silas75: <james, normally when we use the term "objectively lost/won/drawn" it means that we remove humans and practical play from the equation to seek the objective truth about the position.> But making a determination on lost/won/drawn before the game has reached its conclusion can ... |
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Jul-16-09 Donostia Chess Festival (2009)
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| silas75: If the time is right, Kasim is already bleeding time. Either Naka is uber-prepared, or he is overly confident. |
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Jul-13-09 Nakamura vs F Vallejo Pons, 2009
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| silas75: <AlexMagnus>
<22 is somewhat a late age for a breakthrough> Since when? And why would you think that? |
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May-09-09 US Championship (2009)
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| silas75: uschess.org has the purported correct moves for some of the games. Now the Nakamura game makes sense to me.... |
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Mar-12-09 Viswanathan Anand
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| silas75: Actually, Petrosianic,
If you quoted Kasparov correctly, his two comments re: Anand aren't contradictory. They are both quite reasonable. |
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Dec-15-08 Santa Claus
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| silas75: Dear Santa,
I want to be a better chess player.
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Dec-03-08 Vasyl Ivanchuk
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| silas75: If the players _knew_ they could be tested, then Ivanchuk has no defense. He accepted the playing conditions by showing up and participating. End of story. |
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Jun-24-08 Irina Krush
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| silas75: <Centercounter: Going back to the example with Tiger and Rocco (or any PGA playoff). Whatever method they use, at least they do not have to make all their shots in 5 minutes. There is a greater element of relevant skill in that case.> I guess it depends on the relevant skills ... |
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Oct-07-06 Kramnik - Topalov World Championship Match (2006)
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| silas75: Yeah, b/c more GMs taking sides during a WC match wouldn't have made the entire affair more of a distraction. maybe those GMs are waiting to see which winner they side with. Maybe those GMs don't feel like getting into political crap. Maybe those GMs are political animals. Besides, ... |
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