May-15-12 Nakamura vs Shulman, 2012 
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| thatsmate: Nakamura's going to torture Shulman!
Check back in 30 minutes for the result. |
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May-13-12 V Akobian vs Nakamura, 2012
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| thatsmate: The smoke is starting to clear. Akobian looks better, but he has 20 minutes for 20 moves. |
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Sep-10-08 Grand Slam Chess Final (2008)
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| thatsmate: One thing this scoring system does accomplish is providing us with enormous point differentials between the people at the bottom of the scoreboard and those at the top. |
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Aug-27-08 brankat chessforum
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| thatsmate: <I hope he knew chess better than hoes 'cause it's all about the money and has nothing to do with curiosity or pleasure.>- Boomie Well hes talking about his progression from learning chess towards becoming a professional. In other words, Benko is saying when he was learning ... |
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Aug-12-08 The World vs G Timmerman, 2007
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| thatsmate: <I pwn you in IQ.>-DuckMcCluck Is that for real? Am I the only person who finds that statement hilarious? Id expect that from a 12 year old in World of Warcraft. |
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Aug-02-08 Chess Classic Mainz (2008)
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| thatsmate: Anand beat Morozevich, yes? Why no update? |
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Jul-25-08 41st Biel International Chess Festival (2008)
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| thatsmate: <thatsmate, it was Pelletier who played the philidor, not Onischuk.> I suppose. I see that d6 and e5 pawn structure and it says philidor to me, but I suppose with the black bishop on the outside of the pawn chain, its not transpositional. Interesting. |
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Jan-27-08 Corus Group A (2008)
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| thatsmate: Interesting that Ivanchuk, who so many people admire, turned out to be the most boring player of the tournament. 12 draws is considerable. |
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Nov-19-07 Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 2007
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| thatsmate: What about ...bxh2 Kf2 f4? |
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Nov-16-07 Vladimir Kramnik
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| thatsmate: <so Kramnik is gonna win a tourney without Kasparov, Anand or Topalov. big deal.> Thats completely ridiculous. Hes playing in a respectable tournament thats chock full of top ten players, and he's completely dominant. It may not 'mean' as much as the world championship, but ... |
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