Jul-19-25 Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003
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| tonsillolith: Whenever I revisit this game, I know that bishop + rook mate is coming, but every other preceding move catches me by surprise |
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Jul-08-25 SuperUnited Blitz Croatia (2025) 
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| tonsillolith: Great performance of Carlsen, going unidefeated. I enjoyed the games |
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Jun-14-25 Carlsen vs V S Gujrathi, 2022
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| tonsillolith: <25...Nxe4?! 26. d5!> there are many different variations, and many tactical factors that make this work out for White. The pin of the knight against the <e7> (or sometimes <d8>) rook plays a role, but there are more subtle ones, like in <26...Nxd2 27. dc6 ... |
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Jun-11-25 Tartakower vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927
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| tonsillolith: Can't just let me persist, huh?!
Well thanks, those were interesting things: the game itself, the inspiration of Nimzo from Steinitz, the connection of 'lavieren' to sailing... |
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Jun-11-25 Ehlvest vs Karpov, 1988
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| tonsillolith: Ehlvest has left the building. |
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Jun-09-25 Karpov vs Portisch, 1988
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| tonsillolith: And if Black takes the rook, <53...Kxf6 54. Qc3+ Kg5 55. f4+ Kxf4 56. Qg3+ Kxe4 57. Qf3#> [DIAGRAM] The diagonality leaves an impression |
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Jun-07-25 R Praggnanandhaa vs R Hovhannisyan, 2025
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| tonsillolith: Prag's knight is that star football player who steals the spotlight, but knows when to pass to a teammate. Impressive play |
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Jun-07-25 X Xu vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2025
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| tonsillolith: <Drawngyu Xu vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandraw> |
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May-16-25 Kenneth Rogoff
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| tonsillolith: Note well how <Rdb>, <Keyser Sore>, and the likes never actually put forward a remotely convincing case for anything. They only muddy the water and supply uninteresting ad hominem attacks, whataboutism, and yet further juvenile "sophistry". They never argue ... |
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May-15-25 Carlsen vs Niemann, 2022
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| tonsillolith: <The Niemann Hypothesis> would be another fitting title |
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