Oct-20-09 Chessgames - Odd Lie 
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| yatp: One of the oddest lies on the page must be that the Zero pictured in a link some posts back is a model: 1. It is clearly a lie, as can most easily be spotted by the shadows of the cockpit, which would not be as transparent in a model with plastic windows (go one level up on the link if |
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Aug-24-08 Grand Slam Chess Final (2008)
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| yatp: It is hilarious how some people here claim that 3-10 will lead to random winners. Of course it will not, any more than any other scoring system. Chess is about playing moves under constraints. There is nothing fundamental about the game - if anything is random, it is the rules ... |
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Aug-12-08 Magnus Carlsen
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| yatp: It is fitting that games Carlsen number 19 and 20 in this database were played at "Troll Masters". Quite prophetic, considering the last 1150 pages of kibitzing. Anyone have comments on the simul? Did anyone see it? |
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Nov-19-06 Brent Baccala chessforum
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| yatp: Brent,
I am following your progress with some interest. A trivial (perhaps) question regarding the estimates of computation time needed for madhair's diagrams: Given that the calculations involved are essentially seperate calculations for each pawn position, it seems like they ... |
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Oct-05-06 The World vs A Nickel, 2006
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| yatp: In respect to voting but never kibitzing: I don't have time to analyse anything myself. However, I try to put in an effort to make an informed decision before voting, e.g. skimming the last pages of discussion and considering a few of the lines. Have also looked at a few of the ... |
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