Oct-24-15 Vladimir Kramnik 
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| Method B: <Atking> Race to FIDE candidates 2016 - a spreadsheet for qualification by ratings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet... |
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Feb-14-15 FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi (2015)
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| Method B: <Nf8> Thanks for the pdf. I was looking for the regulations through FIDE's calendar, but there it hasn't been posted yet. Good to know. |
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Feb-14-15 Fabiano Caruana
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| Method B: His struggle against Sicilian defenses in 2015 has continued in Zurich. |
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Nov-08-14 Carlsen - Anand World Championship Match (2014)
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| Method B: <I was wondering why Anand would use that much time after castling long. The position after castling long is not one where you would stop your home analysis/preparations.> Radjabov wrote on twitter during the game about that long thought: "He can't remember what his analysis ... |
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Aug-14-14 Csaba Balogh
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| Method B: It was a controversial decision to select him playing board 2 in front of Richard Rapport Zoltan Almasi and even Judit Polgar but it certainly paid great dividends. Great performance! Bravo Csaba. |
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May-16-14 Ponomariov vs Carlsen, 2007
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| Method B: What's the idea behind 6...h6? May be black wants to create a retreat square for the bishop if white plays g4? Later that year (2007) Leko got in serious trouble playing 7.g4 against Carlsen: Leko vs Carlsen, 2007 . I can't find any new game with 7.g4 since. It seems white ... |
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May-04-14 Richard Rapport
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| Method B: Some gossip about Rapport. He has moved to Belgrade with his girlfriend Jovana Vojinovic . In chess related news: he has trained with Shirov recently. He mentions it in an interview: http://sportgeza.hu/sakk/2014/05/04... |
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Apr-18-14 Teimour Radjabov
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| Method B: I am curious to see his play at the Gashimov Memorial (2014) next week - especially his white openings. Good luck to him! |
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Nov-22-13 Magnus Carlsen
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| Method B: Any word on Carlsen's seconds? Maybe they were mentioned somewhere during the norwegian coverage of the match? |
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Nov-22-13 Anand - Carlsen World Championship Match (2013)
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| Method B: <<Rolfo: <KnightVBishop: i wonder why kramnik, aronian, grischuk and all the top super gms havn't commented on this match, as they did the anand-gelfand match?> Well, they knew their own chances would be greater if Anand kept the throne for a while longer ..>> ... |
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