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Tal
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January 27, 2016, 05:08:47 PM »
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/tata-steel-chess-masters-2016/10/1/5
Trent and Svidler being their brilliant selves in commentating on the games.
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January 27, 2016, 06:03:16 PM »
There's a nice little feature on the Chess24 coverage that I only discovered today.
Hover your mouse over the computer analysis moves and a picture of the chess board pops up - it saves you visualizing it for yourself.
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February 10, 2016, 07:28:02 PM »
It was twenty years ago today...
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Quote from: Karabiner on February 10, 2016, 07:28:02 PM
It was twenty years ago today...
I had to google...
Kasparov v Deep Blue.
Click to see full-size image.
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February 10, 2016, 07:41:50 PM »
I only became aware of it because I follow him on Twitter.
This was a farly rare chess-related tweet as it's mostly politics with him.
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March 07, 2016, 05:35:20 PM »
Hi guys
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Looking forward to an awesome tournament and a good sweat in the pools!
Good luck
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March 09, 2016, 04:28:10 PM »
I published a blog with my predictions:
https://www.i-pools.co.uk/who-can-challenge-mighty-magnus
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Quote from: Withnail160 on March 09, 2016, 04:28:10 PM
I published a blog with my predictions:
https://www.i-pools.co.uk/who-can-challenge-mighty-magnus
Nice article.
What's your chess background? You're clearly well versed.
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" It's true, I crept the boards in my youth"
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March 09, 2016, 10:38:39 PM »
...more of an armchair pundit really. Love watching the live commentary on Chess24! And perfect for a pool
#BringBackLawrence
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March 17, 2016, 09:01:14 AM »
Dutch SuperGM, Anish Giri, discusses his game (briefly), Caruana's and Topalov's opening choices and the film SPECTRE:
Chess openings come in and out of fashion. People convince themselves certain openings are unsound, then someone finds a move or wins a match with it and suddenly everyone is playing it. Currently, the black sheep is the Benoni.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benoni_Defense
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Apologies for my part in this thread being rather unkempt of late. Here's a neat little piece, explaining how matches were played before computers and what incredible feats computers have conjured up in setting problems.
http://en.chessbase.com/post/avni-tale-from-a-bygone-world
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May 09, 2016, 08:49:04 AM »
If you only look at one game this week, make it the Shirov masterpiece from the current Stockholm tournament.
Tempted to put NSFW next to it. I mean just wow.
http://en.chessbase.com/post/stockholm-chess-society-celebrates-150th-anniversary
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David Llada ♔ @davidllada 28m28 minutes ago
RIP, Viktor Korchnoi. I am honoured I had the chance to met you.
always thought he was a great player & ambassador for chess
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044161
Robert James Fischer vs Viktor Korchnoi
Curacao Candidates (1962) · Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack
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Quote from: curnow on June 06, 2016, 05:03:56 PM
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Mark Crowther Retweeted
David Llada ♔ @davidllada 28m28 minutes ago
RIP, Viktor Korchnoi. I am honoured I had the chance to met you.
always thought he was a great player & ambassador for chess
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044161
Robert James Fischer vs Viktor Korchnoi
Curacao Candidates (1962) · Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack
Oh, what awful news.
Here's the Chessbase obituary:
http://en.chessbase.com/post/viktor-korchnoi-dies-at-85
And the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/06/06/viktor-korchnoi-chess-grandmaster--obituary/
RIP
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