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Oct-12-09
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| rogge: 2786. |
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Oct-12-09
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| Open Defence: ok time to wear those party shirts pretty boy! |
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| Oct-29-09 |
| tonsillolith: I think Aronian may be my favorite player. I love his clean style. I really liked Kramnik until he started phasing out, then Aronian filled that hole in my heart. |
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Oct-29-09
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| parisattack: <tonsillolith: I think Aronian may be my favorite player. I love his clean style. I really liked Kramnik until he started phasing out, then Aronian filled that hole in my heart.> I really had not followed him until a few months ago - but also starting to warm to his play/style. Looks as if he somewhat digested his gains at the ECC before surging ahead again. Interesting battle at the top: Anand, Topalov, Carlsen, Aronian, Kramnik - if he decides to stay in the hunt. Nakamura may be a surprise if he has really moved to the next level. Gashimov, Jakovenko, Mamedyarov all in the hunt. Plus the New Gens really have some sparklers - Robson, Hess, Liren - more so IMHO than the last group with Carlsen. Should be some great chess the next few years... |
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| Nov-05-09 |
| Shrunken Head: After the second round, Levon will lead the pack at the Tal Memorial. It's time to strike Levon! |
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| Nov-07-09 |
| Ghost of Merlin: I think Aronian will score his full point in this round. |
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| Nov-07-09 |
| socnegoti: I hope Aronian will win the Tal Memorial |
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| Nov-07-09 |
| KamikazeAttack: <I really liked Kramnik until he started phasing out, then Aronian filled that hole in my heart.> Awww ... how romantic. |
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| Nov-07-09 |
| Shrunken Head: One at a time Levon. |
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| Nov-07-09 |
| Shrunken Head: You're really the 'ghost' of merlin for predicting 1-0 for Levon today! Cool. |
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| Nov-12-09 |
| amateur05: Aronian needs to do something about his openings repertoire with black. His losses with the semi-slav amount to most of his losses in 2008-2009: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... The statistics is quite compelling. |
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Nov-14-09
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| wanabe2000: Five wins in a row (classical time frame) over Anand. |
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| Nov-14-09 |
| Plato: Aronian must be in the record books! When was the last time anyone won four consecutive classical games -- with Black -- against a reigning World Champion?! I haven't checked, but probably never!
Anand vs Aronian, 2008
Anand vs Aronian, 2008
Anand vs Aronian, 2009
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| Nov-14-09 |
| Plato: <wanabe2000: Five wins in a row (classical time frame) over Anand.> Four in a row with classical time controls. His win in Mainz (Anand vs Aronian, 2009) was a rapid game. Still unbelievable. |
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| Nov-14-09 |
| znnnk: I'd love to see Aronian challenge for the world title some day. |
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| Nov-15-09 |
| Kinghunt: Aronian really knows how to deal with Anand. There's no doubt in my mind that he would win a world championship match against the two of them. However, the result of a match between Aronian and any other top-5 player seems much less certain. |
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| Nov-15-09 |
| KamikazeAttack: The pain and embarrassment of losing to Aronian again must have been unbearable for Anand. I bet he didn’t sleep well. It is one of those bad, bad losses. Aronian would be elated but mainly baffled as to why such a very strong player keeps collapsing before him. He must find it confusing and amusing (he is a joker with a whacky sense of humour). |
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Nov-15-09
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| tamar: Aronian had trouble against Anand until he pulled off a genuine brilliancy against him Aronian vs Anand, 2007 From then on Aronian has had Anand's number. |
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Nov-18-09
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| jakaiden: Ha ha ha ha!! who said "women are generally much too emotional for chess. If they want to play really well they have to change their character and suppress their natural instincts. They have to take on male qualities." I'm bringing this up every time he gets his ass kicked by a girl. LOL!! Good Job, Kosteniuk! |
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Nov-18-09
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| Red October: <jakaiden> I forgot about that one lol... yeah... hehehehehe |
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Nov-19-09
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| Billy Vaughan: <I was. Especially because Anand is well-known for his good preparation. I think it is likely that he has a bit of a complex about Aronian. He plays very badly against him. Almost every player has his bogey opponents. I said to Levon “Tell me, how come you manage to get Anand to play against you at the strength of an Indian candidate master?” Aronian laughed and said: “You pay me, and I’ll tell you!”.> |
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Nov-19-09
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| whatthefat: <Plato: I haven't checked, but probably never!> After a bit of searching I suspect you're right. It's especially surprising given how short a time Anand has been champion! |
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| Nov-19-09 |
| thepesimist: To my mind, Magnus is still not as strong as some of the “old guys”, like Anand, me and Topalov. And if there were to be, say, a match Aronian-Carlsen, then at this moment, I would put my money on Aronian. However, I repeat – that this youngster has world championship talent has been clear since he was 15.
You guys left something out. (On purpose i believe) |
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Nov-20-09
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| whatthefat: Amateur journalists, eh? |
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| Nov-20-09 |
| KamikazeAttack: I expect Levon to crack 2800 before mid 2010. There is an unspoken ratings race involving Carlsen and Kramnik, this will suck Aronian in. A lot of motivation to do well next year. |
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