Jul-22-25 Kibitzer's Café 
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| Bobby Fiske: I cherish the first 6 Sabbath albums. None of the solo stuff. The concert in Oslo in 2013 was «OK». Original lineup, except for the hired drummer. Sabbath was great, of course. I rate them on par with MMEB and Uriah Heep, but below Zep and Purple, which gets more of my ... |
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Jun-20-25 Magnus Carlsen
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| Bobby Fiske: Magnus at ELO 2909 in Freestyle Chess.
The Freestyle Chess organizer have published an updated rating list, for all Freestyle games played till now.
The starting point was the Classical Chess rating when they entered their first Freestyle tournament. Only Classical Time ... |
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Jun-18-25 Hans Niemann
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| Bobby Fiske: <MissScarlett: Is Magnus the chicken here? He didn't play the Late event after winning the Early event and beating Hans in the process.> Magnus and his wife are on vacation, it seems. Give him some slack.
https://x.com/davidllada/status/193... |
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Jun-01-25 Norway Chess (2025)
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| Bobby Fiske: It’s a double round robin, remember.
Now, they are half through.
Magnus, Fab and Wei have benefited from 3 White games.
The table may turn when Nakamura, Gukesh and Erigaisi get their 3 Whites. |
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May-31-25 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2025
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| Bobby Fiske: Move 23: Caruanna with a seemingly good position, sensing the win, but burning time. Will he survive the endgame low on the clock? |
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May-27-25 Carlsen vs D Gukesh, 2025
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| Bobby Fiske: Great fighting game. Both played for a win, till the very end. |
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May-06-25 Carlsen vs S Randjelovic, 1999
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| Bobby Fiske: In Norwegian Chess tournaments, there are all together 6 age groups, available to be used by the tournament organizer.
And/or they can split the groups by Elo rating, of course. Age groups mostly in National Championships.
Senior (>60)
Junior (<20)
Kadett (<16)
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May-01-25 Superbet Blitz Poland (2025)
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| Bobby Fiske: Topalov was always (relative) weak in speed chess. In his career´s most crucial game, the 12th and final game in the WC match vs Anand with a tied score, he went all-in and lost. Afterwards, he said he felt it was «now or never», because he considered Anand to be superior in ... |
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Apr-21-25 Grenke Freestyle Open (2025)
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| Bobby Fiske: Magnus honours Fischer with Fischeresque performance in Fischer Random. |
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Apr-17-25 Freestyle Grand Tour Paris (2025)
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| Bobby Fiske: Grenke Chess Festival about to start any minute, CET 1900.
https://www.grenkechessopen.de/en/
All the heavy hitters chose to play the Freestyle portion:
https://chess-results.com/tnr116003...
Expert commentary by IM Trent and GM Leko on YouTube:
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