Apr-08-09 M Umansky vs The World, 2009 
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| Dick Brain: <WinKing> I don't see how White could make a serious plan for advantage without e4. |
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Feb-28-09 Linares (2009)
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| Dick Brain: Carlson-Aronian sure looks drawish. Does anyone forsee serious chances for Aronian? |
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Jan-25-09 A Nickel vs The World, 2008
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| Dick Brain: I'd sure like to have White to move in this position if you took all the pieces except for pawns off even though engines might say its a draw. I don't think so. |
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Nov-24-08 RandomVisitor chessforum
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| Dick Brain: GMAN hasn't done anything that impressive just yet -- keeping a solid game with White is not that big of a deal. He's probably going to have to weaken his solid pawn structure in order to make progress unless Black is impatient and does so first. I have a hunch he's counting on ... |
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Nov-10-08 Hikaru Nakamura
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| Dick Brain: it is definitely statistically true that a 2700 FIDE and a 2700 USCF are not comparable. It is harder to get the FIDE 2700 for sure. The difference is close to 100 points. On the other hand, around 2200 FIDE and USCF things are very different: there is approximate parity if not a |
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Oct-01-08 Anand - Kramnik World Championship Match (2008)
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| Dick Brain: But who in the hearts of most everybody is the true world champion at any given time: the winner of the last world championship match or the world #1 in ratings? It seems to me it's always the #1 these days, especially when there is a significant gap. That's what saps interest ... |
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Aug-11-08 The World vs G Timmerman, 2007
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| Dick Brain: Chesscard, he will play one more move and resign on move 63 I predict. |
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Jul-20-07 acirce chessforum
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| Dick Brain: FIDE ratings are less than USCF ratings in the professional ranges by 50 to 100 points. That is not true, however, around 2100-2300 where they are at least in parity. One old theory on this is the FIDE point injection due to the olympiad system. 20 years ago, though, USCF rating ... |
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Jul-16-07 L Monosson vs M Fauque, 1935
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| Dick Brain: this problem is in every beginner's book on chess combinations! |
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Jul-15-07 E Prandstetter vs Blatny, 1986
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| Dick Brain: Anyone who figured this one through several moves in the customary .1s must surely be the second coming of Alexander Alekhine. Congratulations! |
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Jul-02-07 Magnus Carlsen
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May-31-07 ???
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May-09-07 Kramnik - Aronian Rapid Match (2007)
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May-02-07 Janowski vs Bogoljubov, 1914
May-01-07 J Peters vs C T Tanaka, 2006
Apr-24-07 Henrique Mecking
Apr-21-07 de Firmian vs E Tate, 2001
Apr-18-07 Reshevsky vs F Reinfeld, 1932
Apr-15-07 Spielmann vs Teichmann, 1912
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Apr-13-07 R Kempinski vs Gleizerov, 2000
Apr-11-07 O Feuer vs O'Kelly, 1934
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Apr-06-07 J Boudy Bueno vs I Szabo, 1979
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Apr-03-07 Adams vs V Dimitrov, 1993
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Apr-01-07 R J Sutton vs O Sarapu, 1972
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Apr-01-07 R Wood vs G Enger, 1993
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Dec-24-06 K Spraggett vs J Hebert, 1982
Dec-23-06 Santa Claus
Dec-23-06 Kasparov vs G Ligterink, 1980
Dec-22-06 R Richmond vs G Burgess, 2001
Nov-27-06 Kramnik - Deep Fritz (2006)
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Oct-13-06 Vladimir Kramnik
Oct-04-06 Silvio Danailov
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Sep-19-06 Alekhine vs E Book, 1938
Sep-14-06 Mason vs Chigorin, 1883
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Jul-31-06 Morozevich vs Carlsen, 2006
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Mar-02-06 E Diemer vs Regele, 1950
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Feb-23-06 Aronian vs Svidler, 2006
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Feb-20-06 Aronian vs Topalov, 2006
Feb-19-06 Leko vs Radjabov, 2006
Feb-18-06 Svidler vs Topalov, 2006
Feb-18-06 Short vs H Stefansson, 2002
Feb-12-06 Dominguez Perez vs Nakamura, 2006
Jan-28-06 Petrosian vs Balashov, 1974
Jan-24-06 Y Dembo vs I Krush, 1996
Jan-23-06 Portisch vs Reshevsky, 1973
Jan-23-06 Bogoljubov vs H Hussong, 1938
Dec-01-05 Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1994
Nov-27-05 Velimirovic vs J Fridjonsson, 1974
Nov-25-05 Geller vs Kholmov, 1957
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Aug-16-05 Kibitzer's Café
Jul-29-05 J Nikolac vs Timman, 1979
Jul-21-05 38th Biel Chess Festival (2005)
Jul-15-05 I Wright vs M Kagan, 1999
Jul-06-05 L Galego vs Fedorchuk, 2005
Jul-04-05 Jon Ludvig Hammer
Jul-03-05 Kosteniuk vs N Kosintseva, 1996
Jun-28-05 Natalija Pogonina
Jun-27-05 Adams vs Hydra, 2005
Jun-26-05 E Nemeth vs Shredder, 2000
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May-25-05 G Simon vs P Weirich, 1986
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May-21-05 Speelman vs Kasparov, 1981
May-21-05 MTel Masters (2005)
May-20-05 Topalov vs J Polgar, 2005
May-19-05 Adams vs Topalov, 2005
May-18-05 J Polgar vs Adams, 2005
May-15-05 Timman vs Salov, 1991
May-14-05 Eric Schiller
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May-02-05 John Spencer Turner
May-02-05 G Sukhu vs S Furlong, 2004
Apr-27-05 Nakamura vs Sasikiran, 2005
Apr-26-05 P Troeger vs G Hodakowsky, 1957
Apr-25-05 J Shahade vs A Hahn, 2003
Apr-25-05 Michael Mulyar
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Apr-22-05 E Diemer vs Portz, 1948
Apr-16-05 Larsen vs F Olafsson, 1953
Apr-15-05 P W Eddingfield vs Capablanca, 1915
Apr-13-05 Raymond Keene
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Apr-11-05 D Byrne vs Fischer, 1958
Apr-09-05 L Stumpers vs Euwe, 1946
Apr-07-05 Teimour Radjabov
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Apr-03-05 S Polgar vs P Hardicsay, 1985
Apr-02-05 Reshevsky vs E Schiller, 1972
Apr-01-05 K Shirazi vs E Schiller, 1990
Apr-01-05 Keene vs C Micheli, 1973
Apr-01-05 S Beaudoin vs P Zhao, 2004
Mar-31-05 S J Hutchings vs Keene, 1973
Mar-30-05 Parker Bi Guang Zhao
Mar-29-05 14th Amber Tournament: Rapid (2005)
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Mar-27-05 Kasparov vs Vaganian, 1995
Mar-24-05 J Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987
Mar-20-05 Panno vs Eliskases, 1957
Mar-15-05 C Nakamura vs E Schiller, 1994
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Mar-07-05 Fischer vs J Bennett, 1957
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Mar-04-05 Kasimdzhanov vs Kasparov, 2005
Mar-03-05 Kasparov vs Leko, 2005
Mar-02-05 Kasparov vs Topalov, 2005
Feb-28-05 Anand vs Kasparov, 2005
Feb-27-05 A Sokolsky vs Navrodsky, 1944
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Jan-28-05 Leko vs L Bruzon Batista, 2005
Jan-26-05 Topalov vs J Polgar, 2005
Jan-25-05 Corus Group A (2005)
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Jan-21-05 Anand vs Ponomariov, 2005
Jan-20-05 E G Lord vs J van Geemen, 1991
Jan-14-05 Shumov vs C Jaenisch, 1851
Jan-14-05 R Byrne vs Sosonko, 1980
Jan-08-05 K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935
Jan-04-05 SmartFish Chess Masters (2004)
Dec-30-04 Macieja vs A Stefanova, 2004
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Dec-26-04 Geller vs Averbakh, 1954
Dec-24-04 Mikhail Tal
Dec-23-04 Janowski vs Saemisch, 1925
Dec-18-04 Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961
Dec-17-04 Bobby Fischer
Dec-16-04 L Steiner vs Bogoljubov, 1928
Dec-03-04 Nakamura vs Goldin, 2004
Nov-15-04 Cindy Tsai
Nov-14-04 Benjamin vs Z Kozul, 1997
Nov-13-04 B Trabert vs M Manakova, 2003
Nov-13-04 S Slipak vs F Braga, 1998
Oct-28-04 Larsen vs Najdorf, 1968
Oct-16-04 Leko vs Kramnik, 2004
Oct-14-04 Kramnik vs Leko, 2004
Oct-13-04 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (B93)
Oct-09-04 Flohr vs G Thomas, 1937
Oct-09-04 Leko vs Kramnik, 2004
Oct-09-04 A Lastin vs Bareev, 2004
Oct-08-04 M van der Werf vs Nijboer, 2001
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Oct-02-04 Leko vs Kramnik, 2004
Oct-02-04 Short vs Morozevich, 2002
Oct-02-04 L Engels vs Maroczy, 1936
Oct-01-04 Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866
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Sep-30-04 M Heide vs W Magnor, 2001
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Sep-22-04 Najdorf vs E Guevara, 1962
Sep-21-04 J Richardson vs A Eva, 1939
Sep-20-04 H Angantysson vs K Kaiszauri, 1982
Sep-12-04 Lawrence Day
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Sep-10-04 Andras Adorjan
Sep-07-04 Santasiere vs F Reinfeld, 1937
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Sep-06-04 Viktor Korchnoi
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Sep-05-04 Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1974
Sep-02-04 D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956
Aug-31-04 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) (E71)
Aug-31-04 B Schuman vs D Gurevich, 1993
Aug-30-04 Eliskases vs P Frydman, 1938
Aug-30-04 J Gdanski vs Fedorov, 2003
Aug-30-04 C Haessler vs D Tsai, 2004
Aug-30-04 Bruce Pandolfini
Aug-28-04 Quinteros vs R Henley, 1976
Aug-27-04 Suetin vs O Moiseev, 1952
Aug-26-04 Leko vs Anand, 2004
Aug-24-04 H Silber vs H Freise, 2000
Aug-23-04 Shredder (Computer)
Aug-23-04 E Lie vs B Diesen, 2001
Aug-22-04 I Zakharevich vs A Bratchenko, 2001
Aug-22-04 Anand vs M Illescas, 1992
Aug-20-04 Bagirov vs Spassky, 1961
Aug-19-04 Immo-Frank Angermann
Aug-19-04 Almira Skripchenko
Aug-19-04 Judit Polgar
Aug-18-04 V Ciocaltea vs Uhlmann, 1956
Aug-16-04 Bronstein vs A Lein, 1971
Aug-16-04 Karolina Smokina
Aug-14-04 Capablanca vs L B Meyer, 1908
Aug-14-04 D S Botto vs L Christiansen, 1975
Aug-13-04 Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Aug-13-04 Spassky vs Fischer, 1992
Aug-12-04 John Von Neumann
Aug-12-04 Spassky vs D Barua, 1987
Aug-12-04 Von Neumann vs H Olafsson, 1993
Aug-12-04 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense (C61)
Aug-12-04 E Paehtz vs M Mueller-Seps, 2004
Aug-12-04 Anand vs Gelfand, 1996
Aug-11-04 Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974
Aug-10-04 de Riviere vs H Baucher, 1859
Aug-10-04 Fritz (Computer)
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Aug-09-04 NN vs W Curran, 1876
Aug-08-04 M Fuller vs Keene, 1970
Aug-08-04 Fischer vs M Lister, 1964
Aug-08-04 A Ozsvath vs K Honfi, 1953
Aug-08-04 J Lewi vs J Adamski, 1969
Aug-07-04 Velimirovic vs M Tosic, 1995
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Aug-06-04 Dragoljub Velimirovic
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Aug-03-04 Karpov vs Spassky, 1982
Aug-03-04 Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Aug-02-04 Velimirovic vs V Bukal Sr, 1971
Aug-02-04 Benjamin vs Gufeld, 1998
Aug-02-04 Spassky vs Fischer, 1992
Aug-02-04 M Sergeyeva vs Kosteniuk, 2004
Aug-01-04 J Bradford vs J Tarjan, 1978
Aug-01-04 Keene vs J N Sugden, 1961
Aug-01-04 N Starr vs J Trottier, 2001
Jul-31-04 Spassky vs Fischer, 1972
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Jul-31-04 Fischer vs Spassky, 1972
Jul-31-04 Naiditsch vs F K Volkmann, 2003
Jul-31-04 Fischer vs Benko, 1963
Jul-31-04 Leko vs Radjabov, 2003
Jul-30-04 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (A87)
Jul-30-04 0
Jul-30-04 Iweta Radziewicz Rajlich
Jul-29-04 Gata Kamsky
Jul-29-04 Harpa Ingolfsdottir
Jul-29-04 Spassky vs Fischer, 1960
Jul-28-04 Gyula Sax
Jul-28-04 Menchik vs Colle, 1929
Jul-27-04 Tal vs J Miller, 1988
Jul-26-04 Botvinnik vs Fischer, 1962
Jul-25-04 Botvinnik vs I Rabinovich, 1926
Jul-25-04 Botvinnik vs B Laurentiev, 1926
Jul-25-04 J Simoes vs R Cid Garcia, 2001
Jul-23-04 Smyslov vs E Gereben, 1949
Jul-23-04 Chaos vs Chess, 1974
Jul-23-04 Fischer vs Mac Hack VI, 1977
Jul-22-04 Johannes Zukertort
Jul-19-04 Michael Adams
Jul-18-04 T Kosintseva vs A Stefanova, 2003
Jul-18-04 Vasiukov vs P Petran, 1977
Jul-18-04 T Kosintseva vs A Galliamova, 2003
Jul-17-04 Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851
Jul-17-04 Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957
Jul-16-04 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham (C35)
Jul-16-04 Carlsen vs O Dannevig, 2004
Jul-16-04 Lisa Lane
Jul-15-04 Vienna (C26)
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Jul-15-04 B Shipov vs Bagirov, 1965
Jul-13-04 Boris Spassky
Jul-13-04 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (B28)
Jul-13-04 H Konarkowska-Sokolov vs L Lane, 1961
Jul-12-04 Sicilian, Kan (B41)
Jul-11-04 Fischer vs Geller, 1967
Jul-11-04 W D Evans vs McDonnell, 1833
Jul-10-04 Kasimdzhanov vs Adams, 2004
Jul-10-04 K Smith vs Mecking, 1972
Jul-10-04 S Bouaziz vs Miles, 1979
Jul-08-04 Yuri Balashov
Jul-08-04 Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852
Jul-07-04 L Christiansen vs C Brasket, 1978
Jul-06-04 Carlsen vs H A Gretarsson, 2003
Jul-06-04 FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)
Jul-05-04 Kudrin vs H Hamdouchi, 2004
Jul-05-04 R Cardoso vs R Zuk, 1971
Jun-30-04 Helgi Ass Gretarsson
Jun-29-04 V Akopian vs Adams, 2004
Jun-28-04 Ljubomir Ljubojevic
Jun-26-04 P Murray vs L Day, 1975
Jun-26-04 Nakamura vs Adams, 2004
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Jun-22-04 Harry Golombek
Jun-22-04 Raymond Weinstein
Jun-22-04 G Guseinov vs Aronian, 2004
Jun-16-04 Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004
Jun-14-04 Tal vs Fischer, 1959
May-07-04 Nakamura vs C Zhu, 2004
Mar-21-04 Fischer vs Spassky, 1992
Mar-21-04 K Rogoff vs Portisch, 1976
Mar-20-04 Janowski vs E Schallopp, 1896
Mar-18-04 J Polgar vs Spassky, 1993
Mar-14-04 Natalia Zhukova
Mar-14-04 Teichmann vs Schlechter, 1911
Mar-11-04 Fischer vs E Hearst, 1956
Mar-11-04 A Steinkuehler vs Blackburne, 1863
Mar-10-04 V Bui vs H Frey Perez, 2002
Mar-07-04 H Danielsen vs C Hansen, 1997
Mar-07-04 E Sarchione vs M J Rolles, 2001
Mar-05-04 F Vallejo Pons vs Kasparov, 2004
Mar-04-04 Kasparov vs Topalov, 2004
Mar-03-04 Linares (2004)
Mar-03-04 J Piket vs R Douven, 1988
Mar-02-04 Kasparov vs Csom, 1980
Mar-01-04 Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966
Feb-27-04 Kasparov vs Shirov, 2004
Feb-26-04 Carlsen vs J Werle, 2004
Feb-26-04 Velimirovic vs Smejkal, 1979
Feb-26-04 Leko vs Shirov, 2004
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Feb-21-04 Kasparov vs Radjabov, 2004
Feb-20-04 Karpov vs Sadler, 1998
Feb-20-04 A Hahn vs A Pixton, 2003
Feb-19-04 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (D43)
Feb-17-04 Andersson vs W Hartston, 1973
Feb-15-04 R Schuermans vs A Capitaine, 2000
Feb-15-04 Fischer vs V Pupols, 1955
Feb-14-04 H Bogart vs NN, 1933
Feb-13-04 Fischer vs J Rubinstein, 1971
Feb-13-04 Keene vs E Mortensen, 1983
Feb-12-04 S Polgar vs Anand, 1990
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