Sep-22-24 Budapest Olympiad (Women) (2024) 
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| Fish55: In the end the best team won, the US team can thank their young players for winning the bronze, and China choked. |
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Sep-18-24 Budapest Olympiad (2024)
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| Fish55: India's win over China virtually assures that they'll win the men's team title. |
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Jan-12-24 Lobron vs Chandler, 1986
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| Fish55: I was seduced by 21Ncb5 axb5 22Nxb5 Bxb5 23Bb5+ Nd7 24Rf1. but black isn't totally lost after 24...Rxg7 25Qxg7 0-0-0. |
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Oct-14-23 A Pourkashiyan vs C Yip, 2023
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| Fish55: Pourkahiyan missed numerous chances to win before collapsing with 57Ng5? Nf5 58Nh7+?? |
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Oct-03-22 U.S. Championship (2022)
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| Fish55: The broadcast delay should have been standard procedure well before this year. |
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Sep-06-22 Carlsen vs Niemann, 2022
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| Fish55: <Check It Out> Niemann has played this line before as black. You can even find it on this site: K Korley vs Niemann, 2019 . I would expect him to have studied this line and improved on his 2019 play. |
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Jul-01-22 World Championship Candidates (2022)
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| Fish55: If Nakamura believes that Carlsen won't defend his title then drawing Nepo with black is absolutely the correct strategy. If the current standings hold Nakamura would be tied with Ding for second. My money would be on Nakamura in a rapid playoff. |
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Jun-21-22 Nepomniachtchi vs Firouzja, 2022
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| Fish55: I think that 15...Bc4 was prepared but Firouzja seemed to be unprepared at move 20 and played 20...Bxf1 which gives white attacking chances on the f-file. 20...Nd6 or Kh8 were better. |
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Jun-18-22 Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi, 2022
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| Fish55: White needed to play Rad1 on move 21 or 22, planning to meet ...g5 with Rxd5, sacrificing the exchange to help the white king survive. |
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May-25-21 M Yilmaz vs B Erbis, 2011
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| Fish55: Declining the rook sac is no better: 30...Kg8 31Rxh8+ Bxh8 32Qh5 still mates. |
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