Jun-22-17 Bacrot vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2017 
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| KholdStare: No comments yet, so here are some thoughts about this game from the stream. 8...Nxc3 was pretty sound, but the continuation wasn't. 12...Nc4 was a mistake, which helps white castle after Bxc4. If instead, 12...O-O, then white's pieces are stuck. Ne2 leads to mate. Be2 and now the |
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Apr-01-13 World Championship Candidates (2013)
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| KholdStare: Even though I'm a Carlsen "fan", I'm still pretty unhappy with the tiebreaker rules. Yes we know them beforehand so it's completely fair. But that doesn't stop me from disliking it. |
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Mar-10-13 D Minic vs Fischer, 1970
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| KholdStare: <scormus> I think what you need to see is that the white queen is pinned. So 33...d4! and the white king is locked in place. |
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Dec-25-12 K McDonald vs N Rosenthal, 2011
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| KholdStare: It really feels easier than Monday. |
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Dec-19-12 The World vs V Akobian, 2012
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| KholdStare: Consider me of the opinion that we shouldn't discuss the next game directly on this thread. |
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Dec-10-12 Carlsen vs Anand, 2012
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| KholdStare: Yep, it's a Berlin. We'll have to see if someone makes a mistake early otherwise it might be an early draw.w |
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Jun-01-12 B Vladimirov vs Z Doda, 1967
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| KholdStare: Not just this puzzle, but this entire game is great! |
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May-30-12 Gelfand vs Anand, 2012
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| KholdStare: <ahmadov: Loss or draw under time pressure decreases the credibility of the world champion... Therefore, it would be good if the champion would be decided in the classical games.> I can see both sides here. The organizers don't want to keep having drawn games forever so ... |
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May-30-12 Anand vs Gelfand, 2012
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| KholdStare: My bad, I meant RN vs R. |
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May-30-12 Gelfand vs Anand, 2012
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| KholdStare: Anyone want to ponder what would happen if 28.Qd3 was played? |
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