Aug-02-09 Chess Classic Mainz (rapid) (2009) 
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| MarioGolfMaster: <Phony Benoni> Right you are! After 2. Nxc4, white has a considerable advantage. |
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Jul-28-09 Biel International Chess Festival (2009)
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| MarioGolfMaster: I think it's tougher for Moro, who had all the winning chances initially before several costly blunders. I think they'll both be pretty exhausted, especially considering that the end may still be a ways off. |
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Jul-11-09 Dortmund Sparkassen (2009)
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| MarioGolfMaster: Carlsen has white against Bacrot in the last round and every incentive to play for the win. Kramnik could basically put the tournament out of reach here, though! |
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Jun-16-09 M Rychagov vs R Slobodjan, 1999
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| MarioGolfMaster: "In view of 33...Nxa6, your proposed white move 33.Rxa6 appears to be an unsound rook sacrifice :-)" Indeed--it is a "matter of technique" after that, but White's must be very, very miraculous indeed. Perhaps the quieter 33. Rd6 is better. |
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Jun-08-09 XXII Magistral Ciudad de Leon (2009)
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| MarioGolfMaster: I guess it's fair to say that Magnus Carlsen is the "King of Leon"! |
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May-04-08 E Inarkiev vs Kazhgaleyev, 2008
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| MarioGolfMaster: Hey, I remember this game! Didn't Kazhgaleyev miss a forced mate earlier? |
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Jan-27-08 Corus Group A (2008)
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| MarioGolfMaster: Right. I was just copying someone else's posts and flipping the names. Of course, Anand could still make it a "triple crown." |
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Jan-21-08 Corus Group B (2008)
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| MarioGolfMaster: Great song choice there: Handshake Drugs by Wilco. |
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Dec-29-07 Russian Championship Superfinal (2007)
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| MarioGolfMaster: Svidler has been having a rough tournament, but he can still play spoiler if he beats Grischuk. (Yes, another Morozevich fan coming out of the woodworks here.) |
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Sep-22-07 World Championship Tournament (2007)
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| MarioGolfMaster: I wouldn't count the forfeited game as a real "win" for Topalov. |
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