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Apr-02-23 Stewart Reuben    Monocle: According to wikipedia, Bobby Fischer had a Morphy Number of 4, so that can't be it. The most likely link I can find is Edward Guthlac Sergeant, who was still playing in the British Championship as late as 1960. He played James Mortimer who (allegedly) played Morphy. But I don't ...      Nov-18-20 Reti vs Tartakower, 1910    Monocle: <Jonathan Sarfati: This game was also played in the Netflix series Queen's Gambit based on the book of that name. In the first episode, the heroine Elizabeth Harmon played the highschool coach Mr Ganz including the last moves few moves blindfold.> I just watched that episode ...      Sep-23-20 F Baenziger vs M Sasith Nipun Piyumantha, 2018    Monocle: What's up with the chrisowen bot? It seems to have become a bit interrogative of late.      Sep-13-20 Old Indian (A53)   Monocle: <parisattack: One can build a repertoire off Philidor/Lion/Czech/Old Indian assuming such positions appeal to you.> The d6/e5 structure is one of my favourites with Black, but I never could bring myself to play any of the above. I generally get it via the Ruy Lopez and Bogo ...      Jun-07-20 Rashid Nezhmetdinov    Monocle: <KnightVBishop: What was this guy's main weakness that prevented him from being top tier?> Apparently he didn't have the temperament for quiet positional play when it was called for. A quote from Yuri Averbakh: "Nezhmetdinov, ... if he had the attack, could kill anybody, ...      Feb-09-20 Lasker vs S von Freymann, 1909    Monocle: Lasker's note to move 51 is nigh incomprehensible. He seems to go off on a line in his head and leave the reader behind.      Oct-20-19 Isle of Man Grand Swiss (2019)    Monocle: <devere> GMs have also failed to pull off the B+N vs K mate, and club players can do that one, so I think it depends on the GM. If there's one player on Earth I'd expect to be able to win Q vs R, it's Magnus Carlsen.      Oct-20-19 Nakamura vs Aronian, 2019    Monocle: <Ulhumbrus: All rook and pawn endings are drawn. This helps to suggest to me that this game will end in a draw.> That's because all your opinions on chess are based on regurgitations of Tarraschian platitudes rather than anything concrete in the actual position.      Sep-27-19 Scandinavian (B01)    Monocle: I don't much like stuff like 3.d4, as Black can play a quick ...e5. 3.Nf3 also doesn't convince, Black gets a more active position than in the 3.Nc3 lines. Honestly, white gets such comfortable positions after 3.Nc3, I don't see any need to play differently. I don't think White ...      Jul-06-19 Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, 2019    Monocle: <Fanques Fair: Magnus Carlsen is playing very well but it seems his main advantage over his peers is psychological. That's the reason for this win, for example.> Against Nepomniatchi, I doubt it, considering their previous head to head record.      Jun-28-19 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2019     Apr-22-19 Carlsen vs Anand, 2019     Apr-22-19 F Vallejo Pons vs Carlsen, 2019     Jan-26-19 Carlsen vs Duda, 2019     Jan-21-19 A Escobar Forero vs F La Rota, 2008     Nov-29-18 Carlsen - Caruana World Championship Match (2018)     Sep-17-18 Anand vs Kramnik, 2016     Jul-27-18 Biel (2018)     Jul-27-18 Lyudmila Rudenko     Jul-05-18 G Liu vs C Li, 2011     Jun-16-18 de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863     Jun-11-18 Tal vs Smyslov, 1959     May-10-18 Wei Yi vs Giri, 2016     May-05-18 H Lohmann vs R Teschner, 1950     May-04-18 G Guseinov vs M Ezat, 2008     Apr-23-18 T Goutali vs L Pan Zhang, 2008     Apr-08-18 Vidmar vs Euwe, 1929     Apr-04-18 Willem Euwe     Apr-04-18 Navara vs A Pashikian, 2016     Apr-02-18 Max Euwe     Apr-01-18 Vitiugov vs G Meier, 2018     Mar-27-18 Grischuk vs Caruana, 2018     Mar-25-18 Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2018     Mar-24-18 World Championship Candidates (2018)     Mar-22-18 Mamedyarov vs Caruana, 2018     Mar-20-18 E Dizdarevic vs Kramnik, 1992     Mar-15-18 Aronian vs Grischuk, 2018     Mar-06-18 A Rychagov vs A Lanin, 2008     Feb-15-18 Fischerandom Chess     Feb-09-18 Le Quang Liem vs Kazhgaleyev, 2016     Jan-25-18 Carlsen vs So, 2018     Jan-20-18 Max Deutsch     Jan-19-18 Sax vs D Minic, 1975     Jan-16-18 Anand vs Caruana, 2018     Jan-15-18 Caruana vs G Jones, 2018     Jan-13-18 Giri vs Y Hou, 2018     Dec-17-17 Karpov - Fischer World Championship Match (1975)     Dec-15-17 Kasparov vs Lautier, 1994     Dec-09-17 AlphaZero - Stockfish (2017)     Dec-09-17 AlphaZero vs Stockfish, 2017     Nov-25-17 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship (2017/18)     Sep-07-17 Caruana vs Nakamura, 2016     Sep-06-17 Dreev vs Carlsen, 2017     Aug-30-17 World Cup (2017)     Aug-17-17 Kasparov vs Le Quang Liem, 2017     Aug-14-17 Kasparov vs Karjakin, 2017     Aug-14-17 N Zwirs vs P V Nandhidhaa, 2016     Aug-13-17 Sinquefield Cup (2017)     Aug-13-17 Caruana vs Nakamura, 2017    Aug-11-17 Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, 2017    Aug-06-17 Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2017     May-21-17 Nepomniachtchi vs Y Hou, 2017     May-17-17 D Arutinian vs B Laurent, 2007     Apr-21-17 Gashimov Memorial (2017)     Apr-16-17 T T Hoang vs V Cmilyte, 2000    Feb-11-17 Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2017)     Jan-29-17 Tata Steel Masters (2017)     Jan-29-17 chessgames.com chessforum     Dec-17-16 Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)     Dec-01-16 Bogo-Indian Defense (E11)     Nov-21-16 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016     Jan-23-16 So vs Giri, 2016     Jan-09-16 G Lorenz vs L Espig, 1970     Oct-21-15 J Piket vs R Douven, 1988     Oct-09-15 A Pomar vs Geller, 1962     Jun-28-15 Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1925     Jan-20-15 Tata Steel Masters (2015)     Sep-22-14 I Nikolayev vs G Rusyniak, 2004     Sep-20-14 Michael Adams     Aug-06-14 Carlsen vs Wojtaszek, 2014     Jul-25-14 British Championship (2014)     Jul-24-14 Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956     May-06-14 Shohrat Muratkuliev     May-05-14 T Sage vs M Zelkind, 1984     Nov-19-13 FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (1999)     Nov-10-13 Anand - Carlsen World Championship Match (2013)     Aug-04-13 Adams vs Kramnik, 2013     Jun-22-13 Topalov vs Caruana, 2013     Jun-22-13 Tarrasch vs Yates, 1910     Jun-02-13 D E Vigorito vs A Getz, 2009    May-26-13 Edward Tenenwurzel     May-22-13 Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894     May-17-13 Norway Chess (2013)     May-10-13 Ulhumbrus chessforum

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