May-24-10 FIDE Grand Prix (2010) 
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akhc: as it stands if radjabov loses then it would be wang yue (I think) |
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May-14-10 Hao Wang 
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akhc: congrats to wang hao. very sharp games and u get the feeling that his opponents were battered into losing their way in a few of those games. I love his sharp style though that's probably responsible for some of his losses too. would be nice to see him invited to a supertournament or ... |
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Apr-11-10 Yifan Hou 
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akhc: and she's obliterating (well nearly) all at the KL open. after 8 rounds she's scored 7 (+6 =2) and is a full point clear of second. a draw in the last round will mean an outright win. she's also picked up some quite a few rating points. she'll be in the mid 2580s after this tournament ... |
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Mar-03-10 Harika Dronavalli 
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akhc: Looks like Harika has just gotten a GM norm at Rejkyavik this year. Congrats :D and she picked up 17 rating points as well. Is this her first? |
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Mar-02-10 Illya Nyzhnyk 
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akhc: betting he gets his last GM norm at the Reykjavik Open in two days which would make hit the 4th youngest GM ever at 13 yrs 5 mths 5 days. |
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Aug-16-09 Nigel Short 
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akhc: Live rating of 2701 :). Congrats to Nigel! |
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Feb-20-09 Aeroflot Open (2009) 
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akhc: <sisyphus: Among the leaders in the A2 section is untitled Chinese junior Lou Yiping, who defeated GM Andrey Rychagov today> In fact the Chinese juniors are dnig very well in A2. Lou/Ju/Yu/Wang are all posting 2600+ performances and if they continue in this vein are on course for |
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Dec-18-08 Pearl Spring Tournament (2008) 
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akhc: no but his position looks lost |
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Nov-29-08 Yue Wang 
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akhc: <arkansaw: actually, is he really that strong or most of his opponents are not trying hard enough to force a decisive result?> I don't think it's because his opponents are not trying. When he played at Baku he was rated below 2700 and was in fact pick for the GP series. I suspect |
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Nov-21-08 Dresden Olympiad (2008) 
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akhc: <notyetagm: <percyblakeney: In 20 moves with black against an almost 200 points higher rated opponent, Vietnam keep surprising here.> Looks like Wang Hao simply <MISSED A CHECK>, ... Qc5-e3+, and then he was down two(!) pieces for not much compensation.> what's even ... |
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