Jan-12-22 Kibitzer's Café 
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| areknames: <No different than a soccer team protecting it's lead with 3 minutes left in the game by passing the ball sideways and backwards. The same thing occurs in ice hockey. > You're missing the point, at least the ball or the puck are still in dispute, the other team still has a ... |
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Dec-27-21 Santa Claus
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| areknames: Dear Santa, a belated Merry Christmas to all and sundry! |
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Dec-20-21 Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021
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| areknames: <There's a weird thing though about rugby in New Zealand. Dunedin is the national stadium>
Isn't it Eden Park in Auckland? At least that's where the final of the World Cup was held in 1987 and 2011, with hosts NZ defeating France on both occasions. |
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Dec-20-21 D Anton Guijarro vs A Franco, 2011
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| areknames: Fun game and a delightful pun. |
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Dec-12-21 Shirov vs Plaskett, 1992
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| areknames: <You mean 12.Qh5 instead of 12.Tb1 because move 11 was Nh2> Yes I did mean that, thanks for correcting me. <Black should have played 11...h5 instead of Qa4 to prevent 12.Qh5+> Yes, absolutely! |
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Dec-11-21 Chukaev vs Tal, 1956
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| areknames: <Excellent pun> Especially in view of yesterday's pun! The selector may have a sense of humour. |
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Dec-10-21 Tarrasch vs Alapin, 1892
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| areknames: <Phony Benoni>'s immortal, LOL! |
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Dec-10-21 Dubois vs Duke Karl / Count Casabianca, 1859
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| areknames: <<Casabianca> is a poem more honoured in the breach than in the observance> There's an absolutely wonderful reference to this poem in a chaotic scene towards the end of 'A Confederacy of Dunces': "There Ignatius stood like the boy on the burning deck". As one reads ... |
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Dec-05-21 Carlsen - Nepomniachtchi World Championship Match (2021)
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| areknames: <Another asinine statement from an imbecile who spends all his life on a chess site trolling.> ??? <keypusher> makes a very reasonable point and you attack him personally, <shach trollov>? You need to calm down. |
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Dec-04-21 Abrikossowoski vs Parkow, 1938
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| areknames: Funny pun. 5.Bc4 is probably White's best option here, with a considerable advantage. |
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