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Nov-08-13 Anand - Carlsen World Championship Match (2013)    cionics: I hope to be proven wrong, but I predict that we will see some very cautious play on both sides at the beginning of this match. I would not be surprised to see the first three games drawn. Any thoughts?      Sep-11-13 Sinquefield Cup (2013)    cionics: I attended the tournament today. It was really fun getting to see Carlsen and Aronian for the first time! What a pleasure to have such an event in my own town. It's really cool that St. Louis has become a center for chess in the United States. Who would have thought?      May-18-13 Magnus Carlsen    cionics: I find it quite amusing how Carlsen can fail to win a single tournament, and some chess fans begin to predict his demise. Equally, Karjakin wins a big tournament, and many people are saying that he will be a big contender for the WC soon. I recall a similar frenzy of Nakamura-ism a ...      Apr-08-13 World Championship Candidates (2013)    cionics: <He is undoubtedly a very strong chess player and an enormous talent. I am not trying to diminish his achievements. However, I believe that his rating advantage over everyone else is non-chess based. It is due to other qualities. > The above quote is from a recent Kramnik ...      Oct-13-12 Hikaru Nakamura    cionics: It seems that the Nakamura implosion continues at the European Club Cup.      Oct-06-12 Carlsen vs Aronian, 2007    cionics: This game has a certain inevitability about it.      Oct-04-12 Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1954    cionics: I'm amazed by 10. Bxb5. Sad to say, I would never have come up with that!      Oct-01-12 FIDE Grand Prix London (2012)    cionics: Nakamura is like a human punching bag in this tournament! I imagine his FIDE rating will take a hit.      Sep-24-12 Aronian vs Karjakin, 2012    cionics: Man, Aronian is on fire! This is going to be a fun tournament.      Jun-16-12 McShane vs Kramnik, 2012    cionics: Can someone please explain why McShane didn't play 64. h8?

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