May-16-11 World Championship Candidates (2011) 
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| gorash: <NGambit> Actually they did. It's quite funny though, after speaking half an hour in Russian they were asked to share their thoughts in English as well. Grischuk said the match was tough, while Gelfand expressed the low quality of the tiebreaks. They can't be blamed for ... |
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Apr-01-11 European Championship (2011)
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| gorash: I don't know where she gains this energy from, but Judit is still one of the most entertaining players around. |
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Mar-12-11 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (2011)
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| gorash: <peano> They must have thought that the bishop is still on f6. As for the blindfold part: they are provided with a blank board (on screen), thus no pieces (and no scarfs) whatsoever. <tpstar> Topalov might insist on playing the Berlin in order to improve his endgame ... |
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Nov-16-10 World Blitz Championship (2010)
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| gorash: <Akavall> Apparently yes, since Gelfand was up a bishop and a pawn. |
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Sep-22-10 Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010)
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| gorash: I know the Berkes-Lafuente game (Hungary vs Argentina) was probably not in the centre of attention, but can anyone enlighten me why Berkes offered a draw on the 18th with such attacking prospects (not to mention that his opponent had apparently _seven_ seconds remaining...)? Seems ... |
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May-26-10 FIDE Grand Prix (2010)
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| gorash: Great feat by Eljanov. He showed he is not only capable of beating sub-2700 opposition (at which he is superb though, that's where his 2750ish rating comes from) but 2700+ SGMs. Ivanchuk, Leko, Gelfand and Svidler were a bit dismal on the other hand. |
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May-03-10 Anand - Topalov World Championship Match (2010)
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| gorash: Black obviously has compensation. While white will try to strengthen the light square complex around his king, the queenside is going to be put under enormous pressure. Hope we witness an instructive and exciting game at the same time. |
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Mar-18-10 Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2010)
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| gorash: Slowly but surely Dominguez and Smeets are becoming the punching bags this year. Horrible performance from both. To be honest, I fail to recall a single memory when they managed to impress me. Loek must feel pleased now. |
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Mar-09-10 European Championship (2010)
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| gorash: If you fancy seeing wild tactics, Krasenkow-Jobava is definitely worth taking a look at. |
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Feb-21-10 Linares (2010)
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| gorash: One thing's certain. Aronian is one tough nut to crack. One little slip and he can generate massive counterplay in an instant. |
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