Apr-30-23 Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren, 2023 
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| jmi: This last rapid game was insane.
46.... Rg6!! was an ice-cold move by Ding. Being willing to allow yourself to pin your own Rook to your opponent's Queen and this, in a penultimate WCC game decider. And followed this with 62. .... h5!! . An amazing precise move to find in seconds by ... |
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Apr-29-23 Nepomniachtchi - Ding World Championship Match (2023)
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| jmi: <Atterdag>
You can hear him from the big man himself:
https://youtu.be/uPS1mlRil90?t=1414
Kramnik: "I am very good, of course. But I am not of the level of Kasparov, not Carlsen and also by talent, not like Vishy Anand." |
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Apr-26-23 Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi, 2023
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| jmi: 34. ... f5?? is going to haunt poor Nepo for a very long time if he loses the WCC match due to this blunder. I really feel bad for him. He was so close!
In the press conference, Ding admits he played badly and made mistakes in this game. Ding thought he was totally lost after 21. ... |
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Apr-25-15 Anand vs Mamedyarov, 2015
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| jmi: Oh dear... White has so many ways to win. 43. d7, h4, Qd4.... |
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Dec-24-12 Santa Claus
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| jmi: Dear Santa,
I just want to tell you all good luck, we're counting on you. |
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Nov-07-12 Boris Gelfand
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| jmi: New Interview With Gelfand:
http://whychess.com/en/node/4109
Most interesting are his views on Kasparov near the end: Are you definitely sure you did the right thing in refusing help from Kasparov in your match against Anand? Yes.
And you definitely think his invitation was not ... |
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Sep-27-12 FIDE Grand Prix London (2012)
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| jmi: <geeker: Naka looks like toast. Graceless tweet likely to follow..> More like graceless "twit". |
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Sep-12-12 Istanbul Olympiad (2012)
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| jmi: <fisayo123: Ukraine has more chess talent than Armenia, but Armenia have Aronian.> I've a feeling it is more due to the fact that Armenia has a president who is also the chairman of the Armenian Chess Federation. I'm sure that helps a lot! |
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Sep-11-12 Viswanathan Anand
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| jmi: Anand, Carlsen, Aronian, Karjakin, Caruana and Vallejo-Pons are the participants for this year's Sao Paulo-Bilbao Masters Final. http://www.bilbaomastersfinal.com/2...
1st leg: Sao Paulo Sep 24-29
2nd leg: Bilbao Oct 8-13 |
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Sep-11-12 Hikaru Nakamura
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| jmi: <Jim Bartle: Plenty of players on teams have criticized their teammates, of course, and usually are roundly criticized for it. In the NBA Rick Barry, Oscar Robertson and Elvin Hayes come to mind. I'm pretty sure Michael Jordan made it clear the rest of the team ("the Jordanaires") ... |
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