Nov-30-19 Igors Rausis 
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| maturner: Seems likely he was cheating because of the big difference between bis classical rating and his blitz and rapid rating. |
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Jan-23-19 Carlsen vs Anand, 2019
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| maturner: SO many times I've looked at a Carlsen game online and said to myself:"Dead draw. No way he can win this". I come back an hour later and he's won it. Unbelievable. |
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Jun-24-18 Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz) (2018)
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| maturner: I think Fabiano is just burned out from too much chess. He needed more rest. |
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Mar-29-18 GRENKE Chess Classic (2018)
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| maturner: I predict both Aronian and Caruana will finish in the bottom half of the tournament. Not enough rest from the candidates. No way they could be at full strength. |
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Sep-25-17 J Tarjan vs Kramnik, 2017
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| maturner: That was a stunning upset. I would never have predicted that result and can not think of any other result quite like it. Tarjan was certainly no slouch in the day but that was about 40 years ago! |
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Sep-21-17 Isle of Man Masters (2017)
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| maturner: This is the strongest open tournament ever. Unbelievable line up of strong players. |
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Apr-16-17 Y Hou vs Caruana, 2017
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| maturner: Caruana has been in a slump but so has Hou until now. |
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Sep-18-15 E Paoli vs K Rogoff, 1973
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| maturner: I saw this game up close and personal as I was working the wallboard on it. Rogoff was really strong back then. I think he either won this tournament or finished second to Herman Pilnik. |
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Sep-01-15 Nakamura vs Grischuk, 2015
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| maturner: I like the way Hikaru persisted and made something happen in the end. |
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Jul-04-15 Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015
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| maturner: Haven't seen a game like that since before electricity. |
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