Jan-04-10 Magnus Carlsen 
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| patzer of patzers: Indeed, as the youngest #1 in FIDE history! Congratulations, Carlsen! |
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Oct-12-09 L Mkrtchian vs M Korneva, 2009
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| patzer of patzers: <benjinathan: I saw it but assumed I had missed because I thought there had to be more :-(> Don't worry, from what I know, Monday puzzles almost never have much more than this. <Jazzer32: I think that 24.Rxb7+ works even better. after 24... Bxb7 25.Qxe6+ black ... |
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Aug-19-09 Boris Spassky
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| patzer of patzers: Um...I think I'll let you handle all of that. I don't really know much about this conversation, just saw you talk about Spassky's unhappiness about being World Champion and thought I'd use some quotes from him. |
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Aug-15-09 Boris Golubovic
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| patzer of patzers: Boris Golubovic--Born 1973. Apparently participated in the European Individual Chess Championship 2009, where he was seeded 202nd or 203rd (tie). However, he managed to draw a GM named Tigran L Petrosian who was 2623. In the EUROPEAN MEN'S TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP of 2001, ... |
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Aug-14-09 Vasja Pirc
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| patzer of patzers: Of course, there was little use in my getting so worked up over such a matter as someone's birthday, but now that it is settled, perhaps we should move on to another issue: getting a picture of Pirc up here! Google Images provides pictures that are a little grainy or ... |
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Aug-13-09 Kamsky vs Y Dokhoian, 1987
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| patzer of patzers: Since nobody's said anything, I'll give Fritz 6's new evaluation and close it (promise!): h2+ is mate in 40 while Ke4 is -6.34. |
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Aug-13-09 Alexander Obukhov
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| patzer of patzers: Alexander Obukhov--Born April 17, 1969. Became a GM in 2005. Tied for second at the International Chess Title tournament "Alushta Autumn-2005, IV" with a 9.5/13. In the Alushta Autumn-1 of 2008, he took 9th with a 5/11, and in the AA-5 of 2008, he took 3rd with a 8.5/14. ... |
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Aug-13-09 Spassky vs Portisch, 2007
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| patzer of patzers: Hmm, half a year later, as I read my comment, it looks pretty stupid to me. I take it back; not the meaning behind it, necessarily, but the tone and the words used to convey it. I honestly have no idea what move <goldenbear> was talking about when he/she suggested ... |
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Mar-19-09 Traxler vs J Samanek, 1900
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| patzer of patzers: I checked Wikipedia (the world's most reliable reference), and apparently: "A silent <e> was often appended to words. The last consonant sometimes was doubled when adding this <e>; hence ſpeake, cowarde, manne (for man), runne (for run)." Sometimes, you ... |
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Feb-17-09 M Pavlov vs D Dragos, 1987
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| patzer of patzers: Oh, whoops, it was from the Present Hunt, wasn't it? Sorry. |
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