Jan-23-08 Corus Group A (2008) 
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| qskakaley: It's funny, I even found a DIFFERENT chessbase article proving myself wrong...from 2001. I must have been dreaming that only I could defend with a rook against a lovely queen :) |
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Dec-19-07 King's Gambit Accepted (C34)
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| qskakaley: Okay, I gotta say, I'm lovin' the King's Gambit these days! I think I just graduated from beginner status the other day (in terms of overall chess abiility/strategy) because I've been on a tear lately. I think the key for me was realizing that I can't just shoot for tactics to win |
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Dec-10-07 Magnus Carlsen
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| qskakaley: I have to agree with the sentiment that Carlsen's openings were not the best choices for him. However, having said that, I still think Kamsky would have beaten him in this match (maybe not in classical games, but in the rapids? Yes.) The Carlsen that got himself into the semis ... |
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Dec-07-07 Gata Kamsky
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| qskakaley: Okay, I have to preface this by saying I am by no means anti-Kamsky, but does he HAVE to wear the SAME SHORT-SLEEVE BUTTON UP EVERY DAY?!? Am I right? Maybe we should start a pool so we can buy Gata a new shirt... P.S. Good job so far, Gata... |
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Dec-07-07 Fischer vs H Ree, 1968
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| qskakaley: Can someone please tell me how 25.Bd2 isn't a better move? Doesn't it virtually win material by force? |
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Nov-26-07 G Mammadova vs O Girya, 2001
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| qskakaley: As a bit of a beginner, I'd like to add that although this puzzle may be easy for many (most?) of you, I appreciate chessgames putting in a couple of "easy" puzzles as well. If chessgames only catered to those that have been playing for years, then beginners (such as myself) would |
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Nov-23-07 M Thaler vs S Sloan, 2003
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| qskakaley: thanks <crafty>! |
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Nov-17-07 Kibitzer's Café
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| qskakaley: Thanks <zanshin>. That's good to hear! Hopefully that's the case with the new Fritz! |
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Nov-16-07 Kramnik vs Shirov, 2007
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| qskakaley: Is it just me, or doesn't Magnus' draw against Kramnik's Catalan earlier look even more impressive with the way Kramnik has been playing with it? I believe Kramnik said in an interview after that match that he believed that his own play was without fault, and that Magnus' play was |
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Nov-16-07 Kamsky vs Jakovenko, 2007
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| qskakaley: What went wrong for Kamsky after 28.Rxa4 ? Was the position not as even as I thought? I'm not sure why (and how?) 31.Raxb4 was best? |
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