Jun-17-22 World Championship Candidates (2022) 
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| sicilianchameleon: Another blunder by Ding - OK I'm gonna watch a different game. Or I need to stop watching the engine analysis, it makes me feel superficially superior to people who would beat me to a pulp |
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Mar-14-22 Rapport vs D Andreikin, 2022
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| sicilianchameleon: ...but a very mensch-y move by Andreikin at the end there, demonstrating the brilliance of the escape by allowing his queen to get gobbled. |
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Mar-05-22 A Predke vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2022
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| sicilianchameleon: And then of course 31...Bxc2+ which is inhuman |
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Feb-15-22 Nakamura vs Aronian, 2022
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| sicilianchameleon: Maybe <not not> is actually Aronian, typing on the phone hidden on his lap as he's playing |
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Feb-14-22 Levon Aronian
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| sicilianchameleon: Levon is the Ted Williams of chess |
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Jan-23-22 Giri vs Dubov, 2022
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| sicilianchameleon: Well, Daniil, your principles pretty much suck. Now I hope you never become world champion. Thanks for the heads up |
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Jan-03-22 Alireza Firouzja
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| sicilianchameleon: Tata Steel will be sorely lacking at least one worthy participant this year. They really should've met that compensation demand. Stupid Tata Steel. |
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Dec-01-21 Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021
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| sicilianchameleon: Not to mention there was a 30+move opening line that Magnus remembered (and Ian was aware of) which caused him to not make a couple of very attractive middlegame maneuvers that would have led directly into a disadvantage after a massive tradeoff 15 moves down the line. I ... |
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Sep-23-21 Carlsen vs Rapport, 2021
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| sicilianchameleon: OK, so while I was watching this game, I did not understand why Rapport went with 25...Bd7. Why not 25...Qd7? I'm having a hard time figuring out what white does for its 26th move in that case. Seriously, why not the queen to d7, what am I missing here? White's h-pawn ... |
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Aug-26-19 Sinquefield Cup (2019)
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| sicilianchameleon: ...and Nepo is #4 in the Live ratings after the win vs. So. |
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