Dec-03-08 Hikaru Nakamura 
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| the bad bishop: <<For forever i have been saying that americans are usually underated and under-appreciated> completely agree.> The significant exception is one Robert Fischer - who no one could suggest is either under rated or under appreciated - if this website is any guide. |
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Aug-16-08 G Kuzmin vs D Gurevich, 1992
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| the bad bishop: Bit tough for a Saturday.
I got it up to move 8 (I felt it would be a Sozin Sicilian) but lost my way after that. |
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Aug-11-08 I Kan vs A Bannik, 1952
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| the bad bishop: <dzechiel>
I am one up on you for the week. I will savour that! I expect to be (at least) 3 down by the end of the week. I enjoy your analysis.
Cheers |
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May-28-08 Robert James Fischer
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| the bad bishop: Very few, outside of some regular contributors to this page, seriously argue that Fischer matches or betters Kasparov. One broad attempt at objectivity on the issue of "who is the greatest" could be achieved by conducting a poll based on two questions: 1. Who is your ... |
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Apr-17-08 Nigel Short
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| the bad bishop: <Nigel>
English is probably not his first language (hopefully). It was an interesting question though. As I understand it, beyond the opening phase pattern recognition is as important as calculating ability. Also, whilst intellect may be part of what makes a good ... |
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Mar-07-08 Kibitzer's Café
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| the bad bishop: <HeMateMe>
A proposition that Anand is drawing with Carlsen now because of his potential improvement in the future would seem to be completely illogical. It would also lead to a necessary implication that Anand from now on will simply seek draws with Carlsen - he ... |
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Mar-06-08 Mehrshad Sharif
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| the bad bishop: I think, therefore I am. |
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Feb-01-08 Zong-Yuan Zhao
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| the bad bishop: Amazing result. Congratulations!!!
Below is an excerpt from the report on abc news online: <Not only is the 21-year-old student the youngest player to ever become a Grand Master <read Australian>, but he achieved this feat in just seven weeks, when the process ... |
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Jan-30-08 Vladimir Kramnik
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| the bad bishop: <If we assume that those numbers are right (which I'm willing to do, by the way), then 2798.6 is definitely a higher number than 2799.2.> Maybe I need to go back to school - a lot must have changed since I was there. |
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Jan-03-08 Garry Kasparov
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| the bad bishop: <Jim Bartle> The Australian PM's support of Bush was a factor in his (and his party's) defeat, no doubt, but there were many factors at play - most of them unrelated to Australia's cosy relationship with the US. Key issues included:
1. the environment (Australia had ... |
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