Sep-03-19 Sinquefield Cup (2019) 
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| wych: <Sokrates: Hi, <AylerKupp>... It suddenly occurs to me that the reason might be embarrasingly simple: that they don't have a comma in Chinese ortography! :-)> Written Chinese does indeed have a comma. In fact, it has two: a "separating" comma, which is identical in ... |
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Nov-06-18 N Zhukova vs Shiqun Ni, 2018
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| wych: <HeMateMe> Not really an upset, I think. Ni Shiqun is significantly higher rated than Zhukova. |
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Oct-15-18 Batumi Olympiad (2018)
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| wych: <Diademas: <saffuana> OK. https://www.haaretz.com/1.4991201 > I don't think that's a good example of what <saffuana> was asking for. What Halle Berry apparently said was merely "Here's where I look like my Jewish cousin!". It seems she got flak even for that, but the ... |
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Jan-28-17 Tata Steel Masters (2017)
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| wych: <redwhitechess: A great night / round for Chinese players, who celebrated Chinese New Year today. Wei Yi, Lei Tingjie, Ju Wenjun, Hou Yifan all won against their opponents. Jeffery Xiong also (who must be a chinese guy..) counted in this theme.> Wesley So is ethnically Chinese ... |
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Jan-15-16 Tata Steel Masters (2016)
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| wych: <jphamlore>I suspect that you misunderstood what <MissScarlett> meant by his post. |
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Nov-01-15 Bilbao Masters (2015)
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| wych: <MissScarlett: My advice to the organisers is to invite some white players next year. It's disgraceful; if I could report them for racism, I would, but I can't, so I won't.> What a stupid comment. |
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Sep-17-15 World Cup (2015)
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| wych: <MissScarlett: And the result of this 'friendly' blitz march was leaked to the effect that Carlsen won at a canter by a score of - what was it? - 35-18. Simply infuriating.> As it was a 40 game match, how can the score have been 35-18? |
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Jul-16-15 China - Russia (2015)
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| wych: Wang Chen would only be in China's E team. |
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Jun-08-15 Chinese Championship (2015)
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| wych: <ex0duz: Wang Yue was also China's first 2700+ player, and he almost made it to top 10 i think with something like 2750~.> Wang Yue actually did make it to the top 10 for a few months about 5 years ago. His highest official ranking was 8th (& his highest Elo rating was 2756). ... |
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May-21-15 Wei Yi
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| wych: <Penguincw: Looking at live ratings, Wei Yi is now rated above MVL (2725.8 vs. 2723.3).> As of this moment Wei Yi's live rating is in fact 2728.8, (according to Live Chess Ratings at 2700chess.com at any rate). |
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