May-26-23 Hans Niemann
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| EvanTheTerrible: Finished 6th (tied for 2nd on points, 6th on tiebreak) at the Sharjah Masters. Likely to play the Dubai Open starting in a couple days, I imagine. |
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May-13-23 Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005 
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| EvanTheTerrible: 17 years after failing to stop the young Carlsen, Ostmoe succeeds in stopping the world champion Carlsen. |
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May-09-23 Baku Open (2023)
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| EvanTheTerrible: There are even more we've never heard of. The entire pool of Indian players are underrated, so when they finally get to play internationally they overperform to an extreme degree. |
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May-03-23 Magnus Carlsen
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| EvanTheTerrible: Has Magnus ever finished last in a tournament? |
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May-01-23 Niemann vs Makhnev, 2023
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| EvanTheTerrible: I don't know if it's because he's playing against weaker opposition or what, but he wins more losing positions than just about anyone. |
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Apr-30-23 Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren, 2023
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| EvanTheTerrible: The rapid seemed to be of higher quality than the classical. Maybe the time pressure forces them to overcome their nerves. |
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Apr-26-23 Nepomniachtchi - Ding World Championship Match (2023)
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| EvanTheTerrible: Hans is just down the road. Maybe he should play the rest of the match for these guys. |
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Apr-12-23 Kenneth Rogoff
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| EvanTheTerrible: I have no idea how people like diceman can survive in the world. Do people just tune him out when he attempts to speak? |
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Apr-12-23 Giri vs D Howell, 2010
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| EvanTheTerrible: Howell brought this up during coverage of game 3 of the 2023 World Chess Championship as an example of why in some cases it's better to know nothing about an opening than something. Howell says he blitzed out the first ~20 moves, but the line he followed was exactly what his |
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Apr-10-23 Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi, 2023
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| EvanTheTerrible: Ding needs to play Bf4 as soon as possible. He needs the extra defender. |
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