TF Chess Club 2, WCC 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021 and 2023

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Dear old Peter Svidler calling 38....Ra1 out immediately after Karjakin played 38. Rxc7 is glorious in game 3 of the tie-breaks. Start at 3h48m:

Svidler seeing and "whoaing" the queen sac just after 5h and watching Carlsen do it on the board to win is immense:

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Quite a fascinating video. Look at Morphy, as per, and Capablanca, Bobby Fischer, Kasparov and onto Magnus:

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Just watched Jerry summarising this game from 1834. :shock: Look at the pawns. Three pawns worth 3 points v queen and rook (15pts) and they destroy it. Marvellous:

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I just discovered this bit of the forum. Love chess!

Carlos, we used to play a bit on chess.com when I was here years ago. We had some good games.

Does anyone play 1 min bullet or 3 min blitz and fancy some games? I am on chess.com most days.

Cheers.

Jock.

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Jock Bauer wrote:I just discovered this bit of the forum. Love chess!

Carlos, we used to play a bit on chess.com when I was here years ago. We had some good games.

Does anyone play 1 min bullet or 3 min blitz and fancy some games? I am on chess.com most days.

Cheers.

Jock.

Hi Jock. 8) Yeah, I remember and always good to see chess fans. Not checked chess.com but we should be firends there then. Like bullet and blitz games, 1 minute bullet is carnage. Avaialbility depends but should be about today teatim/evening and Monday evening at least. Then usually late nights/early hours. Reply here and will send you a PM later when about.
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Cor. Jock whooped me to zero at five minutes chess. Not good, not good at all. :( He was the better player, smart of moves and quick. myself less smart moves and not quick. Had a few with winning positions but not able to complete and no excuses, err was rusty. ;)

A challenge which is always good. Jock, ye bastard. And would be confident on 10mins.

I know there are a few players here, so maybe give Jock a game.
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Yeah, I am fried_fox_rocks on chess.com

Always available for 5 mins/3mins or my fave, 1 min.

Cracking games with Carlos - he's good and I was very lucky in alot of games.

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You're too kind, Jock. ;) After next weekend will be good to go again. 8)
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Ok dude, in yer own time. u know where I am innit.

I will be polishing my Sicilian in the meantime...

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Yo chess fans,

Norway Chess starts today. Probably the strongest chess tourney ever with an average rating of 2800 and most of the world's top 10 there. Today is the mega exciting blitz round. Check it out (starts at 5:30 today I think)...

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... litz/1/1/1

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Yo chess fans,

May I draw your attention to the rather splendid rapid/blitz Grand Chess Tour currently taking place in Paris. All the big names are there.

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 2017/7/1/1

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Has the forum tournament ever gotten off the ground ?

There was a large chess set where you carry the pieces about in the local Intu shopping centre over the last two weeks. Sadly it has remained untouched. Perhaps reflective of the general level of the population to be found in Watford and probably over Britain in general. More interested in getting phone covers from a stall nearby.
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The tournament never really happened, ove, many keen. I play Kowalski and Jock fairly regularly. Well did until recently but our free hours seldom click now so more difficult. We'll play again soon. PM them if interested as both like a game.

Shame about the board in the Intu. Maybe some games have been played and they reposition the pieces after. There's an Intu here, but don't go in that often and not seen a board. Quite fancy a large garden set myself. :)
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Good games. Jock. Nay the best scenes from either but always fun.
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Carlos J wrote:Good games. Jock. Nay the best scenes from either but always fun.


Yes mate. Always enjoyable. Sorry for talking so much. El vino :)

If u wanna game ove I'm on chess.com handle - fried_fox_rocks

BTW chess fans, be sue to check out the tournament in St.Louis coming up. Kasparov is making a comeback in the blitz section!

http://grandchesstour.org/2017-grand-ch ... tch-live-1

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