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I can't remember the name of it...I will look it up.

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Originally posted by Nordlys
What tournament is that? Sounds rather stupid to start two big tournaments in the Netherlands at the same time...
Corus?
😉

Nigel Mor... I mean Short wins in 38 with The Evans Gambit:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1482107

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Originally posted by tomtom232
I can't remember the name of it...I will look it up.
There is only one. Having three groups.

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
Corus?
😉
Ah, maybe that's it. 😉

Carlsen has 2/2 now, woohoo!

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
Corus?
😉

Nigel Mor... I mean Short wins in 38 with The Evans Gambit:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1482107
Yes thats it!!

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Originally posted by tomtom232
Yes thats it!!
Lol, that's the same as Wijk aan Zee (Wijk aan Zee is the place, Corus Chess is the name of the tournament). http://www.coruschess.com/

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Only draws in the A-group today, but in the B-group, Nigel Short got beaten in 23 moves by a 13 y.o. girl. Ha! Hou Yifan rocks!

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Only draws in the A-group today, but in the B-group, Nigel Short got beaten in 23 moves by a 13 y.o. girl. Ha! Hou Yifan rocks!
As usual western media are bad at putting chinese surname and familyname in the right order.
Yifan is her surname and Hou her family name

Yifan Hou rocks!

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Originally posted by sannevssr
As usual western media are bad at putting chinese surname and familyname in the right order.
Yifan is her surname and Hou her family name

Yifan Hou rocks!
Well, the question is whether you want to use the order that is used in English-speaking countries or the order that is used in her own country. You can argue for both. But in any case she rocks!

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Only draws in the A-group today, but in the B-group, Nigel Short got beaten in 23 moves by a 13 y.o. girl. Ha! Hou Yifan rocks!
He's certainly having an eventful tournament. You should have a look at his drawn game in the first round. Confusing as hell.

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Well, the question is whether you want to use the order that is used in English-speaking countries or the order that is used in her own country. You can argue for both. But in any case she rocks!
Yep, she and her hello kitty backpack rock!!

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Lol, that's the same as Wijk aan Zee (Wijk aan Zee is the place, Corus Chess is the name of the tournament). http://www.coruschess.com/
oh...I do not know about these things...I probably should should though

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magnus carlsen the wonderboy wonder is in the lead at corus 2008 A tourment with three points. after round 4.tommorw they have the day off.

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Originally posted by bonesplitter
magnus carlsen the wonderboy wonder is in the lead at corus 2008 A tourment with three points. after round 4.tommorw they have the day off.
and a young german is leading in the c with a tpr over the 3250

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Originally posted by sannevssr
and a young german is leading in the c with a tpr over the 3250
Class A may have the brains but class C has the Braun 🙂