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Thomas, February 9, 2010, 6:28 pm: "@Arne: Something even more provocative was successful (once) against the very..."
Castro, February 9, 2010, 5:40 pm: "Provocative? I don’t like that notion a bit, in this context. It’s..."
Arne Moll, February 9, 2010, 5:07 pm: "And also look how Chernyshov played against Motylev… is this..."
ceann, February 9, 2010, 4:56 pm: "INCREDIBLE! I have never heard of Chernyshov until now. It just shows the wealth..."
kfan, February 9, 2010, 3:47 pm: "And of course both Vescovi and Krylov are very strong GMs. The material imbalances..."
Meppie, February 9, 2010, 3:40 pm: "Is it possible to write something about the winner? He’s unknown to me."
kfan, February 9, 2010, 3:38 pm: "I encourge everyone to take a look at Game 19 (Vescovi vs Krylov) in the games..."

Chess and poker

The transition from chess to poker is usually a smooth one and in fact many chess players have successfully taken on poker and ended up as professional players. If you are interested in poker you could visit poker guide Poker Listings.com. You might want to check out their poker odds calculator to learn the odds and percentages of poker.


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There’s a picture of Mikhail Tal that has always seemed to me the ultimate chess player’s pose: Tal’s... 

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Recent reviews

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Here’s a confession: I’ve had Viktor Moskalenko’s latest book Revolutionize Your Chess... 

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No matter how much criticism Vladimir Nabokov’s posthumously published The Orginal of Laura recently... 

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