I noticed the same thing, DrTom! It's even pleasant to listen to him now.

what pray tell is kissing the queen?

Yes, Radja changed "Ok" to "I mean". It's a step forward i guess...

is it just me, or has the video buffering speed been a bit slow during the whole amber? Or maybe it was always like this? Anyway, it would be nice with a slightly faster video service.

To my knowledge the buffering only speed depends on the internet connection and browser speed - the hosting provider of the videos (blip) hasn't changed anything.

I noticed that the buffering speed was a bit slow too. And my internet conection is not slow.

Anyone else noticed how much Radjabov has changed lately ? At least on the videos : he speaks much more calmly, he doesn't say "ok" all the time anymore, his english has improved a lot, etc.
I don't want to sound preposterous, it's just that he seems so much more "adult" lately, calm and mature...

What do you think of the Amber Super-Tournament having a 3rd tournament decidated to Ivanchuk's brainchild, the variant 'Kissing the Queen'? It would make for greater interest among spectators and the added sponsorship that will result may increase the prizefund.

Chessbase's April Fool's joke. Funny to see that these things just keep hitting their target.

I really like the fighting-pose Radjabov pic, seeing that look on his face I would have resigned on move 2! :)

where is anand? was he playing? or is he very camera shy?

Peter, will you please answer my questions on the Wesley So article?