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    The Nepo Shuffle -- The 2021 World Chess Championship

    Spot on. The adage that "your greatest strength is also your greatest weakness" holds true here. Fabi is a calculating machine, and but couldn't at the critical moment turn the machine off and play the moves and it cost him dearly. Nepo, by contrast, is an incredibly intuitive player but his...
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    The Nepo Shuffle -- The 2021 World Chess Championship

    Unbelievably tense, creative, and fascinating game between Fabi and Nepo. Its too bad one of them couldn't win it but they both had multiple chances. Time marches on however and the nerves in the 30s aren't what they used to be. A new generation with icewater in the veins is taking over.
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    The Nepo Shuffle -- The 2021 World Chess Championship

    Fabi had a huge edge, stumbled in moves 37-39 and let Nepo back in. Time to change the thread title? The Gukesh Sploogefest?
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    Casas has a left rib fracture. He will be out "a while." (4/23 update)

    Santana on Minnesota
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    The Nepo Shuffle -- The 2021 World Chess Championship

    Game has gotten crazy, Naka with a large advantage according to the computer
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    The Nepo Shuffle -- The 2021 World Chess Championship

    Turns out that FIDE excludes family members from the hall 15 minutes after games start. The father was still upset about shoe gate the day before, and also about the rule (saying that he didnt even know how to set up the board so he couldn't possibly assist Alireza). Every emotional guy, and...
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    The Nepo Shuffle -- The 2021 World Chess Championship

    Major drama (for chess anyway) as the authorities kicked Alireza's father out of the hall shortly after the games started. He gave a rambling interview but it was hard for me to get the gist of what happened
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    4/15 Borel's Million Dalbecs

    Tied up in meetings all day - how does Raffy look?
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    Wave of mutilation: The latest injuries

    Do we know if Raffy had an MRI? Or if there was a particular incident that caused the shoulder problem?
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    4/14 Galileo's Well-Handled Balls. . .

    Has there been reporting if Raffy had an MRI? Do we know if there was a specific play or incident that caused the problem?
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    The Juice Expires (OJ Dead at 76)

    God tackles OJ for a loss
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    2024 Rays: Junior Caminero, come on down!!

    Bradley heading for an MRI for a possible pectoral injury. Seems like this may be a real retrenching year for Rays, with Franco gone, and Springs, McClanhan and Rasmussen on the shelf.
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    Macksonville: Mac Traded to Jaguars

    The "physical" is actually a psychological examination of the Jags brass, to make sure they are competent to make this deal.
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    2024 MLB Spring Training News & Notes

    Too soon
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    What if you could change one thing - Red Sox edition

    Tony C
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    Nick Pivetta - Bad, Average, or Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good?

    Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris and Lance Brozdowski are all fairly high on him given the arsenal changes last year
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    2024 MLB Spring Training News & Notes

    Dodgers hanging an eight spot on the Padres already:rolleyes:
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    Sox trade John Schreiber to KC for minor league right-hander David Sandlin

    That's properly understood as an indictment of the Royals' bullpen, which is well below average, than a glowing endorsement of Schreiber.
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    Sox trade John Schreiber to KC for minor league right-hander David Sandlin

    To your point Top of mind Synergy
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    MLB suspends Trevor Bauer for 2 years with no pay

    K. Bryant says hi
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