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Top 10 excuses for losing in blitz

Top 10 excuses for losing in blitz

FM MAGAExtremist
| Jan 3, 2015

Nothing takes the sting out of defeat like a well-thought-out excuse. So next time you study chess, make sure your preparation includes a wide assortment of convincing excuses, planned out well in advance for every possible contingency and opponen...

Carlsen v. Anand (part 2)

Carlsen v. Anand (part 2)

FM MAGAExtremist
| Aug 19, 2014

CARLSEN: "You again?"ANAND: "Yes. I am a book of a thousand pages and you have seen but one."CARLSEN: "Well, those pages must all be blank."ANAND: "Funny.  I'll let you in on a secret: you're not Kasparov."    CARLSEN: "Stop your jaw flappin' and...

Carlsen v Anand trash-talk guide

Carlsen v Anand trash-talk guide

FM MAGAExtremist
| Nov 8, 2013

CARLSEN:"You're nothing but orange juice to me, old man.Do you want my autograph now or later?"ANAND"You know, some day you will make a good wife."CARLSEN:"You're not a has-been. You never were.You are so old, your birth-certificate expired."ANAND...

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