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Did Kasparov and Karpov reconcile?
Did Kasparov and Karpov reconcile? In “On My Great Predecessors” Vol. V, Kasparov refers to Karpov very familiarly, as "Anatoly" or even "Tolya." He refers to Korchnoi (a much ...
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Why Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is so popular in the chess world? [closed]
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has just been re-elected as the next FIDE president again. He's so far beaten two World Chess Champions in the elections - Karpov and Kasparov, both by some absolutely big margins.
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What motivated Kasparov's comments on the Anand-Gelfand match?
I was watching an interview with Kasparov which occurred before the Anand-Gelfand match was played, and he said:
"Nobody should be offended, it is just a fact, but it's the first time in a long ...
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Deep Blue vs Kasparov - Aftermath
Evaluating 200M positions per second and having a search tree of 20+ moves might not be enough to beat a World Champion if a computer searches in the wrong direction or if it's evaluating positions a ...
