30-04-2016, 08:29 AM
I expect most chess fans spotted this but in case you missed it
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A quite remarkable event with Kasparov playing blitz with 3 top 10 players including the current world numbers 2 & 3. This was not demonstation chess, it is Kasporov of old fighting to win against today's top players - something I thought we would never see. Brilliant.
If you haven't seen it, scroll to the bottom of article at link above, click watch again, maximise the window, shut the door, don't answer the phone and enjoy half a day of the best chess entertainment you are ever likely to see.
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A quite remarkable event with Kasparov playing blitz with 3 top 10 players including the current world numbers 2 & 3. This was not demonstation chess, it is Kasporov of old fighting to win against today's top players - something I thought we would never see. Brilliant.
If you haven't seen it, scroll to the bottom of article at link above, click watch again, maximise the window, shut the door, don't answer the phone and enjoy half a day of the best chess entertainment you are ever likely to see.