Garry Kasparov Returns to chess in the GCT Rapid/ Blitz

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Watching Nakamura playing with a captured pawn like a poker fiche is so annoying. Don't understand why they allow that.
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Henk wrote:Watching Nakamura playing with a captured pawn like a poker fiche is so annoying. Don't understand why they allow that.
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Really annoying ! :evil:
Like players shaking their foot under the tables and shake everything around ! :evil:
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Underpromotion to knight was possible in Kasparov's game ->

Stockfish / Komodo think it's winning, but i'm sure humans have difficulties converting this.

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