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Piracy

Piracy

It is high time that I write a blog about piracy as I have had countless discussions with my friends and family regarding this topic and it is definitely worth sharing with the world. The word ‘piracy’ really does not... (Continue reading)

A Lousy Soap Sonnet

15 minutes could have saved me 15% on car insurance, but instead i decided to write this lets c if anyone can c wat i mean here…. With the biting cold wind ravaging through the place I walk... (Continue reading)

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Anand is World Champion Again!

Anand is World Champion Again!

Game 12 and 11 of WCHM, Sofia. Analysis by GM Giri, Courtesy Chessbase ... (Continue reading)

World Juniors 2009 – GM Magesh Chandran’s Diary – Conclusion part 2

World Juniors 2009 - GM Magesh Chandran's Diary - Conclusion part 2

After a good night’s sleep I made sure that all the rooms got at least two wakeup calls the next morning. I went down to have breakfast around 9.30 am and half the team had already finished their breakfast while... (Continue reading)

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World Juniors 2009 – GM Magesh Chandran’s Diary – Conclusion part 1…

World Juniors 2009 - GM Magesh Chandran's Diary - Conclusion part 1...

I was hopping around the spectators area in the tournament hall like a mad frog in total anxiety as Soumya Swaminathan, the only medal aspirant for the Indian team, was finishing her penultimate (12th)round game against the Peruvian WIM Cori... (Continue reading)

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World Junior 2009 – GM Magesh Chandran’s Diary – End of round 10

World Junior 2009 - GM Magesh Chandran's Diary - End of round 10

If you are a parent with two kids and one of them is going through tremendous success while the other is just downright depressed? What do you do? Very delicate aint it? I guess only a parent will be able... (Continue reading)

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World Junior 2009 – GM Magesh Chandran’s Diary – End of Round 5

World Junior 2009 - GM Magesh Chandran's Diary - End of Round 5

When a Roger Federer set foot onto the pale green grass in the Wimbledon this year, nothing less than the championship was expected from him. When a Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar walks into the cricket ground with his cricket bat nothing... (Continue reading)

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World Junior 2009 – GM Magesh Chandran’s Diary

World Junior 2009 - GM Magesh Chandran's Diary

It was 2 pm in the afternoon and as always I was packing my bags in the last minute to catch a flight at 5.30 in the evening. For some reason it has become extremely difficult for me not to... (Continue reading)

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True Love

I have been staying in Barcelona for the last one month with a couple of my good friends. My friends being “strong” believers in God and Religion and me being an Agnost has led us to several interesting spiritual discussions.... (Continue reading)

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A Game of Dodgeball

If you are still reading my title and trying to figure out what i am trying to say, then here is the answer. I am talking about “Death” as it is referred to by a character JD in my favorite... (Continue reading)

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