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Greg to Earth: I'm Not Gonna Make It Easy For You Print E-mail
By Hal Bogner, Match Director   
October 1, 2008
RRrrrrrriiiiipppPPP!!! Hear and watch Greg's second move as he tears loose his knight from g1, and then get to work figuring out your choice from the four moves suggested by the Stevenson team, and VOTE:


"It's your move.  Good luck.  I'm not gonna make it easy for you. And thanks for playing!"

Voting will be open until 2 PM EST/11 AM PST on Thursday.

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Greg Chamitoff vs. Earth (after 2.Nf3)

Click here for diagrams representing your 4 choices for move 2.


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Earth vs. Space Chess Match, 2008-09

Voting on Earth's 41st move closed at 10 PM ET on Wednesday, as scheduled. You can see the voting results here:
 
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The Current Position:
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(after Earth's 41...d3)

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