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PlunkiePlunk8 karma

Here's a tough one. In the past, sometimes your tweets have rubbed some people the wrong way, e.g. after the Olympiad, "A sad fact of team competitions, you're only as strong as your teammates." (I'm paraphrasing.) How do those statements affect your relationship with colleagues and other players?

PlunkiePlunk3 karma

How much of a psychological battle is going on when you're approaching the end of your opening preparation, do you and your opponent both try to demonstrate that you're still within your home prep, and the first one to blink (think for a while, indicating out of home prep) is seen as having a psychological disadvantage at that moment?

PlunkiePlunk1 karma

Here's the top GM (and I definitely mean top GM) I heard it from.

PlunkiePlunk1 karma

I heard from a top GM that Morozevich has some mental issues, is that your opinion as well?

PlunkiePlunk1 karma

Which engine(s) do you use? Houdini? How much do you trust the engine's assessment when doing home opening prep, do you think "Ok this position is fine according to Houdini, I can stop here and figure it out over the board"?