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Henri Grob vs Reuben Fine
Ostend (Belgium) 1937  ·  Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Variation (C50)  ·  1-0
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-04-07
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  Richard Taylor: Interesting ending.
Mar-03-08
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  whiteshark: <Richard Taylor: Interesting ending.> Why do you call it 'interesting' ?
Mar-04-08
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  keypusher: Here's another one with a plethora of rooks and a paucity of pawns:

Tartakower vs Denker, 1945

Mar-12-08
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  whiteshark: <keypusher> Here's another RR+fP vs RR, but here the black K is in front of the f-P; hence draw. Leko vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005
May-29-08
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  whiteshark: Position after <37.Rf5!> ('!' is given by Fine as it is liberating the other Rook.)


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Instead of 37...Rxb2 the move <37...f6> offered a more persistent defence. It comparison it would have limited white's rook activity notably better.

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