| Jan-09-03 | | tayer: 15. ... Nc2! was nice. If 16. Qxc2 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 (Kh1/f1 Bxe1 18. Rxe1 d4) Ng4+ 18. Kf3 (Kf1 Qe3+ threatening 19. ... Nh3#/Qf2#) Qe3+ 19. Kxg4 Rc4+ 20. Nxc4 Bc8+ 21. Qf5 (Kh4/h5 Qh6#) Bxf5+ 22. Kxf5 g6+ 23. Kf6 (Kg4 f5+ 24. Kh4 Qh6#) Qe6+ 24. Kg5 Qf5+ 25. Kh6 Qh5# |
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| Dec-06-03 | | Resignation Trap: An especially pleasing game by Smyslov.
Uhlmann decided to lose an exchange, instead of letting Smyslov win with a combination involving the scarifice of both Knights, a Rook, and a Bishop. |
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| Jan-31-04 | | Helloween: 15...Nc2 is one of my favorite moves of all time. Smyslov is simply moving his pieces into his opponent's position and plucking out whatever material he wants at a whim. There is nothing that can be done about it. |
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Sep-25-05
 | | wwall: 13.a3 Nd4 14.Re1 looks OK.
Perhaps 14.Nxc5 Nxe2+ 15.Kh1 bxc5 16.Re1.
17.Bxa1 Rfd8 18.Bf3 Ba3 19.Nb1 Rc1
18.Re1 Bxf2+ 19.Kxf2 Ng4+ 20.Kg1 Qe3+ 21.Kh1 Nf2+ 22.Kg1 Nh3+ 23.Kh1 Qg1+ 24.Rxg1 Nf2 smothered mate. After 18...Ba3, can White offer some resistance with 19.Re1 Bxb2 20.Qxb2 Qc5 21.Nd1? |
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Apr-21-07
 | | fm avari viraf: Smyslov is a Master of tactics & here he demonstrates his lovely idea to outplay Uhlmann before the real battle could begin. |
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| Oct-21-07 | | ToTheDeath: Smyslov's 15... Nc2!! reminds me of the finish to the famous game Byrne-Fischer, only here the combination begins at c2, not f2! |
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| Jan-31-09 | | Absentee: A fantastic game. |
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| Nov-12-09 | | seagull1756: incredible sacrifice, taking the knight can lead to 16. Qxc2 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Ng4+ 18. Kf3 Qf6+ 19. Kxg4 Rc4+ 20. bxc4
Bc8+ 21. Qf5 Qxf5+ 22. Kh4 Qg4# |
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| Apr-05-11 | | PSC: I annotated the game for those interested: http://patzerseescheck.blogspot.com... |
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| Jan-31-12 | | kiiuglik: at first i thought smyslov decided to win back to piece by Bb4 followed by d4.. lol.. now i realize how simple minded am i |
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| Feb-01-12 | | waustad: What amazes me is that there was an Alekhin Memorial tournament in Moscow in 1956. I know Stalin was dead but it still seems a bit of a hard core time to be rehabilitating a white Russian. Of course times were changing everywhere and Khrushchev was a lot more humane than his predecessor. |
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| Jul-24-14 | | jerseybob: <waustad> :<rehabilitating a white Russian> That term has more than one meaning; what exactly is yours, concerning Alekhine? |
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| Jul-24-14 | | Monocle: <jerseybob> I think it's more likely that Alekhine was an Anti-Bolshevik, than a cocktail. |
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| Jul-24-14 | | jerseybob: Monocle: That's one meaning, the one I suspect waustad meant. There's also an ethnic, racial sense to the term too. Since Alekhine was born in Moscow, I don't think that applies. |
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| Nov-15-15 | | ndg2: One of the best mate combinations never played? |
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