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Oscar Panno vs Boris Spassky
"Book 'em, Panno" (game of the day Jun-07-09)
Goteborg m 1955  ·  Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07)  ·  1-0


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Kibitzer's Corner
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Jan-18-05   doctor collins: I'm back...after a long time.
No, I'm not Ruben Felgaer, although I
know him and I played white against him in a school tournament when he was 16 (and he was already IM, I guess). Ruben is still studying with Oscar and he's the best Argentinian Elo today.
Mar-13-05   lopium: I know a Carlos Fornasari from Argentina. He was more an inventor of chess problems than a player. But he played. My uncle is Aldo Haïk, and he have a nice relation with Carlos and Spassky.
Jan-04-06
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  Mateo: I think Spassky went wrong with 16... b4? He should have played the simple 16... Bg6. After 16. e3 b4! (only now) 17. Na2 Nb5!, Black has an equal game.

In the game actually played, 23. Qd2! was sound. If 23... Ne4 24. Qb2 Nd6 25. Ra1 Qc7 26. Rc1, White wins the e5 pawn.

24. Qb2 is not the strongest move. 24. Rb3 b5 (only move to save the Knight) 25. Ne5 wins a pawn.

26. Ra7 is not bad but not the best. 26. Rc1 b5 27. Kh2! (not 27. Rb3 b4) followed by 28. Rb3.

The final combination is beautiful and good.

Jan-04-06   RookFile: Would Spassky play 16.... Bg6 17. e3 b4 18. exd4 bxc3 19. dxe5 and what would be the consequences.
Jan-04-06
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  Mateo: <RookFile: Would Spassky play 16.... Bg6 17. e3 b4 18. exd4 bxc3 19. dxe5 and what would be the consequences.> 19... Nd5 with a fine game for Black (have a look to the two passed pawns, to the nice square for the Black Knight and please note that the Black Bihop to g6 is not so bad now). You has no reason to be afraid about 20. Qb3, since 20... Nb4! 21. Qc3 Nd3 22. Nd3 Bd3 23. Rd1 Bf1! 24. Rd8 Rfd8 is good only for Black.
Aug-28-07   krusheto: Wonderful game! Just look at the black's helpless rooks and queen. A true masterpiece by Panno!
Apr-16-08   mmmsplay10: A pun associated with this game is:
A Panno-rama of attack!
What does that mean?
Jun-07-09
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  chessgames.com: <doctor collins: I am a friend of Panno's and he told me this is his favourite game of his whole chess career> We think that quote says it all for this game, and congratulations to member <tpstar> for today's winning Pun Entry, a pun on the catch-line "Book 'em, Danno" from the famous television series Hawaii Five-O, as well as a reference to being "booked" in the opening. Well done!
Jun-07-09
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  Annie K.: Brilliant - pun & game! :)
Jun-07-09   dbquintillion: Very nice pun indeed.
Jun-07-09
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  WannaBe: I think that is 2 for <tpstar>, the other one (so far) being Mikhail's Navy... =)
Jun-07-09
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  TheaN: 32.Rag7† Kf8 33.Qa3† Rb4 34.Qxb4† Rc5 35.Qxc5† Qd6 36.Qxd6† Ke8 37.Rh8‡ 1-0 would have been funny, as this is the position prior to the mate:


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"Spassky? Seems like someone who doesn't know how to play chess...." :)

Jun-07-09
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  Benzol: Tony (<tpstar>) must have watched a lot of TV in the 60's and 70's.

:)

Jun-07-09
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  technical draw: Good game and pun. Of course it's show your age. hehe..(Your grandfather saw Five-O, your father saw Magnum)
Jun-07-09   randomsac: I finally get the pun thanks to all the kibitzing. The game is nice, especially seeing just how dangerous two rooks on the 7th are.
Jun-07-09
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  keypusher: Nice pun and what a spectacular attack!
Jun-07-09
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  hedgeh0g: Very nice game! 28. Nxe5!! was a brilliant shot.
Jun-07-09   WhiteRook48: I hope it won the Oscar award
Jun-07-09   tivrfoa: omg! the beauty of chess. it would be a great pun <WhiteRook48>
Jun-07-09
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  whatthefat: Hah, very nice <tpstar>!
Jun-07-09
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  tpstar: Da da da daa daaa daaaa (1. Nf3 Nf6), da da da daa daaa (2. g3 c5)

OK, that's not going to work. Too bad "Tiny Bubbles" by Don Ho isn't longer ...

I'm a good guy for a gal (1. Nf3 Nf6), so won't you look my palm over (2. g3 c5)/I've got time for a chat (3. Bg2 Nc6), so won't you tell me my future (4. c4 e5)/I'm gonna break down at fifty (5. Nc3 Be7), and I'm not quite a stallion (6. 0-0 0-0)/I'm a good guy for a gal (7. d3 d6), and I'm mentally slipping (8. Rb1 Rb8)/Oh yeah (9. a3 a6), oh yeah (10. Ne1 Bg4), what's that you see (11. b4 cxb4)/Oh boy (12. axb4 d5), find out what's up with me [last book move]/Oh yeah (13. b5 axb5), oh yeah (14. cxd5 Nd4), what's that you see (15. h3 Bh5)/Tell me more of what's gonna be (16. g4 b4)/If you're friends with P (17. Ne4 Nxe4), well then you're friends with me (18. dxe4)/If you're down with P [18. gxh5?? Nc3 19. Qd2 Nxb1 ], well then you're down with me [18. Bxe4?! Bg6 =]/Friends of P (18 ... Bg6), friends of P (19. Bd2 Nb5), friends of P (20. Bxb4 Bxb4), friends (21. Rxb4 Qa5)/Somebody's fame and fortune [21 ... Nd6 22. f4 f6 23. Nd3 ] is gonna come to me early (22. Nd3 Nc3)/I get two loves in my life (23. Qd2 Rfc8), and I'm dying at ninety [23 ... Nxe4 24. Qb2 Nd6 25. Nxe5 ]/Oh yeah (24. Qb2 f6), oh yeah [24 ... b5!? ], what's that you see (25. Ra1 Qc7)/Oh boy (26. Ra7), find out what's up with me [26. Rc1!? b5 27. Rc2 ]/Oh yeah (26 ... Qd8), oh yeah (27. Rbxb7 Nxe4), what's that you see [27 ... Rxb7!? 28. Qxb7 Qf8 ]/Tell me more of what's gonna be (28. Nxe5!)/If you're friends with P [surprise!], well then you're friends with me (28 ... fxe5)/If you're down with P (29. Bxe4 Bxe4), well then you're down with me [29 ... Rxb7 30. Qxb7 Qf8 31. Bxg6 hxg6 ]/Friends of P (30. Rxg7+ Kh8), friends of P (31. Rxh7+!! Kg8), friends of P [31 ... Bxh7 32. Qxe5+], friends of P (32. Rh8+!! Kxh8)/Friends of (33. Qxe5+) P (1-0) - The Rentals + Fritz 7, "Friends of P"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlq2...

This smashing win by Panno is proof positive that Pancakes are indeed better than Waffles. Moreover, the timing of this GOTD bodes very well for the Detroit Red Wings who just won Game Five-O of the Stanley Cup Finals by the score of ... 5-0. Since today is 6/7, they are destined to win either Game 6 or Game 7 and take the series. You just never know when a little Numerology will come in handy.

<Benzol> As did our judges. ;>D

Jun-08-09
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  kevin86: A great game-and the pun fits both the game...as well as the name
Jun-08-09
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  SirChrislov: From Argentina with Love..

those two hogs (as Nimzowitsch referred to rooks on the 7th rank because they gobble up the pwns like pigs) supported by the Q, deadly!

Jun-11-09   goodevans: The pun seems to have had as many plaudits as the game, which seems to me rather unfair since the game is original and interesting and the pun is really rather dull and obvious (IMHO).
Jul-02-09   estebansponton: vamos el ajedrez argentino, che!!!!
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