| Dec-17-04 |
| tldr3: Qxa3! what a finish! mate follows with the rook |
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| Jan-04-05 |
| aw1988: GROAN. Can it get any worse? |
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Jan-04-05
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| chessgames.com: Note: We were a little late getting the Game-of-the-Day online due to a bug that prevented it from going up at midnight like it was supposed to. |
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| Jan-04-05 |
| aw1988: I meant the pun, not the lateness of the game. :P |
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| Jan-04-05 |
| themindset: what an odd way to enter the french, i dont think they ever intended to enter a theoretical line... |
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Jan-04-05
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| kevin86: I believe the song is :Knocking on Heaven's door". It is in the movie,RUSH-maybe the best undercover narco-cop movie ever! The game is brilliant-I wondered why black left the g file wide open,until i saw both players castle q -side. The mate was great-white's bxa3 swings open the gate for the adverse bishop to support a mate at a1. |
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Jan-04-05
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| acirce: <It's OK, most of us are guilty of that too.> Yep. |
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| Jan-04-05 |
| hintza: < <It's OK, most of us are guilty of that too.> Yep.>
LOL. It will make no sense at all to most people. |
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| Jan-04-05 |
| aw1988: <It's OK, most of us are guilty of that too.> I do not see that kibitz. Was it deleted? |
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| Jan-04-05 |
| DanielBryant: This game is as much defense as offense for Naka, and with a startling finish. |
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Jan-04-05
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| iron maiden: I was even more impressed with 23... Rxg3!, giving up the exchange even though it didn't look like Black had much counterplay. |
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Jan-05-05
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| patzer2: I also liked Nakamura's 23...Rxg3!, using a positional "double attack" combination to exchange the Rook for a piece and two pawns plus the initiative. |
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Jan-05-05
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| patzer2: White's 34. Rxb5?  makes it too easy for Black. After 34. Rb4!? = White has drawing chances. |
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Jan-05-05
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| patzer2: Nakamura's 34...Bxc3! sets up a nice deflection mate finish. |
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Jul-31-05
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| notyetagm: Wow, what a great concluding combination by Nakamura 36 ...  g1+ 37  a2  xa3+!! with either 38 xa3 a1# or 38 bxa3 a1# to follow. |
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| Nov-28-06 |
| TrueFiendish: The finish is very similar to today's puzzle. |
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| Dec-12-06 |
| syracrophy: If you liked 23...xg3!! of this game, you must see 24...xg3!! of the game O Tenner vs Carlos Torre, 1924, where the opening was just the same and the winning technique was delightful! |
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| May-05-07 |
| jdoliner: Wow Nakamura finishes with some excellent form |
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Mar-31-08
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| sallom89: nice finish! |
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| Jun-26-09 |
| WhiteRook48: or 38 0-1 |
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sac: 23...Rxg3
