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| Jan-17-21 | | tonsillolith: This is the pinnacle of chess, and one of the greatest games ever played. It just proves that even though Carlsen has the title and a large plus score against So, Wesley will always be the better player. |
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Jan-17-21
 | | HeMateMe: by beating a guy 15 years past his prime, in a blitz game? |
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| Mar-28-21 | | Gaito: A massacre! |
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Jul-10-21
 | | FSR: <Sally Simpson: . . . I only have four left to get and I've done every one in the book: '100 Opening Chess Traps to Play Before You Die.'> Uh oh. I'm surprised you're still will us almost five years later. Better hold off on getting at least one of them. |
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Jul-10-21
| | FSR: Over five years later, and what Kavalek called the "Immortal Chess Blitz Game," https://www.huffpost.com/entry/immo... still hasn't been GOTD. But at least we've gotten <A Pin, But Not a Safety Pin> a million times. |
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| Oct-12-22 | | nalinw: Hope you are happy FSR ..... Kasparov poked the bear and got what he deserved ... great game |
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Oct-12-22
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: The Rossolimo Variation (4...Bg4) doesn't seem to fare too badly in the database--oddly, the super-quiet 5.Be2 constitutes the only reply that causes serious trouble. |
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| Oct-12-22 | | Amarande: I must be missing something.
I'm only seeing 25 ... Qxe7 26 Qxc8+ Kf7 27 Qxc6, and while that's definitely resignable for Black (seeing that he is a piece down, on top of which Rd7 is threatened and it doesn't seem avoidable without having to exchange queens, e.g. 27 ... Kg8 28 Qe8+), I'm getting the feeling like there's supposed to be something more flashy here to be called an "Immortal." Or is that really all there is? |
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Oct-12-22
| | FSR: About time this was made GOTD. All kinds of dross was made GOTD before this was. |
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| Oct-12-22 | | Brenin: <Amaranda>: I don't think you're missing anything. After 25 ... Qxe7 26 Qxc8+ Kf7 27 Qxc6, all more or less forced, Black has to play 27 ... Rd8 to prievet the lethal 28 Rd7, and then 28 Rxd8 Qxd8 gives White the choice o forcing an exchange Qs with 29 Qd5+ or piking up the b-pawn with 29 Qc4+. Either way Black has no compensation for the oiece, and can resign. |
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| Oct-12-22 | | Chessius the Messius: ]25.... Qxe7 26. Qxc8+ Kf7 27. Bb3+ Qe6 28. Qxe6+ Kf8 29. Qf7# |
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Oct-12-22
 | | offramp: Hey, <Gambit86>! Didn't you get the memo? There is a total embargo on clichéd use of "immortal". |
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| Oct-12-22 | | sfm: <There is a total embargo on clichéd use of "immortal".>
Long added to the list.
Like puns in the family of "So fine" or "Miles to go" which literally can sink me into depression, before paying a fortune to a shrink get me out of suicidal thoughts.However, hopeful rewrites - like e.g. "Immorphytal" - could possibly be allowed, if used with care. But pun writers seem to prefer the well-established basics, and do not read embargo lists.
So, if I am one day no longer posting you will know why... |
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| Oct-12-22 | | Shamot: <sfm>: <There is a total embargo on clichéd use of "immortal".> <Long added to the list. Like puns in the family of "So fine" or "Miles to go" which literally can sink me into depression, before paying a fortune to a shrink get me out of suicidal thoughts. However, hopeful rewrites - like e.g. "Immorphytal" - could possibly be allowed, if used with care.
But pun writers seem to prefer the well-established basics, and do not read embargo lists. So, if I am one day no longer posting you will know why...> Hahahahah!
Talk about killer puns! |
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Oct-13-22
 | | dheilke: <Brenin>: <Amaranda>: 25.... Qxe7 26. Qxc8+ Kf7 27. Bb3+‼
27. .... Qe6 28. Qxe6+ Kf8 29. Qf7#
Call the ambulance... |
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| Oct-31-22 | | Amarande: Ahhhh. The good old "when you find a good move, make sure you didn't miss a better one" adage once again, then :) |
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| Jan-02-25 | | mel gibson: I chose the first ply after about 30 seconds.
Stockfish 17 says:
22. Rxc6
(22. Rxc6 (1.Rxc6 Qxc6 2.Rc1 Qxa4 3.Qxa4+ Kf8 4.Qb3 Nd6 5.Qe6 Rc8 6.Qxd6 Rxc1+ 7.Bxc1 a5 8.Nxe5 Bxe5 9.Qxe5 Rh7
10.Bb2 g5 11.Qd6 a4 12.Qb8+ Kf7 13.Qxb4 g4 14.hxg4 a3 ) +9.39/45 603 score for White +9.39 depth 45. |
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| Jan-02-25 | | Mayankk: Happy new year folks! Wish you a puzzle-filled 2025 :) Glad to have solved the first one in 2025 in its entirety. 22 Rxc6 Nxc6 23 Qe6+ Ne7 is a standard Rook sacrifice you know is correct intuitively. It keeps the strong White Bishop on a4 - e8 diagonal, his gun pointed at the Black King. It also allows the White Queen to penetrate deep inside Black real estate. The next move took a while to find and was the icing on the cake. After trying out a few unsuccessful ideas, the strength of 24 Bc5 stood out. It threatens 25 Bxc6+ Qxc6 27 Qxe7#. And defensive tries like 24 ... Rc8 ( 25 Bxe7 Qxe7 26 Qxc8+), 24 ... Bf8 25 Bxe7 Qxe7 26 Qxc6+ Kf7 27 Rd7) etc fail miserably. |
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Jan-02-25
 | | takebackok: Back on track Thursday, black completely cooked moves play themselves right to the end. |
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Jan-02-25
 | | Check It Out: <Mayankk> said everything i was going to say only better. Happy new year! |
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Jan-02-25
 | | Teyss: <Check It Out> said everything i was going to say only better. Happy new year! |
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| Jan-02-25 | | whiteshark: The position collapsed like the <Twin Towers>. |
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Jan-02-25
 | | chrisowen: I ms its ha its wop bud its kev its q frilly its Rxc6 its abled its axled its abbot v its lab its aha its ra its io Rxc6 its ear; |
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| Jan-02-25 | | King.Arthur.Brazil: The king didn't see a clearly winning line. The best I could try is: 22. Rxc6 Nxc6 23. Qe6+ Ne7 24. Rd6 Rc8 25. Bc5 (where a combo in c6, will led to Qxe7# in case of BQ capture on c6, in the final exchange. But, I believe that KASPAROV certainly had prepared some unexpected reply. Surely 24. Bc5! was best because of 25.Bxe7, which didn't occurred me before saw the game. Maybe, a half point? |
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Jan-02-25
 | | al wazir: Sacking the exchange a move earlier would have worked just as well: 21. Rxc6 Nxc6 22. Qe6+ Ne7 23. Nxe5 Rf8 (23...Rxb5 24. Qf7#) 24. Bxc6+. |
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sac: 22.Rxc6