Mar-13-13 J H Sarratt vs NN, 1818 
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Aniara: I always thought that 'Que sera sera' was French, but I just now learned from Wikipedia that this sentence is not grammatically correct in any language! 'Most Romance languages are like English in using a single word for the interrogative what (as in the question "What will it be?"):
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| | Jan-06-13 Pillsbury vs Winawer, 1896
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Aniara: The film is really quite charming, with a peculiar mix of laughter and darkness. It was Shirley MacLaine's first.
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| | Dec-05-12 McShane vs Aronian, 2012
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Aniara: Seriously, what is wrong with 67.  c8+? What am I missing?
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| | Dec-03-12 T Binham vs P Horn, 1998
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Aniara: After 23. ... hxg6 24. xf7+  xf7 white has 25.  g7+.
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| | Aug-14-12 J Finnegan vs R P Allen, 1948
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Aniara: Ah, I see now that <Octal> pointed that out already!
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| | Sep-27-11 J Jorczik vs Hector, 2008
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Aniara: Would 14. f4 be crazy?
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| | Sep-23-11 Navara vs McShane, 2004
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Aniara: <How bad is 28.  xh2?> Very bad, I think. After 28. ... h4 29.  e2
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| | Sep-14-11 Zsofia Polgar vs H Westerinen, 1988
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Aniara: At the time, someone called Westerinen's opening "The Male Chauvinist Defence."
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| | Sep-13-11 Krantz vs J Sellberg, 1974
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Aniara: If black had played 23. ... xe4, there is a nice mate after 24. xc7 e7 25.
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| | Mar-29-11 Kasparov vs Nunn, 1986
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Aniara: <hstevens129> 19. Qc4+ looks pretty decisive: at a minimum, it wins the bishop (if black plays 19. ... Be6, which is probably the best move since all other moves lose the queen or lead to mate).
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