May-07-13 J Negro vs Manuelli, 1983 
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Caissas Clown: hominid: Does 32.Qh4 work as well?
Yes - and it is quicker ! If I was playing this position OTB,I would choose the prosaic,but faster and simpler,Qh4 every time. I think a good program would,too - but it's even more important for a human to do so , as there is zero chance of ...
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| | Dec-21-12 J Ye vs N McDonald, 1997
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Caissas Clown: "Phony Benoni: Didn't even try it. If I actually solved a Friday puzzle, it might mean the end of the world."
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Love it !! We MAYAswell not bother:-)
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| | Dec-20-12 I Yagupov vs Kasimdzhanov, 1998
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Caissas Clown: sarayu: How tempting to say third. But did this seem a little easy for a Thursday?
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Yes,either it was easy,or I am getting better. Realism,rather than modesty, makes me go with option (1) :-)
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| | Nov-26-12 E Karahaliou vs M Fragouli, 1997
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Caissas Clown: Even easier than other Mondays , due to the proximity of Her Majesty to the piece for which she gives her life.
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| | Nov-23-12 A Stefanova vs M Sebag, 2012
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Caissas Clown: Well done to ALL the ladies who've made it to the latter stages. The punishing schedule must be extremely taxing . It is a credit to them that they have produced interesting,competitive chess in such a gruelling tournament. Maybe FIDE could eliminate errors in future by ...
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| | Oct-28-12 Ivanchuk vs I Sokolov, 1996
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Caissas Clown: First thing I looked at was exchanging pawns then playing Qxf8 to see if there was any chance of a knight fork. Then , the lame f4 - complete rubbish as supporting the knight this way , would kill the DSB.
Last , I thought Qd2 looks good and would likely have played it - ...
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| | Oct-23-12 C B Van den Berg vs J H Donner, 1963
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Caissas Clown: I was looking for all sorts of fancy moves , none of which did the trick.
It was only when I saw this marked "easy" that I spotted Rxd1 at once.
Wouldn't it be nice to have CG's classification of a position with a forced win , pop up in front of you OTB?
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| | Oct-22-12 J Rowson vs A Ledger, 1995
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Caissas Clown: Indeed it does , Doktorn. I found Rh8+ and the subsequent mates by the Q on h8 or h6 , depending on black's reply.
What psychological factors are at play here ? Well,I missed your Rg6 because my brain is programmed to think "Monday - sacrifice!" Secondly , puzzles featuring ...
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| | Oct-17-12 D Komljenovic vs N Legky, 1995
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Caissas Clown: Similar to yesterday insofar as it was played to mate in a variation where black was more worried about saving his Q than his K. Fairly easy for a Wednesday , which is usually about my limit.
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| | Oct-16-12 S Klimov vs A Gubanov, 1995
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Caissas Clown: "FlashinthePan: <Caissas Clown: Morceau de gāteau> 'Morceau de gāteau' is a literal translation of 'Piece of cake' which doesn't render its original meaning. The correct French equivalent is 'C'est du gāteau.'" Now THAT may also explain why the German bloke looked at me ...
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