Jan-31-13 Yusupov vs V Kovacevic, 1983 
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DLev: On the attempt to trap the queen with 37. R(1)d3 can't black simply retreat 37 ... Qb6 and protect the d8 square preparing to answer 38. Nf6+ with Kh8.?
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| | Jan-30-13 Dao Thien Hai vs F Jenni, 1998
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DLev: I would like to thank the regular posters for providing entertainment and instruction on my lunch breaks. How large is white's edge if black keeps the c file closed with 27 ... Nf6 for example?
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| | Nov-04-10 T Hillarp Persson vs F Peralta, 2010
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DLev: It took me ten tries before I beat the EGT. Going up a Queen for Rook and two pawns was a blind alley. The line I won with (finally and without computer assistance) begins 19. a4 Qxa4; 20.Ra1 Qb5; 21.Ra5 Qe2 22.Rxd7 R(f)d8; 23.Qd2 [23.Bf1 Qxf1+; 24.Kxf1 looks nice but really wasn't ...
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| | Jun-23-10 Ponomariov vs Wang Yue, 2010
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DLev: 37. a4? throws away the win. If Ponomariov plays 37 Qxa7 he will be up two passed pawns and his queen is still reasonably positioned for defense in the event of 37 ... Nd3 and 38 ... Nf4+. On move 34 Ponomariov could have grabbed the h pawn and also had a 2 pawn advantage with a ...
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| | May-18-10 Stripunsky vs Yermolinsky, 2010
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DLev: Yermolinsky had something like 12 seconds left on his clock in the final position with 8 moves to make before time control, which I assume is why he agreed a draw in an objectively winning position.
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| | Jan-15-10 YouRang chessforum
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DLev: Round 1.
Karjakin - Anand 0-1
Dominquez - Kramnik 1/2
Leko - Shirov 1/2
Caruana - Ivanchuk 1/2
Tiviakov - Carlsen 0-1
Smeets - Nakamura 0-1
van Wely - Short 1/2
Round 2.
Anand - Short 1-0
Nakamura - Van Wely 1/2
Carlsen - Smeets 1-0
Ivanchuk - Tiviakov 1/2
Shirov
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| | Jul-12-09 J Bonin vs Garcia Alv, 1991
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DLev: 19 ... Qa5 looks like an error in the score. Qb6 makes much more sense.
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| | Jun-22-09 Bogoljubov vs M Monticelli, 1930
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DLev: Phony Benoni makes a better pun than the game title.
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| | Jun-01-09 Spassky vs Fischer, 1992
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DLev: The game title is not a pun, and it refers to the entire match, not just this specific game. It does not deserve such a high score in the pun contest.
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| | May-29-09 A Bykhovsky vs D Oltean, 1990
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DLev: After 24 ... c4, what is black's best defense to 25. Bxg7? The best outcome I could find (based on 25 ... Ne8, 26 Bxf8) leaves black down an exchange and pawns with an exposed King. 25 ... Kxg7 looks like mate after Rg3+ and Qg5. Black cannot allow Bxf6, so a Night move seems ...
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