Apr-02-13 World Championship Candidates (2013) 
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Nostrils: The object of the exercise is to find the right challenger for the title. Objectively I think the tournament achieved that. So my comment is; you can knock it, but it worked.
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| | Jul-19-12 Ponomariov vs M Bartel, 2012
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Nostrils: Had a quick look at Mateusz's repertoire on CG. Mainly he plays the open defence with excellent results. Looks like Ruslan has avoided this.
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| | Jun-22-12 Romanishin vs Marjanovic, 1972
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Nostrils: 40 h4+ also works
40 ... Kg4 41 Qd4+ Kf5 42 Qf4#
40 ... Kf5 41 Qd8+ Kg4/e5 42 Qf4#
40 ... Rxh4 41 Qxh4 Kf5 42 Qf4#
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| | May-23-12 J Nogueiras vs M Gongora, 2001
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Nostrils: I wonder at what point is black actually lost?
Clearly, from what follows, taking the a2 pawn is suicidal, but the pawn was taken voluntarily. Does black have some other choice?
Is it the case that in the puzzle position with black to play it is a draw?
If so could black have ...
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| | Apr-07-12 N Davies vs R J Dive, 1994
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Nostrils: Just to illucidate on <Tired Tim> Wrexham is in Wales.
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| | Mar-15-12 W Reichenbach vs H Pfleger, 1960
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Nostrils: Sweet how the threat of advancing a pawn revealing check and attacking the queen has been reversed.
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| | Feb-15-12 M Bartel vs Caruana, 2012
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Nostrils: 14 ... kf8 ?
Everything follows from that.
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| | Jan-31-12 N Speijer vs Couvee, 1955
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Nostrils: This game appears on a puzzle page elsewhere listed as
Speyer-Couvee, Amsterdam, 1902
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| | Dec-29-11 Balanel vs A Pytlakowski, 1951
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Nostrils: <M.Hassan:
I was thinking that if White had made a different move on 23 instead of moving his King, there was no loss: 23.Qa2 Bxg2
24.Bxg2 Rg6
25.f4
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I was thinking the same but perhaps:
23. Qa2 Rg6
24. Bxe4 Bxg2
25. f4 Bxe4
26. fxg5 Rxg5+
27. Kf2
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| | Nov-07-10 M Socko vs M Dziuba, 2008
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Nostrils: 89. g4+ Kg5 90. Qd8+ Kg6 91.gxf5+ Kf7
seems to be blacks best line.
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