Dec-04-13 G Weissgerber vs A Van Nuess, 1933 
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Oxspawn: Missed the escape route. Boy could that king run......
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| | Dec-02-13 Salov vs Dreev, 1998
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Oxspawn: I did indeed mis-read it! Black would escape via c7, but would <as Mortuus says> lose the queen on e1 and white would be a rook up. No wonder I lose so many games.
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| | Nov-26-13 Keene vs A Bernfield, 1963
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Oxspawn: Not sure I got all options (Tuesday being deeper than Monday) but I don;t think that black can avoid mate on h8... 42 Nxh6+ Kh8
43 Nf7+ Kg8
44 Qh8++
If
42 Nxh6+ gxh6
43 g7 Qe8 (or elsewhere)
44 Qxh6 followed by mate on h8
If
42 Nxh6+ gxh6
43 g7 Qxf7
44 Qxh6 Qxg7
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| | Nov-25-13 T Leviczky vs A Cseke, 2002
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Oxspawn: <Once> I know that this is not a relationship counselling site and I am usually an admirer of your posts, but could the chess/seduction analogy have made a contribution towards the 'ex' factor?
Can't help feeling one ought to distinguish between war games and love lives.
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| | Nov-18-13 P Dani vs Gyula Mester, 2002
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Oxspawn: So what was wrong with 17. gxh7+?. There must have been some reason not to play it? Can someone explain...
White seems to sleep walk into this ending
26.... Qxa2+
27. KxQ Ra6 ++
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| | Nov-11-13 I Dai vs M Motycakova, 2012
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Oxspawn: I was not sure what day of the week it was until I saw this. Then I knew.
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| | Nov-04-13 K Plater vs Sliwa, 1963
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Oxspawn: Bish, Bash, Schloss.
35. Rxf5 Kxf5
36. Bd7+ K moves
37. Bxc8
It's a fork supper.
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| | Oct-24-13 Rubinstein vs M Hirschbein, 1927
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Oxspawn: I saw the start OK but then ran into the ground wth 23. Nd7+ and 23.Nh6+ and never saw the quieter, infinetely more beautiful Nd6. Even after I saw the game move I still spent half a minute going "well, what;'s wrong with 23..... cxd5 before the penny dropped. No Hirsch-ey bar for ...
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| | Oct-22-13 Smyslov vs N Padevsky, 1963
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Oxspawn: Ah! I too was <lost in space>. The white knight on e5 protects f3 - no one told me the knight could look one way and move the other! Chess is a tricksy game.
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| | Sep-17-13 Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2005
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Oxspawn: Looks like
30 Be4+ Qxe4
31. Qc7++
What am I missing? I don’t even see any variations which usually means I have failed to spot something.
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