Nov-18-09 Keres vs Verbac, 1933 
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Peligroso Patzer: <sfm: 3 checks with one single reply on each of them. *** > Given the completely forcing nature of the play, and especially considering that the solution starts with a Queen sac, this seemed more like a Monday-strength puzzle.
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| | Nov-17-09 Tal vs S Mohr, 1990
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Peligroso Patzer: <FSR: "Morh Tal" - shouldn't that be "Mohr Tal"? *** > I noticed the same typo (transposition of the letters "r" and "h" in Mohr's name). BTW, according to the bio at Stefan Mohr , he attained his GM title in 1989, one year before this game was played. If the date of ...
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| | Nov-17-09 Mackenzie vs Steinitz, 1883
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Peligroso Patzer: <cocker: Why did Steinitz walk into a mate in 2 by playing 57...Kh7, when 57...Kg8 is harder for White?> A good question, since the tactics are more involved in the alternative line (and rather more difficult than is typical for a CG Tuesday puzzle, it seems to me). ...
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| | Nov-14-09 Leko vs Carlsen, 2009
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Peligroso Patzer: < SCUBA diver:>, you can re-play the Anand game on the official site: http://tal.russiachess.org/online/i... .
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| | Nov-14-09 Tal Memorial (2009)
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Peligroso Patzer: < *** well, sometimes fair things happen *** > ... but they are, indeed, noteworthy for their rarity ...
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| | Nov-14-09 Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 2009
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Peligroso Patzer: <*** Only Chucky can now prevent Kramnik from winning the "Tal Memorial" outright! ***> Ivanchuk, of course, would be the “outright” winner of the Tal memorial if this game ends 1-0.
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| | Nov-12-09 Kasparov vs Yusupov, 1993
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Peligroso Patzer: Compare the endgame in: Kramnik vs Ponomariov, 2009
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| | Nov-11-09 Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 2008
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Peligroso Patzer: It appears that after 29. ... Ne7?, Black was lost and never again had an opportunity to reach a defensible position. The last, best chance to hold would probably have been something like 29. ... Qd6. After 29. ... Ne7? Topalov's 30. Re5! was winning. If Black had now tried
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| | Nov-10-09 Gelfand vs Kramnik, 2009
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Peligroso Patzer: <messachess:> LOL
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| | Nov-07-09 Topalov vs C Lutz, 2002
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Peligroso Patzer: <TheAlchemist: It's nice how Topalov closed the mating net with quiet moves.> Nice also was the unquiet 27. Nf6+!!
This is a very fine game, indeed, putting on display Topalov's consummate mastery of attacking vision and technique.
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