Aug-13-09 Z Radojevic vs Bagirov, 1973 
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PugnaciousPawn: If 14.Qxb4, then 14...Nd3 forks the King and Queen.
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| | Jun-25-09 Huebner vs Nunn, 1982
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PugnaciousPawn: Why not 10. b4 to trap the black knight?
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| | May-06-09 Keres vs Fischer, 1959
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PugnaciousPawn: Why did Keres play it out to the mate? He was history after 49...Qxf2.
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| | Jan-09-09 Forster vs E Schiller, 1982
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PugnaciousPawn: Actually, this variation of the Alekhine isn't as absurd as you might think. GM Joel Benjamin renamed this retreat variation the "Brooklyn Retreat." Black's position still remains fundamentally sound. It may be construed as a sort of zugzwang, as retreating the knight is like
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| | Jan-08-09 Fischer vs W G Addison, 1970
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PugnaciousPawn: The Scandinavian can actually be an effective weapon, but you must be precise! 3...Qd8 was Addison's first mistake, as 3...Qa5 is the correct move in the system. Defenses like the Scandinavian take the opponent out of book lines.
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| | Dec-31-08 Christiansen vs E Kengis, 1992
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PugnaciousPawn: What a great battle!!
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| | Dec-30-08 R Byrne vs Alburt, 1984
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PugnaciousPawn: This is a fascinating game. Yes, although Alburt was crammed in, he had a very solid structure. His regrouping of the knights in the middlegame was brilliant. Keep in mind that Alburt is perhaps the world's foremost expert on the Alekhine.
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| | Dec-29-08 Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978
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PugnaciousPawn: How many times did these two draw???? Seems like every Karpov/Korchnoi game I've ever looked at ends in a draw. These guys were very evenly matched.
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| | Dec-29-08 Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978
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PugnaciousPawn: I love the "Korchnoi Knights" on c6 and c5 in the Open Ruy. They were such a lovely couple, weren't they?
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| | Dec-26-08 Fischer vs Spassky, 1972
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PugnaciousPawn: Fischer's 18. Nd4!! is beautiful. One of the most pure examples of "exploitation" of a pin I've seen in chess.
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