Sep-10-12 A Shiplay vs E Shipley, 1977 
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ThatsTriflin: I also harbor doubts about this game's authenticity.
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| | Dec-21-11 V Plotkin vs V Drkulec, 2009
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ThatsTriflin: Ugh, missed it. Didn't see the discovered check!
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| | Nov-18-11 B Kurz vs K Treybal, 1904
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ThatsTriflin: I prefer "Alas for Bohumir!" Love the discovered checkmate.
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| | Nov-16-11 Short vs Anand, 1993
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ThatsTriflin: Got it! 36 Qxf6 gxf6 (if ... Rxb7, 37 axb7 Qxb7 38 Qxf5+, and white is a piece ahead with black unable to defend his pawns from the rampaging queen) 37 Rxe7+ with 38 a7 to follow. The advanced pawn should be decisive.
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| | Apr-06-11 J Heftye vs Mieses, 1902
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ThatsTriflin: Heftye, Heftye, sick sac!
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| | Sep-05-10 Keene vs H Ardiansyah, 1979
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ThatsTriflin: Not sure whether I agree or disagree on the pun issue, but it is a little weird to defend it on ideological grounds, ie the sanctity of a good joke. Doesn't that only lend weight to the arguments against said pun? In the pun's defense, it isn't only a reference to the faith of ...
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| | Aug-09-10 V Palermo vs H Rossetto, 1965
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ThatsTriflin: Got it, but it took many minutes. OTB, I really think I would have had it in a matter of seconds, but I was misled by my own high expectations. Kudos to cg.com for giving us a different kind of Monday puzzle.
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