Oct-02-12 Jonny Hector 
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Volmac: I saw an old chess magazine once where the journalist thought that Jonny Hector was a typical Super Hero-name.
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| | Sep-29-12 Aronian vs Caruana, 2012 
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Volmac: 43.Nxa4 must be the best move.
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| | Jan-27-12 Boris Gelfand 
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Volmac: Why do people call him Gandalf? Why not Boromir?
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| | Jan-27-12 Carlsen vs Topalov, 2012 
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Volmac: 25... Qb7 and 25...Bd3 both win for black.
This game reminded me of Tal. His opponents always said he was lucky to win so many games but defending against such an attack is not easy.
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| | Jan-03-12 Spassky vs Fischer, 1970 
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Volmac: After 22...b5
" I decided to complicate the game and activate the knight to e4 through sacrifice of the d pawn. After the game Grandmaster Najdorf told me that Fischer didn't have to accept the offer, but simply play 23...Rf8. I had seen myself that Black would have kept his ...
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| | Dec-21-10 Santa Claus 
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Volmac: Dear Santa
I think you would make an excellent FIDE President.
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| | Nov-16-08 Wang Yue vs Carlsen, 2008 
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Volmac: <chessmoron> I don't think white can win. My Fritz gives 48.Kf2 as the best move but after the variation 48...Ra2+ 49.Ke3 Ra3+ 50.Ke2 Ra2+ 51.Kd3 Ra3+ 52.Kc2 Rxf3 53.Rxd5 Kg4 there is a database draw. Kudos to Carlsen for a perfect defensive play.
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| | Jan-26-08 G Timmerman vs Ulf Andersson, 1994 
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Volmac: This great game is also annotated here http://www.schack.se/SSKK/parti/mp9... in swedish.
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| | Mar-23-06 Viktor Korchnoi 
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Volmac: Happy birthday! Games like Korchnoi vs A Greenfeld, 1990 will inspire chessplayers forever!
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| | Mar-22-06 Y Bernstein vs Fischer, 1968 
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Volmac: The player behind the white pieces is not Sidney Norman Bernstein but Yaakov Bernstein who finished last at the tournament in Nathania. Fischer was first with 11,5/13.
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| | Mar-16-06 Spassky vs Karpov, 1974  Jun-09-05 L Day vs B Harper, 1975  Jun-01-05 City of Moscow  May-25-05 Vladimir Kramnik  May-24-05 Birchbeer vs NN, 1995  May-04-05 13th Sigeman & Co (2005)  Apr-27-05 Karpov vs Kavalek, 1974  Apr-27-05 Kibitzer's Café  Apr-26-05 Zsuzsa Polgar  Apr-08-05 Ulf Andersson  Apr-05-05 Karpov vs Wang Pin, 1998  Apr-01-05 Robert James Fischer  Apr-01-05 Van Wely vs Kramnik, 2005 Mar-23-05 Gandalf (Computer)  Mar-18-05 Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)  Mar-17-05 A Matros vs Hector, 1999  Mar-16-05 Adams vs Hector, 1997 Mar-16-05 Hector vs G Bogdanovic, 1989 Mar-16-05 Hector vs V Bogdanovski, 1989  Mar-16-05 Karpov vs Hector, 1990  Mar-16-05 Hector vs Chiburdanidze, 1988 Mar-16-05 Scandinavian (B01) 
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