May-06-13 S Sevian vs Abhimanyu Puranik, 2010
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Zkid: Am I missing something? 41. Qe8+ Rxe8 42. Rxe8+ Qf8 43. Rxf8+ Kxf8 44. Kf3 seems to be a completely won pawn endgame for white.
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| | Apr-19-13 R Karlsson vs J Prestidge, 2000
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Zkid: <PolishPentium> I think it's fairly clear that as mentioned by <A.G. Argent> above <crptone> meant 25. Kb1 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 and just forgot to write in the king move.
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| | Apr-19-13 J Brunner vs F Acevedo, 1932
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Zkid: 16...c6 would have maintained black's advantage though, 17. Na7+ Kb8 18. Nxc6+ bxc6 19. Rxd3 leaves black a pawn up.
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| | Apr-08-13 Keres vs Beskov, 1932
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Zkid: <BattleSquare> Assuming you mean 37..Qxf5, I'm guessing because of 38. Ne5 Re7 39. Nxc6 with Rxg7+ and Ne7+ ideas.
However after 39...Re1+ 40. Kg2 black is worse but certainly still fighting. My guess is he would've played Qxf5 if he saw how badly the game continuation turns ...
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| | Apr-08-13 Topalov vs Kasparov, 1998 
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Zkid: After 47. f3 Qb1 48. Ne6+ Kf6 49. Nxd4 Rxf1+, white's king can escape: 50. Kg2 (Kh2?? Rh1+ and Qf1#) Rg1+ but here 51. Kf2! looks best, since white is safe after 51...Qf1+ 52. Ke3 or
51... Rf1+ 52. Ke3 Re1+ 53. Ne2+.
Instead 51. Kh3? Rxg3+! 52. Kxg3 Qg1+ leads to perpetual (53. ...
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| | Feb-13-13 GRENKE Chess Classic (2013)
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Zkid: I saw a comment recently about how Naiditsch always plays for a win regardless of opponent or situation. And it sure seems like it. Five decisive games out of six and all of them interesting. He's really starting to grow on me.
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| | Feb-01-13 N Vitiugov vs Short, 2013
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Zkid: <nilba> Yup, threefold repetition. Bummer for Short...
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| | Dec-26-12 Santa Claus
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Zkid: Dear Santa,
Thank you! I'll make the most of it.
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| | Jul-19-12 Tal vs Larsen, 1969
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Zkid: From "The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal":
"My poor form in the match is best illustrated by the episode which occured in the 8th game. [DIAGRAM] This position was reached after the black king had 'taken a walk', and then returned to e8. I had calculated that by advancing my a-pawn, I ...
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| | Jul-02-12 Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909
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Zkid: <Gypsy> That position is definitely not a routine win. In fact I think it is quite likely drawn. Black cannot force either a kingside invasion or promotion; by combining threats he might invade but it's certainly not easy and probably not forced. The extra piece, on the other ...
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