Mar-14-13 Chiburdanidze vs T Lematschko, 1982 
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amateur05: Saw it instantly (Rxf6 gxf6 Rd3)
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| | Mar-07-13 Fischer vs E Stepans, 1957
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amateur05: Missed it again, like yesterday!
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| | Mar-06-13 D Rivera vs Fischer, 1962
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amateur05: Completely missed it! Very difficult for me today.
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| | Oct-22-12 J Rowson vs A Ledger, 1995
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amateur05: I first saw the sadistic line with 31. Qh7+
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| | Oct-15-12 Khalifman vs Lputian, 1996
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amateur05: The exchange sac and the king march are very nice.
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| | Sep-27-12 Magnus Carlsen
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amateur05: This guy is super-strong. I am sure he will soon surpass Kasparov's 2851. The question is whether he can break the 2900 barrier and when will that happen?
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| | Sep-25-12 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2012
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amateur05: <Eyal> Well spotted! The endgame on your diagram is indeed lost for white: e.g. 92: Kd3 Kf3 and there's no way for white to stop those pawns rolling.
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| | Sep-22-12 A Valsecchi vs P Bontempi, 2012
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amateur05: Very nice combination but not too difficult to find. Some of the puzzles earlier in the week were more difficult for me.
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| | Feb-04-12 Levon Aronian
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amateur05: principles of the zombie faith;
1. behead the infidels when they are weak, do not negotiate with them 2. negotiate with the infidels when they are strong. You can cheat or mislead them in the name of final victory. 3. There are no such things as mercy, consience or fairness.
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| | Jan-30-12 Tradewise Gibraltar (2012)
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amateur05: Hou would love to win the game. A clash of giants. I hope it won't be a disappointing draw.
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