Dec-09-09 Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929 
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drfelton: <tivrfoa> It looks to me like 26.Rh5 fails to 26...f5. At least I don't see a good continuation after that.
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| | Aug-30-09 G Vescovi vs M Bezold, 1997
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drfelton: <SgtPepper> Personally, I think you should take a point for that much of the solution, if you were also able to see the powerful threats in the position, both to the King and the potential for queening the pawn. Over the board, with clocks involved, I think the majority of ...
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| | Aug-26-09 Reti vs V Vukovic, 1922
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drfelton: <Banoboy: What if 24...Nc6 ... ?> 25.Bf8+, Kh7; 26.Ng5#
However, I'm not clear what White's best plan would be after 24...Nh6; 25.Qf6+,Kg8; 26.Ng5,Bxb5.
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| | Mar-17-05 Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927
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drfelton: <admiralnemo> <Gypsy> Botvinnik has a plus score against Capablanca: +2-1=5. Of course, the first win came in a simul; on the other hand, Botvinnik was only 14 at the time! For my money, Capa was probably the greatest ever; but, at that level, it's hard to truly ...
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| | Mar-10-05 XXII Torneo Ciudad de Linares (2005)
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drfelton: <Sequoia> Nice interpolation! I guess then, after 32...Kf6; 33.hg6, Kg6, that White can force the exchange of his g-pawn and Black's h-pawn, and force his way in, yes? It would seem, in that case, that the doubled pawns actually help, by keeping Kasparov from invading ...
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| | Mar-10-05 Fischer vs Fine, 1963
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drfelton: Personally, I prefer Fischer's solution, which at least appears to offer the Queen. As one poster noted, it looked like White *had* to recapture and give up the Bishop on g7. 17.Qb2 doesn't offer anything but the meaningless white-squared Bishop. I don't often see a 'poisoned' ...
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| | Mar-04-05 Tal vs K Darga, 1960
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drfelton: <sergeidave: what's wrong with 25.Be6, doesn't that also win the knight?> Can't Black then play 25...Rb7, protecting the Knight and breaking the pin?
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| | Mar-02-05 Tal vs Benko, 1959
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drfelton: <sanferrera: not as quick, but even more beautiful is 30 Re6!? and after Bf8 (or give up the queen) the Rh8 maneuver as in the game>
I agree that 30.Re6 is a very beautiful alternative; I wouldn't give it a !? just because it's not the most expedient solution. However, your ...
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| | Mar-02-05 Tal vs Averkin, 1973
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drfelton: For once, I saw something immediately, but only because (a) the problem said White can win; (b) it's Tal; and (c) Black's King is so close to being trapped, that it seems there must be *some* way of taking advantage of it, even if it was hard(er) to find than it ultimately was. I ...
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| | Feb-09-05 Boris Spassky
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drfelton: I agree with <iron maiden>, that every World Champion seems to be 'off his game' when he loses the title. Adolf Anderssen was thought to be the best in the world, except for that one time he played some guy named Morphy. I also agree with <euripides>, that Fischer was ...
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