May-23-13 Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984 
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eaglewing: While 47. Ng2 is great and 56... Kd6 might have saved the day, I think, that the major strategic error occured with 43... g5. Allowing the exchange on f5 with Black's white squared bishop remaining unable to attack the white pawns (and of course b4! followed) made Black the ...
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| | Apr-11-13 Kasparov vs Seirawan, 1996
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eaglewing: Regarding Seirawan's "win material and duck and cover" technique: How about 14. Qg3 Rg8? Sure, it looks ugly, but is it bad? Follow-up developement idea is b6 and Bb7. Maybe even 0-0-0, depending on the threat level for Rc1.
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| | Mar-08-13 Bird vs J W Shaw, 1877
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eaglewing: 19... Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qf2 looks good for Black
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| | Feb-22-13 Van der Wiel vs Sax, 1983
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eaglewing: Regarding "giving back the piece":
22...Bf5 23. Qxf5 Rb6 seems to "work" (Qg6 Ne8). With two pawns down and a shattered position for the king, so still decisive.
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| | Feb-01-13 N Vitiugov vs Short, 2013
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eaglewing: Is there any reson to assume 86. ... QxQg3 does not lead to a draw? Followed by 87. Kxg3 Kf6 and soon e6-e5 a draw seems easily reachable for Black.
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| | Jan-20-13 Shirov vs Morozevich, 2012
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eaglewing: 37. Rxb5 ab should have resulted easily into a draw. If 38. b4 like in the game, as soon as the king is on d6, the move c5 will result just in a passed pawn for black on the queenside with the king on c5 still near enough to catch the white advance with the pawns on g+h.
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| | Oct-25-12 Smirin vs A Givon, 2012
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eaglewing: At move 62 there was the possibility for Black to play g6 followed soon by h5 and Nf5. It will be difficult to hold but it should be a draw.
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| | Oct-11-11 Lilienthal vs Tolush, 1947
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eaglewing: <al wazir> I never wrote White should move a3-a4! You need the pawn on a3 to control the square b4. Only then the only king-intrusion square is a4. You opened up b4, too. 37.Kd4 d5 38. Bd3 Be6 39. Bc2 Bf5 40. Ba4 Be4 41. Bd7 and no crossing at f5 41. ... Ke7 42. Bc8 Kd6 43. ...
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| | Sep-24-11 Gulko vs Anikaev, 1983
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eaglewing: <sevenseaman: Consolidated line
24. Nxh5 Qf7 25. f4 ~ 26. Re3>
Re3 not for ~!
25. f4 Bg4 seems to need Ng3 probably followed by f5 and the bishop (and game) is soon to be lost.
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| | Jul-28-11 A Stefanova vs C Peptan, 1994
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eaglewing: The finish shows White was lost due to playing 34. Qd3. Is there an alternative saving the game at this point facing the threat Qb6+ (and the need to protect square e2 from the black Queen)? It looks like only 34. Rxe5 de 35. Qc6 has the potential to draw and in fact should do ...
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