May-05-13 Gulko vs Chiburdanidze, 1978 
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erniecohen: It's not often that we have a GOTD with 0 comments on the game itself. But I have to admit, this pun might be worth it.
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| | Feb-18-13 Boris Verlinsky
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erniecohen: Is there any way to upgrade him to GM? Or does the FIDE not do that anymore?
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| | Feb-16-13 D T Rowles vs C Reeves, 1998
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erniecohen: 19... xe5 also wins, and is a bit easier to see.
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| | Jan-30-13 Dake vs T Kapfer, 1938
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erniecohen: <heuristic> is right; 33.  e8+ is a draw. 32.  xg3 (missing a 2-move mate) was a massive blunder, but White had probably already prepared himself to ...
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| | Jan-28-13 M Paragua vs D Debashis, 2012
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erniecohen: <FSR> The three g5 sacrifice games are not at all similar. Here, it is an evacuation. MacDonald-Burn is an interference. And the Mitranov is a deflection. The only real similarities are head-scratching
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| | Jan-12-13 A Sacks vs M Micayabas, 1984
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erniecohen: White's in trouble after 22...h6.
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| | Jan-05-13 O Rubtsova vs S Pimenov, 1936
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erniecohen: Why is this GOTD? There's a reason that there was only one comment before today.
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| | Jan-05-13 Shabalov vs E Tate, 1998
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erniecohen: <Bartimaeus: <morfishine : <20.Bxe6 fxe6 21.Qxe6+> This is unclear as how best to proceed>> Better for White is 21. xe6 c7 22.
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| | Jan-03-13 Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923
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erniecohen: As Keene properly points out, what makes this game special - and far more memorable than the Other Immortal Zugzwang Game - is that White army is almost whole. In addition, the game is much shorter.
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| | Dec-27-12 The World vs Akobian, 2012
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erniecohen: <Dionysius1> I agree. How about the world (w/o computers) vs. a computer?
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