Aug-22-11 Spassky vs H Niedermayr, 1986
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horseboat: Judging by this game and his career record, it would appear that it was Neidermayr himself who was "worthless and weak"...
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| | Aug-14-11 Timman vs Nunn, 1983
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horseboat: I'm not sure which I enjoy more: the great game or the great(er?) pun.
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| | Jul-16-11 Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918 
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horseboat: Also, a beautiful synthesis of tactics and exploiting strategic weaknesses. Classic Capablanca, and why he's just about the best. None of this Anderssen "develop a bunch of pieces, then sack them and trust that a mate will develop" stuff for Capa; superior positions will yield ...
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| | Jul-15-11 Morphy vs Loewenthal, 1858
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horseboat: Horribly botched endgame by Morphy. Perhaps this is why he's not a LIFE Master, no?
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| | Jul-15-11 Znosko-Borovsky vs J A Seitz, 1931
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horseboat: The ol' Troitzky position rears its ugly head, eh? The pawn can be blockaded easily and only allowed to move when it helps Black by preventing stalemate. As long as the pawn is blockaded on or before before the line a4-b3-c4-d4-e4-f4-g3-h4, Black can convert for a win without a ...
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| | Jul-15-11 A Sulypa vs Kupreichik, 1989
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horseboat: Personally, I don't really give two figs one way or the other, but both Anglicizing and a more literal transliteration have good arguments to support them. I just feel it's a bit harsh to insist that the clear trend in academia and elsewhere towards more direct transliteration ...
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