Apr-08-13 Karpov vs Svidler, 2013 
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jrbleau: "It's great to see that Karpov is still active." You call this active?
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| | Mar-26-13 V Vukovic vs Bogoljubov, 1922
Mar-13-13 W Schmidt vs R Henley, 1983
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jrbleau: I first considered 23...Bc5, but given that W can take the f6R, I figured why not give up the exchange and open lines at the same time and came up with the right initial sequence of moves.
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| | Feb-02-13 E Ubilava vs Kupreichik, 1983
Oct-15-12 Speelman vs J Durao, 1978
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jrbleau: Phony Benoni: 24.Qe8+ Rxe8 25.fxe8Q+?? Bxe8 26.Rxe8+ Ng8!
Well, how about 27 Nf7 mate?
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| | Oct-06-12 S P Finn vs R Heasman, 1993
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jrbleau: Looked at 12...Bd5 first and spent quite a bit of time trying to make it work after 13 Qc5 Bf3 14 Kc2 when I noticed that the less promising-looking 12...Nd5 worked and calculated all three replies after 13 Qc5 Ne3. I attribute this good result to looking at chess *less* these days.
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| | Aug-22-12 Alburt vs Kasparov, 1978
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jrbleau: On 55...Kd3, W plays 56 Kf2
I solve this kind of position with a straightforward calculation, for example: 55...Ke3 56 Ke1 f2 57 Kf1 Kf3 draw. Then it's a simple matter of trying a triangulation followed by another straightforward calculation, some error-checking, and voilą!
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| | Jul-13-12 Cochrane vs Mohishunder, 1854
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jrbleau: Actually, it's a very interesting concept. 11...e4 should have been played instead of 11...Bf3.
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| | May-31-12 Leko vs Anand, 2001
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jrbleau: David2009,
I actually had trouble with this puzzle because I found the defence 26 Nd2 against 25...Nd5, making this a very difficult puzzle. I'd say yes, it was a case of premature resignation.
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| | May-19-12 Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1962
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jrbleau: Vachier-Lagrave's 27...Rh7 is a stunner in Morozevich vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2009
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