Feb-11-13 J Rindlisbacher vs G Jolliffe-Byrne, 2012 
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mcguigan97: <goodevans: <<Once: 22. Rd6 also wins, but not as quickly.>>
22.Rd6 isn't anything special since 22...g6 holds off the inevitable for a little while at least.> Not long...
23 Qf7+ Kh8 24 Rxf8+ Qxf8 25 Qxh7# right?
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| | Feb-06-13 J Becerra-Rivero vs M Goss, 2012
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mcguigan97: Yes! Three in a row this week. Not very impressive for most folks but its the first time I've done so. Yea!
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| | Apr-16-12 T Dowden vs W Petch, 1982
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mcguigan97: This is mate in 17:
18. Qxd8+ Nxd8 19. Rxd8+
(The actual game ends here)
19...Bf8 20. Rxf8+ Kg7 21. Rf7+ Kh8 22. Bh6 Be6 23. Bg7+ Kg8 24. Bxe6 Qd6 25. Rxe7+ Qxe6 26. Rxe6# Or similar
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| | Jan-16-12 J Schwarz vs Tarrasch, 1883
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mcguigan97: Funny I only saw Bxf2. This mates as well. It takes six moves if white throws everything at it, i.e. Qxd8+. But still mate.
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| | Dec-22-11 Capablanca vs Rossolimo, 1938
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mcguigan97: Got it quickly, my first Thursday. Which means...too easy for a Thursday :)
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| | Dec-09-11 Kasparov vs Gavrikov, 1981
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mcguigan97: <TomOhio: Holy moly! I got a Friday one!>
Me too! including the continuation. A first for me :)
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| | Aug-26-11 Marciniak vs H Dobosz, 1973
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mcguigan97: Wow, I got it! I don't always get Mondays, so a landmark for me :)
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| | Aug-10-11 Speelman vs Short, 1980
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mcguigan97: Rybka evaluates 34...Qe2 at about +6.13
Rybka recommends 34...Kh8, followed by 35. Rxg7 Qe2. Eval = +4.26 Either way, time for black to resign.
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| | Feb-01-11 The World vs N Pogonina, 2010
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mcguigan97: <The world's strength is our raw computing power and our ability to look deeply into lots of different lines.> Agreed.
<But our weaknesses are:> I feel like our key weaknesses were:
1. Wishful thinking that ignoring the engine results produces a superior game. Which
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| | Nov-04-10 RandomVisitor chessforum
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