Feb-14-11 Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1900 
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mrvocab: So let me see. For the puzzle of the day on Valentine's Day, we have a game featuring Harry Pillsbury, who's life was cut short by syphilis. You have a strange sense of humor, Chessgames.
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| | Mar-26-07 K Papas vs I Krasenkova, 2001
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mrvocab: If this were bughouse I would play 33. Nb6# !
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| | Sep-20-06 E Eliskases vs F Hoelzl, 1929
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mrvocab: Looks like interference is the theme of the week.
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| | Aug-08-06 Schlechter vs H Wolf, 1906
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mrvocab: Amazing how the players knew about the Alekhine Variation of the Slav Defense even before Alekhine himself!
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| | May-09-06 Bronstein vs L Shamkovich, 1961
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mrvocab: 38. g6 also wins quite nicely.
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| | Mar-06-06 M Guid vs M Cebalo, 2004
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mrvocab: The game was more or less even until 23. Qxd4, after which it was (  ). Better for White would have been 23. Rxd4 =.
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| | Dec-28-05 A Wilhelm vs W Bareiss, 1971
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mrvocab: Here's the forced mate if White plays 23. Qxe6:
23...Rxg2+ 24. Kh1 Rg4+ 25. Kh2 Rxh4+ 26. Kg1 Rh1#.
The pattern combines a windmill with a R+B mate.
Of course, White can give up his queen for the rook instead of 23. Qxe6, which should be an easy win for Black.
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| | Oct-11-05 Sutovsky vs Chandler, 2000
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mrvocab: What the heck is the Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack? 3.Bb5?
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| | Aug-01-05 Reshevsky vs Larsen, 1971
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mrvocab: Note that there is a smother mate follow on: 37...Qh4, 38. Qxe6+ Kh8 39. Nf7+ Kg8 40. Nh6+ Kh8 41. Qg8+ Rxg8 42. Nf7#
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| | Jul-13-05 M Cuellar Gacharna vs Reshevsky, 1967
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mrvocab: All hail the powerful f5 bishop! White's mating variations wouldn't work without that very well placed bishop on f5 covering h7 and d7. In 42...R8xe4 43. Qxg5+ 44. Qg7+ Ke8, the d7 escape square is covered by the f5 bishop in 45. Qg8#. And in the variation 42...Rxd2 43. Rxe8#, the ...
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