May-29-13 V Zvjaginsev vs Bologan, 2010 
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tcoxon39: Following the 35. Rxf8+ line, I like 36...h5
White has no way to defend against black promoting a pawn except to exchange(?). If white tries 37. e7 then:
37...Qf7+
38. Kb1 Qf1+
39. Ka2 Qc4+
if 40. b3 then:
40...Qxc2+ and perpetual
if 40. Kb1 then:
40...Qf1+ and perpetual
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| | May-27-13 T De Wit vs R Brandenburg, 2005
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tcoxon39: Easy to be great at chess when presented a position like this. Rook sac clears the way to victory.
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| | May-14-13 T Hickendorff vs R Van Bokhorst, 2005
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tcoxon39: White's poor rooks - sitting on the middle files doing absolutely nothing while black is having his way with the king.
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| | May-13-13 Chigorin vs Davydow, 1874
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tcoxon39: I would have played 24. Qd7 and been devastated when black played 24...Qg3+ and forced a draw.
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| | May-23-12 J Nogueiras vs M Gongora, 2001
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tcoxon39: I'm a dope. Could not figure this out and then I realized I had the board the wrong way. Was so confused as to why people were saying everything is forced, but now all is right with the world.
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| | May-07-12 Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966
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tcoxon39: 30. Qh8+ Kxh8
31. Nxf7+ Kg7
32. Nxg5
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| | Apr-30-12 Gelfand vs Ulibin, 1985
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tcoxon39: 30. Qxd6
Black loses if takes the queen.
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| | Apr-15-12 Huebner vs A S Segal, 1969
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tcoxon39: The line I came up with is:
17. ... Nxd3
18. cxd3 Rxc1
19. Rxc1 Ne3
The only viable defense I see for white is:
20. Nd2 Qxf2+
21. Kh1 Bxb2
From here black can capture a rook and a knight with little threat from white. Black ends up trading a knight, a rook, and a bishop ...
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| | Apr-14-12 Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975
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tcoxon39: 24. ... Rxd2
25. Rxd2 Rd8
White's rook is a sitting duck. Only defense is
26. Rd1
From here black need only advance his queen-side pawns until he can force white to move his king and take the rooks.
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| | Apr-13-12 Duras vs E Cohn, 1911
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tcoxon39: White's win is much more impressive when you watch the whole game. After 37...Qf5 black's intentions are quite clear, but white simply takes the pawn with his rook and allows black to get into checkmating position. Then it is check after check and white takes the queen. I know that
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