Sep-03-09 Savchenko vs A Ivanov, 1991 
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thegoldenband: <Athamas> Hmmm, I don't yet see the win after 37...Kxf7 38. Bh5+ Ng6.
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| | Aug-13-09 Dolmatov vs Shamkovich, 1979
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thegoldenband: Ha, this is one example where context would make all the difference. From the diagram, I wanted to play the "simple" 45. Ra7 with hopes of winning a pawn, which of course gets nowhere! It's a move I would obviously never have considered if I'd seen the preceding 44 moves. (I ...
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| | Aug-12-09 Magnus Carlsen
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thegoldenband: As I understand it, Zoler (who is a doctor) tried to revive Karapanos until paramedics arrived, then resigned the game. In other words, he did the right thing all around. I can't imagine continuing to play under the circumstances -- he must be pretty shaken up -- and indeed, ...
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| | Aug-12-09 Nikolaos Karapanos
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thegoldenband: Very sad news indeed. It would be good to see more of Karapanos's games on here, as the handful currently available aren't really a fitting memorial. A search on his full name (Nikolaos Karapanos) reveals a few possible sources.
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| | Aug-12-09 Efstratios Grivas
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thegoldenband: GM Grivas did a wonderful job on a very hard task: annotating the last game of his colleague and friend, Nikos Karapanos, who died at the board on August 10th. The game and annotations can be found here: http://tournaments.chessdom.com/acr...
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| | Jun-24-09 J Krejcik vs A Kraus, 1952
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thegoldenband: Any opinions on the merits of 8. Nxc7+ instead? I seem to remember that one of Pandolfini's books recommends that over 8. exd6+ in this line. Either way Black is doomed.
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| | May-27-09 Gusev vs K Klaman, 1973
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thegoldenband: There are a couple cute tactics in the final position, notably after 28...Bxd5, that less experienced players might find it worthwhile to try working out. The position after 26...Bxd4 might make for a decent Monday puzzle, though perhaps it's a bit too linear. Is Black still ...
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| | May-22-09 J Grefe vs Browne, 1973
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thegoldenband: <jerseybob: 8..h6 is the preface to what became known as the Browne Variation. It would spring into its full glory if white played a move like 11.Bd3, whereupon g5 12.fg,Ne5 leads to exciting play with black controlling the g4 square with his knights. But Grefe's 11.Be2! ...
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| | May-12-09 Marshall vs Maroczy, 1926
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thegoldenband: According to Edward Winter's chesshistory.com site, this is almost definitely the game where Maroczy thought for 45 minutes at move three, trying to suss out what Marshall -- normally a 1.d4 player -- might have in mind.
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| | May-11-09 Stuart Wagman
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thegoldenband: Thanks for letting us know about Wagman's passing, kramputz. From all reports, he was a good guy with a good heart, and remained a strong player essentially right up until the end. Would that all of us were so long-lived, so good at chess, and so well-liked. RIP.
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