Dec-28-10 Garcia vs Mecking, 1966 
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tjshann: Not that easy. Black wins in 32 more moves.
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| | Oct-11-10 V Vepkhvishvili vs D Magalashvili, 1966
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tjshann: Yep, this was too easy, even for Monday. Please, let's not have any analysis that ends "Time to check"
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| | Sep-06-10 L A Tan vs Mecking, 1976
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tjshann: Because it is Monday,there is an initial impulse to look for a queen sac. That tactic is not there today, on a largely barren board. Turns out that it is a pawn check that undoes White's queen. A bunt won the game, not a home run.
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| | Aug-30-10 Alekhine vs Vasic, 1931
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tjshann: You know it is Monday. So you are looking for the Queen sac. Not usually likely at move 10, but this is Alekhine. Must be tough to be mated so soon in a simul.
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| | Jun-14-10 E Ghaem Maghami vs Karpov, 2009
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tjshann: It's Monday, (yawn)so start with a a Queen pseudo-sac. The h pawn will deliver mate. Yesterday's zugzwang extravaganza was a helluva lot more interesting.
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| | May-10-10 Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859
Mar-08-10 E Torre vs R Meulders, 1987
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tjshann: White sacs his Queen, and then captures Black's Queen with the ensuing Knight fork. White will eventually win the King and Pawn endgame. Meulders, facing an opponent rated 2540, decided not to stick around and watch.
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| | Feb-22-10 Kramnik vs Van Wely, 2010
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tjshann: yes, easy. the hard part was wading through the five pages from Jan. 22
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| | Dec-08-09 Botvinnik vs Kotov, 1946
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tjshann: A nice combo by Kotov to win a piece.
Botvinnik did not lose often, and for him to lose in under 25 moves is remarkable.
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| | Nov-16-09 L Mkrtchian vs V Golubenko, 2008
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tjshann: Very easy. Sac the Queen, and the passed pawn rules. "Time to check"
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