Jan-05-13 O Rubtsova vs S Pimenov, 1936 
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trnbg: <Abdel Irada> "(For anyone who doesn't see it: After 10. ...e5 11. dxe5, dxe5 12. Nxe5?, Nxe5 13. Bxe5, Black wins a piece with 13. ...Ng4.)" and 12. Bxe5 fails to 12....Ng4 13. Bf4, Nd4!
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| | Aug-03-12 Wang Hao vs Nakamura, 2012
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trnbg: I don't get the pun. Can someone explain?
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| | Jul-06-12 A Reshko vs O Kaminsky, 1972
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trnbg: I think this game is the only practical game in chess history with an underpromotion to a Bishop (or, to be more precise, with an underpromotion to a B. as the only winning move). Is that right?
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| | Mar-16-12 V Liberzon vs I Radulov, 1969
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trnbg: What about 19...Nxh7 20.Qh5 Nxb3!? 21.Qxh6+ Kg8 22.Bxd8 Rxd8, and Black has 3 pieces for the Queen?
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| | Feb-12-12 E Berg vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2012
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trnbg: What do you think? Did Berg prepare this (the Q sac and the ensuing variations) in advance? Hard to imagine that he found all this on the board...
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| | Feb-03-12 W Doubleday vs Kudrin, 2004
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trnbg: What if White plays 29.Bg4 (instead of Kf3)?
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| | Dec-11-11 Nunn vs Hug, 1986
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trnbg: It seems to me that Black could have drawn the rook ending by playing 31....b6 (instead of ...Rc8), e.g. 32. cxb6 ...Rb8, or 32. c6 ...Rd8! What do you think?
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| | Nov-12-11 Judit Polgar vs Carlsen, 2008
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trnbg: <Karnatakiaditya> b1 = "be one". White gives up because Black will queen on b1. (to explain a pun means to kill it, anyway...)
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| | Nov-10-11 M Kill vs J Gustafsson, 1999
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trnbg: What happens if White plays 28.Kh1 (instead of 28. Rxf3)? After that, Black has to retire his knight (28...Qxe4 is met by 29.gf), and White has won the exchange. Or did I miss something?
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| | Aug-17-11 C D Locock vs Gunsberg, 1888
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trnbg: <Phony Benoni> Thanks for the information. 19.Nxg7 seems to do the job after 19...Nxg7 20.Qh6, or 19...Kxg7 20.Qg3+ ...Kh8 21.Qh4. But black has the nasty reply 19...Bxf2+!?, with the idea of pinning the white Queen (20.Kxf2 or Qxf2 ...Qb6). Thereafter white cannot avoid the ...
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