Jun-17-13 R Norinkeviciute vs T Johansson, 2005
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wlg: <34...? Black to play> looks a nice Monday puzzle. 34...Qxb2+
35 Kxb2 Rd2+
36 Kb1 bxa2#
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| | May-01-13 Botvinnik vs V Silich, 1929
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wlg: In his book, Botvinnik commented:
"Best of all here is probably 4 ..., P-Q4 to sharpen the struggle. In Black's text continuation White gets a very strong centre."
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| | Apr-28-13 A Poliak vs Botvinnik, 1929
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wlg: <21 Nxh7, Qd5>
"Evidently White had not foreseen the Black Queen's interesting manoeuvre. He was reckoning only on 21 ...,Qxd4+."
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| | Apr-28-13 Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik, 1927
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wlg: Botvinnik said about 37 ...,Qxf3+:
<"I had the impression that in the text continuation the White King must remain on h1! Victory would have followed quickly after 37 ...,Rxh2+; 38 Rxh2, Qxf3+; 39 Rhg2, cxd6; 40 Kh2, Qh5+; 41 Kg3, g5!">
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| | Apr-27-13 Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1927
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wlg: In his annotations,
one of the last [quick] comments in this game,
Botvinnik wrote after 24. ...Qd6:
<Desperation!>
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| | Feb-02-13 Caruana vs K Landa, 2010 
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wlg: Nice game and ending from Caruana
If 25...gxf5
26.Rxe7+ Kh8
(if 26...Kf8 27.Rf7+ Kg8 28.Rf5+ and Rxh5#)
27.Rxe8+ Kh7
28.Bg8+ Kh8
(if 28...Kh6 29.Re6+)
29.Bf7+ Kh7
30.Bg6+ Kh6
31.Rh8#
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| | Feb-01-13 S Dhar vs Tiviakov, 2007
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wlg: Great game!
23.Bg2 b5!
and black wins a knight...
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| | Feb-01-13 Y Melnikova vs Lorne Yee, 2005
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wlg: Good play and nice ending!
30.Nd3 Qxb2+!
31.Nxb2 Rc1#
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| | Jan-25-13 A Kovacevic vs P Radibratovic, 2001
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wlg: 32...f6!? looks better
23...hxg6 or 23...fxg6. How to know what's the better when you are playing? I usually double pawns to do a open column for the R's attack. I'm correct in do this?
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| | Jan-25-13 D Sumaneev vs V Nedela, 2001
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wlg: I think 22...Qc7 or 22...f6 would be better.
22...Nxf4?! gives positional advantage for white.
24...O-O-O?! and 24...Rhf8?! are questionable.
29...Rxd3?? gives up a rook for white, because of 30.Qxe8+.
But, I liked how white developed the opening to get control in the middle ...
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