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I Divljan vs V Rajlich, 1999
Saniyat24: The Blackjack blockade...!
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| Jul-09-24 |
V Sakalauskas vs M Ahn, 1999
Saniyat24: Ah no, that gotta hurt...!
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| Jul-09-24 |
Biographer Bistro
MissScarlett: <Obviously "submit" after <CG> does a code-rollback of whatever godawful update they shoved out without properly testing first... *sigh*> Have you considered the possibility that it might be something else? Please observe
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| Jul-09-24 |
R Nakamura vs V Sakalauskas, 1998
Saniyat24: White did not play too badly, but still got stuck in the corner, also was a pawn down...!
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| Jul-09-24 |
A Kveinys vs K Gawehns, 2002
BigJoe: b4 looks good for white.
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| Jul-09-24 |
F Hassler vs I Starostits, 2004
FSR: 15.Rxh2 Bxg3+ 16.Ke2 Bxh2 17.exf5 wins. A Muzychuk vs V Solovjova, 2009 .
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| Jul-09-24 |
Kibitzer's Café
cormier: <<<<<Medjugorje Message> (July 10, 2024)> “Little children, be joyful carriers of peace and love in this peaceless world.> By fasting and prayer, witness that you are mine and that you live my messages.”>
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| Jul-09-24 |
J Polgar vs Leko, 1996
OhioChessFan: Nice pun, strong game.
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| Jul-09-24 |
Fischer vs Mac Hack VI, 1977
keypusher: < Dionysius1: 19.Rc1 looks weird - whats wrong with 19.c3 even if 19...Qc2? Maybe it's an example of RJF's dislike of allowing even a hint of counterplay?> He is taking away all the available squares on the b1-h7 diagonal in order
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| Jul-09-24 |
Paulsen vs Mackenzie, 1861
jnpope: The <Chess Monthly>, v11, June 1890, p300, ends at 25.Rf6. Perhaps Vázquez just tacked on the obvious continuation?
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| Jul-09-24 |
G Laketic vs J Martin, 2023
whiteshark: You can also take back with the knight?
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| Jul-09-24 |
B Korpa vs J Martin, 2020
whiteshark: That moment when you, as a French player, have reached your goal and win the white pawn on e5: <21.Qf6> oops
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| Jul-09-24 |
Giri vs Caruana, 2024
PawnSac: < 20.Qd1 > was a clever intermezzo "best move".
What surprised us was Fabi's response ..Qxb2?!
[ ..Rfd8 was best, in fact perfectly = 0.00 ]
oops, at 50/60- it just jumped to -0.02.
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| Jul-09-24 |
F Svane vs C H Unat, 2024
fispok: Quality queen sac.
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| Jul-09-24 |
Fischer vs J Jones, 1964
Granny O Doul: 8 Bh6+ is preminiscent of Fischer's choosing the queen's mate over the bishop's in Fischer vs Mac Hack VI, 1977 . He's not my hero anymore.
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| Jul-09-24 |
Botvinnik vs Furman, 1961
Flemming: 10. bxc6?! is surprisingly unpositional by Botvinnik. Timman analyzed the game in his pretty sloppy assembled book Botvinnik's Secret Games (Censored). Botvinnik in his training games played almost like O'Kelly, relaxed and reminded on ...
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| Jul-09-24 |
Superbet Romania Chess Classic (2024)
metatron2: <plang: Perhaps they should pay for the individual result:
for instance $6,000 for a win, $2,000 for a loss, $0 for a draw. Something like that>
Wouldn't the 3 points scoring system be simpler? I don't know why that is not the ...
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| Jul-09-24 |
M Coenen vs P Lamby, 2022
Granny O Doul: A rather nice endgame swindle. Barden used the position after White's 57th in his FiTi column two or three weeks ago.
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| Jul-09-24 |
K Simunovic vs R Buzak, 2009
Joshka: Wouldn't 11. Nf4+ hold and win for white?
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| Jul-09-24 |
V Zaltsman vs Browne, 1980
sakredkow: There's a crushing rejoinder for Zaltsman found by the computer with the queen sac 29. Nxe4! Rxb6 and now the knight goes on a rampage: 30. Nxf6+ Kf8 31. Nd7+ Kg8 32. Nxb6 Qa7 33. Nxc8. Black is not likely to recover.
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| Jul-09-24 |
R Kula vs M Olszewski, 2011
FM David H. Levin: <DaltriDiluvi: Is the game score correct? In the final position (after <124.Kb5??>), Black can draw by playing <124...Nd4+>, forking the king and rook.> White's last move does seem odd. It doesn't even bring ...
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| Jul-09-24 |
K Piorun vs Macieja, 2008
Damenlaeuferbauer: Even in a rapid game, the Polish GM Kacper Piorun finally found the nice exchange sacrifice 44.Rxc6!,dxc6 45.b7,Rb6 46.Kc5,Rxb7 47.Nxb7 +-.
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| Jul-09-24 |
B Thorfinnsson vs McShane, 2002
Allderdice83: I had 28 ... Rb7+ 29. Kc1 Bh6 30. Rh1 Bxf4+ 31. Kd1 Qa2 and now: 32. Qxc6 Rb1+ 33. Bxb1 Qxb1+ 34. Ke2 Qxa1 35. Qd5 d3+ 36. Qxd3 (or 36. Kxd3 Qd1+ trading queens into an easily won endgame) Qxh4 37. Qd7 Qf6 38. Qxa7 h4 39. Kf1 h3 40. ...
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| Jul-09-24 |
N Davies vs M Surtees, 2007
landshark: I saw RxN right away and tried to figure out why it was so tempting - even without the delightful follow-ups, which I missed, it leads to interesting play for W.
But... when your 'Spidey Sense' is tingling, it's really a good idea to ...
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| Jul-09-24 |
V Gagarin vs M Knezevic, 1990
Straclonoor: [DIAGRAM] tablebase draw here
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| Jul-09-24 |
Mason vs Janowski, 1902
vonKrolock: <KEG> He could advance his Pawn d instead of moving the Rook, this would imply an exchange sacrifice. It would be an alternative to the sufferings of the Real Play, but without great expectations of turning the Game around.
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| Jul-09-24 |
M Rivas Pastor vs A Romero Holmes, 1995
Straclonoor: [DIAGRAM] This 7-pieces ending won for white
<51....Kf8 52.Kb5??> mistake at begin Win is - 52.Kd5 Ke7 53.c5 Kd7 54.c6+ Kc7 55.Rf3 Rg7 56.Kc5 Rh7 57.Ra3 Rh1 58.Ra7+!! (only move to win) Kd8 59.Rxf7 Rc1+ 60.Kd6 Rd1+ 61.Ke6 Re1 ...
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| Jul-09-24 |
Vocaturo vs Sahithi Varshini M, 2024
fispok: Ferocious attack
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| Jul-09-24 |
V Vulfson vs M Matlakov, 2003
Straclonoor: [DIAGRAM] <33.Qxe5+> It's native to capture pawn near opponent king with check with possible mating perpectives but white missed more reliable way to win - 33.Ne4+ & Nxf2!
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| Jul-09-24 |
Uhlmann vs G Hertneck, 1991
FSR: 79.Nd6! 1-0. Instead 79.Ng5?? allowed a stalemate trick. Hertneck reports that Uhlmann said, "Das tut sehr weh!" ("That hurts a lot!").
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| Jul-09-24 |
Chessgames - Sports
HeMateMe: The Clarkies beat the ny Libs the other day, their first victory over ny, a top WNBA team, this year. I think Indiana has sold out every game this year, or something close to that. Nice to see them get some attention, maybe some more ...
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| Jul-09-24 |
Zvjaginsev vs Topalov, 1995
offramp: "Zjvaginasev's Pearl of Pamplona".
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| Jul-09-24 |
J Nemec vs Smirin, 2024
fispok: Pile on the pin!
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| Jul-09-24 |
Rachel Reeves
Sally Simpson: Rachel Reeves - Stephen Moss, House of Commons, 18 Oct 2011 https://johnchess.blogspot.com/2011... If the games are are added it appears the second one should be Rachel Reeves + Gary Kasparov v S.Moss.
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| Jul-09-24 |
Granda Zuniga vs P Meister, 2015
MarianoFreyreX: Granda is a genious! Amazing idea Rxb6, prepared by Bb3 Bd1 Ba4!
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| Jul-09-24 |
Boleslavsky vs Geller, 1963
WTHarvey: White mates in 3.
[DIAGRAM] 37. ?
37...♔d6 38.♗a3+
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| Jul-09-24 |
Klovans vs Gufeld, 1963
WTHarvey: White mates in 3.
[DIAGRAM] 32. ?
if 32...♔xh7 33.♖h1+
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| Jul-09-24 |
P Dely vs L Barczay, 1963
WTHarvey: White mates in 2.
[DIAGRAM] 36. ?
w/37.♘g6#
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| Jul-09-24 |
R Blodig vs H Wimmer, 1988
Lossmaster: According to Tim Krabbé’s chess records page, this game has the longest consecutive series of captures, 17 half-moves, a record later tied in J Rudd vs P Roberson, 2006 . For the longest series of captures on the same square, see M ...
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| Jul-09-24 |
W Henneberger vs A Nimzowitsch, 1931
perfidious: By no means is this queenless middlegame/ending lost from the start, but White did himself no favours as he fell into a passive, strategically inferior position without counterplay, leaving himself light-squared weaknesses, the worst ...
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| Jul-09-24 |
Evans vs G Tringov, 1964
marcusantoinerome: In the July 1964 Chess Life, page 170, this game is given with no notes, except to say that Tringov lost on time.
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Kibitzing