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Duchamp vs R Crepeaux, 1925
FSR: "Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check!" — Nimzowitsch. Not so for a mere discovered check.
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N Bradbury vs R Evans, 2024
Sally Simpson: Final position. Black has just played 42...Nc3-b5 [DIAGRAM] The Two Knights have trapped themselves a Bishop. (43.Be7 Kf7)
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| Jul-28-24 |
F Halwick vs R Pe Ang, 1997
BxChess: Poison pen
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| Jul-28-24 |
Kibitzer's Café
cormier: <<<<<<<<Medjugorje Message> (July 29, 2024)> “Little children, you cannot open yourselves to God if you do not pray.> Therefore, from today, decide to consecrate a time in the day only for an encounter ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
Chessgames - Sports
saffuna: I remember a competitor being asked her expectations for a race. "I just want to be on the final lap when she finishes. It's too embarrassing to touch after her and then have to swim another lap "
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| Jul-28-24 |
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912
perfidious: 'Wild night in Breslau'?
Hard to imagine.
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| Jul-28-24 |
S A Korshunov vs Q Xi, 2024
Kc808: Amazing
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| Jul-28-24 |
Hans Niemann
perfidious: So there is no misapprehension and so that no-one gets their back up--the allegations to which I referred were of sexual misconduct in another matter and had nothing to do with Niemann.
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| Jul-28-24 |
John Connell
Stonehenge: <Fine Art — Mr. Connell who is well
known to the Melbourne press, is now on his
way back to tho colony (say's "Anglo-
Australian" in the European Mail), after a
brief sojourn in the old country. His father, who
is one of the
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| Jul-28-24 |
Biographer Bistro
Stonehenge: Could be, see J M Connell (kibitz #1) . In 1879 he was in Ireland.
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| Jul-28-24 |
Philidor vs NN, 1749
Honza Cervenka: 40.Rxc6 looks more convincing. After 40...Rd8 41.Kf4 Rd7 42.f6 Rd8 43.Kf5 Rd7 44.Rc1 Rc7 45.Rg1 Rc2 46.e5 white central Pawns decide the game quickly.
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| Jul-28-24 |
Eliskases vs H Grob, 1935
keypusher: Whoops! as Messiah might say.
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| Jul-28-24 |
R Palliser vs J Shearsby, 2024
Honza Cervenka: This looks like a case of premature resignation but I would say that in fact white's resignation has come a bit too late here. If he would have resigned after 40...Qe4+, he could sleep very well, as he was dead lost at the moment. ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
P Enders vs M Womacka, 1985
FM David H. Levin: On the alternative continuation 33...Qxb3 34. cxb3 Bf8 35. Kf3 f5, [DIAGRAM] I've been looking at 36. Ke2.
36. Ke2 Kg7 37. Nf4 Kf6 38. Kd3 <If now 38...g5 <To impede White from playing Nd3... after his king vacates that ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
R Bogdanovic vs J Fichtl, 1957
Honza Cervenka: Instead of 27.Re3 it was better to trade both Rooks for Queen after 27.Rxf7+ Qxf7 28.Rxf7+ Kxf7 with equal game.
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| Jul-28-24 |
Alekhine vs von Feldt, 1916
FM David H. Levin: My Jul-26-24 kibitz on this thread should have mentioned also that the back issues of <Chess Life> are in PDF format and downloadable for free even by non-members of the US Chess Federation.
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| Jul-28-24 |
Filip vs J Fichtl, 1957
Honza Cervenka: 33.Kc3 Rf2 34.d6+ Kb6 35.Bd5 was a bit more stubborn defence. Instead of 32...Rd2+ it was more accurate to play 32...Kb8 at first. White missed very powerful 23.Nf6!! ±
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| Jul-28-24 |
Veli Yrjo Hirvensalo
nizmo11: Veli Yrjö Hirvensalo
Birth: November 27, 1907 Iisalmi, Finland
Death: July 19, 1931 (23) Hyvinkää, Finland
Obituary in Helsingin Sanomat Aug 30th 1931,
(literal translation of the last sentence):
"<Yrjö Hirvensalo>
...
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| Jul-28-24 |
W Cohn vs Burn, 1906
Chessical: Marco in his notes to the game writes Cohn off after move 32. Yet, could Cohn have drawn after:
[DIAGRAM] <46. Kb1>, for example <46...f5> 47. Re6 Ra5 48. Rd6+ Kc4
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A van Rhijn vs A van Foreest, 1890
Chessical: The drawing method is:
[DIAGRAM] (1). 59. Kf5 Kd4 60. Kg6 Ke4 61. Kxh5 Kf3 62. Kg6 = or (2). 59. Kg5 Ke4 60. Kxh5 Kf3 61. Kg6
Kxg3 62. h5 Kf3 63. h6 g3 64. h7 g2 65. h8=Q g1=Q+ = <
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| Jul-28-24 |
J Terho vs E Book, 1934
nizmo11: Terho published this game on his chess column in Helsingin Sanomat.
Game E Book vs J Terho, 1934 with comments by Böök in Uusi Suomi looks like Böök's reply to this.
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| Jul-28-24 |
H W Trenchard vs G Marco, 1898
Chessical: Surprisingly, Marco miscalculates and forgets that his Rook on <f8> will be eventually hanging after taking Trenchard's <a> pawn. [DIAGRAM]
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| Jul-28-24 |
J Malta vs L Benima, 1880
Chessical: Black has an equal endgame, but miscounts with <45...a5?> which allows the White King to outflank him and win the <e> pawn. White then throws away the win with <56.bxc4?> when [DIAGRAM] <56. e6> axb3 57. axb3 ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
Mason vs J Mortimer, 1886
Chessical: Black can draw here in this instructive ending. [DIAGRAM] Mason's next move <58.Kd4> loses, but <58.Kc4!> would have drawn the game as White's King dare not leave the <e> pawn to its own devices. <58.Kc4!> Kc6 ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
Winawer vs Blackburne, 1883
Chessical: Blackburne may have made better progress with <35... dxc4> rather than <h5>. For example: [DIAGRAM] <35... dxc4> 36. bxc4 b5 37. Ke4 f5+ 38. Kd3 f4 39. Nd1 bxc4+ 40. Kxc4 Kf5 41. Nf2 f3 42. Kd3 Nd5 [DIAGRAM] Back in ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
British Championship (2024)
chrisowen: Rave on x
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| Jul-28-24 |
Edgard Colle
pcalugaru: I'm playing through "Colle's Chess Masterpieces" by Fred Reinfeld. Indeed an incredible player. I can't imagine how strong he would have been in good health. I came to appreciate Edgar Colle through his opening. Stumbling across an old ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
T Taylor vs J Mestel, 1978
chrisowen: In gob its v q juke 0-0 fab duh its axiom juggle affable puff 0-0 fib
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| Jul-28-24 |
P Motwani vs N Bradbury, 2024
Sally Simpson: White to play:
[DIAGRAM] 19.Nxg6 and game on. A piece for two pawns that open up the Black King and an attack is always worth it OTB. Very tough to defend.
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| Jul-28-24 |
R Dieks vs P du Chattel, 1975
jffun1958: A K+B+N-vs-K-Ending:
107. Kd6 Kc7 108. Bb5 Kc8 109. Kd6 Kd8 110. Na5 Kc8 111. Bd7+ Kb8 112. Kc6 Ka7 113. Bc8 Kb8 114. Kd7 Ka7 115. Kc7 Ka8 116. Bb7+ Ka7 117. Nc6#
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| Jul-28-24 |
R Pe Ang vs W Braakhuis, 1997
offramp: The man they could not ang.
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| Jul-28-24 |
J Hvenekilde vs B Undheim, 2014
Teyss: Black also could have won with 11...Bc2! as in F F Halwick vs Roberto Pe Ang, 1997 and G Hetenyi vs C Rakaczki, 2012
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G Hetenyi vs C Rakaczki, 2012
Teyss: Same moves as in F Halwick vs Roberto Pe Ang, 1997 except here it's OTB so it took a while before White realised he was lost after 11...Bc2!
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S Norris vs K Coventry, 1998
Teyss: Black could have won quicker with 11...Bc2! as in F Halwick vs Roberto Pe Ang, 1997 and G Hetenyi vs C Rakaczki, 2012
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| Jul-28-24 |
D Gedult vs A Gorfinkel, 1973
FSR: The Blackmar-Diemer is bad, but (to my surprise) White gets enough compensation to draw if both sides play perfectly. See my games with both colors from a BDG thematic correspondence tournament: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... (White);
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| Jul-28-24 |
Berlin Grandmasters (1918)
jhansbo: From New in Chess 2024-4, page 21.
Albert Einstein: “Recently I made the acquaintance of the chess master Lasker; a small, fine little man with a sharply cut profile and a Polish-Jewish, yet refined demeanour. He has been a world ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
Reshevsky vs Evans, 1958
WTHarvey: White wins (rook lift):
[DIAGRAM] 31. ?
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Korchnoi vs B Vladimirov, 1958
WTHarvey: White wins (double attack):
[DIAGRAM] 29. ?
if 29...gxh6 30.♘xh6+
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Reshevsky vs C Kalme, 1958
WTHarvey: White wins (discovered attack):
[DIAGRAM] 33. ?
If 33...♖xc6 34.♘f5+
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| Jul-28-24 |
Giri vs Firouzja, 2024
tonsillolith: ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990
perfidious: <Granny....Lyons alas was/is beyond the subway's reach....> Speaking from experience, that is not at all surprising somehow; I had been in that area thirteen years before this game was played and the modern highway which connects
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| Jul-28-24 |
R Borngaesser vs Kavalek, 1986
FSR: There's no way that Kavalek played the ridiculous 5...a5. I am sure he played the normal 5...a6!, the Najdorf Variation, as he did in 66 games in the database. Opening Explorer .
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| Jul-28-24 |
T Johansson vs Smyslov, 1996
Granny O Doul: <FSR: 9.Qd5?? was as stupid as it looked.> Still, had it worked, you'd have called him a genius (Toni is a "him"; I checked. When I saw the pairing, I guessed it might be one of those young women vs. old men events).
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K Treybal vs P Rethy, 1934
Granny O Doul: Still, you have to concede that few players with less than three balls would have played 29. Ne5.
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| Jul-28-24 |
Rublevsky vs Harikrishna, 2006
GrahamClayton: 25... Qxc3 26. Ng5 Rc8 27. Rxh7+ Kg8 28. Raa7 b2 29. Rag7+ Kf8 30. Ne6+ Ke8
31. Rh8#
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| Jul-28-24 |
I Solonar vs K Darga, 1997
GrahamClayton: Has there ever been an endgame of B v 6 pawns? The final position reminds me of the Space Invaders arcade game!
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| Jul-28-24 |
C Otten vs B de Jong-Muhren, 2000
GrahamClayton: Like analysing and playing through endgames like this where there is an unusual imbalance of materiel.
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| Jul-28-24 |
R O Gonzalez vs L Karlsson, 2009
Lossmaster: In this game the c8-Bishop visits 27 different squares (out of 32 possible), which is a record for a Bishop according to Tim Krabbé’s chess records page. It makes a total of 52 moves and the 27th square visited is f7, on its 49th ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
E Diemer vs T Heiling, 1984
GrahamClayton: For the sake of consistency, Diemer should have played 18. b3, so that all eight pawns had moved before a piece is developed. Ironically, the pawn on b2 doesn't move at all :-)
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| Jul-28-24 |
J Matschego vs Falkbeer, 1853
GrahamClayton: <Isolated Pawn>
17. Nxe4 is white's only way to stop a forced mate. <Isolated Pawn>,
17. Nxe4 Qg6 18. Nxf4 Nxf4+ 19. Bxf4 Bf5 20. Rh6 Bxe4+ 21. Kd2 Qf5 is a very unclear position.
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| Jul-28-24 |
Y Dembo vs D Driamin, 2000
GrahamClayton: Some of the best annotations I have ever seen - you got an excellent idea of the drama and stress both players faced.
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| Jul-28-24 |
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1902
KEG: Post V
The game at this point was a clear win for Tchigorin. But won games do not always win themselves, and technique was still required. Tchigorin, however, demonstrated that he had all the technique that was required. 43... Bg2
44. ...
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A Lugovoi vs P Skatchkov, 1999
Lossmaster: In this game the g8-Knight visits 37 different squares, which is a record for a Knight according to Tim Krabbé’s chess records page. At first, Black looks like he’s intending to do a "Knight’s tour", since the horse’s first 16
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| Jul-28-24 |
G Thomas vs Pirc, 1934
keypusher: White plays 17.Bxh7+ Kxh7 18.Qd3+. He will be a pawn up after 18_e4 19.Qxd6 (if 19._Qxa2?? 20.Qd4 f6 21.Ra1). But he thinks he can do better: 19.Qxe4+ Qf5 20.Qd4 threatening mate and the bishop. Unfortunately for him Black has _Qf6 ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
F Rhine vs M Baciak, 2024
FSR: 3...dcx4 is arguably a little inferior to the main lines, but like any fairly reasonable opening it's good enough for an engine-assisted player to draw without difficulty. 4.e4 is sharper than 4.e3, which I played in F Rhine vs J Jones, 2024 ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
J Dzenis vs F Rhine, 2024
FSR: Most ICCF players avoid 3.Nc3 because the Nimzo-Indian is so strong. Black equalizes without difficulty, not that 3.Nf3 or 3.g3 are any great shakes either. Sam Shankland has opined that 3.Nf3 is a better move, but he plays both, as well as ...
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| Jul-28-24 |
S Blaas vs P Pancras, 1996
GrahamClayton: What is wrong with 39. Ra7 ?
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| Jul-28-24 |
William A Scott
GrahamClayton: Biography:
https://www.georgiachess.org/Willia...
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| Jul-28-24 |
B Coraretti vs T Taylor, 2006
Knighthawkmiller: -1.48 (23 ply) 28.Kh2 c6 29.a4 Ra5 30.Rb7 h5 31.Rc7 Ra6 ... white drpped a pawn and resigned?! Unexpected.
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