Aug-03-11 Janowski vs Ed Lasker, 1924 
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| ChitownChesster: Can anyone tell me why Black's queen stayed put for such a long time in the middle game while his King was traversing the board? It seems Black spent half the game trying to find a safe square for his King. I've never seen a game anything like this. |
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Aug-01-11 Keres vs Alekhine, 1937
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| ChitownChesster: Wow, what a pretty combination! I don't know much about chess history, but what drnooo is alluding to sounds pretty accurate in terms of the "spirit of the times." It was a very turbulent period in history and Keres was probably in an entirely different situation than ... |
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Aug-01-11 A Prietz vs V Pupols, 1967
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| ChitownChesster: This is a pretty crazy game. I guess Black just wanted to see just how much he could get away with. |
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Aug-01-11 Chessmaster vs A Montes de Oca, 1998
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| ChitownChesster: A very interesting game indeed! Seems like Montes is a lot stronger than his rating indicates. |
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Jul-01-11 A Butnorius vs B Grachev, 2010
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| ChitownChesster: <perfidious>: Sorry for getting back to you so late. I've been on yet another "break" from the game we all love so much. Basically, I played in the Chicago Open (U1700), hoping to win a prize b/c I'm rated so low, but ended up withdrawing having lost two games. So the ... |
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May-10-11 L Shytaj vs Adams, 2010
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| ChitownChesster: Yeah, you're right, it was a sound move, probably the best he could have played. I completely misunderstood its purpose until taking a close look at the game. My name's Chesster, I live in the attic... |
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Mar-31-11 G Sargissian vs M Womacka, 2010
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| ChitownChesster: Props to Womacka on a clever game! |
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Mar-30-11 E Inarkiev vs A Gutov, 2010
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| ChitownChesster: Just wondering: Doesn't white lose tempo with 10. Bc2 ? |
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Feb-11-11 Gelfand vs Leko, 2007
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| ChitownChesster: This was a beauty. Both sides played well, but Leko was just a tad bit stronger. I need to learn from games like this. |
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Feb-11-11 J Klein vs B Marcussi, 1963
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| ChitownChesster: I was looking at 23. N*f5 g*f5 24. f6 with the threat of 25. Rg7+ followed by mate but the way Klein plays it works better, I guess. Wonder what Crafty would say to this type of blasphemy... |
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