Aug-02-12 Anand vs Karpov, 1998 
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PSC: <plang> Karpov says of 39.c6?!: <Despite the opposite-colored bishops, the endgame is very difficult for White, and he couldn't hold it. He could have put up more resistance by 39.Bc3 a4 40.Bb4, although with 40...Bxh5! 41.c6 Be2 42.c7 Ba6 Black still has excellent chances for ... |
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Jun-03-12 Viswanathan Anand 
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PSC: Anand's list of the best players of all-time is:
Steinitz
Morphy
Lasker
Capablanca
Keres
Korchnoi
Tal
Fischer
Karpov
Kasparov |
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Jan-03-12 Nunn vs Short, 1986 
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PSC: You can watch this game with Nunn and Short's commentary here: http://patzerseescheck.blogspot.com... |
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Dec-24-11 L Pantsulaia vs J Polgar, 2011 
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PSC: <notyetagm> Ah yes, I should've read the small print! |
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Dec-12-11 Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
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PSC: I had to have another look at this game after Nakamura's recent stupid comments. What a beautiful attack. |
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Aug-25-11 Karpov vs Portisch, 1975 
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PSC: The opening moves were actually 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6, but ne'ermind. I've posted Karpov's annotations to this game here: http://patzerseescheck.blogspot.com... |
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Jul-31-11 Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1938 
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PSC: Ivan Sokolov analysed this game, I've posted his annotations here: http://patzerseescheck.blogspot.com... |
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Jul-07-11 Alekhine vs Duras, 1913 
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PSC: Alekhine's comments/annotations to this game posted here: http://patzerseescheck.blogspot.com... |
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Jun-07-11 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954 
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PSC: <bronkenstein > Thanks, but I just had to figure out where in the game the photos were taken (1.e4 and 7...Ne7). In <Botvinnik - Smyslov: Three World Championship Matches> Botvinnik writes that he'd prepared 10...Nd7; 11...Qc7 for his match against Bronstein in 1951, there's |
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Jun-04-11 Vladimir Kramnik 
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PSC: <yalie> That's just Kasparov being a spiteful child. Kramnik was rated #2 or #3 for most of the 90s, nobody thought Kramnik was in anyway shape or form *weak*. |
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Jun-04-11 Bobby Fischer 
Jun-04-11 Fischer vs Larsen, 1971 
Jun-04-11 Kotov vs Kalmanok, 1936 
Jun-02-11 Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 
May-17-11 Fischer vs Tal, 1960 
May-14-11 H Berliner vs Fischer, 1963 
May-09-11 World Championship Candidates (2011) 
May-07-11 Bobotsov vs Najdorf, 1960 
Apr-25-11 A Kveinys vs Kramnik, 1992 
Apr-13-11 Leko vs Kramnik, 2004 
Apr-10-11 Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1994
Apr-06-11 Kasparov vs Anand, 1992 
Apr-05-11 Gelfand vs Karpov, 1995 
Apr-05-11 Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956 
Apr-05-11 Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858 
Apr-01-11 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (E32) 
Mar-31-11 S Alexieva vs Y Dembo, 2005
Mar-31-11 Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1991 
Mar-25-11 Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1997 
Feb-25-11 Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858 
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