Aug-04-10 Adams vs S Conquest, 2010 
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| guybrush: Isn't 8..c5 the usual way to go, instead of 8..Rc8. Or, is this the Short variation? The lack of a c5 push renders Black's dark square bishop completely hopeless. Or, more likely, I'm missing the whole point. |
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Aug-03-10 L Maczuski vs Kolisch, 1863
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| guybrush: 12 f4 is an awesome move. Hopefully, I get to play it sometime. Is there any defense? I don't see any. The position at 12 white to play could be a Thursday puzzle, I guess. |
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Jul-29-10 A Young vs Kamsky, 2010
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| guybrush: This is perhaps one of the rare occasions where the move may be easier to spot OTB than as a puzzle move. Like many others I spent a long time trying to get Rxf1+ to work, before figuring out that f3 would let me remove the guard just as easy. |
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Jul-27-10 Ponomariov vs Le Quang Liem, 2010
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| guybrush: A very picturesque position after 36 Re2. I see from the comments above that it's equal. Black's position looks better to me, but I guess he can't find a way to get at White's queen side pawns, while protecting his 7th rank? |
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Jun-16-10 J Bednarski vs M Podgaets, 1972
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| guybrush: A couple of suggestions of 36...Qb6?! Doesn't 37 Qxb3 let white hang around for a bit? 37...Ng3 is no longer an option, due to 38 Qxg3 with material equality. Perhaps I'm missing something obvious. In any case, white's overall position is still horrible, as was the rest of his play |
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Jun-07-10 Spassky vs Taimanov, 1956
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| guybrush: 44..? Black to play is a good puzzle position. 44..Bc3! 45 Rc2 Rxd1, and now if 46 Rxc3, black has 46..Qa2+, leading to Kh3 and Rh1#. 44 Rd2 looks like a blunder, but white's position already looks very cramped. |
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Mar-02-09 Anand vs Dominguez Perez, 2009
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| guybrush: 23..Nf2+ is answered by 24 Kg2, right? To avoid the disastrous discovered check. After Kg2, 24...Qe6 25 Qxe6 fxe6 26 Rxd4, and black loses the knight. |
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Aug-06-08 Botvinnik vs P Sharov, 1929
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| guybrush: 28. Ne8. What a move! Didn't see that one. |
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Jul-23-08 Onischuk vs Romanishin, 2003
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| guybrush: <What is the idea behind 28. Qg5 ?> I think to keep the king trapped on the back rank, i.e., preventing Ke7...Kd8 and moving to safety. |
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May-12-08 X Bu vs Aronian, 2008
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| guybrush: Sorry I meant white's pawns |
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May-11-08 I Cheparinov vs Topalov, 2008
May-08-08 I Cheparinov vs X Bu, 2008
Oct-18-07 Bronstein vs Panno, 1954
Jul-13-07 Najdorf vs Ragozin, 1948
May-24-07 B Alterman vs R Lev, 1994
Oct-07-06 V Kovacevic vs S Martinovic, 1981
May-19-06 MTel Masters (2006)
Apr-21-06 A David vs Z Sturua, 1997
Apr-09-06 Topalov vs Nisipeanu, 2006
Apr-08-06 Nisipeanu vs Topalov, 2006
Mar-25-06 Amber Blindfold (2006)
Mar-25-06 A Galliamova vs Y Xu, 2006
Mar-24-06 Y Xu vs A Galliamova, 2006
Mar-23-06 A Galliamova vs Y Xu, 2006
Mar-11-06 F Vallejo Pons vs Topalov, 2006
Mar-10-06 Topalov vs Leko, 2006
Mar-08-06 Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 2006
Mar-07-06 Radjabov vs Topalov, 2006
Mar-07-06 Polugaevsky vs Gulko, 1975
Mar-05-06 Leko vs Svidler, 2006
Mar-04-06 Radjabov vs Leko, 2006
Mar-03-06 Leko vs F Vallejo Pons, 2006
Feb-23-06 A Bannik vs A Cherepkov, 1961
Feb-20-06 Aronian vs Topalov, 2006
Feb-13-06 Morelia-Linares (2006)
Jan-29-06 Anand vs Gelfand, 2006
Jan-29-06 Leko vs Topalov, 2006
Jan-28-06 Topalov vs Anand, 2006
Jan-27-06 Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 2006
Jan-24-06 Karjakin vs Topalov, 2006
Jan-22-06 Topalov vs Gelfand, 2006
Jan-21-06 Topalov vs I Sokolov, 2006
Jan-20-06 Kamsky vs Anand, 2006
Jan-19-06 Topalov vs Mamedyarov, 2006
Jan-17-06 Van Wely vs Topalov, 2006
Jan-17-06 I Sokolov vs Anand, 2006
Jan-15-06 Anand vs Aronian, 2006
Dec-30-05 S Volkov vs Jakovenko, 2005
Dec-30-05 Morozevich vs Motylev, 2005
Dec-29-05 Rublevsky vs S Volkov, 2005
Dec-28-05 Bareev vs Svidler, 2005
Oct-11-05 Topalov vs Svidler, 2005
Oct-05-05 Topalov vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005
Sep-29-05 Topalov vs Anand, 2005
Jun-27-05 Adams vs Hydra, 2005
Jun-25-05 Adams vs Hydra, 2005
Jun-24-05 Adams vs Hydra, 2005
Mar-06-05 Kasimdzhanov vs Anand, 2005
Mar-05-05 Kasparov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005
Mar-03-05 Kasimdzhanov vs Kasparov, 2005
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