Dec-01-15 D Hausrath vs Nyback, 2006
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| st.dvy: Once again, The Star of The Reti Gambit demonstrates how to execute; this time against a higher rated opponent. This particular variation, where white offers the c-pawn in the middle of the opening, I always really thought was just too much trouble."If I moved first, why should I ... |
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Nov-29-15 Tal vs Smyslov, 1959 
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| st.dvy: You are right about 15...Ne8 16. Qxd8. Smyslov played even worse than I was giving him credit for. Tal was simply amazing, period! |
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Nov-29-15 D Hausrath vs M Antipov, 2015
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| st.dvy: If 33..Qxe5(?), then 34.Qxb3! The queen supportsthe rook on b3. After 32.Qf5,black threatens check at f2 and more. Taking the bishop would have been a blunder made by someone rated 1250. |
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Nov-29-15 M Chigaev vs A Korobov, 2015
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| st.dvy: I must admit that I never even heard of the book on reverse opening strategy. I guess I should try to find it...maybe. I guess much depends on experience and taste. For example, I find the Modern (Robatsch) fun and exciting, but the reverse (The Benko Opening) is a waste. The ... |
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Nov-29-15 A Vul vs Ding Liren, 2014
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| st.dvy: He's rated number 8 in the world. He didn't get there by playing A players on the internet. As talented as the modern GMs are, anyone rated in the top 20 is great, maybe historically so. It's all semantics. Ding's exceptional, okay? Good grief! |
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Nov-29-15 D Johansson vs A I Merkesvik, 2014
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| st.dvy: Good point! A 1600 player is thrilled to even have his game published on a site like this. I didn't check his rating, and it does matter. King's Gambit- Rest in pieces! |
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Nov-29-15 C Cave vs T Hillarp Persson, 2006
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| st.dvy: Please pardon the Swiss vs. Swede blunder. At any event, the game's a gem. |
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Nov-29-15 Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000
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| st.dvy: Well... I'm sure that neither you nor I could say anything reasonable concerning Kramnik's emotional state or karma. 'Haunted' is such a strange idea is all of this. Kramnik won the title and continues to play. On a personal note, I was rooting for Gazza then and still do. Kasparov ... |
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Nov-27-15 I Sokolov vs T Hillarp Persson, 1997
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| st.dvy: As Yasser Seirawan states, repeatedly, in his books and teaching videos, "Chess is a battlefield of ideas." Also, and maybe more importantly, it's a argument of choice or taste. For me, The Modern, or Rabatasch Defense is a juggernaut: it can be played against any and everything. It ... |
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Nov-23-15 S Narayanan vs T Hillarp Persson, 2008
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| st.dvy: Srinath still doesn't know what hit him. Literally, out of nowhere, this game went from developing and interesting to completely over in the last three moves. The two knights are absolutely beautiful. It just goes to show you how talented GMs are. Persson isn't in the top 100, and ... |
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Nov-23-15 F Hedke vs T Hillarp Persson, 2007
Nov-23-15 O Hirn vs T Hillarp Persson, 2006
Nov-23-15 A Olsson vs T Hillarp Persson, 2005
Nov-18-15 Smirin vs T Hillarp Persson, 2015
Nov-16-15 O Hagberg vs Carlsen, 2001
Nov-15-15 D Sharma vs Rapport, 2010
Nov-15-15 Rapport vs M Sebenik, 2013
Nov-14-15 S Ingason vs Wojciech Babijczuk, 2015
Nov-13-15 M Richter vs A Shchekachev, 2015
Nov-13-15 V S Gujrathi vs R Jumabayev, 2015
Nov-13-15 J Carow vs A Shchekachev, 2015
Nov-13-15 O Dolzhikova vs K Gautason, 2014
Nov-01-15 Deep Thought vs Bronstein, 1992
Nov-01-15 Shabalov vs Aronian, 2004
Nov-01-15 Shabalov vs Smagin, 1999
Oct-29-15 So vs Ding Liren, 2015
Oct-29-15 Radjabov vs Ding Liren, 2015
Oct-26-15 Nakamura vs Topalov, 2015
Oct-26-15 D Hausrath vs Kamsky, 2010
Oct-26-15 D Hausrath vs P Popovic, 2009
Oct-26-15 D Hausrath vs M Mueller, 2010
Oct-26-15 D Hausrath vs K Schiffer, 2012
Oct-26-15 D Hausrath vs J Wendt, 2005
Oct-26-15 D Hausrath vs A Gunnarsson, 2005
Oct-20-15 D Hausrath vs R Edouard, 2015
Oct-20-15 D Hausrath vs V Akopian, 2015
Oct-20-15 D Hausrath vs Seirawan, 2015
Oct-19-15 Wei Yi vs Svidler, 2015
Oct-16-15 N Abasov vs R Mamedov, 2008
Oct-13-15 D L Rose vs Kirill Fedchuk, 2015
Oct-13-15 Carlsen vs NN, 2014
Oct-12-15 N Abasov vs B Rzayev, 2015
Oct-12-15 J Waitzkin vs I Muramatsu Steinhoff, 1992
Oct-08-15 B Finegold vs Shabalov, 2013
Oct-08-15 J Sarkar vs B Finegold, 2012
Oct-08-15 B Finegold vs K Troff, 2011
Oct-08-15 A Young vs B Finegold, 2006
Oct-08-15 B Finegold vs A Florean, 2006
Oct-08-15 Mikhalevski vs B Finegold, 2006
Oct-08-15 R Goletiani vs B Finegold, 2006
Sep-24-15 Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2013
Sep-22-15 D Kolbus vs C Maduekwe, 2010
Sep-22-15 M Braitt vs W Borges, 1982
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