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Jun-30-04 Kharlov vs Topalov, 2004    thekleinbottle: Here is what Fritz running on my computer said: (1) Andrei Kharlov (2593) - Veselin Topalov (2737) [C24] FIDE World Championship Tripoli, Libya (5.2), 29.06.2004 [Fritz 8 (120s)] C24: Bishop's Opening: 2...Nf6 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.0–0 d6 6.a4 0–0 ...      Dec-23-03 Petrov Defense (C42)    thekleinbottle: Andrewpatrick: Does anyone know any good books on the Petrov defense for the intermediate player? I like playing this opening... I'd like to learn more about how to play it correctly "The Petroff" by Lasha Janjgava is decent. I own it, though I have yet to play it over the ...      Dec-05-03 Spassky vs Fischer, 1960    thekleinbottle: Benjamin Lau: Modern theory has since found equality for black in most lines I know of, and significant advantages in others. True, but if you are familiar with the opening and its strategies and like the types of positions that usually occur, why not play it anyway? At least      Dec-05-03 Spassky vs Fischer, 1992    thekleinbottle: Thanks for the replies, PinkPanther, Honza Cervenka, and Spitecheck. I find these games with the closed positions very interesting to analyze but extremely difficult to play...Spassky seems to have a lot of these strange looking games in closed positions (another one I looked      Nov-30-03 Anand vs Karpov, 1996    thekleinbottle: PinkPanther & Shadout Mapes: Exactly which Kasparov-Topalov game are you referring to? Does anyone mind posting the exact game if it is in this database?      Nov-24-03 Fischer vs Spassky, 1972    thekleinbottle: Did black have any winning chances in this endgame at any point? After White's 32nd move, black has a passed a-pawn. Doesn't this sometimes offer winning chances in this type of rook endgame (R+3P v. R+3P)? Someone please tell me why the following try for winning chances by ...      Nov-17-03 Reshevsky vs Keres, 1948    thekleinbottle: Anyone know what the losing move here is? What's wrong with 32. Be2 (followed by Bf3 at some point)?      Nov-16-03 Kasparov vs X3D Fritz, 2003    thekleinbottle: patzer2, do you have the link for the ESPN commentary? I just went to their website and could not find the article you mention. That is indeed a pleasant surprise that ESPN would cover this event...      Nov-16-03 C Lutz vs Karpov, 1993    thekleinbottle: I've seen this game in 2 books now... amazing endgame technique by Karpov. After sacrificing the exchange on move 21, he slowly grinds down his opponent over the next 50+ moves...      Nov-07-03 Klementiev vs A Mikhalchishin, 1974    thekleinbottle: How sound is this 5...b5 variation of the two knights for black? You don't see it very often--at least in my experience.      Nov-06-03 Spassky vs Fischer, 1970     Nov-04-03 Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)     Nov-02-03 Tal vs I Platonov, 1973     Nov-02-03 Tal vs Spassky, 1954     Nov-02-03 Fischer vs Spassky, 1966     Oct-28-03 Furman vs Smyslov, 1971     Oct-28-03 Spassky vs Fischer, 1966     Oct-24-03 White Rook Youth Club vs Tal, 1970     Oct-24-03 Two Knights (C57)     Oct-22-03 Spassky vs Smyslov, 1953     Oct-07-03 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960     Sep-27-03 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran (D49)     Sep-24-03 Spassky vs Karpov, 1982     Sep-24-03 Leko vs Kramnik, 2001     Sep-23-03 Reti vs Alekhine, 1925     Sep-21-03 Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960     Sep-07-03 Boris Spassky     Aug-29-03 Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987

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