Jul-10-24 Gelfand vs C Lutz, 2002
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2drchess: If 31...Nb8, Raetsky & Chetverik in "The Catalan" suggest 32.Re6! Rxd4? 33.Re8+ Bf8 34.Rxf8+ and white wins a piece. |
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Jan-07-18 Rubinstein vs Marshall, 1908 
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2drchess: Watch Rubinstein's handling of his King's knight from 10th move to the last move in the game. |
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Oct-01-16 Fischer vs Letelier, 1959 
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2drchess: I've checked 3 books on this game and the game score differs on White's 48th move. Wade & O'Connell's Fischer compilation gives 48.a5 but Mednis' book on Fischer's losses instead gives 48.f5 while noting that Fischer saw that 48.a5 leads to a draw with best play. I also checked the |
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Sep-10-11 Andersson vs Barcza, 1972 
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2drchess: This was a difficult game for me to grasp for the first 30 moves or so. Andersson showed an incredible amount of patience in this game and his handling of a tricky knight ending where Barcza was itching to create drawing scenarios was especially instructive. How many times I wanted |
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Sep-10-11 Andersson vs J Valcarcel, 1972 
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2drchess: Although 38.Bxa4 was my first choice and probably sound, Andersson's move is also very strong. As usual, he keeps his eye on the prize. |
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