May-17-08 The World vs G Timmerman, 2007 
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| Arkanin: It's funny to think of us as a sideshow when we are, quite possibly, the strongest "entity of sorts" that plays chess out there. Maybe this is a little arrogant, but I think the CG.com team, when working together properly, is stronger on the whole than any team, any GM, or any ... |
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Aug-28-07 kutztown46 chessforum
Aug-13-07 Barnett vs Eastwood, 1949
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| Arkanin: <Rookfile>, I think 3...Nc6 is definitely the right reaction. This is clearly not the last mistake made by black. :> |
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Aug-07-07 Arkanin chessforum
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| Arkanin: CURRENT POSITION: 1.d4 f5 2.g3
Thank you; that gives me a clearer idea of what I should do. I'll do my best with 3., and I hope to receive some feedback after that. I would be a little more comfortable if I had a couple players dropping by to review a draft of my description of the |
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Aug-04-07 Gert Timmerman
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| Arkanin: I wish the best of health and fortune to you, and I look forward to a truly great game of chess. I really mean that; you are just the best, and this could well be our hardest game so far. Greetings from Texas, where everything's bigger -- except for our brains ;) -- Arkanin |
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Jul-12-07 I Cheparinov vs Z Almasi, 2006
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| Arkanin: Hard to say <hpavio>; I think I've been lucky this week too, or they'be been a little easy, but it's just good to be improving our skill as players by working out these situations. :) I feel a bit silly about this one. I got it, and realized bishop can't take without ... |
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Jul-11-07 Sax vs E Hermansson, 2005
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| Arkanin: <Not Yet A Patzer: I saw a great position that white could achieve from the puzzle position with Rfe1 followed by Nd5. A K and Q fork with c and e pawns pinned by rooks, beautiful.> Sure, although I think the pawn is pinned just fine in the puzzle ;) |
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Jul-09-07 Fischer vs W Hook, 1970
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| Arkanin: This is a sexy mating attack off a rook sacrifice. I think it's not terribly easy to spot as you have to notice both the deflection of the pawn if pawn takes which leads to mate, and that king takes moves him into a position where he can't hide the pawn. So, in a sense the sac ... |
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Jul-08-07 Shulman vs The World, 2007
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| Arkanin: <John Thorton>, quoting the hollow men in this thread is as inappropriate as inappropriate gets. It's not a poem about computers; it's a poem about how devoid of meaning PEOPLE can be. HMM... |
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Jul-04-07 Spielmann vs H Gebhard, 1926
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| Arkanin: It's mate in at most 4 moves depending on what choices your opponent makes if he does take the rook. The longest surviving line is Qg8+ Kh8 Be7 h6 (or h5, doesn't matter) Bxf6+ Kh7 Qg7#. So what's the rook "sac"? It's a pantsing! I'm pretty confident (no totally positive) you win ... |
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