Dec-12-19 M Rodshtein vs G Jones, 2019
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| Cheapo by the Dozen: It seems that Black would have been content with a draw by repetition partway through. |
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Dec-11-19 Duras vs P P Saburov, 1906 
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| Cheapo by the Dozen: After uncharacteristic difficulty early in the week, I nailed this one, at least to the extent of <Lambda>'s comment. However, I think it's worth adding that the pawn in question is passed and not so easy to stop from advancing, especially w/o loss of additional ... |
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Dec-10-19 De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750
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| Cheapo by the Dozen: One could also call this game Brie Cheesed. |
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Dec-08-19 K Treybal vs F Kafka, 1921
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| Cheapo by the Dozen: The engine is really confused about this one. On the one hand, it recommends the game move with a mere +1.00 valuation. On the other hand, when I show it 19 Nxg7, it calls mate-in-six. But when I show it the obvious defense of 19 ... Kxg7, it evaluates the position at ... |
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Dec-08-19 S Kristjansson vs H Palsson, 2000
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| Cheapo by the Dozen: Black's position is bad, but it hardly seems resignation-worthy. |
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Dec-07-19 B D Deac vs N Berry, 2017
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| Cheapo by the Dozen: As for "Wimpy": There used to be a hamburger chain called "Wimpys". I even recall seeing one in Europe in 1973, when I was on a bus full of teenaged American tourists some of whom were in a group chaperoned by somebody nicknamed "Uncle Wimpy". Imagine the cheering as we ... |
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Dec-07-19 Carlsen vs Aronian, 2019
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| Cheapo by the Dozen: The ending could have been really interesting and technical if played out under a slow time control. |
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Dec-04-19 Saemisch vs A Medina Garcia, 1943
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| Cheapo by the Dozen: Alekhine and the engine don't agree about much in this game. |
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Dec-03-19 Saemisch vs J Engel, 1928
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| Cheapo by the Dozen: The puzzle could have started one move earlier, but this version was cool too. |
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Dec-02-19 Didier vs Marshall, 1900
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| Cheapo by the Dozen: For once the Monday puzzle plays out along a diagonal rather than a file! |
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