Checker2 has kibitzed 54 times to chessgames   [less...]

Feb-06-21 Beim vs Schmittdiel, 2002    Checker2: Extraordinary that at move 11, white has no fewer than 6 checks to evaluate.      Sep-18-19 K Georgiev vs Shirov, 1992    Checker2: The bishop always stays on its own colour, but it can and sometimes should change the colour of the rook it is blocking.      May-09-19 Acs vs R Szuhanek, 1999    Checker2: Well the game was a longer mate than necessary, so my check, check, check, check, check, check, check, mate should be just as valid, even though it in turn is longer than the game's solution: 24.Qg8+ Bf8 25.Rxe6+ fxe6 26.Qxe6+ Be7 (Ne7 hangs queen) 27. Qg8+ Bf8 28. Qg6+ Ke7 29. ...      Jul-20-17 Nakamura vs R Bellin, 2016    Checker2: Strange week. I missed Monday's puzzle completely, found Wednesday's easy and today I saw the first two moves of the solution in a flash.      Nov-21-16 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016    Checker2: Ne7+ only when the queen is not covering that square.      Nov-18-16 Hebden vs F Felecan, 1993    Checker2: I was getting excited about 18. Qxb5 and mating on g8 until I evaluated black's checks and queen captures.      Sep-02-16 Van Wely vs T Beerdsen, 2015    Checker2: Interesting tactics. As usual Fridays, I didn't get it. <Cheapo Why not 26. . . Qxf5?> I guess 27. b6 might win the a pawn, creating a passer. I doubt black could defend the a pawn with 27 . . cb 28. Qxb6 Ra9 29. Rc7 Rxc7 30. Qxc7 and the bishop is loose, and needed to ...      Jul-07-16 K Spraggett vs Vescovi, 2004    Checker2: I too thought Bh6 did it, but had the right idea with Qg3+.      Jun-29-16 J Pyrowicz vs A Latocha, 2009    Checker2: Got it, except the interesting C.1.b) above. Why not 15 ... Bxf3? With the trade happening anyways 2 bishops moves later and the black knight getting to f4 on the powerful queen's diagonal, why didn't black disrupt the kingside pawns?      Jun-06-16 J Runnby vs H Englund, 1980    Checker2: It took me too long to see why the knight could not be captured 15. de5? loses to mating Qa6+. Englund gave white pins and needles!      Apr-18-16 E J Diemer vs R Sutterer, 1949     Mar-21-16 Aronian vs Anand, 2016    Dec-01-15 Smyslov vs J P Dominguez Sanz, 1972     Sep-09-15 K Hansen vs N Meldgaard, 1982     Sep-05-15 Mamedyarov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2014     Jul-22-15 H Schneider-Zinner vs R Kaufman, 2007     Jun-16-15 J Aabling-Thomsen vs J Van der Meer, 2005     Nov-25-14 Robson vs R Prasanna, 2004     Sep-24-14 Beliavsky vs Tarjan, 1979     Aug-18-14 M Schulz vs T Struening, 2004     May-27-14 Vachier-Lagrave vs Vitiugov, 2013     Mar-31-14 de Firmian vs N Ristic, 1981     Mar-07-14 Spassky vs D J Banks, 1971     Nov-06-13 Duras vs Vidmar, 1907     Sep-12-13 T Gareyev vs R Yankovsky, 2012     Feb-22-13 Van der Wiel vs Sax, 1983     Feb-06-13 J Becerra Rivero vs M Goss, 2012     Jan-22-13 B Badea vs Carlsen, 2001     Dec-11-12 H Wimmer vs A Caoili, 1998     Sep-28-12 S Morris vs F Marchand, 1992    Sep-24-12 P N Andreasen vs H Falberg, 1992     Aug-30-12 J de Wit vs de Firmian, 1982    Jul-12-12 I Theodorovich vs H Ridout, 1976     Dec-14-11 Van der Wiel vs H Olafsson, 1991     Jul-13-09 Mogusar vs T L Trippe, 1984     Sep-16-08 Leko vs Radjabov, 2006     Sep-03-08 Opocensky vs Alekhine, 1925     Jul-01-08 Keres vs V Rootare, 1942     May-26-08 Koltanowski vs NN, 1945     Apr-21-08 R Pert vs C G Ward, 2005     Apr-17-08 Zvjaginsev vs Y Vovk, 2008     Apr-16-08 Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881     Mar-07-08 P Enders vs Uhlmann, 1978     Aug-23-07 Razuvaev vs L Gutman, 1977     Jul-01-07 Chandler vs I Rogers, 1984     May-29-07 S Ahmed vs Z Rahman, 2006     May-12-07 H Karner vs A Bandza, 1985     May-10-07 M Notkin vs P Dvalishvili, 1995

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