Jun-07-22 Fischer vs J Warren, 1964 
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ChessCoachClark: I found it interesting that Warren played against Fischer in another simul game, in a suburb of Chicago and also earned a draw then, as well. Once is luck, maybe. Twice ... |
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May-02-22 Hertneck vs R Ris, 2007 
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ChessCoachClark: Found this game in one of fredthebear's collections while searching for stalemates and almost couldn't stop laughing when I saw that Black tried FIVE times to force a stalemate: 57B, 59B, 61B, 62B and finally with 63B, where White took the Rook and sealed the stalemate. ... |
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Apr-17-22 P Ware vs J S Ryan, 1880
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ChessCoachClark: This game is prime teaching material for looking ahead, rather than 'automatically' Promoting. You get an instant stalemate by Promotion, but get an instant checkmate by Under-Promoting to a Knight! What a powerful demonstration they provided here, both the players and ... |
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Apr-01-22 J Eising vs L Schneider, 1979 
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ChessCoachClark: Indeed, the mating pattern is notable, as few Pawn mates are extant. However, I slightly disagree that the Black Queen is superfluous in the final position. The Black Queen is crucial in the mating process, which is far more important for a chess learner and is inclusive of ... |
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Feb-25-22 Nimzowitsch vs Ryckhoff, 1910
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ChessCoachClark: My favorite example of the Double-Check mate (even though Black did not play the best plies) and the impetus for my project, Game Collection: Double Check Mate Examples .
This game is a older treasure to be memorized. |
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Jan-27-22 A Kalaiyalahan vs D Jameson, 2017
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ChessCoachClark: Nice to see a recent example of the Opera Mate. My students will love it because it has a different flavor of Queen sacrifice as well. |
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Nov-24-21 N Pert vs F Gordon, 2021 
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ChessCoachClark: Fabulous ending-- En Passant Mate!
Wow!!! |
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Nov-10-21 B Amin vs I H Labib, 2001 
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ChessCoachClark: Another inaccurate pun, based on inaccurate pronunciation. Amin here is a name based on the Arabic word for faithful, trustworthy, honest, reliable, etc. It has a long second syllable. The Arabic word used to close out a prayer could have the same spelling in English, but it |
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Oct-26-21 C Teichmann vs H De Carbonnel, 1960 
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ChessCoachClark: The partial score of this game has been included and discusssed with relation to similar games on pages 10-12 of Castling to Win! by Robert Timmer. N Minev vs J Fichtl, 1958 is the key game for the discussion. An interesting read, for sure. |
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Oct-23-21 N Minev vs J Fichtl, 1958
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ChessCoachClark: Robert Timmer wrote books on castling that cover this game in detail as well as later games using themes it brings. The Timmer book that I own is Castling to Win! See pages 10 to 11. Worth a look. |
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