Jan-07-10 J Sarwer vs J Waitzkin, 1986 
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| ChessDaZaster: Yep, and in an impromptu "match" at the Manhattan Chess Club in November 1985, Waitzkin beat Sarwer in three straight games. After which, Jeff reportedly cried for an hour and a half. Little boys hate to lose - just like grown men. So where's the surprise? Sarwer and Waitzkin ... |
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Jul-12-09 C Bloodgood vs R McSorely, 1959
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| ChessDaZaster: The annotations at moves 10 and 13 are truly insightful. Not. |
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Jun-14-09 Anand vs Kasparov, 1995
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| ChessDaZaster: So, what is the purpose of 11)Kh1? |
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May-06-09 O'Kelly vs Najdorf, 1950
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| ChessDaZaster: What an awesome game by Najdorf. Simply amazing. |
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Mar-01-09 O de la Riva Aguado vs Bologan, 2001
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| ChessDaZaster: On Sundays, I just look at the position and make guess based on what just "looks right" - no analysis. I mean, it would be pointless for me to do otherwise, having started playing chess 07/08. 40...Bxh4 looked right to me since it opened up the white king's last wall of ... |
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Feb-16-09 E Bakhmatov vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2005
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| ChessDaZaster: On Monday's I am a chess genius! The rest of the week, not so much... |
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Feb-14-09 A Saidy vs J Silman, 1989
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| ChessDaZaster: In Jeremy Silman’s book “The Amateurs Mind” (2nd Ed., page 52) he chides a student for saying that pawns in a particular position ( Hort vs V Ciocaltea, 1973 )
are backward (those on d6 and h7). He states:
“Those are not backward pawns! A pawn is only backward if it ... |
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Feb-02-09 Greco vs NN, 1620
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| ChessDaZaster: Thank goodness for Mondays. Otherwise I would never get these #($!&$ puzzles. |
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Jan-10-09 A Meek vs Morphy, 1855
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| ChessDaZaster: Ludek Pachman, in "Modern Chess Strategy", gives Black's 19th move a "!".
What if 20. Qxh3? Any thoughts on possible continuations? |
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