Chessical Member since Nov-03-03 · Last seen Jul-06-25 I am an UK chess player who plays OTB and correspondence. I particularly appreciate the games of Tal, Alekhine, Tarrasch and Capablanca. I am particularly interested in the history of chess since the 19th century. I now spend most of my time here working on games collections. http://publ.lib.ru/ARCHIVES/SH/%27%... https://new.uschess.org/chess-life-...

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Jul-06-25 Janowski vs O Chajes, 1913   Chessical: Chajes should have secured the draw after: [DIAGRAM] <57...Ra2+!> 58. Kh3 Rc2 59. R(c)xd8 Rxd8 60. Rxd8 Rxc4 61. Rd5 Rc6 62. Rg5+ (62. Rxh5 loses trivially to Rh6 as the distant passed <a> pawn then Queens). If <58. Kf3> Rc2 59. Rcxd8 Rxd8 60. Rxd8 Rxc4 61. Rd5 ...      Jul-06-25 A W Fox vs Janowski, 1904   Chessical: [DIAGRAM] It seems that the thematic <11> <...d5!?> 12. exd5 Qxd5 13. Ne3 Bxf3! 14. Nxd5 Bxd1 15. Nxe7+ Nxe7 16. Rxd1 was sufficient to equalise.      Jul-05-25 P Kalmar-Wolf vs Menchik, 1930   Chessical: Black rushes to place her King in a commanding position, but allows her opponent an opportunity to suddenly snatch a draw as Black is actually caging her King. [DIAGRAM] <29. ..Kd3?> 30. R(a)a2! Kc3 31. Kf3 gxf4 32. Rc2+ Kb4 33. R(c)b2+ Kc3 with a draw by repetition. With ...      Jun-20-25 J H Donner vs Golombek, 1950   Chessical: [DIAGRAM] Golombek could have played the simpler <26 ...dxe5>. For example, <26...dxe5>27. Bxc5 bxc5 28. Bc6 Rd8 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Rd1+ with White having a better but not overwhelming position.      Jun-16-25 Schlechter vs O Bernstein, 1909   Chessical: [DIAGRAM] <Kangaroo> It seems that the sacrifice was sound. Schlechter would have kept his advanage with <18.R(f)e1>      May-06-25 Swiderski vs H Caro, 1905   Chessical: [DIAGRAM] Caro could have saved the game with <45...Re8> as White cannot escape perpetual check. <46. c7> Rc3 47. Bxh6 (not 47. c8=Q? Rcxc8 48. bxc8=Q Rxc8) 47...gxh6 48. b8=Q Rc1+ 49. Kg2 Rc2+ etc. If <46. Bxh6> gxh6 47. c7 Rf3+ 48. Kg2 Rc3 49. b8=Q Re2+ 50. Kf1      Apr-04-25 Janowski vs J Mieses, 1907   Chessical: A very sharp game which Mieses should have won with his very energetic play as Black.      Mar-29-25 J Mieses vs Chigorin, 1906   Chessical: [DIAGRAM] <13... Nxf6?> 14. Rxf6+ gxf6 15. Bh6+ Kg8 16. Qg7 or Qe6 mate      Mar-27-25 Bardeleben - Caro (1892)   Chessical: The Deutsche Schachzeitung extract reads: "A short six-game match, for which Mr. Alapin contributed a prize of 50 marks, was contested recently between C. v. Bardeleben and H. Caro. Each player won two games, two ended in draws, and the prize was shared".      Feb-28-25 G Ligterink vs Bronstein, 1978   Chessical: This was the only game Bronstein lost in this Category 9 tournament, (+6=8-1).

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