Sep-13-05 Areshchenko vs Efimenko, 2005
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| ChiefNX: Black didn't really have a hope after 29.Re6 with his locked pawns. |
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Sep-13-05 Bogoljubov vs A Schuppler, 1949 
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| ChiefNX: 28.Bg1 can't be right, it exposes the king completely. Maybe Bogo thought he had a winning attack... |
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Sep-13-05 G Welling vs H Bartels, 1995
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| ChiefNX: What an odd opening... |
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Aug-25-05 Spassky vs Korchnoi, 2005
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| ChiefNX: Rc8 doesn't deflect white's power on the d-file but it does make it harder for white to clinch a win and with a few exchanges, white's position would look very ordinary. I like your idea of 24.Rxf6(!) gxf6 25.Bh6, the only route I can see out of it is to exchange queens and not ... |
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Aug-25-05 Kasparov vs Timman, 1994
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| ChiefNX: I can understand why Timman played it, but in the end, he probably should have left it all together. Maybe he was frustrated. The d-pawn looked like free material and on every move, Timman had a chance to capture it but each time there was a hidden catch that lead to a win for ... |
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Aug-24-05 Morphy vs A Bottin, 1858
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| ChiefNX: I'm sure a modern GM would not have played ...5.Nxf2
I think that maybe if Morphy was around now, he would have to adapt his game a little. I'm not sure if his 'in your face' style would hold up when playing against the top grandmasters today. |
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Aug-22-05 C McNab vs L Day, 2005
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| ChiefNX: Maybe it was a loss of concentration. Do IMs get that? |
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Aug-15-05 Lasker vs Capablanca, 1935
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| ChiefNX: Black can't make an offensive move without messing things up whilst white's queen dominates the board on g6. Eventually white's pawns would have won the game. |
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