Clodhopper has kibitzed 121 times to chessgames   [less...]

Jun-30-21 D Howell vs J Turner, 2001    Clodhopper: Rarely have I seen an evaluation change so drastically on one move as on 23 Nb5 (+24 for white before, -3 after).      Feb-26-21 E Paoli vs W Martz, 1973    Clodhopper: Why 20. ..., Rg4??? What was black trying to accomplish with that move, anyway?      Jan-22-17 Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971    Clodhopper: 55. Bb3 was the move that caught my attention too - because it is the sort of move I would NEVER play. Being simple-minded, my instinct is for the straightforward 55. Rb6+, after which it is hard to see how white makes much headway, and Fritz calculates a mere +0.47 for white. ...      Jan-22-17 Taimanov vs V Mikenas, 1965    Clodhopper: I calculated the first 5 moves of this combo and thought, "Well, that can't be it..."      Jan-20-17 V Akobian vs R Barcenilla, 2015    Clodhopper: The weird thing is that I saw 27. Rxe5, which is superior to the move played in the game. But then after 27 ... Be6, 28. Rg5+ , Qg6, 29. Rg6+, h7xg6 I missed 30 Rxf8+ which wins instantly, and instead went for 30. Rxc8. This leads to a 2B vs 2B ending with white a pawn up. But ...      Dec-11-16 K Commons vs P Peev, 1976    Clodhopper: Well, I thought I had it solved - without even having seen the pun hint. But black's 23rd was different from either of the moves I considered - and the game went a different direction from there. A valuable lesson - always look for one more reply you hadn't considered before ...      Dec-05-16 Fridman vs H Odeev, 1996    Clodhopper: Well, it was only hard because I kept looking for a quick mate. Because it's Monday, don't ya know....      Sep-23-16 Jakovenko vs Gelfand, 2015    Clodhopper: Wow, I finally "got" a Friday challenge. Only because it is so obvious that Black's goal must be to force stalemate. On most Fridays, I stumble at recognizing the motif: mating attack? material gain? creating an unstoppable passed pawn? Here the situation is so stark that there ...      Sep-21-16 Tartakower vs E Steiner, 1921    Clodhopper: Felt very smug about having found the best move, 25 Rb8+..... only to check the game and find out it wasn't the best move. Must be Wednesday!      Sep-15-16 M Bluemich vs Alekhine, 1941    Clodhopper: The hallmark of Thursday puzzles - I can pretty much figure out what the first move has to be, but I can't see the second move!      May-30-16 Caruana vs Radjabov, 2016     May-30-16 D Mitran vs M Carbajo Berrocal, 2007     Aug-05-15 Politiken Cup (2015)     May-31-15 Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993     May-28-15 M Keller vs H Jaser, 1977     May-27-15 Viswanathan Anand     May-27-15 Y Hou vs Y Xu, 2005     May-07-15 Timman vs A Ipatov, 2013     May-07-15 Russian Team Championship (2015)     May-03-15 M Cebalo vs Vasiukov, 2014     Apr-28-15 World Team Championship (2015)     Apr-24-15 Anand vs Adams, 2015     Apr-24-15 Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2015     Apr-24-15 Caruana vs So, 2015     Apr-22-15 Ding Liren vs Shankland, 2015     Apr-21-15 Anand vs So, 2015     Mar-09-15 L Lalla vs V A Martin, 2005     Mar-02-15 Fischer vs Tal, 1961     Feb-01-15 S Melia vs Naroditsky, 2015    Sep-26-14 Short vs R Pogorelov, 2004     Sep-20-14 R Lau vs Kotronias, 1988     Sep-07-14 Magnus Carlsen     Aug-18-14 B Tabernig vs Naroditsky, 2014     May-31-14 A Delannoy vs Morphy, 1858     Mar-20-14 V Knorre vs G Neumann, 1864     Mar-12-14 Tal vs Spassky, 1980     Nov-18-13 P Dani vs G Mester, 2002     Nov-08-13 Tseitlin vs A Krutiansky, 1971    Nov-06-13 Duras vs Vidmar, 1907     Nov-01-13 Shankland vs J M Lopez Martinez, 2013    Oct-19-13 O'Kelly vs P Dubinin, 1963     Sep-12-13 T Gareyev vs R Yankovsky, 2012     Aug-05-13 M Aulia vs K Lyons, 2012     Jun-06-13 Karjakin vs Kosteniuk, 2003     May-06-13 K Troff vs Kamsky, 2013     Aug-01-12 de Firmian vs A Rustemov, 1999     Jul-29-12 Biel Chess Festival (2012)     Jul-28-12 Giri vs Bologan, 2012     Jul-17-12 Maroczy vs Marshall, 1903     Jun-11-12 Aronian vs McShane, 2012     Jun-11-12 L Lane vs N Gaprindashvili, 1961     Jun-11-12 R Ashley vs R Morton, 1980     Jun-08-12 Grischuk vs McShane, 2012     May-26-12 J Barle vs I Jelen, 1979     May-10-12 Nakamura vs Robson, 2012     May-09-12 Robson vs Kamsky, 2012     Apr-29-12 Karjakin vs Anand, 2006     Apr-16-12 Kramnik - Aronian (2012)     Apr-03-12 M Bartel vs Krasenkow, 2010     Jan-19-12 Nakamura vs Navara, 2012     Jan-13-12 Timman vs C van Wijgerden, 1977     Dec-31-11 Naroditsky vs B Firat, 2011    Dec-31-11 Giri vs Nakamura, 2011     Dec-30-11 Anderssen vs de Riviere, 1858     Dec-03-11 Carlsen vs D Howell, 2011     Sep-07-11 Dominguez Perez vs Polgar, 2011     Aug-24-11 Botvinnik Memorial (Seniors) (2011)     Aug-07-11 S Nitin vs Robson, 2011     Aug-06-11 K Priyadharshan vs Robson, 2011     Jul-22-11 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2011     Jul-17-11 Ganguly vs Polgar, 2011     Jun-27-11 Tal vs Speelman, 1988     Jun-17-11 Karjakin vs Nisipeanu, 2011     Jun-15-11 Carlsen vs Nisipeanu, 2011     Jun-12-11 Nakamura vs Nisipeanu, 2011     Jun-08-11 C Vernay vs J L San Emeterio Cabanes, 2011    Jun-08-11 Y Lamorelle vs A Le Diouron, 2011    Jun-08-11 S Maze vs Y Gozzoli, 2011    May-25-11 Gelfand vs Grischuk, 2011     May-17-11 O Chajes vs C Jaffe, 1911     May-15-11 Kramnik vs Grischuk, 2011     May-14-11 Kamsky vs Gelfand, 2011     May-11-11 F Wuts vs A Kohler, 2001     May-07-11 Mamedyarov vs Gelfand, 2011     May-06-11 Kramnik vs Radjabov, 2011     May-05-11 Kamsky vs Topalov, 2011     Apr-21-11 Shankland vs B Finegold, 2011     Apr-21-11 L Christiansen vs R Hess, 2011     Apr-20-11 Stripunsky vs Robson, 2011     Apr-20-11 Vachier-Lagrave vs Nepomniachtchi, 2011     Mar-07-11 M Katetov vs C Kottnauer, 1942

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