May-20-25 M Dobrikov vs F Svane, 2025 
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DaltriDiluvi: <Stonehenge: 73. Kf2-f3?? throws away the draw.> It does seem strange to move your king away from your opponent's queening square (in this case d1). |
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May-20-25 M Hermann vs Furman, 1977
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DaltriDiluvi: This game was one-way traffic after <45.Qg5? Qh3!>. The move <45.Qg4> would have been better. |
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May-20-25 F Svane vs D Wagner, 2025 
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DaltriDiluvi: White probably resigned because the king and pawn endgame after <68.Rxe2 Re8+ 69.Kd2 Rxe2+ 70.Kxe2> is lost. [DIAGRAM] If I had been White I'd probably continued for a few moves because it's possible for Black to misplay this position: <70...Kc5 71.Ke3 Kd5? (only Kb5! ... |
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May-19-25 I Kurass vs D Abakarov, 1961
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DaltriDiluvi: <30...h4> is my favorite move of this game, quietly tightening the mating net. |
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May-19-25 F Oro vs M Muradli, 2025
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DaltriDiluvi: Here's the position after <68.Rxb8>: [DIAGRAM] Both players made mistakes in the twenty moves which followed, but I don't blame them - things are very complicated. For what it's worth, the diagram position is a tablebase draw. |
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May-18-25 Westerinen vs Timman, 1969
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DaltriDiluvi: My computer already starts disliking the black position after <16...Be7>. After <22...Be6? 23.Nf5+> White is winning. |
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May-18-25 Keymer vs L Costa, 2025 
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DaltriDiluvi: The final position deserves a diagram because of the white bishop pair: [DIAGRAM] |
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May-17-25 Pachman vs Szabo, 1948
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DaltriDiluvi: I was surprised that the position after <37...Bxb2> is a draw, but it is: [DIAGRAM] |
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May-16-25 Vachier-Lagrave vs Duda, 2025 
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DaltriDiluvi: This game ended in quite a slugfest... In the final position, White is about to play <Rh1-h7+> (or <Rh1-h8+>) and give mate in a couple of moves. |
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May-15-25 So vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2025 
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DaltriDiluvi: <An Englishman: (...) feels odd to see Black with the extra pawn after 12...Bxe4.> There must be a better line for White against the Benko. |
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