Jan-13-22 P Dubinin vs Veresov, 1940 
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| Elbajacisback: I went for the flashy 34..Ra4 and black should win if the queen takes the rook, playing 35..Qxf3 etc. But what is the best play if the rook sac is refused? |
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Apr-24-20 Khismatullin vs S Sjugirov, 2009
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| Elbajacisback: Hi folks, is there any way to change the settings so I can see the daily puzzles properly again? The new style is awful on my samsung android phone. Any hints or tips welcome. Cheers! |
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Apr-20-20 A Kveinys vs Speelman, 2002
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| Elbajacisback: The changes to the chess move symbols are terrible, and kibitzing comments are hard to read as need to keep scrolling to the right. Pls go back to how it was! |
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Mar-26-20 Grischuk vs Caruana, 2020
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| Elbajacisback: Hi Nazim12, if 31 Qh6 then 31..Qe5 is the clever refutation! |
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Jan-19-18 Raymond Keene
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| Elbajacisback: Hi Ray, I noticed you also played in the tournament featured in today's chess puzzle (Sax-Minic) in 1975. Can you recall the venue where the Rovinj stage was played please? I'm just interested as I spent a pleasant week there on holiday in 1982 with my late brother at the ... |
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Nov-04-17 Short vs V Kovalev, 2017
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| Elbajacisback: Nice game, and I notice Nigel is able to play his favourite move (pawn e4 to e5) to finish off his opponent! |
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Sep-20-17 Philip Stuart Milner-Barry
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| Elbajacisback: Sir Stuart Milner-Barry attended the 2-day Civil Service Chess Finals at York University in 1991 as the guest of honour. My Dad and I both qualified that year, and we spent a wonderful evening with him as he recounted the great players he had played and other stories from his ... |
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Jan-28-17 Short vs R Bellin, 2017
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| Elbajacisback: I feel Robert Bellin's pain in this game. A young Nigel Short also beat me in 1982 with the white pieces in 26 moves without moving his queen. |
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Oct-22-16 Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2006
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| Elbajacisback: That is one great game by SK, I don't remember playing through it at the time. |
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Aug-18-16 R Enjuto vs J Gomez Trigo, 2002
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| Elbajacisback: Why does white not just capture the knight, e.g. 10. Qxg8 I wonder? |
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