Sep-12-25 Vasiukov vs Alburt, 1972
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| FM David H. Levin: <<AjedrezVasco>: [...snip...] After 15...cxd6 16.Qxd5 Bb7 things are still not clear.> <<greengo>: [...snip...] Had black captured with the c-pawn, he would have maintained equality.> After <15...cxd6 16.Qxd5 Bb7>, [DIAGRAM] Black's b-pawn ... |
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Sep-10-25 Speelman vs A Beliavsky, 1989
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| FM David H. Levin: <<hkannan2000>: After 35 Qd2, why not ...d*c3 winning a knight outright?> On 35...dxc3,
[DIAGRAM] 36. Qe3 Qf5 (The only safe way to protect e6.) 37. Rxg7+ [DIAGRAM] and now
A) 37...Kd8 38. Qd4+ Qd5 39. Qf6+ Kc8 40. Qf7,
[DIAGRAM] and I don't see a good ... |
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Sep-07-25 Ivanchuk vs V S Gujrathi, 2025 
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| FM David H. Levin: <<Sally Simpson> [...snip...] 48...Ke6 followed by Rf5+ is what I (we) missed. That is a Black win.> Hi, Geoff. I find Black's winning method after <49...Rf5+> subtle. [DIAGRAM] (If now 50. Ke3, then 50...Rxf7 51. Ra6 Kd5 52. Rb6 Rh7!, and the potential ... |
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Sep-07-25 S Marangunic vs K Rogoff, 1971
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| FM David H. Levin: <<Fusilli>: [...snip...] I was wondering what could be wrong with 23.Nb5. It turns out that after 23...Bf8 24.Rxd7 Rxd7 25.Nxa7 meets ...Bc5 followed by ...Rd2, which is very unpleasant.> Hi, Mariano. In your line, an immediate 25...Bc5 (which I realize might ... |
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Sep-07-25 Steinitz vs Vines, 1874
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| FM David H. Levin: <<jnpope>: "An excellent likeness of Herr Lowenthal, by Mr Vines, photographic artist, of Clifton, was exhibited in the chess-room of the Athenaeum, and was deservedly admired, both as a portrait and a work of art."> I don't recall seeing a characterization of ... |
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Sep-07-25 J Emms vs I Upton, 2005
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| FM David H. Levin: <<Graybow>: [...snip...] I say white (Emms) has an ultra-advantage. Blacks
wall of pawns can't be defended with his pieces with the open hole already made.> Black's kingside does have many holes. But after the apparently forced 23...e5, [DIAGRAM] it's not ... |
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Sep-06-25 Ruy Lopez de Segura
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| FM David H. Levin: <<Freelance Assassin>: Anybody know the story behind the stamp at the top?> Doesn't my kibitz of Feb-26-24 address this question at least to some degree? |
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Sep-06-25 Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1996
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| FM David H. Levin: <<Poisonpawns>: Black is definitely equal after 15..Nd6 and after 16.Bb3 Nf5 17.Qd2 Why not the simple Nxd4? Black is definitively good here.>
After <17...Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxd4 Bxd4 20. Nc3>, [DIAGRAM] White threatens 21. Re1 followed by invading ... |
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Sep-06-25 M Prusikin vs G Gajewski, 2019
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| FM David H. Levin: <<tibone>: Black needn't sacrifice his queen. I wonder why he did.> If Black's queen were to move instead, I think she would still need to prevent
23. Rc7 and 23. Nd6. 22...Qd7 would invite 23. Red1, so Black would have to try <22...Qb6>. But after ... |
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Sep-04-25 Nakamura vs N Matta, 2025
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| FM David H. Levin: <<perfidious>: <FM DHL....Perhaps Black underestimated the game's 21. e4....> How so? All Nakamura's play has led to this thematic break.> I thought that Black might have intended 21...dxe4 22. Ndxe4 Be7, so that 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Bxf6 ... |
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