Sep-02-14 Benko vs Fischer, 1962 
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Ferferi: A crushing defeat, marking the start of a horrible tournament for Fischer who obviously under-estimated Benko's abilities. He kept whining about Curacao later on, but on a deeper level, he certainly learned a valuable lesson from it. I read somewhere (can't remember the source) that |
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Aug-31-14 H Charlick vs J Mann, 1880 
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Ferferi: 20.Re4!
What an idea! Supporting a pawn advance "from the side" isn't all that common! |
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Aug-31-14 A Moiseenko vs Kuzubov, 2008 
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Ferferi: White's position seems horrible at the first glance. After some futile attempts it becomes obvious that if there is any move at all to save white, it MUST block the g-file. I actually looked at 29.Qg5 first! That getting nowhere, there remains only one meaningful way. I feel sorry ... |
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Aug-27-14 Shirov vs S Kristjansson, 2004 
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Ferferi: It's been a known fact that spotting tactics in real games is far more difficult that when they are presented as puzzles. If it's a puzzle, you already know there's something to look for. There's a flip side to that, though. I "saw" 34. Rc4, where taking the rook leads to mate, and ... |
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Aug-27-14 J Mieses vs Lasker, 1889 
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Ferferi: The reference is, of course, to John Steinbeck's classic, "Of Mice and Men". Sad, sad, sad story; just like this game ended for Mieses. |
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