May-13-25 Ljubojevic vs J Durao, 1974 
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| Granny O Doul: @Check_It_Out: It does seem a stretch to base a game title on the player's middle name. Seeing how the tenth anniversary of Durao's death is coming up, perhaps more appropriate would be "Dead Man Joaquim". |
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May-11-25 Richard Blackmore
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| Granny O Doul: "If anybody cares to read a simple tale told simply, I, John Ridd, of the parish of Oare, in the county of Somerset, yeoman and churchwarden, have seen and had a share in some doings of this neighborhood, which I will try to set down in order, God sparing my life and memory." ... |
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May-11-25 R Blackmore vs N Fedden, 1873
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| Granny O Doul: Interesting that Steinitz should recommend ...e6 in response to 2. e5. |
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May-11-25 Seirawan vs K Shirazi, 1986
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| Granny O Doul: 21...Nxf2 is reminiscent of Black's 19th in B Larsen vs K Shirazi, 1986 . Surprised Seirawan allowed it. More surprising, alas, was 33...Re4, allowing 34. Qxe4 . Though Shirazi's +1 in the event was redemptive of his 1984 debacle, how much more so would a +3 have been ... |
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May-05-25 A Dadian vs Boulitchoff, 1882
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| Granny O Doul: One sees the clear influence of Napoleon in White's play here but then what better model for a lieutenant general? Specifically, the game Napoleon Bonaparte vs Madame De Remusat, 1804 . Harder to understand is Boulitchoff's choice of Napoleon's opponent as his defensive model, |
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May-05-25 B Colias vs Nunn, 1985
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| Granny O Doul: Apparently White is ok until 24. Rb2, where instead 24. Rxf6 Rxf6 25. Qg5+ Rg7 26. Rxc8+ Kh7 27. Bg6+ Rfxf6 28. Qh5+ Rh6 29. Rh8+ leaves Black unable to escape the perpetual. Btw, when I say "apparently" I mean the apparency that appears when one consults Stockfish. |
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May-05-25 James Rizzitano
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| Granny O Doul: For whatever difference it might make to anyone, "Shelby Lyman" in the crosstable in chancho's link was actually Harry Lyman, Shelby's uncle. I did not play in the tournament but I visited, and I particularly remember the postmortem of Chalker-Lyman (a "Boston Tchigorin" ... |
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May-02-25 Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1974
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| Granny O Doul: Petrosian actually improved his % score in his Candidates' match with Fischer compared to their 1970 meeting in the USSR vs. the rest of the world match (albeit very slightly). |
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Apr-27-25 Steinitz vs A Littleboy, 1869
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| Granny O Doul: Wow, I was just on the verge of posting this very same comment, except this time I was going to punctuate with "?" |
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Apr-22-25 Timman vs J Lewi, 1968
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| Granny O Doul: I like it. I like it! |
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