Oct-01-25 Capablanca vs Bogoljubov, 1924
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| Granny O Doul: <clarklkzy> 5. e5 is a perfectly good move, White's usual choice vs. the McCutcheon, but it doesn't simply win a piece, if that's what you're thinking, because of 5...h6 and if 6. Bh4 then ...g5. I always had the Dover edition of the tournament book, but I'm pretty sure ... |
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Sep-30-25 Alburt vs Petrosian, 1975
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| Granny O Doul: Petrosian seemed to take the cautious side in these situations, as when Suetin reportedly consulted with him and Geller upon Korchnoi's draw offer in the last round of the 1960 Soviet championship. Suetin went with Geller's more optimistic advice, to Korchnoi's eventual good ... |
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Sep-29-25 V Kozlovskaya vs R Sucha, 1973 
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| Granny O Doul: I'm gonna git you, Sucha! |
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Sep-27-25 A Ebralidze vs K Rosenkrantz, 1931
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| Granny O Doul: Yes, or ...Nxb3 on either of the next two turns for Black. I'm going to guess White actually played 4. Qc2. |
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Sep-23-25 A Kimmel
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| Granny O Doul: <Do you mean Hollywood Boulevard?> Don't know about Hollywood Boulevard; just talking about my own area. One thing that's long puzzled me though is that with all the Mickeys and Minnies, I have never seen even one Donald Duck out there. Maybe I should be the one. |
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Sep-23-25 Fine vs H Steiner, 1932
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| Granny O Doul: It's not uncommon for strong speed players nonetheless to be time trouble addicts. Were they not so strong, they'd take more care to not run very short of time in their tournament games. |
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Sep-18-25 Bobby Fischer
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| Granny O Doul: Fischer's friend Jackie Beers (whose peak rating was about 2266) once told a story wherein Fischer acknowledged being unable to spot Jackie a knight. It wasn't the point of the story and in any case I can't see Jack just making it up. I don't think Nona would have been any ... |
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Sep-17-25 Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1922
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| Granny O Doul: Regarding Chernev's "Golden Dozen", Rubinstein is the only featured player represented by a pencil sketch rather than a photograph. I remember Edmar Mednis being treated thus by "New in Chess" years later. That was on the cover, though, so it may have meant significant savings |
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Sep-17-25 Chessgames - Politics
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| Granny O Doul: I once received a citation, for $50 I believe, for carrying an open bottle of Beck's thru the turnstile (that is, onto rather than off the subway). The fault in this case though, (aside from that of the society that made me), was mine, as the cop was in plain uniform and ... |
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Sep-16-25 Politics vs NN, 1803
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| Granny O Doul: This is the most disgraceful "game" I've seen since Huebner-Rogoff, Graz 1972. |
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