Nov-17-08 Loewenthal / NN vs Staunton / Barnes, 1857
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JG Burgess: Yes yes, but is far easier to say that in hindsight, is it not?
Were it you that sat at the board, you may have made similar mistakes. |
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Oct-06-08 Kasparov vs Yermolinsky, 1975 
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JG Burgess: Yes, Kasparov WAS young, but this is certainly not his second game of chess - "From age 7, Kasparov attended the Young Pioneer Palace and, at 10 began training at Mikhail Botvinnik's chess school under noted coach Vladimir Makogonov."
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_... |
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Oct-06-08 Kasparov vs Yermolinsky, 1977 
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JG Burgess: At the time of 43.Rxf7, Garry's position is abysmal. Black threatens to bring his queen to d1 on his next move, so white must sacrifice something to keep his king alive.
Strangely, 43.Rxf7 IS white's best move :) |
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Sep-08-08 Keene vs E Fielder, 1964 
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JG Burgess: After 8...a6, white simply mops up with 9.b4 whereby black is forced to give back the queen. Woody, try to keep comments complimentary - Keene played admirably even if his opponent did not(I would be visibly shaken if my opponent sacrificed his queen, as he would obviously have ... |
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