Nov-03-20 Lutikov vs M Mukhitdinov, 1955 
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| LewisKing: Even though he lost, I still want to name my kid Mamadzhan. |
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May-30-20 E Safarli vs D Semerene, 2010
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| LewisKing: Does White have a quick win after 32...Qc5? Not seeing it. White has the exchange for a pawn, but if Black can advance his Q-side pawns, that could turn the tide. |
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May-09-20 I Kanko vs A Kiviaho, 1975
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| LewisKing: Still not seeing the win after 27. ... Kxg7 28. Ne5+ Kf6 29 Qf4+ Kg7 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 |
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Feb-23-20 Rapport vs D Rogic, 2010
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| LewisKing: Agree with other posters. 22...hxg6 seemed like the obvious reply. After 23 bxd8 Rxd8, what does white have? Slight advantage if any, and certainly no clear forced win. |
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Nov-03-19 Spielmann vs Pirc, 1931
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| LewisKing: 20...Qg4 would have been better than 20...g5. After 20...Qg4 21. Qxg4 Bxg4 22. f3 Bh5 23. g4 Bxg4 24. fxg4 Nf6 25. g5 Ne4 26. Be1 Nxg5, White has a piece for two pawns, but Black is still in the game, and may be able to cause White some problems with his rooks backing up connected |
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Nov-26-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018
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| LewisKing: Feels like another draw, unfortunately. Exchanges are imminent...minor pieces, followed by queens. We’ll be left with a symmetrical, unwinnable position in about 15 moves. |
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Nov-24-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018
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| LewisKing: Yes, based on the history of the match, this game was an obvious draw by move 15,.,again. Nothing but marking time for the players and spectators since then. |
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Nov-16-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018
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| LewisKing: Looking very much like draw #6. Queens off and both players staying carefully on their own half of the board. |
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Nov-12-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018
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| LewisKing: Pretty much all of the tension and asymmetry is gone from the position. I won't be surprised if this one is done by move 40. 1/2-1/2 |
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Nov-10-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018
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| LewisKing: After Bxf3, gxf3, then what? Can Black exploit White's inferior pawn structure with so little material left? If you take the rooks off the board, is that a winning King and Pawn endgame for Black? |
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