Nov-28-11 A Bonte vs G Grecescu, 2008
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| Lokaz: I tried 5.c5 in an offhand game once, but I had issues defending my weak light squares, shut in my c1 bishop because of the dark-square pawn chain, and couldn't stop the knight from taking permanent residence on e4. I evenutally lost. All these defects that appeared in my game were ... |
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Nov-06-11 Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994 
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| Lokaz: This is truly one of chess history's immortal games. |
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Sep-10-11 Anand vs B Larsen, 1992
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| Lokaz: I agree, 24...Rcd8! practically forces white to surrender the second rank in order to not lose the exchange. |
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Sep-06-11 Dominguez Perez vs J Polgar, 2011
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| Lokaz: The favorite is most likely Polgar for taking out the top seed (Karjakin)m but Dominguez has gotten some decent scores agaisnt notable players. It should be an entertaining game. |
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Jun-11-11 Ivanchuk vs Radjabov, 2011
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| Lokaz: 34.Rxg8! is a superb blow. |
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Jun-04-11 XXIV Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de Leon (2011)
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| Lokaz: I feel like Shirov is just simply being used as a punching bag for Anand in preparation for the World Championship. |
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May-23-11 World Championship Candidates (2011)
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| Lokaz: I think these two are drawing more than an artist would. |
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Mar-31-11 Caruana vs E Berg, 2008
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| Lokaz: This game had me dumbfounded, although in my opinion the pun is a bit uncreative. |
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Mar-29-11 H Danielsen vs Nunn, 1999
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| Lokaz: Poor Danielsen must eihter have lost on time, or I'm missing something in the final position. |
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Feb-02-11 C Gurnhill vs W H Banks, 1962
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| Lokaz: Being a Caro-Kann player, I've always distanced myself from playing the Karpov variation in fear of this intimidating trap. It's a tad bit silly, however, because it can be defended with ease. |
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