Nov-04-23 Edward Winter 
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| Lossmaster: A self-compiled collection of winterisms:
https://www.chesshistory.com/winter... |
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Sep-17-23 Ruy Lopez vs G da Cutri, 1560
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| Lossmaster: <generror>: I own Monte’s book and it’s an absolute must for anyone interested in the 1480-1630 period. All the known games, books and manuscripts from the era, like Polerio’s, are discussed in detail. It’s a well-researched and well-sourced reference work that is ... |
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Aug-19-23 Duke Karl von Braunschweig
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| Lossmaster: Karl’s place in the Dukes of Brunswick family tree is shown in this YouTube video (starting at 13:34), and the Opera Game is mentioned "en passant": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuD... |
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Jul-31-21 Staunton - Saint-Amant (1843)
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| Lossmaster: A very high-resolution scan of the Laemlein lithograph showing game 19 is downloadable from the Musée Carnavalet:
https://www.parismuseescollections.... Identification of the 32 people depicted is discussed (in French) on pp. 37-38 of this document:
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Jun-16-21 Kasparov vs Beliavsky, 1981
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| Lossmaster: <Breunor> If you feel those two players deserve a better pun, may I interest you in Beliavsky vs Kasparov, 1983 ? |
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Nov-14-20 H Seidman vs K Burger, 1954
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| Lossmaster: In the "frying" pun genre, this one wrote itself: M French vs D Fryer, 2015 . |
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Oct-20-20 L Endzelins vs H de Carbonnel, 1965
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| Lossmaster: "Carbonnel Copy" |
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Sep-05-20 NN vs Lucena, 1497
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| Lossmaster: <Marcelo Bruno: As far as I know, it seems to be the first exemple of a game with opposite castlings.> In the manuscript score of the game (game 14 in the "Lucena manuscript"), both "castlings" are actually played in a two-move sequence. First a normal rook move (10... Rd8 ... |
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Aug-24-20 J Addicks vs Duchamp, 1931
Aug-11-20 J C Moore vs M J Read, 1981
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| Lossmaster: "Moore Correspondence to Read" |
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