Jun-02-09 V Tukmakov vs Speelman, 1994 
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| MarkN: What about 23.Bh6 g6 24. Qd4? I guess it wins a knight but isn't as forcing. Which could be said about the actual game if black had noticed Qh4 I guess. So would that count as a solution? |
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Apr-19-09 Kibitzer's Café
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| MarkN: What does that mean? Is it just a chessboard so you can view what the engine recommends? |
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Mar-02-09 Grischuk vs Ivanchuk, 2009
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| MarkN: <Eyal> Thanks for answering. So what might be a "normal" amount of time on a non-time-consuming-addict GM clock at say move 30? How about move 35? |
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Dec-11-08 A Nickel vs The World, 2008
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| MarkN: This is just a quick question that I hope somebody can answer for me. If 25... Rh5 What if
26. Nxe6+ fxe6
27. Rxd6
That seems like a really strong position for white, what with the attack on e6 and everything else. I'm sure there's some simple reason that this is invalid, but I ... |
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Jul-24-08 K Marx vs Meyer, 1867
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| MarkN: <offtherook>
Awesome string of posts. You hit the nail on the head every time. It's so refreshing to see another person who has an appreciation of empirical facts and logic, rather than spouting off cliches about the "ruling capitalist class." <Riverbeast>
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Jun-14-07 Akopian vs Krasenkow, 1988
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| MarkN: Is there no way for white to win here? That just seems unbelievable. Can a stronger player comment on this? |
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May-20-07 Z Andriasian vs M Rodshtein, 2006
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| MarkN: I dunno, I'm not very good or anything, but it seems like black had things under control until his 24th move, and Andriasian got lucky that Rodshtein blundered away a piece. Can anyone comment and say if thats right? |
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Feb-19-07 G Minchev vs Z Golubovic, 1990
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| MarkN: why not 10...cxd6? |
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Dec-28-06 Maurian vs Morphy, 1854
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| MarkN: i guess Bf7 threatens Be8 on the next move... obviously not too hard to handle |
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Nov-15-06 H Multhopp vs R Wilson, 2001
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| MarkN: grabbed the wrong pawn? |
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