Jul-28-12 Nakamura vs Bacrot, 2012 
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MethodMan: <Everett> 22. Nc5 just gives up a piece for no reason. The comp says it's a bad move because it's a bad move. |
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Nov-27-11 Junior vs The Baron, 2011 
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MethodMan: I think 22. Nxe5 maintains a draw. |
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Nov-27-11 Booot vs Junior, 2011 
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MethodMan: Weird. White makes a mistake with 34. Rxa8 and instead of a draw ends up losing. 34. hxg6 would have drawn this disturbingly human game. |
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Apr-22-10 Levenfish vs Korchnoi, 1953
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MethodMan: [Black "Rybka3"]
43.Kc3 Kxd6 44.Kb3 c5 45.Bg7 Kd5 46.b5 Nb6 47.f3 Nc4 48.fxe4+
fxe4 49.Bh6 Nb6 50.Bg5 a2 51.Kxa2 Kc4 52.Ka3 Nd5 53.g4 Kd3 54.Bd8
c4 55.b6 c3 56.b7 c2 57.Kb2 Kd2 58.Ba5+ Kd1 59.b8=Q c1=Q+ 60.Ka2
Qc2+ 61.Ka3 Nxe3 62.Qb5 Qc1+ 63.Kb3 Qb1+ 64.Ka4 Qxb5+ 65.Kxb5
Ke2 ... |
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Nov-25-09 J Polgar vs Ponomariov, 2009 
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MethodMan: No kidding, that was a vicious final blow. |
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Aug-04-09 Lowenthal vs Morphy, 1858 
Apr-15-09 Topalov vs Kasparov, 1995 
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MethodMan: This was revenge. Topalov beat him in their first meeting. I think Kasparov made a point of asserting his dominance because that left a sour taste in his mouth. In the end Kasparov definitly came out on top. |
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Apr-14-09 Kasparov vs Kamsky, 1992
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MethodMan: 50. Nxe5 seems like one of those reaction moves - at first glance it seems like black wins a knight, but the recently liberated bishop makes the back row mate possible. My guess is Kamsky got a cold shower after move 51 when he realized the queen could not be taken. |
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Apr-04-09 Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1925 
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MethodMan: vicious combination to finish him off. |
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Apr-03-09 G Welling vs D Stavast, 1996
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MethodMan: An interesting lesson here: don't just routinely castle. 10 kf7 is an instructive move in that regard. White bishops are idealy placed for an attack on a castled black king, but the black king has not castled, and the position is not open enough for the bishops to be of any use in |
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