Oct-13-08 A Greenfeld vs J Polgar, 1989 
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| MikeChesss: If 12...Nf3+ couldn't white just reply with 13 Kf1? |
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Aug-31-07 O Sick vs S Gorelov, 1989
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| MikeChesss: Most of these puzzles involve sacs. I used to think that they were just exceptional situations that come up rarely, but now that I have been able to use a few of them in my own games I'm beginning to think that what makes a good chess player is being able to see them and ... |
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Aug-14-07 Lilienthal vs G Negyesy, 1931
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| MikeChesss: Weak back rank and a passed pawn with a rook in support makes the queen sac relatively easy to spot. Bring on Wednesday! |
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Aug-13-07 Barnett vs Eastwood, 1949
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| MikeChesss: I saw it. Pin the queen and then fork it after she captures the bishop. I'm glad that I was able to overcome my prejudice to look for a Queen sac. |
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Aug-10-07 A Huzman vs Dreev, 1987
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| MikeChesss: What I don't understand is why 29.Be5 Why not just go straight on to skewer the queen against the king with the rook -- 29.Rg3. |
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Aug-02-07 HIARCS vs Homer, 2007
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| MikeChesss: Why did one computer resign? Isn't it programmed to keep on playing? On another topic, has anyone had trouble signing on to the free internet chess server recently? I haven't been able to get on in two days. |
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Aug-02-07 Dreev vs L Dominguez Perez, 2005
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| MikeChesss: Nice puzzle. Has anyone else been having trouble accessing the Free Internet Chess server? I haven't been able to get in the past two days. |
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Jul-23-07 Morphy vs Worrall, 1858
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| MikeChesss: I wish I were smart enough to play like this. Even with study, stuff like this seems to require some inborn talent. And nerve. |
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Jul-18-07 J Polgar vs F Hellers, 1993
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| MikeChesss: Is there a name for a move where you move a piece to a square where it "can not" be captured because the opponent exposes himself to a tactic like a fork or checkmate? Other than a good move, of course. |
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Jul-10-07 G Kroone vs A Strautmanis, 1928
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| MikeChesss: Definitely all over the place. Hard for me to follow or process. |
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